Kristin Bjorkman helps established and emerging businesses develop smart legal strategies.  She advises clients in asset acquisitions and disposals, financing, license agreements, manufacturing and dealer agreements, confidentiality agreements, service contracts, stock sales and other business transactions.  Her background also includes robust experience with commercial real estate.  She works with investors, developers, lenders, tenants and landlords.  She assists clients with acquisitions, sales, developments, easements, options, and leases.  Kristin has worked with clients in various industries including software, financing, IT, retail, dairy, farming, manufacturing, engineering, fitness, car wash, and petroleum.  In addition to her years of work in private practice, Kristin has worked as in-house counsel for several corporations giving her a unique understanding of the relationship between a business and its attorney, as well as the expectations a business has for its counsel.
REPRESENTATIVE WORK
  • Financing for a $62 million restaurant acquisition
  • Environmental Covenants for petroleum retailers
  • Leasing retail space in the 71,000 square foot Northtown Square shopping center 
  • Pharmacy acquisitions

MEMBERSHIPS
  • Idaho State Bar Association
  • American Bar Association

 CREDENTIALS
  • University of Idaho College of Law, J.D.
  • University of Idaho B.A. Political Science with Spanish minor

ACCOLADES
  • Accomplished Under 40 Idaho Business Review 2005 
  • Tribute to Women in Industry Women’s & Children’s Alliance 2008
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PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES
  • Idaho State Bar Board of Commissioners 2020 - present
  • President, Idaho State Bar 2022 
  • President, Idaho Women Lawyers 2017 - 2022
  • Board of Directors, Idaho Women Lawyers 2015 - present
  • President, Fourth District Bar Association 2015 - 2017
  • President, Real Property Section Idaho State Bar 2008 - 2009
  • Idaho Academy of Leadership for Lawyers

COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT
  • Capital Matrix board of directors
  • First Tee of Idaho board of directors
  • Volunteer attorney for court appointed Guardian Ad Litem in child protective matters
  • Liberty Elementary classroom volunteer
  • Lakewood Montessori parent teacher organization