James Harvey is a partner in the Business and Commercial Litigation Department. He graduated from the University of California, Davis, King Hall School of Law in 2010 and was admitted to the California State Bar that same year. James focuses his practice on business and commercial law, with an emphasis on litigation and litigation avoidance planning.

Practice Focus

• Business and Commercial Litigation

Bar Admissions

• State Bar of California, 2010

Education

• Bachelor of Arts, California State University, Bakersfield, 2007
  • Member, Alpha Chi Honor Society, Iota Chapter
• Juris Doctor, University of California at Davis, 2010
  • Senior Editor, Environmental Law and Policy Journal

Professional Associations and Leadership

• Kern County Bar Association, 2010-Present
  • Director, Young Lawyers Section, 2013-2017
  • Secretary, Young Lawyers Section, 2014
  • Chair, Young Lawyers Section, 2016
  • Director, Kern County Bar Association, 2016, 2019-2022
  • Director, Kern County Bar Association Charitable Foundation, 2017
  • Secretary, Kern County Bar Association, 2023
  • Treasurer, Kern County Bar Association, 2024
  • Vice-President, Kern County Bar Association, 2025
  • President, Kern County Bar Association, 2026

Professional Experience

• Klein, DeNatale, Goldner, Cooper, Rosenlieb & Kimball, LLP, 2026-Present
• Clifford & Brown, APC, 2023-2026
• Belden Blaine Raytis, LLP, 2021-2023
• Klein, DeNatale, Goldner, Cooper, Rosenlieb & Kimball, LLP, 2010-2021
• UC Davis School of Law, Legal Research Assistant, 2008-2009
• Ryan & Fong, Law Clerk, 2008