Education:

Arizona State University, College of Law:             

J.D. 1983

University of Nevada, Las Vegas:             

M.Ed., 1975-76 (Curriculum and Instruction/Administration)

University of Nevada, Las Vegas:             

B.S., 1970-72 (Elementary Education)

Courts of Practice:

• Supreme Court of the United States
• Ninth Circuit Federal Court of Appeals
• United States District Court, District of Nevada
• Supreme Court of Nevada
• Las Vegas Paiute Commercial Tribal Court (Judge)

Professional Experience:

Leavitt, Sully & Rivers, Las Vegas, Nevada

Attorney, February, 1987 to Date

Practice:               Construction litigation; real property litigation; business litigation and general commercial litigation. Instructor Mechanic's lien law. Special Master, Arbitrator and Mediator, as requested

Lionel Sawyer & Collins, Las Vegas, Nevada

Attorney, Litigation Department, May, 1983 to February, 1987

Practice:               Multi-district fire litigation; attorney disqualification in large complex litigation; ERISA; labor law; deed of trust and real property litigation; commercial, corporate, business and general civil litigation.

 Nevada Department of Education 1976 - 1980

Clark County School District, Las Vegas, Nevada 1973 - 1976

Associations:

• American Bar Association
• Clark County Bar Association
• Kappa Delta Pi, Honor Society in Education
• Order of the Barristers
• Phi Delta Kappa, Fraternity in Education
• Phi Kappa Phi, National Honor Society
• Clark County Bar of Nevada (Board of Directors 1996;1997)
• Clark County Bar Nominations Committee
• Nevada Indian Bar Association (Secretary)
• State Bar of Nevada Law Related Education Committee

Military Experience:

United States Marine Corps:       1966-70

Service in the Republic of Vietnam:         April, 1967 - May, 1968

Honorable Discharge, Staff Sergeant (E-6)