Mikel Garmendia
Business lawyer, Garmendia Law
I represent owners of small and family businesses in Boise and the Treasure Valley, mostly at three moments: buying, splitting up and handing off.
I grew up in a family that ran a hardware store, which means I grew up hearing deals made on handshakes and watching some of them fall apart.
Before opening this office, I spent several years at a mid-size firm drafting purchase agreements for companies much bigger than my parents’ store. I left to work for the owners I’d grown up around: bakers, contractors, shop owners and the people who want to buy what they built.
Outside the office I’m usually on a trail in the foothills, or in a kitchen cooking for more people than planned.
Where Mikel is admitted, and where he studied
Bar admissions
Idaho State Bar
Admitted 2014
Courts
U.S. District Court for the District of Idaho
Admitted 2015
Education
J.D., University of Idaho College of Law
2014
B.A. in Economics, Boise State University
2010
Languages
English
Spanish
Conversational
Basque
Conversational
Memberships
Idaho State Bar, Business and Corporate Law Section
How I work with owners
You talk to me
No hand-off to an associate. I take the call, draft the papers and show up to the signing.
The fee comes first
A fixed fee for most projects, written into the engagement letter before I start. Hourly work comes with an estimate.
Plain English
Every draft comes with a one-page summary of what it says and what it means for you.
Talk it through before you sign
Tell me about it in a free 30-minute call.