Native Idahoan Nathan Olsen has been practicing law since 2001 and is admitted to the Idaho State Bar and Virginia State Bar. He first practiced law at a government relations firm in Washington D.C., representing a variety of clients for their legislative and regulatory interests. In 2006 he and his family returned to his hometown of Idaho Falls where he entered into general law practice, first with Beard St. Clair Gaffney PA and for the last ten years at Petersen Moss Hall & Olsen, the firm that his father Dennis Olsen served as partner for 25 years until he passed away in 1985. Before earning his law degree, Nathan worked in Washington D.C. for members of Congress from Idaho for six years. He has now partnered up with his long time friend and respected colleague Steven Taggart to form Olsen Taggart PLLC.

Nathan has become a seasoned litigator in complex civil disputes. He has substantial experience in the areas of civil and Constitutional rights, real estate and business disputes, property rights, medical and legal malpractice, estate disputes and guardianships. He has appeared on behalf of his clients in over a dozen state courts, the federal district court, Idaho Supreme Court, Ninth Circuit and the U.S, Supreme Court. He has a track record of success in trial court, having obtained multimillion dollar judgments for his clients, as well as success on appeal on a number of cases before the Idaho Supreme Court and Ninth Circuit of Appeals.

Nathan is also seasoned in transactional law, having formed and advised a number of small businesses and non-profit associations. He has drafted numerous contracts as well as wills and trusts, all with the intent of creating agreements that help his clients and their contracting parties to successfully function under clearly understood terms and avoid future disputes.

Nathan’s approach to the practice of law is to provide thorough and personalized service to his clients. He is easily accessible to his clients and zealously represents their interests while, at the same time, giving them a straight and clear assessment of both the strengths and weaknesses of their case.

Steve Taggart is the other named partner of the firm and practices primarily in the areas of bankruptcy, real property, and complex litigation. Steve was born Boise, lived a few years in Rupert, and then his family moved to the west side of Idaho Falls. He attended Skyline High School and then went to Brigham Young University in Provo to obtain a degree in economics, graduating magna cum laude.

After graduation, he went to work for a political consulting firm and ended up as a staff member for the Governor of Utah. Later, he went to law school at the University of Utah and entered private practice in Utah. After a few years, he had the opportunity to work for a U.S. congressman in Washington, D.C., ending up as Chief of Staff. He returned to Idaho and served as a designated broker for a large local real estate agency. He still teaches real estate classes all over the State of Idaho.

In 2011, he paired up with Robert J. Maynes to form Maynes Taggart PLLC which became one of the most prominent bankruptcy firms in Idaho.

When Rob became in house counsel for East Idaho Credit Union, it was natural for Mr. Taggart to pair up with Nathan Olsen. They are long and have worked on various legal matters over the years.

In addition, Steve still dabbles in politics. In 2017, he put together the successful campaign to turn Eastern Idaho Technical College into the College of Eastern Idaho, winning 71% of the vote.

His wife, Bonnee, is well known locally for directing and producing local theater. He has four great and talented children (plus one yappy dog). In his spare time, he loves rock hounding, traveling, good science fiction and historical novels and exercising.

Skyler joined the firm in 2021. Born in southeast Idaho, Skyler worked on his family’s farm and ranch before heading to college. While receiving his education, he worked in a variety of industries, including agriculture, civil and residential construction, sales, academia, and water law. His diverse background provides him with practical insights that help him formulate solutions for his client’s legal issues.

Skyler is admitted to practice law before the Idaho State Courts and the U.S. District Court for the District of Idaho. Currently, his practice focuses on civil litigation in the areas of water, contract, probate, property, and real estate law. He also advises clients with real estate transactions, estate planning, land developments, commercial contracts, and business transactions and formations, including LLCs, partnerships, corporations, and non-profits. Skyler currently represents several governmental organizations and corporate clients with transactional and litigation needs.

While at the firm, Skyler has also negotiated complex leases, contracts, and settlements by and between large private and public entities. His experience also extends to working with private industries and local, state, and federal officials to promote public policy impacting various industries in the State of Idaho.

