J. Charles Hepworth
Partner | Hepworth Holzer, LLP
J. Charles Hepworth is a medical malpractice, product liability and wrongful death trial lawyer and partner at Hepworth Holzer, LLP in Boise, Idaho. Admitted in Idaho; J.D., University of California, Hastings College of the Law (1981).
Meet J. Charles
J. Charles “Charlie” Hepworth is a partner at Hepworth Holzer in Boise, Idaho, where he represents injured people in medical malpractice, product liability, aviation, wrongful death and motor vehicle cases. He has practiced trial law in Idaho since 1983.
Hepworth earned a bachelor’s degree in English from Stanford University in 1978 and a law degree from the University of California, Hastings College of the Law in 1981. He was admitted to the Idaho State Bar in 1983.
His results include a $7.55 million wrongful death verdict in 2001 against St. Luke’s Hospital and a $6.15 million medical error wrongful death verdict in 2006. He also negotiated a $5 million medical malpractice settlement in 2014 and a $2 million wrongful death settlement in 2015.
The Idaho Trial Lawyers Association named Hepworth its 2022 Trial Lawyer of the Year with the James J. May Award. He is a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers and, according to the firm, Idaho’s only member of the Inner Circle of Advocates. He has been named to the Top 10 Mountain States Super Lawyers list for 2022 through 2025.
Experience and Expertise
Qualifications
Timeline
- Stanford University, B.A. in English (1978)
- University of California, Hastings College of the Law, J.D. (1981)
- Admitted to the Idaho State Bar (1983)
Practice Areas
- The Inner Circle of Advocates
- American College of Trial Lawyers (Fellow)
- James J. May Award, Trial Lawyer of the Year, Idaho Trial Lawyers Association (2022)
- Top 10 Mountain States Super Lawyers (2022-2025)
- Top 100 Mountain States Super Lawyers (11 times since 2017)
- Best Lawyers in America (past 10 years)
- Martindale-Hubbell AV Preeminent Peer Review Rated
- Lawdragon Top 500 Consumer Lawyer (2022)
- Idaho State Bar Professionalism Award
- $7.55 Million Wrongful Death Verdict: Wrongful death verdict against St. Luke's Hospital in 2001.
- $6.15 Million Wrongful Death Verdict: Medical error wrongful death verdict in 2006.
- $10 Million Motor Vehicle Settlement: Motor vehicle accident settlement exceeding $10 million in an Italy litigation.
- $5 Million Medical Malpractice Settlement: Medical malpractice settlement in 2014.
- $2 Million Wrongful Death Settlement: Wrongful death medical malpractice settlement in 2015.
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