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Luke H. Marchant

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  208.523.0620

  lmarchant@holdenlegal.com

Luke H. Marchant practices in the areas of water, natural resource, environmental, and real property law.  He was raised on a cattle ranch in southern Idaho where he developed an early appreciation for the use and development of natural resources.  His clients include ranchers and farmers whom he has assisted with various natural resource and water right issues involving the Idaho Department of Water Resources, the Bureau of Land Management, and the United States Forest Service in matters primarily related to the administration of water rights, the National Environmental Policy Act, and the Endangered Species Act.  Mr. Marchant has extensive experience utilizing water right transfers to change elements of water rights to meet the evolving needs of his clients.  He has also assisted clients with obtaining water bank approval for temporary water uses.  In addition, he has appeared before the Snake River Basin Adjudication Court to assist his clients with the adjudication of their water rights.  He has also assisted clients with ditch and canal disputes, and other land use and property matters. 

Prior to joining the firm in 2009, Mr. Marchant attended the University of Idaho College of Law where he earned his J.D. and a concurrent Master of Science degree in Water Resources.  While in law school he worked as a legal intern in Idaho Governor C.L. “Butch” Otter’s office and in the Governor’s Office of Species Conservation assisting with the State of Idaho’s efforts to prevent the listing of sage grouse and slickspot peppergrass under the Endangered Species Act.

  • Education
    • Brigham Young University, B.S. Range Science, 2005
    • University of Idaho College of Law, J.D., 2008
    • University of Idaho, M.S. Water Resources: Law, Management, and Policy, 2010
    • Languages: Haitian Creole
  • Court Admissions
    • Idaho State Bar, 2008
    • United States District Court, District of Idaho, 2011
  • Professional Memberships
    • Idaho State Bar Section Membership
      • Water Law, Former At Large Council Member
      • Real Property
      • Environment and Natural Resources
    • J. Reuben Clark Law Society, Current Board Member of the Upper Snake River Valley Chapter
  • Publications
    • NEPA Reform in Relation to Livestock Grazing on Federal Lands in the West, The Advocate, June-July 2007, at 40.