Joyce Ann Hemmer

Joyce Ann Hemmer is an Idaho-based litigator with extensive experience primarily focused on defense across various legal issues. Her practice areas at Elam & Burke include insurance defense, commercial litigation, medical malpractice, product liability, and contract disputes, alongside some copyright and trademark disputes. While her primary background is in broad defense litigation, she has appeared in federal court in patent infringement matters.

Ms. Hemmer consistently represents defendants, aligning with her firm's focus on defense litigation. The available data indicates her involvement in two defendant-side patent cases, with no plaintiff-side appearances.

Currently, Ms. Hemmer is Of Counsel at Elam & Burke, a firm she joined in 2019 after 14 years with other Boise-based defense firms, including Morgan, Minnock, Rice & James, where she also served as counsel.

Her notable patent litigation experience includes defending clients in the ongoing "Rare Breed Triggers Inc et al. v. Zach Morrow et al." and "Rare Breed Triggers Inc et al. v. Tyler Harrison et al." cases. These lawsuits involve intellectual property disputes related to "forced reset trigger" technology in firearms accessories. In "Rare Breed Triggers, Inc. et al v. DNT LLC et al," Ms. Hemmer filed an amended answer and counterclaims on behalf of the defendants. Her firm profile highlights her role as effective local counsel, collaborating with out-of-state attorneys admitted pro hac vice. There is no information to suggest regular involvement in PTAB or IPR proceedings.

Ms. Hemmer earned her J.D. from William & Mary Law School in 2005 and a B.A. in Journalism and Mass Communication from the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill in 2002. She is admitted to practice in Idaho.