Kerry Michaelson

Kerry Michaelson is a partner at Bevis, Thiry, Henson & Katz, PA in Boise. Her practice includes family law matters involving divorce, child custody, and adoption, as well as estate planning, guardianship, and mediation. She brings experience from private practice, prosecution, and the bench, giving her familiarity with contested family cases, domestic violence issues, mediated resolutions, and judicial decision-making in matters that directly affect families.

Kerry earned her J.D. from Willamette University College of Law in 2000. Reliable supplemental legal-directory records also identify a B.A. in Journalism from Point Loma Nazarene University in 1997. Her legal career has included admission in several western states, with her current official firm profile listing Idaho, California, and Washington bar memberships. Her education and multi-jurisdiction background support a broad understanding of litigation, client counseling, and family-related legal issues.

Her Idaho career began as lead prosecutor for the City of Nampa, where she focused on domestic violence cases. She then spent ten years in private practice in Nampa as a family law attorney and child custody mediator. Before joining her current firm, Kerry served for three years as a magistrate judge in Canyon County. That combination of advocacy and judicial service provides practical insight into how family law disputes are presented, evaluated, negotiated, and decided.

Kerry Michaelson received the Idaho State Bar Denise O’Donnell Day Pro Bono Award in 2012 and the Idaho State Bar Outstanding Service Award in 2014. She also served as president of the Third District Bar Association from 2012 to 2013. Her practice brings together family law representation, mediation, public service, and judicial experience to help clients address divorce, custody, adoption, guardianship, and related planning matters.

Law Office Affiliations

• Partner, Bevis, Thiry, Henson & Katz, P.A.
• Member, The State Bar of California
• Member, Idaho State Bar
• Member, Washington State Bar Association
• President, Third District Bar Association (2012-2013)
• Member, Idaho State Bar (including Family Law Section)
• Member, Idaho Women Lawyers

Licensed State

• California
• Idaho
• Washington

Education

• Willamette University College of Law
  Juris Doctor (JD)

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