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Professor Holbrook received a B.A. in 1966 from Grinnell College where he was a member of Phi Beta Kappa and was awarded a Woodrow Wilson Honorary Fellowship. In 1968 he received an M.A. from Indiana University, which he attended as a National Science Foundation Fellow. He fought in combat in Vietnam in 1969, for which service he was awarded the Bronze Star and Army Commendation Medal for Valor. In 1974 he received a J.D. from the University of Utah where he was an articles editor of the Journal of Contemporary Law. After law school, he clerked for the chief judge of the federal district court for Utah and later served as an Assistant U.S. Attorney in Salt Lake City.
Before joining the faculty at the University of Utah S.J. Quinney College of Law in 2002, he practiced law for twenty-eight years, primarily in the areas of complex civil and federal white-collar criminal litigation. Since 1987, he has mediated and arbitrated over 700 disputes dealing with a wide range of legal issues. He is a frequent speaker on alternative dispute resolution (ADR), has taught mediator and arbitrator skills courses around the country and abroad, and has numerous ADR publications. In 2000 and 2012, he received the Peter W. Billings Sr. Award for excellence in Teaching. In 2002 he was awarded the Peter W. Billings Sr. Dispute Resolution Award by the Utah State Bar. In 2007 he taught negotiation and mediation skills courses at three law schools in southwest India. In 2008 he helped design and present a month-long rule-of-law training course for Afghan prosecutors in Salt Lake City. In 2009 he served as chief of party and principal investigator for the Global Justice Program: Iraq, which provided legal assistance to the government and judiciary of Iraq. In 2010, he received the International Academy of Mediators' Sid Lezak Award for Excellence (presented annually to a mediator who best represents the furtherance of mediation). In 2011, he received the Peacekeeper Award from the Utah Council on Conflict Resolution. In 2012, he received an Alumni Award from the Grinnell College for his work on conflict resolution.
Professor Holbrook teaches Lawyering Skills (interviewing, counseling and basic negotiation), Advanced Negotiation and Mediation, Arbitration, and a seminar on educating military veterans for continued national service.
Source: "JAMES R HOLBROOK - Home - Faculty Profile - the University of Utah." n.d. Faculty.utah.edu. Accessed October 5, 2022. https://faculty.utah.edu/u0030592-JAMES_R_HOLBROOK/hm/index.hml.
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Donated by James R. Holbrook in 2019.
Collection Name, Collection Number, Box Number, Folder Number. Special Collections, J. Willard Marriott Library, The University of Utah.
Processed by Gina C Giang in 2022.
The James R. Holbrook papers (1966-2019) consist primarily of clippings, correspondence, greeting cards, and writings. The military records, printed materials, transcripts, and writings relate to the Vietnam War and Holbrook's combat experience during the war in 1969. The 1995-1998 correspondence concerns his application for nomination for United States Attorney General for the District of Utah. The general letters and e-mails are from students, academic institutions, and colleagues. Subjects include the Vietnam War, career at the University of Utah, and acknowledgements. Included is a letter from former Governor of Nebraska and Senator Bob Kerrey. The greeting cards are primarily from Holbrook's students and span from 2001-2019.
Photographs were transferred to the Multimedia Division of Special Collections.
DVD and audiocassette were transferred to the Multimedia Division of Special Collections.
Printed materials were transferred to the Print and Journal Division of Special Collections.
Natural History Museum of Utah. Rio Tinto Center: Youth Teaching Youth Grant Request.
Related to Vietnam War, 1961-1975; Robert Kerrey, 1943-; and Personal narratives, American. Includes photocopies and computer printouts.
Related to Holbrook. Includes photocopies and computer printouts.
Related to Cambodia; Pol Pot; and Parti communiste du Kampuchea. Includes photocopies.
General materials and comics. Includes photocopies.
Related to United States Attorney for the District of Utah vacancy.
University of Utah Veterans Day Panel Discussion. Includes program and questions for panelists.
Personal Interview conducted for Vietnam War 50th Commemoration "The Journey Home" Feature Documentary.
Holbrook's visit to Vietnam. Includes business cards and boarding pass.
The New York Times Magazine, April 29, 2001 section 6; Newsweek, March 8, 1999; and Time, April 15, 1985.
S.J. Quinney College of Law.
The Grinnell Magazine, Winter.
Utah Council on Conflict Resolution, Volume 9, Spring.
Includes diploma.
Remarks at the Swearing in of Adam Mow as Third District Court Judge, 2018; Nomination for Outstanding Mentor; and Memorial Service for Martha Russell Holbrook, 2000.
Holbrook interview with KRCL 91 FM "In The Opinion Of."
Related to Vietnam.
The Wagon Wheel by Holbrook. Includes clippings, writings, sketches, and excerpts.
Gendered Differences in Negotiations: Developing an Understanding of Sources, Effects on Outcomes, and Awareness During Negotiations by Stacy Roberts.
We Need New Heroes by Joe Jopling.
What is a True War Story? A Non-Memoir; The Wagon Wheel: Lessons Learned on a Karmic Journey of Redemption; Grinnell Saved My Life Twice (Maybe Three Times); The Drunkard's Walk and the Grinnell Experience: A Thought Experiment; and Reflection on a Drunkard's Walk by Holbrook.
An Unforgotten War: Jim Holbrook's Experience in Vietnam by Ethan Bergvall.
Coins and graduation sash related to University of Utah and Vietnam veterans.