Samuel F. Parry - Associate

Samuel transitioned into a legal career after more than fifteen years in agriculture. During that time, Samuel worked on cattle ranches in five states, including his home state of Idaho. Prior to law school, he was a manager at a large commercial cow/calf operation in Northern Nevada. Over the years, Samuel worked with local, state, and federal agencies to graze beef cattle on millions of acres of rangeland. His responsibilities exposed him to a wide range of legal issues including custom feeding contracts, land leases, water rights, and particularly, issues related to grazing on public land.

Samuel’s legal practice focuses on agricultural law, which allows him to leverage his prior career in agriculture and his degrees in animal science and agricultural economics to help his clients navigate legal issues they encounter in their various agricultural operations and enterprises. His legal practice spans transactional, regulatory, and litigation matters. Samuel has worked on public land grazing issues; dairy biogas digester development; matters governed by the Packers and Stockyards Act, the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act, and other federal regulations; fence and property boundary disputes; road, access, and easement matters; agricultural leases; real property purchase and sale; and water rights.

Samuel still regularly dons his riding boots and crawls on the backs of horses to stay in touch with old friends and spend time with his family. He also uses leather and rawhide to create western art and working gear.