Jim has been a full-time commercial real estate agent since 1982.  He is a founding Partner of CHAPMAN LINDSEY, which began in January of 1990.  Prior to that, he was a 'top five' producer for Coldwell Banker (now CBRE), and a sales associate at Land West Realty and Best Commercial Real Estate.

Together, with his two Partners, CHAPMAN LINDSEY has closed more than 650 million dollars in transactions, involving residential, apartment, commercial, and investment land; and apartment and office buildings.    He has extensive experience dealing with private Investors as well as Institutions and Commercial Banks.

Jim has served as a consultant and/or exclusively represented: The University of Arizona, Arizona Attorney General, Citibank (Arizona), Wells Fargo (formerly First Interstate Bank of Ariaona), Chase Bank (formerly Bank one), Marshall & IIsley Trust Company, Washington Federal Savings and Loan, BBVA (formerly Compass Bank), Commerce Bank of Arizona, City of Tucson, and Pima County.

He received his BA in Marketing in 1979 from the University of Arizona. Jim holds the CCIM designation and is a Past-President of the Southern Arizona CCIM Chapter.  He is the founder of the annual Pima County Commercial Real Estate Forecast Competition which has been held annually for the past 24 years. This seminar format is now used by CCIM Chapters across the nation.

Jim is a past the Chairman of the Pima County Real Estate Research Council and continues to be an active member of the Board..  He is also past Chairman of the Professional Standards Committee for the Arizona Associations of Realtors and continues to chair Ethics and Arbitration Panels for the State Association.  He also serves on the Pima County Acquisition Commission.