Prior to joining the firm, Skyler served as a Law Clerk to the Honorable District Judge, Bruce L. Pickett, in Idaho Falls, Idaho. During law school, he interned with a limited license at the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Pocatello, Idaho, and served as a Law Clerk Extern for the Honorable David C. Nye, Chief U.S. District Court Judge. He was also selected to serve in the University of Idaho College of Law’s Business Law and Entrepreneurship Law Clinic. Skyler developed a deep commitment to the rule of law and upholding the U.S. Constitution working in academia at a center for Constitutional studies prior to law school.

Throughout his youth, Skyler was active in sports, and he continues to support athletic programs in his community. Above all, he enjoys spending time with his wife and two children, golfing, and “rockhounding” in the central and western Idaho.

Jonathan C. Callister joined the firm in 2021. He was born in Pasadena, California and raised in Southern California and Northern Utah and owned the law firm of Callister Law located in the Southern Nevada/Las Vegas area prior to moving to Idaho Falls. Jonathan was also the managing partner of the Las Vegas law firm of Callister & Frizell.

Mr. Callister practices mainly in the areas of business, commercial, tax, estate, asset protection, real estate, and healthcare transactions and planning. He has structured, planned and implemented numerous business, asset protection, and estate transactions, plans for multi-million dollar business purchases, complex business formations (including structuring physician related transactions and business formations), various business and secured transactions, real estate purchases/sales, and tax planning and disputes.

Mr. Callister has lectured to numerous groups on proper structuring of business and estate plans, including their tax consequences. He has published articles in various legal and business periodicals and has represented a broad range of clients including banks, numerous physicians, physician groups, medical practices and other professional groups and practices, restaurants, clubs, non-profits, and other small to moderately sized private businesses, as well as to individuals with specific planning or transactional needs.

Adam N. Olsen graduated from the University of Idaho College of Law in 2021 and joined the firm as a practicing attorney later that year. Prior to joining Olsen Taggart, Adam worked as a legal assistant for Peterson Moss Hall and Olsen and gained experience in the area of civil rights claims. Adam also worked for Maynes Taggart where he helped draft legal documents in both bankruptcy and real property disputes. Since joining the firm, Adam has assisted with high profile civil rights and real property cases.

When Adam is not working, he enjoys watching baseball with his wife and three kids.

Jedd joined the firm in 2023 and has extensive experience in all aspects of real estate, construction and development. His practice focuses on real property transactions, construction, land use, planning, development, contracts, and landlord/tenant needs.

Jedd was born and raised in Southeast Idaho on afamily cattle ranch and farm. In addition to working on the family farm he worked for other ranchers and contractors learning numerous trades. He paid for his undergraduate degree at USD while working avariety of construction trades and starting his own construction and real estate development company and managing residential subdivision development.

After four years of operating his own construction and development company, during a slow winter period, he was curious about going to law school and afew months sold his house, loaded the moving truck (and wife and daughters into the minivan) and headed to New Hampshire for law school. After completing law school he worked for alaw firm in Boise helping defend design professionals in major construction disputes and then went to work in-house for areal estate developer working on land use and entitlement of a1,500 acre planned community. While working on the planned community, he helped organize acoalition of land owners to work with the BLM and Idaho Power to identify an alternative route for an interstate power transmission line and helped accomplish annexation of approximately 3,400 acres In asingle application.

Jedd and his family returned to East Idaho in 2011 to live closer to extended family members. He worked for Premier Technology in Blackfoot for several years drafting and negotiating contract documents for construction and manufacturing projects for Department of Energy, Department of Defense, and commercial mining and food production customers.

For the last nine years (2014-2023) Jedd has been an in-house attorney for the Ball Ventures real estate development team in Idaho Falls, working on all aspects of commercial and residential real estate development projects and transactions, including leases with local, regional and national tenants as well as acquisition and disposition of shopping centers, office buildings and many other real estate projects in numerous states.

Jedd loves to go hiking and backpacking with his family and some people suspect he has lingering head trauma from high school football and adirt bike accident because he loves to run insane distances on trail runs and ultra-marathons and he still futilely attempts (In his 50's) to keep up with his 18-year-old son on the ski slopes, jumps and moguls. He also enjoys serving in the community and at church and recently returned from ashort humanitarian trip in the Philippines where he helped repair and improve apreschool.