Wood Crapo LLC

Education

University of Idaho, College of Law, J.D., 1996

• magna cum laude

• Editor, Idaho Law Review

  Brigham Young University, B.A., Political Science and German, 1993

  Practice Areas

• Commercial Litigation
• Employment/Labor Law and Litigation
• Creditor Rights

• Construction Law

  Practice Description

  Rick has been at Wood Crapo LLC since 1999 and was recently made a partner in 2003. He graduated magna cum laude from the University of Idaho College of Law in Moscow, Idaho in 1996. In law school, he served as an editorial board member on the Idaho Law Review and worked in the felony appeals division of the Nez Perce County Public Defender’s Office.

  Upon graduating law school, Rick moved to Salt Lake City for a judicial clerkship with the Honorable Gregory K. Orme of the Utah Court of Appeals. Rick is licensed to practice in all state and federal courts within Utah, Idaho, and Nevada. Rick?s practice focuses on a wide array of commercial litigation, including complex construction disputes, creditor rights, general business litigation, and employment litigation.

  Rick devotes time to the Utah state bar?s pro bono program, assisting clients primarily in probate and elderly law matters, including guardianship appointments and adoption related matters. Rick is also a Barrister in the American Inn of Court. Rick also serves on the editorial board of The Brief, a quarterly periodical published by the American Bar Association (ABA). Rick also serves as the Brief’s liaison to the ABA committees for Employer-Employee Relations, Employer Benefits, Civil Procedure and Evidence, and Title Insurance Litigation.

  Prior Professional Experience

• Law Clerk, Honorable Gregory K. Orme, Utah Court of Appeals, 1996-97

• Associate Attorney, Stirba & Hathaway, 1997-99

  Admitted to Practice

• Utah Supreme Court
• Idaho Supreme Court
• Nevada Supreme Court
• United States District Court, for the Districts of Utah, Idaho, and Nevada

• United States Ninth and Tenth Circuit Courts of Appeals

  Professional Affiliations and Memberships

• Idaho State Bar
• Utah State Bar Association
• Nevada State Bar
• American Bar Association

• Member, Construction Law Division and Employment Law Division