James W. McConkie III
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PDFJames McConkie is primarily involved in general civil and commercial litigation, with special emphasis in contract or business disputes, employment, trademark and unfair business practices matters.
Mr. McConkie also has experience in complex and class action litigation, having played a key role in two Federal Recieverships and a successful nationwide class action lawsuit against a Fortune 500 company.
Prior Professional Experience
Mr. McConkie's professional experience includes service as an adjunct instructor of Business Law at the David Eccles School of Business at the University of Utah. Mr. McConkie has also lectured at various European law schools on the subjects of U.S. commercial law and the jury system. Prior to joining Prince Yeates, Mr. McConkie worked as an analyst for the Central and East European Legal Initiative of the American Bar Association. There, he drafted the overall analysis for a variety of published works, including the ABA-CEELI Concept Paper on Judicial Independence. Upon graduation from law school, Mr. McConkie worked as a visiting associate with the international law firm of Cisar, Ceska, Smutny & Spol in Prague, Czech Republic handling commercial transaction and international arbitration matters.
Education
George Washington University, National Law Center, J.D., 1999
University of Utah, B.A. in History, 1995
Admissions
State and U.S. District Courts of Utah, 2000
Affiliations
Co-Founder and Board of Directors of the Toronto Foundation, a
non-profit organization
Bar Examiner, Utah State Bar
And Justice For All, Leadership Committee
Second Language
Czech
Personal
Native of Salt Lake City
Married, four children
Distinctions and Awards
AV Rating, Martindale-Hubbell
Mountain States Super Lawyer, 2011
"Rising Star" by Mountain State Super Lawyers 2008 and 2009
Certificate of International Legal Practice in 2000 from Center of International Legal
Studies, Salzburg Austria
Repeatedly named one of Utah's Legal Elite by Utah Business Magazine
