Sawtooth Law Offices is a distinguished law firm specializing in agriculture, natural resources, recreation, and water law, serving clients across southern and central Idaho from its strategic locations in Boise, Twin Falls, and Challis. The firm’s attorneys are licensed to practice in state and federal courts in Idaho, Oregon, and Washington, as well as before the U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, offering a broad jurisdictional reach for complex legal matters.
The firm is dedicated to providing excellent service to the legal and policy needs of Idaho citizens, businesses, water users, and recreationists, with a team that possesses unique experience in drafting legislation, handling water rights adjudications, and navigating regulatory agencies. Their approach combines deep regional expertise with a comprehensive understanding of the industries that drive Idaho’s economy, making them a go-to resource for producers, organizations, and individuals involved in resource-based activities.
Services Offered
- General Practice (drafting legal documents, planning for families and businesses, determining rights, duties, and needs)
- Agricultural Law (representation of producers, associations, cooperatives, bargaining associations, marketing organizations, farm and ranch sales, employee management and labor relations, immigration compliance and I-9 audits, sharecrop agreements, livestock and crop sales, land leases)
- Regulatory Compliance (permitting, alcohol beverage licensing for retail sellers, wholesalers, dealers, brewers, distillers, wineries, defense of alcohol service offenses, DUI and other alcohol crimes defense)
- Bankruptcy & Finance (loan agreements and secured transactions, refinancing and work-out agreements, financial planning and accounts management, collections and enforcement of judgments and promissory notes, recovery of assets, creditor representation in bankruptcy)
- Businesses & Corporations (business organization, sales, mergers, dissolution, agreements, obligations and entitlements, corporations, partnerships, limited liability companies, sole proprietorships, employment law and practices, labor relations, independent contractors, employment agreements, protection of trade secrets, confidential information, non-compete agreements)
- Civil Litigation (trial and appeal in federal and state courts, personal injuries and torts/negligence, contracts and commercial matters, insurance defense and coverage analysis, premises and environmental liability)
- Estate Planning & Elder Law (advance directives and powers of attorney, wills, trusts and pre-probate planning, probate of estates, trust administration, guardianships, conservatorships, minors’ compromises, grandparent rights, adoptions)
- Governmental Affairs (administrative law, constitutional law, government relations, legislation and lobbying, political and election law, policy development)
- Natural Resources & Public Lands (grazing rights, mining rights, rights-of-way and R.S.2477, recreational uses and interests, defense of recreation violations, natural resource extraction, NEPA and endangered species, defense of fish, game, trapping and other wildlife violations)
- Real Property (purchases, closings, sales and financing, real estate development, boundary, trespass, and other property disputes, conservation easements and related tax considerations, traditional easements and licenses, homeowner associations and enforcement of CCR’s, land use, planning and zoning)
- Water Law (Snake River Basin Adjudication, water rights – obtaining, maintaining, transferring, irrigation districts, drainage districts, flood control districts, canal companies, ditch rights, water quality and water pollution control)
With offices in Boise, Twin Falls, and Challis, the firm is well-positioned to serve clients throughout southern and central Idaho, leveraging its attorneys’ experience with key state agencies like the Idaho Department of Water Resources and the Idaho Department of Environmental Quality.
