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Bud joined the firm in September 2018. He was an original member of the predecessor firm to White Peterson, which he joined in 1969 after being admitted to the Idaho State Bar and U.S. District Court, District of Idaho. He left in 1983 to form his own firm where he practiced for 35 years. On September 1st, 2018, he merged his practice, Yost Law, PLLC, with White Peterson.

Bud was born in Lancaster, Ohio, in 1939. He attended Miami University in Ohio graduating in 1961. He received a commission in the United States Air Force, which was activated in 1963, and he was stationed at Mountain Home AFB, Idaho. He was honorably discharged in 1966 with the rank of Captain. He was accepted to the University of Idaho College of Law and received his Juris Doctorate in 1969. Bud served as legal counsel to the House of Representatives during the 1970 and 1971 sessions.

The opportunity to solve problems for people was a motivator in Bud’s decision to pursue a career in law. Bud is often described as a practical and pragmatic lawyer, and one who is solution-oriented.

Admitted
  • Idaho State and Federal Courts
Education
  • University of Idaho College of Law, J.D. 1969
  • Wharton School of Business, University of Pennsylvania, M.A. Governmental Administration, 1963
  • Miami University in Ohio, B.A. 1961
Affiliations
  • Idaho State Bar (past President and Commissioner, current member of Character and Fitness Committee)
  • Idaho State Bar Outstanding Service Award 2012
  • Idaho State Bar Distinguished Lawyer 2006
  • Idaho State Bar Professionalism Award 1998
  • Rotary International Paul Harris Fellow
  • University of Pennsylvania, Wharton School of Business Samuel L. Fels Scholar