Salt Lake

Commercial Litigation
Employment

Jim has over 26 years of experience assisting clients with employment and labor advice and litigation as well as other complex litigation matters. He represents clients in complex litigation including employment and labor, contract and business disputes, unfair competition, trade secrets, business defamation, and securities.

Jim advises and represents employers in the defense of claims of age, race, sex, national origin and religious discrimination, harassment, retaliation, wrongful termination, wage disputes, labor arbitration, collective bargaining, NLRB litigation and contract disputes. He defends employers in any and all labor and employment matters involving state and national labor laws and acts including Title VII of the Civil Rights Acts of 1964, Americans with Disabilities Act, Age Discrimination and Employment Act, and the Family and Medical Leave Act.

Utah State Bar, 1983

Brigham Young University, J.D., 1981

Member BYU Law Review, 1979-1981

Note and Comment Editor, BYU Law Review, 1980-1981

Brigham Young University, M.B.A., 1981

Brigham Young University, B.A., Political Science, 1975, Magna Cum Laude

President of BYU Debate Team, 1972-1973

French

Judicial Clerkship to the Honorable Stephanie Seymour, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit

American Bar Association

Utah State Bar

Federal Bar Association of Utah

Society of Human Resource Management

Founding Member, First American Inn of Court

Master of the Bench, American Inns of Court, 2008-present

Barrister, American Inns of Court, 1990-2007

President, Utah Lawyers for the Arts, 1994-1996

Director, Employment law continuing Education Programs for the Utah State Bar, 1995-1996

Board Member, Utah Lawyers for the Arts, 1991-1994

Board Member, Young Lawyers Section of the Utah State Bar, 1984

Chambers USA; America's Leading Lawyers for Labor and Employment Law, 2008-2009

“AV” rated with Martindale-Hubbell, the highest rating awarded to attorneys for professional competence and ethics

Recognized in Utah Business Magazine’s “Utah Legal Elite” in the Employment Law category

Author of Note, Wage and Price Controls-Government Contracts-Executive Use of the Federal Procurement Act to Disbar Private Firms from Government Contracts if Wage and Price Standards are not Followed, Brigham Young University Law Review, Volume 1980, No. 2, p. 431

Fisher v. Forestwood, 525 F.3d 972 (10th Cir. 2008)

Jones v. Unisys, 54 F.3d 624 (10th Cir. 1995)