Christopher H. "Chris" Meyer
Boise, ID
Trusted environmental attorney serving Boise.
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Christopher H. "Chris" Meyer is an attorney based in Boise, IDAHO. The practice focuses on Environmental, General, and Zoning.
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- Boise, IDAHO
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- Environmental · General · Zoning
- Handles Environmental, General, and Zoning matters from Boise, IDAHO.
- Recognized with Lawyer of the Year — Natural Resources Law (Boise) (2026).
About Christopher H. "Chris" Meyer: Christopher H. "Chris" Meyer is an attorney based in Boise, IDAHO. The practice focuses on Environmental, General, and Zoning.
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Christopher H. "Chris" Meyer represents clients in Boise, Idaho across the following areas of law. Each area links to other verified attorneys with the same focus.
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About Christopher H. "Chris" Meyer
For over four decades, Chris has been a leader in the fields of water law, land use law, natural resources law, constitutional law, and road and public access law. He has extensive litigation experience at the administrative, district court and appellate levels (including 21 Idaho Supreme Court cases).
Best Lawyers in America has named him “Lawyer of the Year” 11 times in the fields of water, land use, and natural resources. Three times, Super Lawyers placed Chris in the “Top 100 Lawyers” list for the Mountain West. Chris has played a significant role in shaping legislation and is described in the Idaho Yearbook Directory as “centrally located in the world of Idaho public affairs” and “a key figure in Idaho water law.”
Chris serves on the Board of Advisors to the National Judicial College’s “Dividing the Waters” water law program for judges. For two decades, he served as President of the Idaho Environmental Forum. He served for five years on the Board of Directors of Opera Idaho. His clients include cities, counties, private municipal water providers, Fortune Ten companies, energy companies, food producers, mining companies, and land developers.
Before joining Givens Pursley in 1991, Chris practiced natural resources law with the National Wildlife Federation in Washington, D.C. and later taught water law and negotiation at the University of Colorado Law School’s environmental law clinic.
Chris earned his law degree, cum laude, from the University of Michigan in 1981. He earned is A.B. degree from the same university with high honors in economics, Phi Beta Kappa, James B. Angell Scholar, and Osterweil Prize in Economics.
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Education
The University of Michigan Law School
J.D. · 1992
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District of Columbia
ACTIVE
Colorado, Colorado B
ACTIVE
Idaho, Idaho State B
ACTIVE
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Awards & honors
Lawyer of the Year — Natural Resources Law (Boise)
2026
Lawyer of the Year — Environmental Law (Boise)
2025
Lawyer of the Year — Land Use and Zoning Law (Boise)
2025
Lawyer of the Year — Natural Resources Law (Boise)
2024
Lawyer of the Year — Water Law (Boise)
2024
Lawyer of the Year — Natural Resources Law (Boise)
2022
Lawyer of the Year — Land Use and Zoning Law (Boise)
2021
Lawyer of the Year — Natural Resources Law (Boise)
2019
Lawyer of the Year — Land Use and Zoning Law (Boise)
2018
Lawyer of the Year — Water Law (Boise)
2017
Lawyer of the Year — Land Use and Zoning Law (Boise)
2015
Lawyer of the Year — Natural Resources Law (Boise)
2014
Lawyer of the Year — Environmental Law (Boise)
2013
Lawyer of the Year — Natural Resources Law (Boise)
2011
Best Lawyers in America — Environmental Law
2026
Best Lawyers in America — Land Use and Zoning Law
2026
Best Lawyers in America — Natural Resources Law
2026
Best Lawyers in America — Water Law
2026
Best Lawyers in America — Awards:
2026
Best Lawyers in America — Named Lawyer of the Year for environmental law in Boise, Idaho, by Best Lawyers in America (2014)
2026
Best Lawyers in America — Named Lawyer of the Year for natural resources in Boise, Idaho by Best Lawyers in America (2011)
2026
Best Lawyers in America — Mountain States Super Lawyers - energy and natural resources
2026
Best Lawyers in America — Chambers USA - Band 1 highest ranking for natural resources and environment
2026
Best Lawyers in America — Marquis' Who's Who in America and Who's Who in American Law
2026
Best Lawyers in America — Who's Who Legal - Environment, a London-based listing of the top environmental lawyers in the world
2026
Best Lawyers in America — Fellow, Litigation Counsel of America
2026
Best Lawyers in America — Martindale-Hubbell - highest ranking (AV)
2026
Best Lawyers in America — Marquis' Who's Who in the World, Who's Who in American Law
2026
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What areas of law does Christopher H. "Chris" Meyer practice?
Christopher H. "Chris" Meyer focuses on Environmental, General, and Zoning.
Where is Christopher H. "Chris" Meyer located?
Christopher H. "Chris" Meyer primarily serves clients in Boise, Idaho, with an office at 601 West Bannock Street.
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