Bradley J. Dixon - Partner

Recognition

• Named one of Idaho's Leaders in Law by Idaho Business Review, 2015
• Chambers USA, America's Leading Lawyers for Business (Litigation: General Commercial)
• Mountain States Super Lawyers®, (Civil Litigation Defense) 2018
• Admitted to the International Association of Defense Counsel, 2008
• Member, National Institute for Trial Advocacy, 2004
• Member, Idaho Association of Defense Counsel, 2003-present
• Member, Idaho State Bar, Labor and Employment Section, 2002-present

Education

• Willamette University College of Law, J.D., 2000
• Boise State University, B.S., 1997

Admissions

• Idaho
• Utah
• Idaho Supreme Court
• U.S. District Court for the District of Idaho
• U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

Memberships & Affiliations

• Board Member, Gridiron Dreams Foundation, 2011-present
• Board Member, Prolific, Inc. 2014-present
• State Advocacy Chair, American Heart Association, Idaho Division, 2011-present
• Chairman of the Board, American Heart Association, Idaho Division, 2011-2014
• American Heart Association, 2010 (successfully drafted and lobbied automatic external defibrillator liability limitation legislation)
• American Heart Association, Volunteer of the Year, 2009
• Member, Strategic Planning Board, American Heart Association, 2005-2009
• Chair, Strategic Planning Committee, American Heart Association, 2007-2008
• Board Member, Pacific Mountain Affiliate, American Heart Association, 2007-2008

• Recovered a $3.2 million dollar jury verdict on a breach of contract and professional malpractice claim on behalf of a developer in a construction law dispute against an architect that failed to design a large condominium project in compliance with accessibility requirements under the FHA and International Building Code.
• Successfully prosecuted a multi-million dollar construction delay claim in 2020 for a developer against a national contractor that delivered a downtown apartment building eight months beyond the substantial completion deadline, but sought to excuse the mismanagement based upon adverse weather.
• Successfully prosecuted a lawsuit on behalf of a local hand surgeon against Treasure Valley Hospital Limited Partnership for the wrongful expulsion of the limited partner surgeon. The lawsuit involved the defense of a noncompetition covenant purporting to allow the privately owned hospital to prevent the physician from doing simple procedures in his office at a substantial savings to patients. The jury found the noncompetition covenant unenforceable and a judgment was entered in favor of the surgeon in the amount of $1,524,299.10. (January of 2018)
• Obtained a declaratory judgment in 2020 for a highly specialized spinal deformity surgeon invalidating a noncompetition covenant that would have the impact of preventing him from offering his specialized services in the Treasure Valley. The Court invalidated the agreement on public policy grounds.
• Successfully prosecuted a bench trial obtaining a favorable decision in a complex partnership dissolution dispute. (March of 2018)
• Obtained a favorable settlement in a lawsuit concerning the misuse of insurance proceeds by an employee welfare benefit plan. The lawsuit involved the successful prosecution of injunctive relief in Idaho Federal Court and a successful settlement of two separate interpleader actions in the Southern District of New York. (August of 2017)
• Obtained a favorable decision from the Idaho Supreme Court regarding a complex commercial dispute involving a dairy and livestock business. See Green River Ranches, LLC v. Silva Dairy, LLC, 162 Idaho 385, 397 P.3d 1144 (2017). (May of 2017)
• Successfully prosecuted a security recovery lawsuit involving a multi-million dollar bond issuance.
• Successfully defended over limit transport clearances against a challenge by environmental special interest groups.
• Successfully defended a jury trial involving claims of insurance coverage and bad-faith.
• Successfully defended a jury trial involving claims of products liability, insurance coverage, bad faith and food safety.
• Successfully defended a AAA arbitration involving claims of trade secret misappropriation, wage claims, breach of fiduciary duties and noncompetition agreement violations.
• Successfully defended a private arbitration for a national health club corporation involving allegations of sexual orientation discrimination and wrongful termination.
• Successfully prosecuted a construction defect jury trial involving water intrusion.
• Successfully prosecuted a cost recovery claim for an international mining company in a four-day bankruptcy court trial.
• Represented a national agricultural lender in a multimillion-dollar agricultural foreclosure lawsuit involving property in four state counties.
• Successfully defended a bad faith insurance claim against an international rental car company.
• Successfully defended a class action lawsuit against an international rental car company.

• "NCAA Dodges Judicial Bullet in Federal Case Challenging Amateurism Rules" October, 2015
• "Being Proactive: What Can You Do Now to Avoid the Pitfalls and Dangers of Internal and External Corporate Fraud?" Zions Bank Fighting Fraud Conference, Boise, Idaho, June 2015
• "Assumption of Duties through the Sale and Marketing of Products," International Association of Defense Counsel, Products Liability Newsletter, May 2010
• "Contributing author, "Guide to Receivership & Foreclosure," Idaho Section TRIGILD, 2008-2010
• "What You Need to Know Before OSHA Comes Knowing on Your Door," Breakfast Plus Seminar, Boise, Oct. 2009
• Contributing author, "Product Liability Cases and the Duty to Warn, a 50 State Compendium," DRI. 2008
• "Religious Expression on the Clock: Workplace Rights," Idaho Business & Law, Summer 2008
• "Idaho Non-competition Covenants," Idaho Business Review 2008
• "Spring Cleaning" Getting Your Employment House in Order," Breakfast Plus Seminar, Boise, May 2007
• "Tough Choices and Supertrends & Employment Law News You Can Use," Breakfast Plus Seminar, Boise, Oct. 2006