Brad Richardson is a trusted courtroom lawyer, and litigator. He also founded Garrett Richardson’s transaction department having worked on multimillion dollar transactions, disputes complex contracts and negotiations, in various parts of the United States, Canada and in Europe. He is known for his persuasive oral and legal arguments, and for his ability to resolve complex legal matters. Mr. Richardson’s practice includes catastrophic problem solving and crisis management, complex commercial litigation, business formation and acquisitions, insurance defense, medical malpractice defense, government disputes, compliance, outdoor recreation life science/pharmaceuticals, commercial collections, real estate construction and lien law, probate, professional licensure, employment and administrative law. Mr. Richardson also serves as corporate counsel for a number of corporate clients.
At age 36, Mr. Richardson co-founded the law firm of Garrett Richardson, PLLC. He graduated, cum laude from Brigham Young University with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Communications, with a emphasis in public relations. In 1999, Mr. Richardson joined the public relations firm of Wilkinson Ferrari & Co. in Salt Lake City, Utah, where he worked as a media strategist and strategic planner for government and private clients.
In 2004, Mr. Richardson received his Juris Doctorate from the University of Idaho. While in law school, Mr. Richardson was a finalist in the McNichols Moot Court Competition and a member of the University’s moot court team. After his second year of law school, Mr. Richardson worked in Boise Idaho, as a judicial extern for United States Magistrate Judge Larry Boule. A year earlier, Mr. Richardson worked in the same capacity for Idaho Second Judicial District Judge Carl Kerrick in Lewiston, Idaho.
After law school, Mr. Richardson entered private practice in Boise, Idaho, and worked as an associate attorney at the law firm of Quane Smith LLP where he worked in the civil litigation practice, primarily in the areas of medical malpractice defense and insurance defense. In 2006, Mr. Richardson joined the law firm of Brassey, Wetherell, Crawford & Garrett, LLP. At that time, Mr. Richardson expanded his civil litigation practice to other areas of the law, while continuing to focus on medical malpractice defense and insurance defense.
Mr. Richardson has lectured on mergers and acquisitions in connection with Morgan Stanley Wealth Management. He has also lectured on legal issues for Sterling Educational Services, including lectures entitled: Overview of Confidentiality, Non-Competes, and Non-Solicitation Agreements; Impact of Vendor/Purchaser Real Estate Issues in Landlord-Tenant Context; Privacy in the Workplace; and Sexual, Racial & Other Harassment in the Workplace.
Mr. Richardson is admitted to practice in Idaho, Utah, Arizona, Wyoming and the 9th Circuit. He has also appeared on multiple occasions before the Idaho Supreme Court and has worked on cases at the 9th Circuit and at the Washington Court of Appeals. He has also handled high-profile cases addressed in the media. Mr. Richardson’s personal interests include marathon running, American history and business finance, religion, skiing and spending time with family.