Academy Member Inducted 2026

Erik P. Smith, Mediator & Arbitrator, Coeur d'Alene, Idaho.

Erik P. Smith

River’s Edge Mediation
435 W. Hanley Ave.
Suite 102
Coeur d'Alene, ID 83815
Tel: (208) 765.6000
Website: www.riversedgemediation.com
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Member of the Idaho Chapter for Mediation & Arbitration Other ADR Services: Court-Appointed Neutral (Special Master), Discovery Referee
Video Conferencing
Available
  • Practice Commenced2017
  • # of MEDS (as of 8/1/26)700
  • # of ARBS (as of 8/1/26) 
Current Practice
Online / In-Person

Biographical

Erik P. Smith, is one of three partners and an experienced mediator at River’s Edge Mediation Center. Mr. Smith has practiced law over 30 years and has vast experience as a trial lawyer in a variety of legal matters including Business Litigation, Personal Injury Litigation, Probate and Estate Planning, Family Law, Real Estate Litigation/Transactions, Guardianships, and Conservatorships. Mr. Smith has extensive experience in all types of mediation and is an Idaho Supreme Court Certified Mediator. He is also a certified Title IX investigator, hearing officer, and appeals officers. 

Mr. Smith developed his own solo practice for over 20 years before becoming a partner at Lake City Law PLLC. Mr. Smith’s wide-ranging legal experience has more than prepared him for the vigorous mediation practice that he has built and enjoying as a current partner at River’s Edge Mediation Center.

Mr. Smith is licensed in both State and Federal court for both Idaho and Washington. Mr. Smith was raised in CDA and went on to graduate from CHS class of 1984, Seattle Pacific University 1988, and obtained his J.D. from University of Idaho College of Law. He has an active role in the community which includes his work as an Advisory Board member for the Salvation Army Kroc Community Center, Former President of the Board for the Coeur d’ Alene Swim Team (CAST), Former CDA Church of the Nazarene board member, and as General Counsel for the Board of Trustees of Kootenai Bridge Academy Charter School.


Case Experience

  • Agricultural
  • Appellate
  • Aviation
  • Banking & Finance
  • Business Dissolution
  • Civil Rights
  • Commercial/Business
  • Community Associations
  • Construction
  • Consumer Fraud
  • Contract Disputes
  • Debt Collections
  • Divorce (High Asset)
  • Education
  • Elder Abuse
  • Eminent Domain
  • Environmental
  • Family Businesses
  • Health Care
  • Insurance
  • Internet
  • Land Use/Planning
  • Landlord/Tenant
  • Legal Malpractice
  • Libel & Slander
  • Local Govt./Municipalities
  • Medical Devices
  • Medical Malpractice
  • Mining
  • Mortgage Foreclosure
  • Non-profit Organizations
  • Nursing Homes
  • Partnerships
  • Personal Injury
  • Premises Liability
  • Product Liability
  • Professional Fees
  • Professional Liability
  • Professional Malpractice
  • Professional Negligence
  • Property Damage
  • Public Policy
  • Railroad & Trucking
  • Real Estate
  • Religious Institutions
  • Securities
  • Sexual Harassment
  • Shareholder Disputes
  • Technology
  • Telecommunications
  • Title Disputes
  • Torts
  • Transportation
  • Trusts / Estates
  • Unfair Competition
  • Utilities
  • Venture Capital
  • Wrongful Death

Education

  • University of Idaho College of Law, J.D.
  • Seattle Pacific University, B.A., cum laude in Religion/Greek Studies

Memberships & Affiliations

  • Idaho State Bar, 1994
  • U.S. District Court for the District of Idaho, 1994
  • Washington State Bar, 2020
  • U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Washington, 2020

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