Racine Olson Nye Budge & Bailey, Chartered = Attorneys at Law


Thomas J. Budge
Associate

Tel: (208) 232-6101
Fax: (208) 232-6109
E-mail: tjb@racinelaw.net





Practice Emphasis
Business & Commercial, Real Property, Water Law

Academic Degrees
Mr. Budge obtained a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from Idaho State University in 2003. He obtained his Juris Doctor degree from the University of Idaho and was admitted to the Idaho State Bar in 2006. Mr. Budge is licensed to practice before all Idaho and Federal Courts.

Practice Summary
Mr. Budge specializes in real estate transactions and development, local land use planning, water law, business representation, and litigation related to these practice areas.  In addition to litigation before Idaho courts, Mr. Budge has represented clients in various administrative proceedings before the Idaho Department of Water Resources, United States Department of Agriculture, Environmental Protection Agency, and planning and zoning boards throughout Southeast Idaho. 

Mr. Budge represents various businesses, irrigation entities, water and sewer districts, and individuals.  He has represented real estate developers across southeast Idaho successfully move from the planning process through final plat approval.  This process often includes the acquisition of property, water rights, and easements; obtaining various federal, state and local government approvals; preparing and recording restrictive covenants; forming homeowner’s associations and, where appropriate, water and sewer districts; and resolving unanticipated issues that inevitably arise.  Mr. Budge has also participated in recent, monumental water cases involving the management of Idaho’s vast East Snake Plain Aquifer.

Professional Memberships and Activities
Mr. Budge is a member of the Business & Corporate Law, Real Property, and Water Law sections of the Idaho State Bar. While attending the University of Idaho College of Law, Mr. Budge competed on the University of Idaho National Moot Court Team, was employed by the College of Law as a legal writing Teaching Assistant, and completed an externship with the Idaho Department of Water Resources.

Biographical Information
Mr. Budge was born in Logan, Utah and raised in Pocatello, Idaho. He and his wife, Heidi Bauer, of Mud Lake, Idaho, reside in Pocatello and have two children. Mr. Budge continues a long tradition of service to Idaho by the Budge family.

Thomas J. Budge: Racine Olson Nye Budge & Bailey, serving Pocatello, Idaho Falls, and Boise, Idaho, Idaho

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