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| | Location: Suite 1100, Bank of America Plaza, 50 West Liberty Street, Reno, Nevada 89501, (Washoe Co.) | | Lionel Sawyer & Collins practices in the following areas of law:
General Civil and Trial Practice in all State and Federal Courts. Administrative Law, Bankruptcy, Health Care, Hotel and Resort Law, Real Estate and Construction, Financial Services, Mining, Probate, Labor, Taxation, Natural Resource and Environmental Law, Public Utilities, Land Use Planning and Zoning, Gaming Law, Intellectual Property Law, Immigration Law, Corporate Law, Trusts and Estates, Class Action Defense. | Firm Profile:
Lionel Sawyer & Collins is the largest private law firm in Nevada. The firm provides fully-staffed offices in Las Vegas, Reno and Carson City, Nevada, and in Washington, DC, serving Nevada, national and international clients. | | Firm Size: 80 | Representative Clients:
Aruze Corp.; AT&T Nevada; Bally Technologies; Bank of America; Bank of Nevada; Boyd Gaming Corporation; Cantor Gaming; Cerberus Partners, L.P.; The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints; Citibank (Nevada) N.A.; City of Boulder City; City of North Las Vegas; Crown Limited; First Republic Bank; General Electric Capital Corporation; GMAC Commercial Mortgage Corporation; The Hong Kong Jockey Club; International Game Technology (IGT); KLAS TV; Lexus of Las Vegas; Majestic Realty Company; MGC Communications, Inc. dba Mpower Communications Corp.; MGM MIRAGE; The Molasky Group of Companies; Palms Casino Resort; Park Cattle Company; The Peebles Corporation; Real Estate Interests Group, Inc.; Richmond American Homes of Nevada, Inc.; St. Rose Dominican Hospital; Scientific Games Corporation; Silverton Casino Hotel Resort; Stephens Media Group; Sunbelt Communications Corporation; Triple Five Nevada Development Corp.; University of Nevada, Reno; Venetian Casino & Resort, LLC. |
Other Office Locations of Lionel Sawyer & Collins
Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.A. (Main Office)
Washington, District of Columbia, U.S.A.
Carson City, Nevada, U.S.A.
| | MEMBERS OF FIRM | | Samuel S. Lionel (Member) born New York, N.Y., April 7, 1919; admitted to bar, 1941, New York; 1951, U.S. Supreme Court; 1954, Nevada and U.S. District Court, District of Nevada; 1955, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Education: St. John's University (LL.B., 1940). Awarded LL.D. by California Western School of Law, 1985. Listed in: Best Lawyers in America, Commercial Litigation and Corporate Law; Mountain States Super Lawyers (listed in The Top 75), Business Litigation. Member, 1960-1971 and Chairman, 1972-1989, Board of Bar Examiners of Nevada. Ninth Circuit Senior Advisory Board, 1990-1996. Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers. [Lieut. Col., JAGC, Retired]. Practice Areas: Litigation. Email: Samuel S. Lionel | | Grant Sawyer (1918-1996). | | Jon R. Collins (1923-1987). | | Richard H. Bryan (Member) born Washington, D.C., July 16, 1937; admitted to bar, 1963, Nevada; 1967, U.S. Supreme Court; 2003, District of Columbia. Education: University of Nevada, Reno (B.A., 1959); Hastings College of the Law, University of California (LL.B., 1963). Order of the Coif. Listed in The Best Lawyers in America, Government Relations Law. Deputy District Attorney, 1964-1966 and Public Defender, 1966-1968, Clark County. Member: Nevada State Assembly, 1968-1972. State Senator, Nevada, 1972-1979. State Attorney General, Nevada, 1979-1983. Governor, Nevada, 1983-1989. U.S. Senator, Nevada, 1989-2001. [2nd Lieut., AG, U.S. Army, 1959-1960; Capt., JAGC, 1967-1968, USAR]. (Also at Las Vegas and Carson City and Washington, D.C. Offices). Practice Areas: Governmental Relations; Gaming; Federal Legislative Practice; State Legislative Practice; Local Government. Email: Richard H. Bryan | | Harvey Whittemore (Member) born Carson City, Nevada; admitted to bar, 1977, Nevada. Education: University of Nevada (B.S., with distinction, 1974); Arizona State University (J.D., 1977). Clerk, Justice William A. Grimes, New Hampshire Supreme Court, 1977-1978. Chairman, National Gaming Law Council. Board of Directors, University of Nevada Student Aid Fund, Inc. Past Member, Airport Authority of Washoe County. Listed in Best Lawyers in America, Energy Law and Government Relations Law. Member: International Association of Gaming Advisors. (Also at Las Vegas Office). Practice Areas: Legislative Advocacy. Email: Harvey Whittemore | | Colleen A. Dolan (Member) born Winnemucca, Nevada, August 7, 1957; admitted to bar, 1984, Nevada. Education: University of Nevada (B.A., with distinction, 1981); University of California at Davis (J.D., 1984) Order of the Coif. Phi Kappa Phi; Pi Sigma Alpha. Listed in: Best Lawyers in America, Real Estate Law; Nevada Super Lawyers, Real Estate Law. (Also at Las Vegas Office). Practice Areas: Real Estate Law; Securitizations; Finance; Commercial Transactions; Corporations. Email: Colleen A. Dolan | | Jennifer A. Smith (Member) born Arvida, Quebec, Canada; admitted to bar, 1984, Nevada. Education: McGill University; Arizona State University (B.A., 1979; J.D., 1984). Phi Alpha Delta. Member, Arizona State Law Journal, 1982-1983. Extern, Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, 1983; Ninth Circuit Lawyer Representative, 2004-2006 and Co-Chair, 2005-2006. Listed in: Best Lawyers in America and Mountain States Super Lawyers, Bankruptcy and Creditor-Debtor Rights Law. Member: Northern Nevada Bankruptcy Bar (Co-Chair); Inns of Court (Master); National Certification in Business Bankruptcy; American Board of Certification (Board Member); American Bankruptcy Institute. (Also at Las Vegas Office). Practice Areas: Bankruptcy; Creditors Rights; Probate Litigation; Trust Litigation. Email: Jennifer A. Smith | | Dan R. Reaser (Member) born Bremerton, Washington, March 5, 1954; admitted to bar, 1980, California; 1981, Nevada, U.S. District Court, District of Nevada and U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit; 1989, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: California State University at Fullerton (B.A., 1977); California Western School of Law (J.D., 1980). Phi Alpha Delta; Delta Chi. Listed in: Best Lawyers in America, Energy Law and Gaming Law; Chambers USA, Gaming & Licensing Law; Nevada Super Lawyers, Utilities Law. Executive Editor, California Western School of Law Review, 1979-1980. State of Nevada, Office of Attorney General: Deputy Attorney General, Criminal Division, 1981-1984 and Civil Division, 1984-1986. Chief Deputy Attorney General: Transportation Division, 1986; Gaming Division, 1987-1989. (Also at Las Vegas and Carson City Offices). Practice Areas: Administrative Law and Related Civil Litigation; Telecommunications; Energy; Public Utilities Regulation; Gaming Law; Financial Institutions; Government and Legislative Affairs; Eminent Domain. Email: Dan R. Reaser | | Allen Jay Wilt (Member) born Reno, Nevada; admitted to bar, 1992, Nevada; 1993, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit; U.S. District Court, District of Nevada; U.S. Tax Court; 1998, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Willamette University (B.A., 1988); Willamette University College of Law (J.D., cum laude, 1992). Associate Editor, Willamette Law Review, 1990-1992. Law Clerk, the Hon. Melvin T. Brunetti, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit, 1992-1993. Listed in Best Lawyers in America, Commercial Litigation. (Also at Las Vegas and Carson City Offices). Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Health Care Litigation. Email: Allen Jay Wilt | | Leslie Bryan Hart (Member) born Las Vegas, Nevada, November 15, 1965; admitted to bar, 1992, California; 1993, Nevada; 1994, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit; 1997, U.S. District Court, District of Nevada and U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Arizona State University (B.A., 1987); University of Santa Clara (J.D., 1992). Recipient: Emory Merit Scholarship, 1991 and 1992; American Jurisprudence Award in Property Law. Law Clerk, Honorable Procter Hug Jr., U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit, 1993-1994. Deputy District Attorney, Washoe County, 1994-1996. Member, Board of Directors, Washoe Legal Services. Member: Washoe County Bar Association (President); Washoe County Bar Foundation (Past President); Northern Nevada Women Lawyers Association. (Also at Las Vegas Office). Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Labor and Employment Disputes; Real Property Litigation; Public Policy Law. Email: Leslie Bryan Hart | | Craig E. Etem (Member) born Newport Beach, California, September 14, 1957; admitted to bar, 1996, Nevada. Education: California State University, Long Beach (B.S., 1980); Georgetown University Law Center (J.D., magna cum laude, 1996). Order of the Coif. Listed in: The Best Lawyers in America, Real Estate Law; Chambers USA, Corporate/Commercial Law. Associate Editor, Law and Policy in International Business, 1995-1996. (Also at Las Vegas Office). Practice Areas: Business Organizations; Real Property Transactions; Commercial Transactions. Email: Craig E. Etem | | Shawn M. Elicegui (Member) born Reno, Nevada, September 20, 1970; admitted to bar, 1996, Nevada; 1997, U.S. District Court, District of Nevada and U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Education: University of Nevada, Reno (B.A., 1993); University of California, Davis (J.D., 1996). Order of the Coif. Listed in The Best Lawyers in America, Administrative Law; Nevada Rising Stars, Administrative Law; Mountain States Super Lawyers, Administrative Law. Law Clerk to the Honorable Procter Hug Jr., Chief Judge, Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, 1996-1997. (Also at Las Vegas and Carson City Offices). Practice Areas: Administrative Law; Public Utilities Law. Email: Shawn M. Elicegui | | William J. McKean (Member) born Burlingame, California; admitted to bar, 1998, California and Nevada. Education: San Francisco State University (B.A., 1994); Golden Gate University (J.D., with highest honors, 1997). Member: Moot Court Board; Golden Gate University Law Review. Listed in: Nevada Rising Star, Administrative Law; Mountain States Super Lawyers, Administrative Law. (Also at Las Vegas and Carson City Offices). Practice Areas: Administrative Law; Public Utilities; Telecommunications; Water Law. Email: William J. McKean | | OF COUNSEL | | Noel S. Waters (Of Counsel) admitted to bar, 1981, Nevada; 1986, U.S. District Court, District of Nevada; 2002, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of Nevada (B.A., Journalism, minor Political Science, 1978); McGeorge School of Law, University of the Pacific (J.D., 1981). Carson City District Attorney 1985-2006. William J. Raggio Award (Annual Prosecutor of the Year Award by Nevada District Attorney's Associaton and Nevada Council of Prosecuting Attorneys), 2006. Distinguished Service Award, State of Nevada Committee on Domestic Violence, 1998-2006. Outstanding Service Award, Nevada Council of Prosecuting Attorneys. Past President and Past Vice President, Nevada District Attorney's Association. Law clerk and bailiff for Hon. Michael R. Griffin, First Judicial District Court of Nevada. Member: State Bar of Nevada. (Also at Las Vegas and Carson City Offices). Practice Areas: Litigation. Email: Noel S. Waters | | ASSOCIATES | | Laura K. Granier (Associate) born Fremont, California, September 7, 1972; admitted to bar, 2000, Nevada. Education: University of Nevada (B.S., Biology, 1996); University of California at Davis (J.D., 2000). Order of the Coif. Executive Editor, U.C. Davis Law Review, 1999-2000. Law Clerk to the Hon. Procter Hug, Jr., U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Member, Board of Trustees, Nevada Public Education Foundation. Member: Advisory Board, University of Nevada Reno College of Liberal Arts; Leadship Reno-Sparks Class 2007. Member: Washoe County and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Nevada (Secretary, Young Lawyers Section; Member, Continuing Legal Education Publications Committee); American Inns of Court (Barrister); Northern Nevada Women Lawyers Association (Past President; Vice-President; Program Coordinator). (Also at Las Vegas and Carson City Offices). Reported Cases: State of Nevada v. NOS Communications, 120. Nev. Adv. Op. 11 (Feb. 25, 2004). Practice Areas: Public Utility Regulation; Local Licensing; Financial Institution Regulation; Gaming Regulation; Administrative Litigation; Commercial Litigation. Email: Laura K. Granier | | Michael D. Knox (Associate) admitted to bar, 2002, Nevada. Education: University of Utah (B.A., 1999); California Western School of Law (J.D., magna cum laude, 2002). (Also at Las Vegas Office). Practice Areas: Litigation. Email: Michael D. Knox | | Douglas A. Cannon (Associate) admitted to bar, 2005, Nevada; 2006, U.S. District Court, District of Nevada. Education: Weber State University (B.S., cum laude, 2001); University of Colorado (M.S., J.D., 2004). (Also at Las Vegas and Carson City Offices). Practice Areas: Administrative Law; Natural Resources; Public Utility Law; Land Use. Email: Douglas A. Cannon | | Brian S. Pick (Associate) admitted to bar, 2006, Nevada. Education: University of Nevada (B.A., Journalism, with distinction, 2002); University of San Diego (J.D., cum laude, 2005). Judicial Extern to the Hon. Robert C. Coates, California Superior Court. Member: