Mauricio Cardona is a member of the Davillier Law Group with our Sandpoint, Idaho and Phoenix, Arizona offices. He practices in the areas of civil and commercial litigation, exempted securities, FCPA compliance, due diligence for complex commercial transactions, energy law, government law, as well as general business advice. Mr. Cardona has helped clients structure offerings that raised tens of millions of dollars, conducted due diligence for multimillion dollar international transactions, conducted internal investigations for multinational companies facing FCPA compliance issues, and helped numerous businesses to establish governance protocols and management companies to reduce owner exposure.

Mr. Cardona received his Juris Doctorate from the University of Iowa College of Law where he received the University of Iowa’s Philip G. Hubbard Human Rights Award for his work to establish the Center for Worker Justice. He also received the Dean’s Award in Contracts and Sales Transactions and worked as an Immigration Fellow at the University of Iowa’s Legal Clinic. He interned with Briggs and Morgan and Excel Energy in Minneapolis. Mr. Cardona also served on the Dean’s Advisory Council on Diversity, the Pro Bono Society, as the president of the Latino Law Student Association and vice president of the International Law Society.

Mr. Cardona holds a Master of Business Administration from the University of Colorado and a Bachelor of Science in International Business from Bradley University. Before his legal studies he worked as an account executive for an international manufacturing company with significant exposure to GSA programs and compliance. Mr. Cardona was also a project coordinator for a design-build contractor specializing in the energy industry and proof of concept facilities. During that time Mr. Cardona developed a reputation for his customer-centered approach and ability to coordinate design, manufacturing, delivery and after sale services for his clients.

After receiving his Juris Doctor, Mr. Cardona became a staff attorney for a Christian non-profit representing clients in immigration proceedings. He then joined the Dane County District Attorney’s Office where he prosecuted thousands of cases and tried over thirty of them, ranging from non-criminal Operating While Intoxicated to the biggest Possession with Intent to Deliver synthetic cannabinoids case in Wisconsin’s history. Mr. Cardona also represented the State in Dane County’s Operating While Intoxicated and Diversion Drug specialty courts.

Currently Mr. Cardona is a Board Member of Cornerstone DPC, Commissioner in the Idaho Governor’s Commission on Hispanic Affairs, President of the Sandpoint Kiwanis Club and Bonner Classical Academy, Vice President of the Sandpoint Community Resource Envision Center, and a founding member and Vice President of the Idaho St. Thomas More Society.

Mr. Cardona is licensed in Idaho and Arizona, and admitted to practice in the United States District Court for the District of Idaho, in the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals and in Idaho and Arizona state courts, as well as the Supreme Court of the United States. He is a member of the Idaho Mediation Association, is registered as a civil case mediator through the Idaho Supreme Court, and is a FINRA arbitrator.

Mr. Cardona is a native Spanish speaker and fluent in English.

Allen J. Shoff is a partner with the Davillier Law Group in our Sandpoint, Idaho office. He focuses on energy, business, and transactional law, with a particular emphasis in exempted securities and regulatory compliance, but also litigates civil matters, including commercial and residential construction defect disputes and constitutional and administrative law. He has spearheaded Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and anticorruption compliance for international companies operating on three continents, orchestrated due diligence for billion-dollar commercial transactions, co-authored three United States Supreme Court amicus curiae briefs, and currently represents several billion-dollar energy companies in negotiations, deal due diligence, compliance, and general transactional drafting.

Mr. Shoff served for five years as a Deputy Prosecuting Attorney in Canyon County, Idaho, with two years as criminal prosecutor and three as a civil attorney representing the Board of County Commissioners and other county officials. During his time at Canyon County he prosecuted several thousand cases and secured felony and misdemeanor convictions in jury and bench trials, while serving as co-counsel and primary author for motion practice on major felonies, civil litigation, and appellate matters.

Given the opportunity to relocate to the beautiful Sandpoint area, Mr. Shoff left Canyon County, practicing litigation and criminal defense and co-founding a software and web hosting firm. He started as an associate with the Davillier Law Group in 2021 and was made a partner in 2025.

Mr. Shoff graduated magna cum laude with a Bachelor of Arts degree in History with Honors from Hillsdale College. Mr. Shoff received his Juris Doctorate from the University of Idaho College of Law. During his time at the College of Law, he was an active member of the Federalist Society, serving a term as the Vice President for Advertising and Marketing, and interned at the Clearwater County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office for two years.

Mr. Shoff is a founding member and current Treasurer of the St. Thomas More Society of Idaho.

Mr. Shoff is licensed and admitted to practice in the state courts of Idaho, in the United States District Court for the District of Idaho and the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, as well as the Supreme Court of the United States. He is a member of the Idaho Mediation Association and registered as a civil case mediator through the Idaho Supreme Court.

Mr. Shoff is active in his church, including serving as director of a youth choir, and enjoys spending time in the mountains and at the lake with his wife and children.