Andy Brassey accepting the 2022 Richard C. Fields Civility Award.The Idaho State Bar Professionalism & Ethics Section present the Richard C. Fields Civility Award each year. Dick Fields was consistently recognized for his service, professionalism, and leadership within the Idaho State Bar and was known in the legal community as an advocate for civility in the practice of law. In honor of Dick’s memory and the legacy he left for future generations of lawyers in Idaho, this award is presented to an Idaho lawyer who demonstrates a commitment to professionalism and civility in the profession.
Congratulations to Andy Brassey for being awarded the 2020 Carl P. Burke Award of Excellence in Legal Defense. The Idaho Association of Defense Counsel’s Carl P. Burke Award of Excellence in Legal Defense was established by unanimous Board action in January 2019. The award honors IADC’s first president, 1964, Carl P. Burke, and his contribution to civil defense practice in Idaho. It celebrates and recognizes his distinguished service and extraordinary accomplishments in the field.
Congratulations to University of Idaho College of Law alums Mary York '95 and Nick Crawford '84 for being awarded the Idaho State Bar Professionalism Award - given to at least one attorney in each of Idaho’s seven judicial districts engaged in extraordinary activity in his or her community, in the state, or in the profession, which reflects the highest standards of professionalism.
Announcements
2022:
November:
Chris Graham’s November/December 2022 article entitled “Flood at 50: How Curt Flood Changed the Game of Baseball” was released.
Andy Brassey was presented with the Idaho State Bar 2022 Richard C. Fields Civility Award.
2021:
April:
Chris Graham and Lucy Murphy’s November/December 2020 article entitled “Women’s Suffrage and the Pandemic of 1918” was selected by the The Advocate Editorial Board as the Best Article of 2020.
June:
Chris Graham was elected Chair of the Idaho Legal History Section.
2020:
January:
Chris Graham and Andy Brassey tried to successful verdict a case in the Third Judicial District of Idaho involving serious personal injuries to our client from being struck in the face by a thrown golf club. The jury awarded our client and his wife nearly $450,000 in damages.
April:
Chris Graham was elected Vice President of the Appellate Section of the Idaho State Bar.
September:
Andy Brassey was presented with the 2020 Idaho Association of Defense Counsel’s Carl P. Burke Award of Excellence in Legal Defense. Andy was recognized by his peers at IADC for the utmost in professionalism and courtesy during his 40+ years of practice.
Chris Graham was elected to the Board of Directors for the Idaho Association of Defense Counsel.
November:
Chris Graham and co-author Lucy Murphy published an article entitled “Women’s Suffrage and the Pandemic of 1918” in the November/December 2020 issue of The Advocate.
2019:
Nick Crawford was presented with the Professionalism Award by the Idaho State Bar at the Fourth Judicial District’s annual meeting. The award is given to attorneys in each of Idaho’s seven judicial districts who have engaged in extraordinary activity in his or her community, in the state, or in the profession, which reflects the highest standards of professionalism.
September:
KateLyn Price passed the Idaho State Bar Exam.
Pro Bono Report
Justice Ginsburg famously admonished aspiring lawyers to be more than the job when she said “if you’re going to be a lawyer & just practice your profession, you have a skill—very much like a plumber. But if you want to be a true professional, you will do something outside yourself, something that makes life…better for people less fortunate…”
Here at Brassey Crawford, through our pro bono efforts, our attorneys and other legal professionals responded to the needs of our community in the areas of domestic relations, child advocacy services, and criminal justice and are committed to the accessibility of the courts. We appreciate the opportunity to serve the people of Idaho.