Background
Holtkamp, James Arnold was born on April 4, 1949 in Albuquerque. Son of Clarence Jules and Karyl Irene (Roberts) Holtkamp.
Holtkamp, James Arnold was born on April 4, 1949 in Albuquerque. Son of Clarence Jules and Karyl Irene (Roberts) Holtkamp.
Brigham Young University (Bachelor of Arts, cum laude, 1972). George Washington University (Juris Doctor, with honors, 1975). Articles Editor, The George Washington Law Review, 1974-1975.
Attorney, Office of Hearings and Appeals, United States. Department of the Interior, 1976. Attorney, Division of Energy and Resources, Office of the Solicitor, United States.
Department of the Interior, 1976-1977.
Member staff United States Senate Watergate Committee, Washington, 1974. Attorney-advisor Department Transportation, 1975. Attorney Department Interior, 1975-1977.
Associate Van Cott, Bagley, Cornwall & McCarthy, Salt Lake City, 1977-1981, partner, 1981-1989, Davis, Graham & Stubbs, Salt Lake City, 1989-1992, Stoel Rives, Salt Lake City, 1992-1997, LeBoeuf, Lamb, Greene & MacRae, Salt Lake City, 1997—2003, Holland & Hart, Salt Lake City, since 2003. Adjunct professor, Law School Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah, 1979—2002. Adjunct professor College Law University Utah, since 1995.
"Mineral Transactions, Environmental Permits, and the Shifting of Liability for Environmental Problems Upon Transfer of Mineral Leases," Rocky Mtn. Min. L. Inst. 3-1, 1989. The Utah ‘No More Stringent Statue’: A Case Study in the Maximun Use of Limited Resources," The Environmental Professional, Volume 11, p.
51, 1989. Attorney, Office of Hearings and Appeals, United States. Department of the Interior, 1976. Attorney, Division of Energy and Resources, Office of the Solicitor, United States.
Department of the Interior, 1977. Chairman, Environmental Law Committee, 1979-1981 and Energy and Natural Resources Section, 1984-1985, Utah State Bar. ViceChairman, Air Quality Committee, American Bar Association, since 1985.
Missionary Latter Day Saints Church, 1968-1970. Active Great Salt Lake council Boy Scouts American, since 1977. Trustee Coalition for Utah's Future, 1996-2001.
Member American Bar Association (vice-chairman air quality commission 1985-1989), Utah State Bar (chairman energy and natural resources section 1984-1985, chairman public utilities law committee 1990-1993, energy and natural resources section, Lawyer of Year award 1981, Distinguished Service award 2002), Utah Mining Association (board directors since 1999), Rocky Mtn. Mineral Law Foundation (president 2005-2006), Utah Petroleum Association, George Washington Law Association (national board directors since 1999).
Married Marianne Coltrin, December 28, 1973. Children: Ariane, Brent William, Rachel, Allison, David Roberts.