Shaila Buckley

Shaila founded Shaila Buckley Law to help Idaho families protect their loved ones through high-quality, customized estate planning. She deliberately runs her practice differently from a typical law firm, prioritizing taking the time to listen to her clients and understand their wants and needs. She explains estate planning using clear, easy-to-understand language and lots of illustrations and demonstratives. She then guides her clients through the decision-making process to create an estate plan that accomplishes their goals and protects their loved ones.

After graduating from Stanford Law School, Shaila began her career working at large corporate law firms in Washington D.C., Los Angeles, and Palo Alto. Over a decade ago, when her daughters were 1 and 3, Shaila and her husband Matt made the decision to leave their busy jobs in the Bay Area and move to Boise in search of a better quality of life. They've never looked back!

Shaila is the author of two books on estate planning, Estate Planning for Idahoans: Wills, Trusts, and Everything Else You Need to Take Care of Yourself and Your Loved Ones, and The Trustee's Legal Companion: A Step-by-Step Guide to Administering a Living Trust.

Shaila is a Fellow with the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel (ACTEC), a national organization of approximately 2,400 leading trust and estate lawyers elected by their peers based on their professional reputation and expertise. She is also a member of the Idaho State Bar's Tax and Estate Section and serves as Chair of the Section's Education Committee.

In the community, Shaila volunteers as a member of the Board of Directors for the Saint Alphonsus Foundation and serves on the Endowment Committees at the WCA (Women's and Children's Alliance) and the Idaho Women's Charitable Foundation.

In her free time, Shaila enjoys spending time with her husband Matt, and her (now) teenage daughters. Shaila loves Sun Valley and cross-country skiing.

Education

J.D.  Stanford Law School
B.A.  Willamette University