State Bar of Nevada. (Also at Las Vegas Office). Practice Areas: Business Law. Email: Brian S. Pick | | Elizabeth A. High (Associate) admitted to bar, 2003, Maryland; 2004, District of Columbia and U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit; 2006, Nevada. Education: University of New Hampshire (B.A., Political Science, 1994); Columbus School of Law of The Catholic University of America, Washington, D.C. (J.D., summa cum laude, 2002). Associate, American Inns of Court, Bruce R. Thompson Chapter, Reno, Nevada, 2006-2008. Associate Editor, 2001-2002 and Staff Member, 2000-2001, The Journal of Contemporary Health Law and Policy, The Catholic University of America, Columbus School of Law. Judicial Law Clerk for The Hon. Valerie P. Cooke, U.S. District Court, District of Nevada, 2002-2003, 2006-2008. Senate Intern, New Hampshire State Senators Jeanne Shaheen and John King, 1994. Mentor, Hug High School ASCENT program, 2006—. Associate, Washington, D.C. office of a Global Law firm, 2003-2006. Member, Students for Public Interest Law, 1999-2002. Member: Washoe County Bar Association; Northern Nevada Women Lawyers Association (Board Member, 2006—). (Also at Las Vegas office). Reported Cases: Anderson v. XYZ Correctional Health Services, Inc., 407 F.3d 674 (4th Cir. 2005). Email: Elizabeth A. High | | Christine D. Smith (Associate) admitted to bar, 2004, Nevada. Education: University of Granada, Spain (Spanish Language and Culture, Spring, 1994); University of Virginia (B.A., Modern Studies-English, 1995); University of Cincinnati College of Law (J.D., 2004). Order of the Coif. Articles Editor, University of Cincinnati Law Review; Senior Articles Editor, Human Rights Quarterly. Member: American Bar Association; Nevada Women Lawyers Association; Bruce R. Thompson Inn, American Inns of Court (Associate Member, 2004-2006). Fellow, Urban Morgan Institute for Human Rights. Judicial Extern to The Honorable David L. Bunning, District Judge, Eastern District of Kentucky; Law Clerk to The Honorable Deborah A. Agosti (2004) and The Honorable Ron D. Parraguirre (2005), Supreme Court of Nevada. Law clerk for The Honorable Valerie P. Cooke, U.S. Magistrate, District of Nevada. (Also at Las Vegas Office). Practice Areas: Litigation. Email: Christine D. Smith | | Courtney Miller O'Mara (Associate) admitted to bar, 2007, California (inactive) and Nevada. Education: University of Notre Dame (B.A., Program of Liberal Studies, magna cum laude, 2002); University of Southern California (J.D., 2006). Associate Member, Bruce R. Thompson Chapter, American Inns of Court. Production Editor, Review of Law and Social Justice, University of Southern California Law School, 2005-2006. Law Clerk to The Hon. Robert A. McQuaid, Jr., U.S. District Court for the District of Nevada. Judicial Extern to The Hon. Justice Michael Nott, California Court of Appeal, District Two, Division Two. Certified Law Student for the Los Angeles District Attorney's Office. Member: State Bar of California; State Bar of Nevada; Northern Nevada Women Lawyer's Association. Practice Areas: Litigation. Email: Courtney Miller O'Mara | | Brian H. Schusterman (Associate) admitted to bar, 2005, New York; 2008, Nevada. Education: University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand; School for International Training, Chile; Colby College (B.A., Anthropology, cum laude, distinction in major, 1998); University of California School of Law, Davis (J.D., 2004). Recipient, Excellence in Pro Bono Advocacy Award from Sanctuary for Families. Articles Editor and Member, University of California, Davis Law Review, 2003-2004. Summer Law Clerk, Environment & Natural Resource Division, Environmental Defense Section, United States Department of Justice, Washington, D.C. Member: State Bar of Nevada; New York State Bar Association. (Also at Las Vegas Office). Practice Areas: Business Law. Email: Brian H. Schusterman | Other Office Addresses: Links to Other Offices
Las Vegas, Nevada Office: 1700 Bank of America Plaza, 300 South Fourth Street. Telephone: 702-383-8888. Fax: 702-383-8845.
Carson City, Nevada Office: 410 South Carson Street. Telephone: 775-841-2115. Fax: 775-841-2119.
Washington, D.C. Office: 101 Constitution Avenue, NW, Suite 800. Telephone: 202-742-4264. Fax: 202-742-4265.
| (For complete biographical data on all personnel, see Professional Biographies at Las Vegas, Nevada) | | Maintains an office in more than one location. |
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