Thomas C. Morris has been an outstanding source of legal counseling and guidance for more than 27 years. He spent the first 20 years of his legal career with Moffatt Thomas, one of the largest firms in Idaho.  Mr. Morris left Moffatt Thomas in 2001 to help establish the Boise office of Perkins Coie, the largest firm in the Pacific Northwest. He further sharpened his legal and business skills by working as general counsel to a real estate development and home building company , where he assisted in the acquisition and development of more than $180,000,000 of property.  Among his peers, Mr. Morris is known for his professionalism, ethics, and legal ability earning an AV® Preeminent™ Peer Review rating by Martindale-Hubbell®, the highest recognition in the legal industry.

Mr. Morris has now returned to the private practice of law with Stewart Taylor & Morris and brings his extensive legal and business experience with him. Tom’s practice areas include real estate, business formations and consulting, trademarks and other intellectual property, and business litigation.

Mr. Morris received both his undergraduate degree and his law degree from Brigham Young University. He has been active in his community, having served on the Boards of Directors for the American Red Cross of Southwest Idaho, Boy Scouts of America (Ore-Ida Council), Boise Metro Economic Development Council (Venture Capital Committee) and the BYU Management Society (Boise Chapter). He was a YMCA and AAU youth basketball coach for more than 8 years.

Mr. Morris has also been actively involved in leadership positions for various sections of the Idaho State Bar, including the Business and Corporation Law Section and the Intellectual Property Law Section. He has lectured frequently to both attorneys and non-attorneys on a variety of legal topics including: “Difficult Issues for Business Lawyers – Intellectual Property,” Idaho State Bar (May 2002), “Trademarks, Tradenames and Domain Names,” Idaho State Bar Annual Meeting (July 2000), “Preserving and Protecting Intellectual Property,” Idaho Association of Paralegals (January 2000), “Idaho Practical Skills – Real Estate,” Idaho Law Foundation (April 1996, September 1996, April 1997). He has also spoken on estate planning (wills and trusts), probate, business entities and formation, limited liability companies, and various real estate topics.

Daniel W. Bower is recognized as a leading young lawyer and rising star in the profession, having already argued twenty-five cases before the Idaho Supreme Court and the Idaho Court of Appeals.  His practice focuses on both prosecution and defense in civil litigation.  Mr. Bower is also known for his professionalism, ethics, and legal ability earning an AV® Preeminent™ Peer Review rating by Martindale-Hubbell®, the highest recognition in the legal industry.

A former law clerk to Judge Stephen S. Trott of the United States Circuit Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, Mr. Bower worked as a litigator handling complex commercial litigation for Ray Quinney & Nebeker, a highly regarded Salt Lake City law firm. While at that firm, Mr. Bower worked on matters involving some of the world’s largest and most profitable business entities. Immediately prior to joining Stewart Taylor & Morris, Mr. Bower served as a Deputy Attorney General for the State of Idaho.  As a founding member of Stewart Taylor & Morris, Mr. Bower has been involved in some of the most high profile commercial litigation matters in Idaho.  He has represented and continues to represent massive farming entities, regional banking institutions and equipment manufacturing companies.

Mr. Bower graduated magna cum laude from Brigham Young University’s J. Reuben Clark Law School, where he served as the research editor of the BYU Law Review and received the Hugh B. Brown Barrister’s Award for excellence in the classroom.  A native record setting basketball player at Brigham Young University and at Ricks College, Mr. Bower was inducted into the Ricks College Athletic Hall of Fame in 2008.  Mr. Bower and his wife, Caroline, also a BYU athlete, were recipients of the prestigious Floyd Johnson Service Award for their community service as student-athletes.  As a native Idahoan, Mr. Bower continues to be involved in the community he grew up in, having served on the board of directors for the Treasure Valley Reading Foundation and the Nampa Family Shelter Coalition.  He is currently serving on the board of the Ore-Idaho Council of the Boy Scouts of America.

Mr. Haws is a litigation and trial attorney. Since Mr. Haws’ arrival at MB&H in 2011, he has built a robust practice specializing in personal injury and tort litigation, employment litigation, and commercial litigation. He represents both plaintiffs and defendants. Mr. Haws is respected for his integrity, passion, trial skills, and strong work ethic.

Prior to coming to MB&H, Mr. Haws worked as a Deputy Ada County Prosecuting Attorney where he tried numerous felony jury trials, served as a trial team leader, and gang unit supervisor. He is a native Idahoan and graduated from the University of Idaho’s College of Law, where he represented the School of Law as a trial team member. Prior to attending law school, Mr. Haws received academic and athletic scholarships to attend Ricks College and College of Idaho (formerly Albertson College of Idaho). Mr. Haws is a graduate of the Idaho State Bar’s prestigious Idaho Academy of Leadership for Lawyers, serves as a mentor to law students attending Concordia University School of Law in Boise, Idaho, and has enjoyed membership in the Inns of Court. In his spare time, Mr. Haws enjoys coaching his children in youth athletics and spending time in Idaho’s great outdoors.

Community Activities

• Mentor Concordia University School of Law
• Youth Athletic Coach

Education

• College of Law, University of Idaho, J.D.  2004
• Albertson College of Idaho (College of Idaho), B.S. English 2000
• Ricks College, A.A. 1998

Ricky practices in the areas of business counseling, estate planning, probate and litigation. He represents a wide variety of businesses, including closely-held, private and publicly-held companies, nonprofit organizations, lending institutions, dental practices, and medical practices. He consults clients regarding business organization, corporate governance, general corporate structuring, buy-sell agreements, licensing and various distribution agreements, and all types of contracts necessary to a company’s business operation. Ricky also assists clients with trademarks and other intellectual property.

Ricky’s estate planning practice involves the drafting of wills, trusts and all types of estate planning documents, including revocable and irrevocable trusts, succession planning and other income and estate tax-reduction mechanisms. Ricky also assists clients with probate and intestate succession.

Ricky’s litigation practice includes commercial and intellectual property litigation as well as probate and intestate succession litigation.

Ricky was born in Caldwell, Idaho and graduated from Skyview High School in Nampa, Idaho. In college, Ricky played basketball for the Ricks College Vikings, Wisconsin Badgers and BYU Cougars. He currently serves as chair of the Idaho State Bar Business & Corporate Law Section.  Ricky formerly served as chair of the  J. Reuben Clark Law Society’s Boise Chapter, as a board member of Serve For Health (a local nonprofit organization), and as the attorney advisor for the Nampa School District’s mock trial team.

Clerkships

• Judge Dee V. Benson United States District Court for the District of Utah

Education

• J. Reuben Clark Law School, Brigham Young University, J.D., 2010
• Romney Institute of Public Management, Brigham Young University, M.P.A., 2007
• Brigham Young University, B.A. Accounting, 2005