James Harward | Draper Business Lawyer

James E. Harward attended Brigham Young University and received a B. A. degree in English. His legal education and training came at the University of California Hastings College of Law in San Francisco. Mr. Harward has over 30 years of legal experience in private practice, corporate counsel, and government positions including the Director of Legal Affairs to the Industrial Commission (now the Labor Commission) and Administrative Law Judge for the Utah State Tax Commission.

He has developed his practice of providing outstanding personal legal services to a select clientele ranging from airline companies to medical device development and manufacturing companies. His expertise is particularly helpful in new company development and reorganizations and restructuring of struggling companies. His trial experience is extensive and broad from complex tax matters to white-collar criminal tax matters.

In addition to his experience in the practice of law, he was a board member of the Utah State Department of Professional Licensing and Chairman of the licensing board, President of the Utah Chapter of NAPEO, co-chair of the Utah State Bar Task Force on administrative law reform, Adjunct Professor for the National Judicial College, University of Nevado-Reno and an avid outdoorsman and family man.​

School	Degree	Major	Graduation
University of California	J.D.	Law School	1978
Brigham Young University	B.A.		1975

State / Court	Date
Colorado	1985
Utah	1985

• Member | Utah State Bar
  Member | Utah State Department of Professional Licensing
  Chairman of the licensing board
  President of the Utah Chapter of NAPEO
  Co-chair of the Utah State Bar Task Force on administrative law reform

• Fastest Growing Company of the year-Utah Magazine-1997
  Fastest Growing Company of the year-Utah Magazine-1996

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