ALAN R. GARDNER

agardner@gardnerlaw.net

Areas of Practice:
     Workers' Compensation
     General Liability Defense
     Employment Law

Admitted to Bar:
     Kansas State Bar - 1968
     Iowa State Bar - 1969
     Idaho State Bar - 1978

A.V. Rating:
     Martindale-Hubbell.

Education:
     Kansas High School, Liberal Arts, 1960
     University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas, B.S. in Business Administration, 1964
     University of Kansas, Law School, Lawrence, Kansas, Jurisdoctorate, 1968.

Professional Experience
     1964-65, Oil Field Supply Division Armco Steel, Hough, Oklahoma,
          Oil Fields -- Sales
     1968-69, Assistant Professor Business Law, University of Kansas Business School,
          Lawrence, Kansas
      1969-71, Corporate Counsel, Operations Division, Litigation Supervisor, Dial
           Financial Corporation, Des Moines, Iowa
     1971-78, Deputy Commissioner, Iowa Industrial Commission, Des Moines, Iowa
     1978-84, Associate in the Law Firm of Imhoff & Lynch, Boise, Idaho
     1984-90, Partner in the Law Firm of Imhoff & Lynch, Boise, Idaho
     1990-93, Partner in the Law Firm of Givens, Pursley, Webb & Huntley
     1993-97, Partner in the Law Firm of Bowen, Brassey, Gardner,
          Wetherell & Crawford
     1997 to 1999, Partner in the Law Firm of Bowen, Gardner & Bailey
     2000-present, Owner of Gardner Law Office

Mr. Gardner has been engaged in the workers’ compensation arena for approximately 30 years. His practice has been to represent employers and insurance carriers in the defense of workers’ compensation claims. However, Mr. Gardner also handles cases involving the defense of medical malpractice claims and general liability claims.

Mr. Gardner is involved with the Idaho Association of Commerce & Industry (IACI), the governmental affairs organization for business in Idaho. He chaired the Workers’ Compensation Subcommittee of the Human Resources Committee in 1995-96, 1996-97 years, and continues to serve actively on the Committee.

Mr. Gardner teaches in the workers’ compensation arena in seminars conducted by National Business Institute, Lorman Institute, the Idaho Industrial Commission, and others.

LORA RAINEY BREEN

lbreen@gardnerlaw.net

After receiving her B.A., magna cum laude, in political science and economics from the University of Redlands in California, Lora went on to earn her J.D. from the University of San Diego School of Law.

She was then employed with the Idaho Industrial Commission from 1993 until 2007, where she worked in the Commission's Medical Fee,

Lora is currently a Major in the Idaho Army National Guard and served a one-year tour in Iraq. In August 2007, she began working as an attorney at Gardner Law Office working primarily as a workers' compensation defense attorney.

Military:

Lora has been the Staff Judge Advocate (SJA) of the 116th Cavalry Brigade since 2006. Prior to that, she served as the Deputy SJA during her year long tour to Iraq in 2004-2005. In Iraq, as well as being the Deputy SJA, she was the primary Administrative Law officer and also performed duties in the areas of military operational law, legal assistance, claims, contracting and military justice.

EMMA WILSON

ewilson@gardnerlaw.net

Emma Wilson joined the firm in 2009 and is developing her practice in workers' compensation defense.

Emma earned a bachelor's degree in Journalism with an emphasis in Advertising from the University of Oregon. She worked as a media planner at R/West advertising in Portland and in 2004 became a media buyer on the Nike account at Wieden + Kennedy in Portland.

SUSAN VELTMAN

sveltman@gardnerlaw.net

Susan was born in Houston, Texas, in 1966. She earned a BA in Kinesiology from the University of Texas in Austin in 1989 and her law degree from South Texas College of Law in 1993.

Susan began her legal career with Tekell, Book & Matthews in Houston where she worked during law school as a law clerk and, upon graduation, as an associate attorney.

From 1995 through 2007, Susan specialized in the defense of workers' compensation claims as an associate for Flahive, Ogden & Latson in Austin.

She defended more than a thousand workers' compensation claims throughout Texas. In 2001, Susan opened the firm's satellite office in El Paso, where she lived and worked until 2007.

In 2007, Susan relocated to Boise, Idaho and worked as a Referee for the Idaho Industrial Commission. She adjudicated and mediated workers' compensation disputes for more than two years before returning to private practice in 2010 to join Gardner & Breen.