SUMMARY
Christopher is an associate of the Davis Brown Law Firm. He joined the Business Division in May 2009. Christopher maintains a general tax practice including, but not limited to, tax controversy, state and local taxation, corporate, individual and federal taxation and administrative law.
CONCENTRATION
Christopher specializes in tax controversy matters with the Internal Revenue Service and state and local governments. Prior to joining the Davis Brown Law Firm, he was an assistant attorney general with the Iowa Department of Justice where he represented the Iowa Department of Revenue. Christopher was involved in a wide array of litigation involving large, national companies to individual taxpayers.
ACADEMICS
Christopher graduated with Honors from Northwestern University Law School with a LL.M in tax law in May 2009. While at Northwestern, he was selected to be a member of the Northwestern University Law School international tax law moot court team. He competed as a member of the team in a competition in Brussels, Belgium. In his studies, Christopher focused on tax litigation and state and local taxation.
Christopher graduated with honors from Drake Law School in May 2006 where he was an Opperman Scholar. While at Drake, in addition to being elected as Vice President of the Student Bar Association, he served as the Managing Editor of the Drake Journal of Agricultural Law. His student note was published in the Drake Journal of Agricultural Law. Christopher James, Note, The Effect on Agricultural Research by Genetic Material Patents and the Need for Clarity and Reform in Genetic Material Patent Law. Drake Journal of Agricultural Law, Fall, Vol. 11. Cited in Thirty-Ninth Selected Bibliography on Computers, Technology, and the Law, 33 Rutgers Computer & Tech. L.J. 367 (2007).
Christopher received his bachelor's degree in Accounting, cum laude, from the University of North Carolina-Greensboro in 2003.
MEMBERSHIPS
Christopher enjoys community involvement and currently serves on the board of directors of My Angel Foundation and Iowa Sister States. Christopher is also a member of the tax section of the American Bar Association, tax section of the Iowa Bar Association and is a member of the Polk County Bar Association.
PERSONAL
Christopher is from Greensboro, N.C. and is married to Jennifer James, an attorney. He enjoys golf, tennis, and playing the guitar.
Resources
Christopher E. James selected for Greater Des Moines Leadership Institute
08/04/2011 - Christopher E. James, an associate at the Davis Brown Law Firm,Iowa Supreme Court Issues Important Sales/Use Tax Opinion
10/11/2010 - On Friday, October 8, 2010, the Iowa Supreme Court decided the state tax case, The ...Christopher James Speaking at National Business Institute Continuing Education
03/01/2010 - Davis Brown attorney Christopher E. James will be one of the presenters at the National Business ...Wal-Mart Can't Seem To Catch A Break...
06/03/2009 - The North Carolina Court of Appeals rejected Wal-Mart’s claim that its REIT configuration ...
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