Jennifer Schrack Dempsey

Partner

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​jen@dempseyfoster.com

Jennifer Schrack Dempsey is a trusted advisor and strategic partner to businesses, serving in general counsel roles and guiding clients through complex transactions with clarity and precision. She counsels companies on a broad spectrum of legal and business matters, including corporate governance, contract negotiation and drafting, risk management, and employment law compliance. Jennifer works closely with executives, boards, and management teams to structure deals, resolve operational challenges, and navigate regulatory landscapes in ways that advance business goals while minimizing legal exposure.

As a founding partner at Dempsey Foster, her transactional practice is complemented by deep experience in dispute resolution and litigation. Jennifer has litigated and favorably resolved matters involving business torts, contract disputes, partnership and fiduciary duty claims, employment matters, construction contracts, high-stakes commercial conflicts, and catastrophic personal injury. She has particular expertise in agribusiness, managing issues related to general liability, production, crop destruction, distribution, and the marketing of crop inputs.

Recognized for her skill both at the negotiating table and in the courtroom, Jennifer has earned an AV® Preeminent™ rating and Preeminent Judicial Award from Martindale-Hubbell®, the highest peer rating standard for legal expertise and ethical standards. She has also been inducted as a Fellow of the Litigation Counsel of America in 2019, when she also received the Peter Perlman Service Award, recognizing her volunteer efforts and work for the community. She devotes substantial time to pro bono work, advocating for refugees, minors, and the elderly, and serving as a guardian ad litem. 

Jennifer lives in Boise with her husband and two children. A former NCAA Division I volleyball player, she brings the same competitive drive and teamwork to her legal practice.

(208) 830-8461

EDUCATION 

  • Loyola Law School, Los Angeles, J.D., 1997

  • University of San Francisco, B.A., Government 1991 

ADMITTED TO PRACTICE 

  • Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals

  • United States District Court for the District of Idaho

  • Idaho Supreme Court

  • United States District Court for the Central District of California

  • United States District Court for the Eastern District of California

  • United States District Court for the Northern District of California

  • United States District Court for the Southern District of California

  • California Supreme Court

COMMUNITY & AWARDS 

  • Depot Bench Neighborhood Association, Director – 2025 to present

  • Treasurer, Idaho Coalition for Safe Healthcare Foundation Inc. - 2023 to present

  • Member-At-Large, Governing Council, Diversity Section, Idaho State Bar - 2022 to present

  • Member, Litigation and Business & Corporate Law Sections, Idaho State Bar – 2022 to present

  • Chair, Secretary, Treasurer, Governing Council, and Member, Employment and Labor Section, Idaho State Bar - 2021 to present

  • Fellow, Litigation Counsel of America, 2019 - present

  • Leadership Boise, Boise Chamber (2017 class) and Member of Boise Chamber - 2017 to present

  • Member, American Bar Association – 2015 to present

    • American Bar Association, State Membership Chair for Idaho and Business Law Section Middle Market and Small Business Committee

  • Prior Vice President and Member, Idaho Women Lawyers – 2010 to present

  • Attorney Guardian Ad Litem in Guardianship and Conservatorship proceedings – 2008 to present

  • Member, Litigation Section, State Bar of California - 1997 to present

  • Volunteer  - Neighbors United Refugee Initiative 

  • AV Preeminent Martindale Hubbell rating

  • AV Preeminent Judicial Award

  • 2019 Recipient of the Peter Perlman Service Award

PRESENTATIONS AND PUBLICATIONS  

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