Areas of Practice
Business Tort Litigation
Commercial Litigation
Personal Injury Litigation (Plaintiff and Defense)
Construction Litigation

Education
University of Nevada - B.S. 1969
University of San Francisco - J.D. 1972, Phi Alpha Delta

Admitted to Bar
1972, Nevada, U.S. Claims Court and U.S. Tax Court
1973, U.S. District Court, District of Arizona, District of Northern
California, District of Hawaii, District of Nevada, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
1977, U.S. Supreme Court

Bar Associations
State Bar of Nevada
Nevada State Board of Bar Governors, 1980-1989
Nevada Trial Lawyers Board of Governors, (1977-1988, President 1979)
Washoe County Bar Association
American Bar Association (Member, Litigation Section and Professional Negligence Section)
American Trial Lawyer’s Association (Nevada Delegate)
American Board of Criminal Lawyers
American Board of Trial Advocates
Ex Officio Member of Committee on Professional Responsibility and Conduct, 1985-1990

Memberships/Achievements

• Washoe County Public Defender’s Office, 1972-1975
• Washoe County Juvenile Master Pro Tem, 1977-1978
• Northern Nevada Disciplinary Board, 1979-1982
• Northern Nevada Legal-Medical Screening Panel, 1979-1981
• Executive Committee to Establish Appellate Court, 1979-1980
• Commission to Implement Cameras in the Courtroom, 1979-present
• Governor’s Commission on Sentencing Criminal Offenders, 1985
• Supreme Court’s Committee to Revise Rules of Civil Procedure, 1988-1990
• Committee for Revision of Pattern Jury Instructions
• National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
• American Board of Trial Advocates (President, Reno Chapter)
• American Board of Criminal Lawyers
• American Inns of Court (Bruce R. Thompson Chapter) (Master, 1991)
• Ad Hoc Committee to Improve Federal Courtroom Technology.
• (Certified Civil Trial Advocate and Criminal Trial Advocate by the National Board of Trial Advocacy)
• Best Lawyers in America for Civil Litigation, 1990 and Personal Injury Litigation, 1991
• Who’s Who in the West; Marquis’ Who’s Who in American Law
• Certified by National Board of Trial Advocacy — Civil
• Certified by National Board of Trial Advocacy — Criminal

Reported Cases
Martin vs Arroyo
Williams vs Sierra Foods
L & L Roofing vs Amorosa
Construction
Oak Grove vs Bell and Gossett
Hazelwood vs Harrah’s
Eikelberger vs Tolotti
Serrett vs Liberty Mutual
Fusco vs Westar Federal Credit Union
State vs Kaplan
State Bar vs Flanga and Ross
Bell vs. Alpha Tau Omega
Swain vs Meyer
Fondi vs Fondi