Jim Buche graduated from Southwestern University at
Georgetown, Texas with a B.A. in English in 1999. Mr.
Buche earned his law degree from Texas Tech University
in Lubbock, Texas in 2002. During law school, he
interned with the United States Attorney's Office for
the Northern District of Texas and with the United
States Magistrate Court. He also clerked for a
prominent Plaintiff's firm.
In 2003, Mr. Buche joined the Nueces County Attorney’s
Office in Corpus Christi, Texas. As an Assistant County
Attorney, Mr. Buche represented Nueces County and its
elected public officials in a wide range of litigated
matters in state and federal court. Additionally, Mr.
Buche acted as full time counsel to the Nueces County
Park Board, the Nueces County Bail Bond Board and as
general counsel to the various departments within the
County.
Mr. Buche relocated to San Diego in 2005 after receiving
licensure in California. After briefly working with a
San Diego bankruptcy firm, Mr. Buche established a solo
practice, where he provided general business counsel to
a number of businesses and individuals throughout
Southern California. Mr. Buche’s practice also involved
matters relating to employment, intellectual property,
food and beverage industry and customs law. Mr. Buche
joined the law firm of Lounsbery, Ferguson, Altona and
Peak in February 2008, where he practiced with an
emphasis in municipal law, to include a variety of
matters in real estate, development and administrative
law. In 2011, Mr. Buche left Lounsbery, Ferguson, Altona
and Peak to hear administrative matters for the City of
San Diego in conjunction with the University of San
Diego Administrative Hearing Program and to continue
practicing law as a sole practitioner. Mr. Buche
also serves as an Administrative Law Judge Pro Tem for
the California Office of Administrative Hearings.
Mr. Buche is admitted to practice in all courts for the
States of California and Texas, the Federal District
Courts for the Southern, Eastern and Northern Districts
of Texas, the District Court for the Southern District
of California, and the U.S. Court of International
Trade. Mr. Buche is a licensed California real estate
broker, Lic. No. 01818214.
Mr. Buche is a member of the San Diego County Bar
Association and a proud graduate of the San Diego
Culinary Institute. Outside of the practice of law, Mr.
Buche enjoys surfing, cooking, travelling and running.
