About Leavitt Ryan PLLC
Family LawOur family practice attorneys are extremely experienced, skilled and knowledgeable in their areas of practice, including divorce and domestic relations. Please click on a lawyer’s name to learn more about that individual’s education, experience and accomplishments.
Margalit Z. Ryan
Attorney
Maggie earned her Bachelor’s degree from Idaho State University in Business Administration in 1992, and her Juris Doctor from the Seattle University School of Law in 1995. She is fluent in three languages, including Hebrew and Russian. After having practiced with Riddell, Williams, Bullitt & Walkinshow and Graham & James in Seattle, she accepted an appointment as head of the Legal Department for Camas International Corporation, serving clients worldwide. Ms. Ryan moved to Boise in 2007 and joined Bauer & French in 2010. She co-founded Bauer Ryan PLLC with Charles Bauer in 2015. She focuses on complex domestic relations litigations, often involving business aspects, relocations, child custody jurisdiction, and alienation.
Douglas Leavitt
Attorney
Douglas Leavitt served five years as a Seabee in the United States Navy. Upon completion of his Military service he relocated to Toledo Ohio where he earned his Bachelor’s degree from Bluffton University while working in a steel mill. Mr. Leavitt went on to earn his Juris Doctor from the University of Toledo College of Law in 2012 and then relocated to Boise, Idaho. Mr. Leavitt has focused his legal practice on domestic relations cases, primarily high conflict, and became a Partner with Bauer Ryan PLLC in January, 2017.
Stacy R. Mahar
Attorney
Stacy R. Mahar attended law school at the University of Idaho, where she graduated in the top 10 of her class. Prior to that, she earned a Bachelor’s Degree magna cum laude from Boise State University.
Lessie R. Brown
Attorney
I attended University of Montana School of Law, now known as the Alexander Blewett III School of Law at the University of Montana; I practiced family law at Idaho Legal Aid Services, Inc. from 2014-2019 and disability rights law at Disability Rights Idaho, Inc. from 2019-2020.
Erin Fuller
Attorney
Erin Fuller earned her Bachelor’s degree from Boise State University in Political Science emphasizing Public Law and Political Philosophy in 2015, and her Juris Doctor from the University of Oklahoma College of Law in 2018.
Personalized Representation
We understand that every family law matter is unique and must be handled as such by a devoted attorney. The family law professionals in our firm are committed to providing you with personalized representation and comprehensive answers that best address the facts particular to your situation. We will work to understand the specific details of your legal matter so that we can strategize effectively and move forward in the most advantageous way possible. At Leavitt Ryan PLLC, we know the importance of being fully prepared—whether we are seated at the negotiation table or litigating in the courtroom.
Experience Assurance
The attorneys of Leavitt Ryan PLLC have established credible reputations and solid relationships with legal professionals in southern Idaho and across the intermountain west. Margalit Ryan and Douglas Leavitt are well versed in every aspect of family law, from the simplest divorce, to the most involved child custody disputes, and extending to prenuptial and postnuptial agreements, interstate custody matters, and even international child abduction.
Care and Attention
Whenever children are involved in a divorce or custody dispute, the difficult legal process is often further complicated by issues of parental alienation, interstate jurisdiction, grandparent visitation or denial of visitation. In addition to their experience in addressing such difficult issues in litigation, the attorneys of Leavitt Ryan PLLC can, if appropriate, help you resolve child custody issues through alternatives to litigation such as mediation.
Leavitt Ryan PLLC serves individual and business clients across the inter-mountain west, and beyond. The focus of the firm is on the areas of Divorce and Domestic Relations law.
The founding partners are experienced, dedicated professionals, who have received the recognition of their peers as leaders in their practice areas.
If you have any questions, or if you would like to speak with an attorney regarding your domestic relations, please call us at (208) 383 0090. If you prefer, you may e-mail us or fill out the form on the Contact Us page of this website, and a representative from our office will be in touch with you shortly.