Spink Butler, BoiseMr. Clark has significant experience guiding clients through varied land-use approvals, from small subdivisions to large planned-unit developments and conditional use permits for various commercial operators. Mr. Clark’s real estate practice includes drafting and negotiation of purchase and sale agreements, residential and commercial leases, easements, restrictive covenants, and homeowners’ association documents. Mr. Clark also has an active litigation practice, supporting clients in a variety of litigation settings, including petitions for judicial review, administrative hearings, and matters before all Idaho courts. Mr. Clark is a graduate of Duke University and Washington University School of Law.

Accurate Surveying & Mapping, BoiseMr. Dang is a professional land surveyor licensed in Idaho and California. He started land surveying two decades ago in Fairplay, Colorado, where surveying at 10,000 feet+ elevations and working on diverse projects such as rural lot surveys, ski area boundaries and 150-year-old mineral claims were just the sort of challenges that inspired him to pursue a lifelong career in land surveying. After moving to California in the late 1990’s, Mr. Dang worked in a mix of urban and rural environments, becoming an expert at topographic mapping, construction staking, boundary law and the art of cartography. He became licensed in Idaho in 2004.Mr. Dang is committed to producing the highest quality of work, with particular emphasis on the continued education of his staff and the public in the art and science of land surveying. He is a past president of the Idaho Society of Professional Land Surveyors and was awarded the honor of Surveyor of the Year in 2015. He is a past Idaho Governor of the Western Federation of Professional Land Surveyors. Mr. Dang is active in the Boise Metro Chamber of Commerce and the land surveying member of Boise Valley Economic Partnership. His company, Accurate Surveying & Mapping, celebrated their 10th anniversary in 2015. Mr. Dang has been presenting on land surveying topics since 2012.

Moffatt Thomas, BoiseMr. Semanko leads Moffatt Thomas’s Water Law and Natural Resources practice groups. His extensive experience in water resources issues and his working relationships with members of local, state, and federal government and regulatory agencies bolsters Moffatt Thomas’s expertise in agricultural law, water rights, environmental law, land use, mining, and public lands. Mr. Semanko was the executive director and general counsel for the Idaho Water Users Association, Inc., overseeing the day-to-day operations of the association; monitoring current water issues; analyzing federal and state legislation and regulations; advocating in the Idaho State Legislature before Congress, and federal, state, and local agencies; organizing educational seminars and workshops, supervising staff and interns; and providing general legal advice and services to the association, including participation in litigation and other legal matters. He has also represented individual clients on water law matters before the Idaho Department of Water Resources, Snake River Basin Adjudication Court, and the Idaho Supreme Court. Mr. Semanko has been an adjunct professor at Boise State University, where he taught Natural Resource Law and Environmental Health Law. He was also an instructor at the College of Southern Idaho in Twin Falls, where he taught Legal Issues in Water Management.

Mr. Williams remains available for expert-witness testimony on mining rights disputes. For the previous nine years, Mr. Williams provided resource-extraction consulting services through his company Mineral Title Services LLC, an Idaho limited liability company (MTS). Prior to launching MTS, Mr. Williams was Corporate Counsel-Holdings Manager for ISR Capital LLC in Boise, Idaho, an investment fund company designed to invest in mining properties. Immediately prior to ISR Capital he was a partner in the law firm of Baird Hanson Williams L.L.P., a boutique law firm specializing in the law related to the natural resource extraction business. Mr. Williams’ 40+ years’ experience spanned the roles of landman, land manager, corporate counsel and law firm partner, domestically and internationally, dealing with resource extraction land tenure issues. Recognitions: 2016 & 2017 named “Super Lawyer” Mountain States area by Thomson Reuters for Natural Resources law (top 5% by peer review); The Who’s Who Directories Top Attorneys of North America for the category “Mining.” 2005 & 2006 editions of The International Who’s Who of Business Lawyers under categories of “USA” and “Mining” (www.whoswholegal.com)