Hammerstrand, John A.

GUY HALLAM is a founding partner of the Meridian law firm of KORMANIK HALLAM & SNEED LLP. His practice consists of all aspects of complex litigation, including matters concerning employment, contractual relationships, nursing home and personal injury, general business disputes, construction litigation, and real estate matters.  Guy represents a variety of clients, ranging from individuals, small businesses and construction companies to Fortune 50 companies.  However, he takes the same approach with each client Guy provides an honest appraisal of the benefits and downsides of litigation and will take the most cost-effective and candid approach to his representation of the Firm's clients.  Guy appears regularly in both Federal and State courts, as well as before various departments of the State of Idaho. Guy is also licensed to practice in the State of Oregon, and before the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals.

Guy earned his Juris Doctor, cum laude, from Northwestern School of Law of Lewis and Clark College in Portland, Oregon. Prior to founding KORMANIK HALLAM & SNEED, LLP, Guy served as a law clerk for the Honorable Karen Lansing, of the Idaho Court of Appeals, as an associate attorney with the firm of Elam & Burke, and also as a shareholder with the White Peterson law firm. He is a member of both the Idaho and Oregon State Bars. Guy is currently an at-large Board Member for the Idaho Trial Lawyers Association, as well as a member of the American Association for Justice. Guy has also served as a board member on various non-profit entities in Idaho and Oregon.

When not at the office, Guy has many interests, most of which involve his family and the scenic outdoors of Idaho.  He enjoys spending time with his wife, his six year old daughter, and trying to keep his sixteen-month old son out of trouble.  In the summer, you might find Guy fly fishing, mountain biking, or camping.  In the winter, he enjoys telemark skiing and snow shoeing.