Kurt D. Holzer

Kurt D. Holzer is a nationally recognized personal injury trial attorney at Hepworth Holzer, LLP in Boise, Idaho. He focuses on cases involving car and truck accidents, uninsured motorist claims, product liability, chiropractic malpractice, and insurance bad faith. With decades of experience, he has helped injured clients recover tens of millions of dollars in settlements and verdicts. His peers honored him as the 2011 Idaho Trial Lawyer of the Year and the “Lawyer of the Year” for Boise plaintiff’s injury litigation in both 2021 and 2023. He is one of only two Idaho attorneys listed among the Lawdragon 500 Leading Consumer Plaintiff Lawyers in the U.S.

Kurt earned his J.D. from the S.J. Quinney College of Law, University of Utah, where he was a William H. Leary Scholar and the Utah Law Review’s Executive Editor. He holds a B.A., cum laude, from Colorado Mesa University.

Kurt has consistently earned top recognition for his legal skill and ethics throughout his career. He holds the AV® Preeminent™ rating from Martindale-Hubbell, is rated 10.0 “Superb” on Avvo, and has been listed in The Best Lawyers in America since 2015 for both personal injury and insurance litigation. He also holds honors from Benchmark Litigation, Super Lawyers, and Elite Lawyers.

Kurt D. Holzer has secured several seven-figure jury verdicts in truck crash, dram shop, and premises liability cases. He led the litigation that won a $5 million judgment against a company whose drunk employee caused a fatal crash. As a past president of the Idaho Trial Lawyers Association and former Idaho State Bar president, he has shaped legal practice and access to justice in Idaho. He continues to teach and publish widely on trial advocacy, helping new lawyers develop litigation skills to serve injury victims better.

Law Office Affiliations

• Attorney, Hepworth Holzer, LLP
• Member, Idaho State Bar
• Member, Idaho Trial Lawyers Association
• Member, American Association for Justice
• Co-Chair, Idaho Trial Lawyers Association, Governmental Relations Committee

Licensed State

• Idaho

Education

• University Of Utah S.J. Quinney College Of Law
  Juris Doctor (JD)
• Colorado Mesa University
  Bachelor of Arts

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