Larry Beck is the founder of Beck Law Offices, a law firm located in Hayden, Idaho. Larry graduated from Washington State University in 1981 in Political Science, with an emphasis in Public Administration. Larry obtained his law degree from the University of Idaho College of Law in 1987, and was a member of the Idaho Law Review and American Bar Association’s Moot Court Team. Larry has also completed the prestigious litigation-trial skills program conducted by the National Institute for Trial Advocacy.


Larry practices in the areas of business and municipal entity advice and defense litigation, employment law, general litigation and personal injury law. Larry has advised various corporate and government groups since 1987. He is presently volunteer counsel to the Idaho State Fire Commissioners’ Association. In 2005-2006, Larry drafted a re-write of the entire Idaho Fire Protection District Act, and helped lobby the bill to passage through the Idaho Legislature.

In addition to providing advice and general representation to various business and public entities, Larry has acted as chief defense counsel in litigated matters for several fire districts and EMS organizations and their sureties, including Fireman’s Fund, Continental Western, The Coregis Group, and VFIS. Larry has also served as a mediator and arbitrator for fire district matters and represents districts in union negotiations, fact-finding hearings and in court actions.

Larry has lectured on governmental entity and employment law issues at meetings of the Idaho State Bar Association, and has presented Employment Law Updates at the Idaho State Fire School. Larry has lectured on "How to Avoid Liability under the Sexual Harassment Laws, the Americans with Disabilities Act, and the Family Medical Leave Act" to the region’s largest private employer, Hagadone Hospitality Corporation. Larry is a frequent presenter at annual ISFCA conferences and has lectured on risk management and employment law to the North Idaho Fire Chief’s Association, the Idaho State Fire Academy and the Idaho State Bar Association.