FurryAmbassadors
November 2017
Boozy Barrister Badger

Boozy Badger, known outside of the furry fandom as Boozy Barrister, is a civil litigation lawyer. He first encountered the fandom through a social media site dedicated specifically for lawyers called Lawyer Slack, and he decided to look for any special legal cases regarding furries in general, to which he found none out of the ordinary until he got a message about the Cease and Desist letter from Rocky Mountain Fur Con against  DeoVacuus. Boozy pointed out that the letter was not legitimate because of reasons including, but not limited to, the chairman issuing a lien despite not having the authority to do so, as well as defining silence to the letter as compliance; thus not following the legal requirements of a Cease and Desist letter. He explains this in this blog post on his site 'Lawyers and Liquor'.

His view on this subject made him an instant hit with many furries in the fandom, as quoted from a comment on Boozy's blog post.
“...the furries on Twitter (I count myself among them) are quickly falling in love with you. This fandom badly needs a badger lawyer, and I say that without a single trace of cynicism.” - Wolf

In another blog post, as part of his 'Furry Friday' segment, he brings up four different examples of legal cases where furries have been involved. He explains how accusers [some of which are furries themselves] use furry terms in derisive ways and exploits the stigma surrounding the fandom to their advantage. Others also used their popularity within the fandom to protect themselves from allegations. Boozy explains these four cases in a thoughtful way while providing sober commentary that invites the reader to think long and hard about the situations presented. He also notably points out that these cases are not unique to the furry fandom and occur on a regular basis.

The badger has made a large number of blog posts including one regarding Boomer the Dog's attempt to legally change his name in the US state of Pennsylvania, where he argues against the court ruling, which was based on speculation, and in  Boomerthedog's favor, referring to previous cases of name changes that have passed and that Boomer is an adult that has no crimes to his name.

Boozy's affiliations with the furry fandom has not gone unnoticed among his colleagues. Chad Murray, a lawyer operating his own law firm, posted a blog on his website 'Chad Talks Law'. It described how Boozy's afforementioned blog post peaked his interest, how he got more involved in the fandom, attended to his first furry convention and his transformation into Boozy Badger.
“...our good friend Boozy posted his brand new blog post...This post is basically patient zero for the tale (tail?) of Boozy and the Furries. Our hero Boozy wrote a post about the intersection of sovereign citizens and furries. The furry community on Twitter (I’m just going to call them “the furries”) found the post and it spread like wildfire among the community.” - Chad Murray

Bringing up this topic has had an apparent impact on Boozy's colleagues, many of whom broadening their perspectives and becoming more accepting and tolerant of the furry fandom. In Murray's post there's even a fair amount of introspection into the general mind frame of people working in legal professions.
“And you know what, I give the bastard a lot of credit. He didn’t run away from the “weirdos” on the internet—he leaned in, made some friends, and found a community. Young lawyers should take a lesson from that salty ass veteran (he’s actually been practicing like half as long as I have)—being a lawyer doesn’t have to make you a pompous ass. People are people.
Oh, and there are something like 4-5 furries in the lawyer Slack now.” - Chad Murray

Boozy is also running a podcast about law cases, personal experiences and furry-related topics. In this way he presents the furry fandom to a new audience, not from the point of a sensationalist media, but from the point of a layman whom by happenstance is a professional litigation lawyer.

On the Subwuffer ET show, Boozy has stated that he is going to host a 24 hour charity livestream on Twitch called Boozy's Brigade. All proceeds of which will be donated to The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. The stream is planned to take place on November 4th on the Extra Life website.

In Summary:
Boozy Barrister Badger has been officially nominated to Furry Ambassador of the month of November by the FurryAmbassadors project. Below will be cited the criteria that he has fulfilled to be a valid recipient of the award.
Promoting Prosperity: Through his planned livestream for charity with the aim of donating all of the revenue to The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Boozy Badger has qualified for the Promoting Prosperity critera.
Working for Peace: By sharing his introduction to the furry fandom and his first hand sincere impressions of what the fandom is to the outside world. Through his bloggs or by mouth, spreading the word about the fandom and not presenting it through a sensationalist perspective that the mainstream media has a habit of doing.
For his diligent work, Boozy Barrister Badger fulfills the categories 'Promoting Prosperity' and 'Working for Peace' and therefore qualifies as a Furry Ambassador.

External links:
An Evening with Boozy, panel at Fur the 'More 2017

A Dramatic Reading, panel at IndyFurCon 2017