Since 1989 Doug Marfice has represented clients in a diverse practice focusing on real estate. He is currently the firm’s managing partner.
Doug has represented property owners, brokers, developers, lenders, owners’ associations, title insurers and property managers. He has litigated all manner of access claims, easement and boundary line disputes, real estate partition actions, covenant enforcements, eminent domain/condemnation cases, and real estate contract matters. Doug has trial experience in both the state and federal courts in Idaho and Washington as well as appellate work before the Idaho Supreme Court, the Idaho Court of Appeals and the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals.
Doug has extensive experience with land use and property development projects, planning and zoning matters, condominium and subdivision work, as well as a variety of regulatory interpretation and enforcement cases. Doug has defended Fair Housing and ADA discrimination claims, defect non-disclosure claims, environmental matters, and secured lending cases, including both judicial and non-judicial foreclosures and loan work-out agreements.
Educating and serving real estate licensees (agents/Realtors®/brokers) has been a significant part of Doug’s practice for over 25 years. In addition to representing Realtors® Associations, Doug was certified by Idaho Real Estate Commission as an instructor of Real Estate Law, and has taught a 30-hour live course dozens of times all over Idaho. He has authored and presented numerous certified continuing education courses in topics including risk reduction, contract law, eminent domain, RESPA, Fair Housing, legislative updates, and related real estate subject matter. Doug has also spoken at continuing education classes for land surveyors, attorneys, title agents and other professionals on real estate topics. Doug has extensive experience representing real estate brokerages and agents in errors and omissions (E&O) defense cases, administrative and licensure revocation actions, disciplinary proceedings, brokerage management/franchise matters, fee arbitrations, professional standards hearings, and regulatory compliance cases. Doug has also served as a mediator and expert witness in real estate related cases.
JOINED FIRM
1994 - At inception
PRACTICE AREAS
Real Estate Litigation
Real Estate Development
Eminent Domain
Errors & Omissions Defense
Business Tort Defense
Land Use
Insurance Law
Regulatory Compliance
BAR ADMISSIONS
Idaho, 1989
Washington, 1996
U.S. District Court District of Idaho, 1989
U.S. District Court Eastern District of Washington, 1997
U.S. Court of Appeals 9th Circuit
HONORS & AWARDS
AV-Rated by Martindale-Hubbell
EDUCATION
University of Nebraska College of Law, Lincoln, Nebraska
J.D., 1989
University of Nebraska, Lincoln, Nebraska
B.A., History, 1986
PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS & MEMBERSHIPS
Idaho State Bar
Washington State Bar Association
First District Bar Association
PUBLISHED WORKS
Author, The Mischief of Court-Ordered Mediation, Idaho Law Review, Vol. 39, No. 1, 2002
Idaho Real Estate Commission's Continuing Education Pilot Program, Course 6, 1995
Idaho Real Estate Commission's CORE "Hot Topics," 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2008
Idaho Real Estate Commission's CORE "Risk Management," 1997
Idaho Real Estate Commission's “Risk Reduction Seminar,” 2003
Eminent Domain for Idaho Real Estate Agents, 2007
