Douglas S. Marfice

Douglas S. Marfice

Ramsden, Marfice, Ealy & De Smet, LLP

Real Estate Litigation Lawyers in Coeur d'Alene, ID in Coeur Dalene, ID

Coeur Dalene, ID208-664-5818
Real Estate LitigationReal Estate DevelopmentEminent DomainErrors & Omissions DefenseBusiness Tort DefenseLand Use

About Douglas S. Marfice

Douglas Marfice has over twenty years of experience in trial and appellate law in both state and federal courts in Idaho and Washington. His practice emphasizes a broad range of real estate-related disciplines, with a litigation emphasis. Mr. Marfice has represented property owners, brokers, developers, lenders, and title insurers in all manner of access, easement and boundary line disagreements, partitions, covenant enforcements, eminent domain actions, contract disputes, and development matters, as well as a variety of regulatory interpretation and enforcement cases involving land use regulations, zoning compliance, Fair Housing and ADA claims, environmental matters, and real estate secured lending issues. Mr. Marfice has been certified by Idaho Real Estate Commission's Education Council as an instructor of Real Estate Law, and has authored or presented continuing education certified courses in risk reduction, eminent domain, RESPA compliance, and related topics. He has presented numerous continuing education courses for real estate brokers, agents, land surveyors, attorneys, and allied professionals. Mr. Marfice has represented over fifty individual real estate brokerages located throughout the Inland Northwest in errors and omissions defense cases, administrative and licensure matters, disciplinary actions, brokerage business management matters, fee arbitrations, governmental and regulatory compliance, and franchise negotiations. Awards and Honors Honors A.M. Best's Recommended Insurance Attorneys AV-Rated by Martindale-Hubbell

Education

Legal Education

  • University of Nebraska College of Law, Lincoln, Nebraska, 1989
  • J.D.

Non Legal Education

  • University of Nebraska, Lincoln, Nebraska, 1986
  • B.A., History

Current Employment Position(s)

  • Partner

Published Works

Articles

  • The Mischief of Court-Ordered Mediation, Idaho Law Review, Vol. 39, No. 1, 2002
  • Eminent Domain for Idaho Real Estate Agents, 2007
  • 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 Idaho Risk Reduction Seminar (E0100), 2003

Bar Admissions

  • Idaho, 1989
  • Washington, 1996
  • U.S. District Court District of Idaho, 1989
  • U.S. District Court Eastern District of Washington, 1997

Other Affiliations

  • Idaho State Bar
  • Washington State Bar Association
  • Kootenai County Bar Association
  • Fraternities and Sororities
  • Phi Alpha Delta

Attorney Details

Full NameDouglas S. Marfice
FirmRamsden, Marfice, Ealy & De Smet, LLP
AddressCoeur d'Alene, ID, 700 Northwest Blvd., Coeur Dalene, ID
Phone208-664-5818
Phone208-664-5884
Websitewww.rmedlaw.com
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