Profile
Jill Mazirow Eshman
From an early age, Jill Mazirow Eshman learned that hard work, diligence, and integrity are the hallmark characteristics of top-ranked attorneys. As the youngest daughter of one of the country’s leading real estate attorneys, Jill saw first hand that attentive service, creative solutions, assessment of risks -- and most importantly -- client satisfaction, are what build a lawyer’s reputation. These early lessons became innate and she has applied them directly to her Idaho practice and her life.
Jill started practicing law in California as a real estate associate attorney at two well-respected top tier firms, Loeb & Loeb, and then Mayer, Brown & Platt. Her expertise in business law and finance was refined in her work as legal counsel for the business and entertainment banking department of Mercantile National Bank. During her tenure at Mercantile National Bank, her article "Bank Financing of a Motion Picture" was published in the Loyola of Los Angeles Entertainment Law Journal.
After being admitted to the Idaho State Bar in 1996, Jill gained extensive experience as a mediator in a number of real estate and business transactions. Her mediation skills were apparent as the sole Hearing Examiner for Blaine County, Idaho, a position she held for four years. In Ketchum, she also worked as an Associate Attorney for Lawson and Laski, PLLC.
Jill’s areas of expertise include real estate, land use, business law, estate planning, estate settlement, probate and trust administration. She is admitted and licensed to practice in both California and Idaho.
Jill Eshman Law was established in 2005 to provide legal guidance to individuals and entities pertaining to Idaho legal issues - whether it be a purchase and sale of real estate, a lease, an asset purchase agreement, a will or a revocable living trust, or the settlement of an estate.
Jill Mazirow Eshman is a member of WealthCounsel, LLC – a nationwide collaboration of trust and estate planning attorneys and other legal, tax and business professionals. This partnership ensures that clients get sophisticated, technically up-to-date estate plans. The planning techniques are peer-reviewed and the documents are comprehensive, flexible and easy-to-read.
Jill believes that lawyers never stop learning and she is currently enrolled in a master’s degree program at NYU's School of Law and is working toward obtaining a Master of Laws in taxation.
Jill lives in Ketchum, Idaho with her husband of twenty-five years, where she spends her free time enjoying the clean mountain air by hiking, the occasional mountain bike ride, skiing and practicing yoga. Their two daughters are in college at Duke University and Georgetown University - go Blue Devils and Hoyas!
Education
- New York University, School of Law Graduate Tax Program, L.L.M in Taxation, expected 2014
- Loyola Law School Los Angeles; JD, Cum Laude, 1986
- University of Southern California; B.S., Cum Laude, 1983
- Southern Methodist University, Dallas, Texas, 1979-1981
Publications
- "Bank Financing of a Motion Picture", Loyola of Los Angeles Entertainment Law Journal, Volume 12, 1992
- "What’s a Homeowner’s Association to do? Collecting dues and assessments during difficult financial times", published in The Advocate, a publication of the Idaho State Bar, May, 2010.
Training
- Mediation Training - Pepperdine University School of Law – Institute of Dispute Resolution, and Werth & Werth Mediation
- Skills Training for Estate Planners, Emory University School of Law, Atlanta
Member of Idaho State Bar, California State Bar, and the American Bar Association.
Leigh Koonce
Throughout her life, Leigh Koonce has formulated a career path that allows her the flexibility to enjoy her love of the outdoors and her passions for cross-country skiing, hiking, snow shoeing and running.
Since 2006, Leigh has overseen client relations and office administration at Jill Eshman Law and is usually the first person clients meet. With a BA in English from Wesleyan University, Leigh handles proofreading, notarizing, and document drafting, specializing in “translating from Legalese to English, so clients understand what they are reading.”
Prior to JEL, Leigh worked as an Event Planner and Proofreader at the Harvard School of Public Health, Center for Risk Analysis, in Boston, where she organized weekly lunchtime seminars. Leigh also worked in the US and Canada as a Trek Leader for Suntrek Tours, leading camping trips for tourists. When she first moved to the valley she was children’s ski instructor for Sun Valley Ski School and worked as a personal assistant.
She spent a year living in Switzerland, studying at Migros Klubschule Eurolingua in Winterthur, Switzerland, to learn German. Leigh also attended the Université Stendhal in Grenoble, France, studying French, creative writing and literature.
Leigh enjoys spending time with her daughter, two dogs and her husband, the Superintendent of Natural Resources for the Parks Department of the City of Ketchum. Leigh is a member of the National Association for Independent Writers and Editors, a member of the Idaho Writers League, and a licensed Notary Public.
Anna Koonce and Rosie Eshman
