Theodore O. Creason of the law firm Creason, Moore, Dokken & Geidl, PLLC, has become a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers, one of the premier legal associations in America.

 The induction ceremony at which Theodore Creason became a Fellow took place recently before an audience of approximately 800 persons during the recent 2011 Annual Meeting of the College in La Quinta, California.

 Founded in 1950, the College is composed of the best of the trial bar from the United States and Canada.   Fellowship in the College is extended by invitation only and only after careful investigation, to those experienced trial lawyers who have mastered the art of advocacy and whose professional careers have been marked by the highest standards of ethical conduct, professionalism, civility and collegiality.  Lawyers must have a minimum of fifteen years trial experience before they can be considered for Fellowship.

 Membership in the College cannot exceed one percent of the total lawyer population of any state or province.   There are approximately 5,800 members in the United States and Canada, including active Fellows, Emeritus Fellows, Judicial Fellows (those who ascended to the bench after their induction) and Honorary Fellows.   The College strives to improve and elevate the standards of trial practice, the administration of justice and the ethics of the trial profession.  Qualified lawyers are called to Fellowship in the College from all branches of trial practice.  They are carefully selected from among those who customarily represent plaintiffs in civil cases and those who customarily represent defendants, those who prosecute accused of crime and those who defend them.   The College is thus able to speak with a balanced voice on important issues affecting the legal profession and administration of justice.

 Admitted to the Bar in 1973, Creason is a partner in the firm of Creason, Moore, Dokken & Geidl and has been practicing in Lewiston for 36 years.   The newly inducted Fellow is an alumnus of the University of Idaho School of Law.

Christopher J. Moore is attending the 2011 Annual Advanced Estate Planning Seminar in Sun Valley September 9th and 10th.   This seminar provides Continuing Legal Education in Taxation, Probate and Trust Law, as well as a number of other topics pertinent to Estate Planning.

Sam Creason has joined the Idaho Association of Defense Counsel.   He will be attending the 47th Annual Meeting in September in McCall, Idaho.   Theodore Creason and Dave Dokken, past presidents of the Idaho Association of Defense Counsel will also be attending the Annual Meeting.

As part of Creason, Moore, Dokken & Geidl’s commitment to excellence, it requires every young attorney take the Idaho State Bar examination and Washington State Bar examination.  In this way, our lawyers have been approved to practice in each state not based solely upon their experience, but also upon their knowledge and proficiency in the law.  This Monday, May 2, 2011, the Washington State Bar informed Mr. Samuel T. Creason that he had passed the requirements of the state bar examination.  CMDG expects him to be licensed in the State of Washington shortly, once the necessary paperwork is completed.  Mr. Samuel Creason is currently licensed in the State of Idaho, Federal District of Idaho, Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals and United States Patent and Trademark Office.