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Salt Lake City Office
623 East 2100 South | Salt Lake City, Utah 84106
Managing Partner
 James Alder (Jim) was born and raised in Cache Valley, Utah. He began his legal career in natural resources before transitioning to estate planning. Jim is a member of WealthCounsel, a national organization of estate planning attorneys dedicated to providing high quality and customized estate and business planning to clients. Jim is also a member of the Utah State Bar’s Estate Planning Section and the Salt Lake Estate Planning Council. His law practice emphasizes wills and trusts, business law, probate and trust administration and related areas.
Jim is a member of the Board of Directors and Legal Counsel for the Alzheimer’s Association Utah Chapter, which focuses on the advancement of Alzheimer’s-related research and the provision and enhancement of care and support for those affected. Jim also serves on the Major Gifts Committee of the Intermountain Homecare Foundation for Homecare and Hospice, concentrating on raising funds for charitable medical care.
Areas of Practice
* 60% Estate Planning/Trusts/Wills
* 15% Guardianship/Conservatorship
* 15% Probate/Trust Administration
* 10% Business Formation/Planning/Succession
* Estate Administration
* Limited Liability Companies
* Powers of Attorney and Appointment
Litigation Percentage
* 5% of Practice Devoted to Litigation
Bar Admissions
* Utah, 1997
Education
* University of Utah College of Law, Salt Lake City, Utah
o LL.M. – 2001
o Major: Environmental and Natural Resource Law
* Brigham Young University, J. Reuben Clark Law School, Provo, Utah
o J.D. – 1997
* Utah State University, Logan, Utah
o B.A.
o Major: German
Published Works
* Federal Non-Indian Claims to Water, Western States Water Council, 1999
Classes/Seminars
* Elder Law Issues and Strategies, NBI, December 10, 2009
* Elder Law: Advanced Strategies and Techniques, NBI, 2009
Professional Associations and Memberships
* Alzheimer’s Association-Utah Chapter, Board of Directors, 2009 – Present
Past Employment Positions
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