Legal Experience:

Since opening my own office in 1998, I have practiced primarily in the field of civil litigation, representing both plaintiffs and defendants. Most of my current clients are individuals and small businesses.

Prior to that, I worked fourteen years at the well known Las Vegas civil litigation firm of Morton R. Galane, A.P.C., and was very involved in many cases, trials and appeals handled by the firm including multi-million dollar matters covered on the pages of Las Vegas newspapers. Prior to that, I worked two years at Lionel, Sawyer & Collins in commercial litigation, another prominent Nevada law firm.

Education:

University of Arizona College of Law
Juris Doctor, cum laude, 1982
Writer and Editor, Arizona Law Review, 1979-82
California State University, Northridge, BA Political Science cum laude 1972

Admitted to Practice:
United States Supreme Court
United States Federal Circuit Court of Appeals
Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals
United States District Court for Nevada
Nevada State Courts
Nevada Gaming Commission

Alternative Dispute Resolution Experience & Training:
Mediator for Nevada Supreme Court Settlement Judge Program 2000 to Present
Harvard Law School One-Week Course: “Mediation Workshop”
Pepperdine University Law School: Straus Institute For Dispute Resolution
Six-day Course on “Mediating the Litigated Case”
Neighborhood Justice Center, Clark County: Lengthy mediation training program
Other training pertaining to Nevada Supreme Court Settlement Judge Program and Court-Annexed Arbitration Program

Professional Memberships:
Nevada American Inns of Court
American Bar Association
Clark County Bar Association
Former active member of Toastmasters Int’l for over 10 years

Military Service:
Lieutenant, United States Navy 1972-1978
Graduate:  Aviation Officers Candidate School
Graduate:  United States Navy pilot training for single engine airplanes
helicopters and advanced helicopters
(Aviation Ratings received: Commercial, instrument, instructor)