Meridian, ID

Kurt D. Holzer

Kurt Holzer is a James J. May Award-winning trial attorney, recognized as the 2011 Idaho Trial Lawyer of the Year and 'Lawyer of the Year' for plaintiff’s injury representation in Boise by Best Lawyers in America (2021, 2023). He is among the Leading 500 consumer attorneys in the USA and holds an AV® Preeminent™ Peer Review Rating from Martindale Hubble. With over two decades of experience, he has secured multi-million dollar jury verdicts in trucking, dram shop, and premises liability cases, and tens of millions in settlements. He is a past President of the Idaho Trial Lawyers Association and served as President of the Idaho State Bar in 2022. He is also a member of the BikeLaw network and an advocate for cycling safety.

J. Charles (“Charlie”) Hepworth

Charlie Hepworth is a universally recognized personal injury and medical malpractice trial lawyer in Idaho. He is the state's only member of the Inner Circle of Advocates and was named the 2022 Idaho Trial Lawyer of the Year. With over 30 years of experience, he specializes in medical malpractice, medical product liability, and significant injury cases from motor vehicle accidents. He is AV-rated by Martindale Hubble, recognized by Superlawyers (Top 100 Mountain States since 2017, Top 10 since 2022), and listed in Best Lawyers in America for the past ten years. He has secured numerous multi-million dollar verdicts and settlements, including a $7.55 million verdict against St. Luke’s Hospital and a $6.15 million verdict for a medical error. He is a Fellow in the American College of Trial Lawyers and has received the Idaho State Bar Professionalism Award.

R. Matthew Feller

Matt has stood toe-to-toe with corporations, trucking companies, hospitals, doctors, schools, nursing homes and care facilities, drivers, and government entities throughout his career to effectuate change. When wrongdoers violate safety rules and then run from accountability or try to escape responsibility for their actions Matt forces accountability; forcing these wrongdoers to pay the full and fair compensation in order make the injured party whole; forcing the wrongdoers to change behavior, policies, procedures, and practices in order to prevent reoccurrence of the bad act making our communities safer for all of us. Matt Feller was born and raised in Layton, Utah and has been litigating injury cases since 2009 where he has been involved in complex injury litigation in Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Nebraska, Nevada, Texas, Utah, and Florida.

Adam Dougherty

At Feller & Wendt, Adam is responsible for trying the firm’s most complicated and difficult cases along with his partner and friend, R. Matthew Feller. Adam Dougherty has been involved in the legal system for over 30 years, first as a corrections officer in 1993, then a parole officer / probation officer and finally in 2004 he became a trial lawyer.

Craig Swapp is the founder of Craig Swapp & Associates and a passionate advocate for victims' rights. He is a member of the American Association for Justice and the Board of Governors of the Utah Association for Justice.

Thaddeus W. Wendt

Thaddeus believes that his clients, through their claims and their courage to seek some justice, help make our communities safer for all of us. The work done at Feller & Wendt, by and through their clients, makes our roads safer, our parks safer, our schools safer, our hospitals and clinics safer, and our businesses safer. Our world is a safer place because of the strength of Feller & Wendt’s clients and their families. Thaddeus has been practicing personal injury law since he graduated from law school in 2007. Thaddeus has moved into a CEO role at Feller & Wendt.

John J. (“JJ”) Janis

John Janis is a highly successful trial attorney in Idaho, recognized as the 2024 Idaho Trial Lawyer of the Year. He retired from full-time litigation in December 2024 to focus on an independent mediation practice, having resolved numerous complex cases. With over three decades of experience, he has secured multi-million dollar jury verdicts in medical malpractice, wrongful death, and catastrophic injury cases. He is an AV® Preeminent™ Peer Review Rated Personal Injury Lawyer, a member of the American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA), and a Fellow in the American College of Trial Lawyers (inducted 2018). He is also a past President of the Idaho Trial Lawyers Association and was named Plaintiff’s Lawyer of the Year by Best Lawyers in America in 2015. John graduated with honors from the University of Idaho School of Law in 1986 and is admitted to practice in Idaho State Courts, Federal District Court, and the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals.