What We Do

Our team of highly specialized legal professionals is dedicated to helping you navigate some of life’s most challenging decisions. Katherine M. Coyle, as the region’s only certified elder law attorney, certified by the National Elder Law Foundation, and the rest of the Coyle & Eyman team have the expertise and experience to guide you and your family each step of the way.

Issues encompassed under the field of “Elder Law” include:

  • Estate Planning (Wills, Trusts, Powers of Attorney, Living Wills, Property Agreements)

  • Probates and Trust Estate Administration

  • Guardianship and Conservatorship of disabled or incapacitated persons

  • Medicaid and other public entitlement programs (eligibility and appeals)

  • Special Needs Trusts and Miller Trusts

  • Other related Tax, Real Estate, and Financial issues facing seniors

Meet Our Team

Katherine Monroe Coyle, J.D., CELA* 

Katherine (Kate) grew up in Meridian, Idaho before attending the University of Montana, studying Political Science and History, graduating with honors. She attended Gonzaga University School of Law where she was an articles editor for the Gonzaga Journal of International Law and a member of the Phi Alpha Delta legal fraternity.  While in law school, she interned for the Spokane County Prosecutor’s office and Wytychak Elder Law, PLLC in Coeur d’ Alene. Kate began working at Wytychak Elder Law, PLLC as an attorney in 2007 and took over the practice from her retiring mentor Michael Wytychak III in 2015. Kate became nationally certified as an expert in Elder Law in 2015, when she was approved by the National Elder Law Foundation as a Certified Elder Law Attorney (CELA). In her free time, she enjoys golf, reading, boating, cycling, and spending time with her husband John and pets.

Contact
kate@cwelp.com
(208) 765.3595

 

Professional Affiliations 

  • Certified Elder Law Attorney* through the National Elder Law Foundation

  • Idaho State Bar Association 

  • First District Bar Association 

  • National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys 

  • North Idaho Etate Planning Council

  • Lake City Center Board of Directors, former member

  • Kootenai Health Clinical Ethics Committee, former member

Volunteerism and Civic Engagement

  • Museum of North Idaho Board Member

  • Coeur d’Alene Community Foundation, grant committee member

  • CareNet Kootenai

  • Rotary Club of Coeur d’Alene

  • Coeur d’Alene Rotary Foundation Board of Directors

  • Coeur d’Alene Chamber of Commerce Leadership Committee

Awards and Honors

  • 2025 Soroptimist Business and Professional Woman of Distinction Award

  • 2024 Idaho Business Review Leaders in Law Recipient

  • 2020 First District Denise O’Donnell Day Pro Bono Award

  • North Idaho Business Journal “30 under 40” honoree

Rebecca Eyman, J.D.

Rebecca Eyman was born and raised in the San Francisco Bay Area. In 2012, Rebecca graduated cum laude from the University of San Francisco School of Law. During law school, Rebecca served as a Senior Staff Member on the Law Review and achieved membership in the McAuliffe Law Honor Society for distinguished academic achievement. Additionally, she worked as an extern for the Honorable William Alsup of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California.

During her legal career, Rebecca represented clients in all stages of family law, trust, and business litigation, before focusing her practice on Elder Law. Rebecca enjoys working with families to achieve their estate planning goals by creating wills, trusts, and powers of attorney. Her practice areas also include guardianships and conservatorships, probates, and Medicaid/long-term care planning. Rebecca’s interests include running and Pilates, pleasure reading (with a particular affinity for anything by Sarah J. Maas), attending musical theater productions, and spending time with her husband, Dan, and her son, Ansel.

Contact
rebecca@cwelp.com
(208) 765.3595

 

Professional Affiliations

  • Adjunct Professor, Paralegal Program, North Idaho College

  • Former President of the First District Bar Association

  • Idaho State Bar Association

  • Kootenai County Bar Association

  • Coeur d’Alene Estate Planning Council

  • CareNet

Community Service

  • Coeur d’Alene Rotary Club Secretary 

  • Coeur d’Alene Summer Theater Board

Shelly Beck, Paralegal

Shelly Beck grew up in Osburn, Idaho and attended North Idaho College, graduating with an A.A.S. degree in 2001. She obtained a second A.A.S. degree in Paralegal Studies in 2003. While in college, Shelly interned for the Kootenai County Clerk of the District Court’s office in Coeur d’Alene. She has been a paralegal with Coyle & Eyman since 2010. Shelly and her husband Tony have a son and two dogs. She enjoys spending time with her family outdoors camping, hiking, and riding in their UTV. 

Community Service
Care Net Rake and Run

Honors & Awards
Care Net Golden Rake Award 2014

Contact
shelly@cwelp.com
(208) 765.3595

 

Meredith Goss, Paralegal

Meredith grew up in North Carolina and graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Madison with a degree in Wildlife Ecology. She worked as a research assistant for a small biotechnology company in Boulder, Colorado, and then managed a bike shop in Coeur d'Alene for several years before earning an Associate's Degree in Paralegal Studies from North Idaho College in 2022. Meredith currently works remotely for Coyle & Eyman, and can be found anywhere across North America from Knoxville, Tennessee to Castlegar, British Columbia, depending on the season and the best conditions for mountain biking. In addition to shredding the gnar, Meredith likes to spend her free time hiking in the woods with her Siberian husky, Oscar, attempting to recreate delicious treats from The Great British Baking Show, skiing fresh pow, reading dystopian sci-fi novels, and pursuing random new hobbies like kitesurfing.

Community Service
Former volunteer advocate with North Idaho CASA

Honors & Awards
First Place, Strider Huge Rock Enduro 2018

Contact
meredith@cwelp.com
(208) 765.3595

 

Beth Hall, Legal Assistant

Beth earned an Associate of Arts degree from Austin Community College in Austin, Texas. She met her husband while earning a Bachelor of Arts degree from Humboldt State University in Arcata, California. In 2005, she relocated to Post Falls, Idaho. During her children’s elementary school years, she actively engaged with their education by contributing to the art program and leading fundraising initiatives through the Parent Teacher Organization (PTO). These efforts raised significant funds that enhanced educational resources and experiences for students. She also served in leadership roles with both the Girl Scouts and Boy Scouts for over a decade. Under her guidance, the troops successfully raised substantial funds to support scholarships, camping experiences, and troop expenses.

Beth handles every situation with care and is always ready to help where she can. In her spare time, she enjoys spending time with her husband and children, reading, and crocheting blankets and hats for community donations. She is also a die-hard Spokane Chiefs fan.