Susan E. Buxton's practice emphasizes litigation in the areas of local government, natural resources, land use, and employment law.  In her municipal and local government practice, Ms. Buxton represents several cities, fire districts and water delivery companies in natural resources, water, land use, employment and general counsel matters.  Ms. Buxton also represents private individuals, corporations, municipalities and other local government entities in various natural resource issues, including water rights, land use, Clean Water Act, Endangered Species Act, CERCLA, NEPA and other related environmental matters.

Ms. Buxton served as a law clerk to the Honorable James A. Redden, Chief Judge of the United States District court, District of Oregon from 1991-1991, and to the Honorable Roger Swanstrom, Idaho Court of Appeals from 1989-1990.  Ms. Buxton received her law degree from the University of Idaho in 1989 where she was the Symposium Editor of the Idaho Law Review.  She received her Bachelor of Arts degree in Philosophy from Whitman College in 1985.

Ms. Buxton is admitted to practice in the state and federal courts of Idaho and Oregon and has represented clients before the State and federal courts of Idaho, federal courts of Oregon, Washington D.C., Washington, Arizona and Nevada, the Interior Board of Land Appeals, the Territory of Guam, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, and the United States Court of Federal Claims.