James W. McConkie III

James W. McConkie III’s practice involves general civil and commercial litigation, with special emphasis in contract or business disputes, employment, trademark and unfair business practice matters.  Mr. McConkie has experience in complex and class action litigation, having played a key role in two Federal Receiverships and a successful nationwide lawsuit against a Fortune 500 company.

Mr. McConkie has successfully tried and handled cases on both the state and federal level. He regularly advises clients on matters pertaining to their strategic planning, business organizations, management, disputes, and potential liabilities. His professional experience also includes service as an adjunct instructor of Business Law at the David Eccles School of Business at the University of Utah and as a visiting lecturer at various European law schools on the subjects of U.S. commercial law and the jury system. Upon graduation from law school, Mr. McConkie worked as a visiting associate with the Prague based law firm of Cisar, Ceska, Smutny & Spol in the Czech Republic handling commercial transactions and international arbitration matters.

George Washington University, National Law Center, J.D., 1999

University of Utah, B.A. in History, 1995

State and U.S. District Courts of Utah, 2000

• 2021, The Best Lawyers in America®
• AV Rating, Martindale-Hubbell
• Repeatedly named a Mountain States Super Lawyer
• Repeatedly named one of Utah’s Legal Elite by Utah Business Magazine
• Certificate of International Legal Practice from Center of International Legal Studies, Salzburg Austria, 2000

Co-Founder and Board of Directors of the Toronto Foundation, a non-profit organization engaged in humanitarian and literacy projects in the Czech and Slovak Republics, 2004-Present

Adjunct faculty, David Eccles School of Business, University of Utah, 2009-2011

Visiting legal instructor in Kiev, Ukraine, The Leavitt Institute of International Development, 2011

Past Chair, Leadership Committee “And Justice for All,” 2012-2013

President, Czech-Slovak Mission, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 2013-2016

• President, International Law Section of the Utah State Bar, 2003-2004
• Former Utah State Bar Examiner, Constitutional Law
• Member, Editorial Board Utah Business Law for Entrepreneurs & Managers, 2016
• Executive Committee, Litigation Section of the Utah State Bar, 2016-Present

• Czech