Dedicated legal professional offering expertise in business, estates and property law. Proven success in building trusting rapport with clients, simultaneously working with multiple departments within an organization, and offering consistent sound legal advice in clear and universal terms. Hardworking and dedicated to client advocacy.
Hi, I’m
Brady L. Espeland
Summary
Overview
13
years of professional experience
1
Certification
Work History
Ramsden, Marfice, Ealy & De Smet, LLP
Attorney
01.2024 - Current
Job overview
- Providing legal counsel to clients on diverse civil matters, including business, real property, estates/trusts, and contract law.
- Managing a full case load with multiple large portfolio clients.
- Analyzing and negotiating legal documents, identifying pertinent risks for clients.
- Drafting and reviewing contracts, and other legal documents to support client needs.
- Researching and interpreting laws, rulings and regulations to advise clients on the their business and legal transactions.
James, Vernon & Weeks, P.A
Associate Attorney
03.2018 - 12.2023
Job overview
- Civil litigation (including Business, ERISA, Estates and Probates, Worker's Compensation, and Personal Injury claims)
- Provided legal advice to businesses involved in multiple types of litigation.
- Filed timely case pleadings to meet firm deadlines.
- Developed strategies and arguments for hearings, trials and appeals.
- Negotiated settlements of disputes and litigation.
- Drafted motions, petitions and waivers.
- Counseled clients on potential outcomes of legal matters.
University of Idaho
Temporary Faculty Lecturer - BLAW 420
06.2019 - 08.2021
Job overview
- Developed, implemented, and taught a curriculum on Business Law for College of Business students at the University of Idaho
- Evaluated and revised lesson plans and course content to achieve student-centered learning.
- Created materials and exercises to illustrate application of the course concepts.
- Created and designed quizzes, tests and projects to assess the student's knowledge.
- Utilized distance learning technology to instruct students remotely.
University of Idaho
Teaching Assistant
08.2015 - 05.2018
Job overview
- Provided primary support for Prof. Deborah McIntosh in legal research and writing at the U of I College of Law
- Also supported Prof. Karin Dial in Accounting and Cybersecurity Lectures at the U of I College of Business/Accounting
- Planned and implemented lessons following school's curriculum, professor's goals, and department's objectives.
- Lectured on legal research fundamentals, fraud detection, cybersecurity essentials, and computer forensics.
- Tutored struggling students individually and in small groups to reinforce learning concepts.
- Helped with grading assignments and tests, providing constructive feedback to students based on results.
University of Idaho
Desktop Security Assistant
07.2013 - 08.2015
Job overview
- Supervised staff members in education of all company employees on common threats and ways to promote cybersecurity best practices.
- Mitigated risk and managed liability by proactively applying latest cybersecurity advisories and best practices to internal operations and product development.
- Assisted with development of cybersecurity policies and procedures to prevent and defend against unauthorized access to systems, networks, and data.
- Demonstrated strong organizational and time management skills while managing multiple projects.
- Regularly worked with department system administrators to identify and mitigate vulnerabilities and infections of University information systems
- Received and promptly acted on all DMCA complaints sent to the University by copyright owners.
- Co-authored a monthly security awareness newsletter to staff and faculty called "A Watchful UI"
University of Idaho
Technical Support Representative
08.2011 - 08.2015
Job overview
- Used ticketing systems to manage and process support actions and requests.
- Managed high levels of call flow and responded to technical support needs.
- Configured hardware, devices, and software to set up work stations for employees.
- Patched software and installed new versions to eliminate security problems and protect data.
- Removed malware, ransomware, and other threats from laptops and desktop systems.
- Responded to customer inquiries and provided technical assistance over phone and in person.
- Diagnosed and troubleshot hardware, software and network issues.
- Created user accounts and assigned permissions.
Education
University of IdahoMoscow, ID
J.D.
05-2018
University Overview
University of IdahoMoscow, ID
Master of Science from Accounting
03.2018
University Overview
University of IdahoMoscow, ID
Bachelor of Science from Business, Accounting and Information Systems
12.2014
University Overview
Skills
- Drafting purchase and sale agreements, contracts, deeds, leases, estate plans, pleadings, and other transactional documents and memoranda
- Leveraging technology to achieve better efficiencies
- Civil litigation
- Client counseling
- Discovery
- Strategy development
- Contract negotiation
- Settlement negotiation
Publications
Publications
Is the Shelter a Sham? An Analysis of the Treatment of Foreign Taxes in the Economic Substance Doctrine's Pre-Tax Profit Test, Idaho Law Review, May 1, 2019
Licenses and Affiliations
Licenses and Affiliations
Licensed in the following states and jurisdictions:
- Idaho
- Washington
- California
- Colorado
- Southern District of Texas (Federal)
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Certification
LexisNexis Professional Research Certification - March 2017
Hobbies
Hobbies
Watching hockey, rooting for the Gonzaga Bulldogs, exploring the Pacific Northwest with my wife and two labrador retrievers, and (pretending like I know what I'm doing when it comes to) woodworking.
Timeline
Attorney
Ramsden, Marfice, Ealy & De Smet, LLP
01.2024 - Current
Temporary Faculty Lecturer - BLAW 420
University of Idaho
06.2019 - 08.2021
Associate Attorney
James, Vernon & Weeks, P.A
03.2018 - 12.2023
Teaching Assistant
University of Idaho
08.2015 - 05.2018
Desktop Security Assistant
University of Idaho
07.2013 - 08.2015
Technical Support Representative
University of Idaho
08.2011 - 08.2015
LexisNexis Professional Research Certification - March 2017
University of Idaho
J.D.
University of Idaho
Master of Science from Accounting
University of Idaho
Bachelor of Science from Business, Accounting and Information Systems
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