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Thomas Budge
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About Thomas Budge
T.J. represents cities, corporations, banks, developers, and landowners throughout Southern Idaho in a wide range of complex transactions, administrative proceedings, litigation, and appeals. He has assisted with some of the largest real estate developments in Idaho, was intimately involved with the Snake River Basin Adjudication, and has been heavily engaged in resolving monumental conflicts between surface and ground water users across the Snake River Plain. His experience includes commercial transactions, agriculture, water rights, the Clean Water Act, easements, road disputes, boundary disputes, eminent domain, mining, and energy.
T.J. approaches legal challenges with the goal of identifying cooperative solutions that can be implemented quickly and cost-effectively. This is bolstered by his ability to obtain judicial relief when necessary. He has argued cases before the Idaho Supreme Court, Idaho Department of Water Resources, Idaho Department of Lands, United States Environmental Protection Agency, and local government boards throughout eastern Idaho. The legal, historical, and practical insights gained from these experiences enable T.J. to provide clear and cost-effective solutions to the most difficult legal challenges that face our clients.
โ๏ธ Practice Areas
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Real Estate Law
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Environmental Law
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Business Law
Credentials & Experience
๐ Education
University of Idaho
J.D.
Idaho State University
B.S.
๐ Bar Admissions
Idaho State Bar
Member
Current
Member
Utah State Bar
Member
Current
Member
๐ผ Professional Experience
Attorney
Racine Olson Current
๐ Awards & Recognition
Overachievers Under 40
Southeast Idaho Business Review
CASA Attorney of the Year for the Sixth Judicial District
CASA
10.0 Lawyer Rating
Avvo
AV Preeminent
Martindale-Hubbell
๐ Publications
- A Fluid Transaction: Buying and Selling Water Rights
- The Advocate (Idaho State Bar)