Michelle Finch - Boise, ID
Attorney at Gravis Law PLLC
Estate Planning Lawyers in Boise, ID
1661 W. Shoreline Dr. Suite 200 Boise, ID 83702
Boise Estate Planning Lawyer
Updated: 05/07/2026
Areas of Practice
- Estate Planning
- Family Law
- Litigation
Attorney Information
Overview
Michelle Finch grew up in Thompson Falls, Montana and graduated from Eastern Montana College. Michelle graduated from Gonzaga University School of Law, Cum Laude, in 1985 and has practiced law in Boise, Idaho since 1985 and in Montana since 1993. Her Montana roots run deep with family in western Montana, Livingston/Paradise Valley and central Montana.
Michelle is known for her advocacy, compassion and dedication to her clients’ interests and goals. She recognizes that legal issues involving family members are personal and can be emotionally charged and works to resolve the issues at hand outside of the courtroom when possible. In cases where resolution is not possible without the assistance of the court, Michelle advocates for her clients in contested family law, guardianship, conservatorship, probate and trust cases in Montana and Idaho.
Michelle is a member of the Montana State Bar, Family Law Section, and BETTR Law Section; the Idaho State Bar Trust, Taxation and Probate Section; the Idaho Supreme Court’s Guardianship and Conservatorship Committee; the Idaho Guardianship and Fiduciary Association; the National Association of Elder Law Attorneys; the NW Montana Estate Planning Council; the Idaho State Bar, Family Law Section; Northwest Montana Estate Planning Counsel, Business Networking International (BNI), and Idaho Guardian and Fiduciary Association (IGFA). She is a former chairperson of the Idaho State Bar Trust, Taxation and Probate Section; the Ada County Board of Community Guardians; and a former member of the Canyon County Organization on Aging.
Outside of the office, Michelle can be found trail running, rock climbing, mountain biking, hiking, contra dancing, gardening, watching her youngest daughter play goalkeeper for the Boise State University Women’s Soccer Team and enjoying time with her three daughters, her family and friends.
Awards and Honors
Honors
- Denise O’Donnell-Day Pro Bono Award, Idaho State Bar Association, 2026
- Distinguished: Very High Rating in Both Legal Ability & Ethical Standards, Martindale-Hubbell Peer Review Rating, 2026
- Super Lawyers, Thomson Reuters, 2024
Education
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Legal Education
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Gonzaga University School of Law,
Spokane,
Washington
J.D.
Honors: cum laude
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Gonzaga University School of Law,
Spokane,
Washington
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Non Legal Education
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Eastern Montana College, Now Known as Montana State University Billings
B.S.
Honors: With Honors
Major: Business Administration
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Eastern Montana College, Now Known as Montana State University Billings
Current Employment Position(s)
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Senior Attorney III
Representative Cases
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Kirkman v. Stoker, Idaho
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Dixson v. Banner Life
Bar Admissions
- U.S. District Court District of Idaho
- U.S. Court of Appeals 9th Circuit
- U.S. District Court District of Montana
Other Affiliations
- Idaho State Bar Association, 1985
- State Bar of Montana, 1993
- Montana State Bar, Family Law Section (Member)
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