A native of Illinois, James Nechleba (pronounced "Neck-Leh--Bah") received his Bachelor's degree at the University of Illinois in Champaign-Urbana.  He then completed his legal education at the University of Missouri – Kansas City School of Law.  His primary area of study was small business startup with a focus on intellectual property issues including trademark and copyright registration and prosecution.

James arrived in Colorado with his wife in 2014  by way of New Mexico after spending years working as in-house counsel for the New Mexico's labor department, acting as legal counsel to its Board of Review for Business Services; representing the department in federal bankruptcy court for collection actions; defending administrative appeals to the District, Appellate, and Supreme Court; pursuing tax delinquency claims against local businesses, reviewing personnel actions inside and outside the department, and generally ensuring the solvency of New Mexico's unemployment compensation benefits trust fund during the Great Recession.  

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James accepted employment with the Colorado Department of Revenue's administrative court as a judge, presiding over and deciding more than two thousand hearings directly affecting individuals’ license rights. Overseeing licensing for the auto industry, gaming and racing, the lottery, liquor and tobacco sales, and marijuana, as well as collecting state taxes and running the DMV, the Colorado Department of Revenue is among the largest, most powerful, and most complex government entities in Colorado.

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Having an unparalleled grasp of the administrative litigation process and recognizing how most individuals' and businesses' most frequent point of conflict with local government began directly in the minutiae of regulatory agencies, James moved into private practice with Tiftickjian Law Firm.  There, he was promoted to the status of Partner after developing a niche for navigating collateral, civil issues that affected individuals as a result of criminal complaints.  Being one of the few lawyers formerly an administrative law judge for the Colorado Department of Revenue, James regularly offers professional lectures to defense attorneys on how to improve their administrative litigation practice skills.  Additionally, James held the distinction of being one of the only private attorneys to teach a course to the judges of Department of Revenue on adjudicative technique and theory.  

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The common thread throughout his career has been a steadfast dedication to best legal practices and understanding of general licensing issues for individuals and businesses.  After spending nearly a decade quietly volunteering his time to not-for-profits helping local entrepreneurs form business entities, navigate intellectual property matters, review and draft contracts, and advise on labor and employment issues, James decided to strike out on his own to dedicate himself full-time to helping attorneys and individuals with these issues.  

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