James L. Carpenter, Jr.
Retired
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Experience
Jim Carpenter has represented businesses and their owners since joining the firm in 1978. As outside general counsel for numerous businesses in the Boulder Valley and beyond, his practice involves the wide range of legal issues that face those businesses over their lifespan, from business formation and financing, through contracts and other operational matters, to sale or merger transactions. He represents a wide variety of businesses, including technology-related companies in the hardware, software, and communications markets, professional services businesses such as medical practices and marketing services companies, and businesses involved in various phases of real estate. Jim also provides legal counsel on estate planning and real estate investment matters for the principals of those businesses that he represents and for other individuals.
AV® Preeminent™ Peer Review Rated
Education
Stanford Law School, J.D., 1978
Order of the Coif
Assistant Managing Editor, Stanford Law Review
University of Colorado, B.A. with Distinction, Mathematics, 1975
Phi Beta Kappa
Phi Beta Kappa Scholarship Award
Bar Admissions / Clerkships
Colorado, 1978
U.S. District Court, District of Colorado, 1978
Memberships / Awards
American Bar Association
Colorado Bar Association
Best Lawyers in America
Selected for Corporate Law and Governance, Mergers and Acquisitions, 2011 to present
Selected as 2019 Lawyer of the Year, Mergers and Acquisitions, Boulder Area
First Presbyterian Church, Boulder
9th Grade Girls Basketball Coach, Fairview High School