James Stief Bio

James Stief is Co-President of McDonald Hopkins and serves on the firm's Executive Committee and Board of Directors. He is also the former Chair of the firm’s Business Department. Jim concentrates his practice in the areas of commercial finance, business planning and strategic analysis, raising capital, and general contract negotiation. He serves as legal counsel and a business advisor to a wide variety of commercial lending institutions, specialty lenders, subordinated debt lenders and middle-market companies. Jim is a Certified Public Accountant (inactive). He worked for Arthur Andersen prior to attending law school. Jim earned his J.D., cum laude, from Notre Dame Law School. He received a B.S., cum laude, from John Carroll University.