Gary Amendola

Gary Amendola, Managing Partner of Amendola & Doty, PLLC, received his Juris Doctorate in Law at Gonzaga University School of Law in Spokane, Washington, and was first admitted to practice law in 1979 in the State of Alaska. He later began practicing law in the State of Idaho, and is admitted to practice before the United States District Court of Idaho, the United States Supreme Court and the United States Court of Appeals - Ninth Circuit. He began his legal career as a partner in a law firm in Sitka, Alaska, which was a general practice. In 1982, he began working as an Assistant Attorney General for the State of Alaska, where he was involved in various areas of law, including labor cases, child abuse and neglect cases, environmental law and litigation relating to Alaska Native sovereignty and charitable gaming. He moved to the Coeur d’Alene area in 1995 where he has worked as a Kootenai County Public Defender and in the general practice of law until joining the Walker Rines & Amendola Law Firm, now Amendola & Doty, PLLC, as a partner in 2001. He has handled numerous criminal, civil and personal injury cases.

Mr. Amendola is a dedicated father who is raising his son and daughter. He is very involved in their academic and personal pursuits. He also enjoys playing golf.