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Bruce T. Beesley

Bruce T. Beesley

Partner
 
Lewis and Roca LLP
Bank of America Plaza, 50 W. Liberty Street, Suite 410
Reno, Nevada  89501-1922
(Washoe Co.)

Telephone: 775-823-2900
Fax: 775-321-5558
http://www.lrlaw.com/beesley



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Practice AreasBankruptcy; Civil and Commercial Litigation; Creditors Rights
 
EducationMcGeorge School of Law, J.D., with great distinction, 1978, University of Nevada, B.S., 1975
 
Admitted1978, California; 1979, Nevada and U.S. District Court, District of Nevada; 1983, U.S. District Court, Eastern and Northern Districts of California; 1984, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit; 1985, U.S. District Court, Central District of California and U.S. Supreme Court; 1991, U.S. District Court, Southern District of California
 
MembershipsWashoe County Bar Association (Executive Committee, 1983-1989, President, 1988-1989); American Bankruptcy Institute; State Bar of Nevada (Member: Lawyer Discipline Revision Committee, 1994-1995; Board of Governors, 2000—; President, 2008-2009); State Bar of California; Northern Nevada Bankruptcy Bar Association; American Inns of Court (Barrister, 2001-2003; Master, 2003-2005; Master Emeritus 2009—).
 
BornSalem, Oregon
 
BiographyRecipient, American Jurisprudence Award in Evidence and Remedies. Law Clerk to the Honorable Bruce R. Thompson, U.S. District Judge, 1978-1979. Author: Jurisdiction Chapter, Nevada Civil Practice Manual, 1st edition, 1986 and 2nd edition, 1988, Senior Editor 3rd edition, 1993; "Lender Liability in Nevada," 1990; "Protection of Secured Interest in Bankruptcy," Nevada, 1989. Board of Trustees, Washoe County Law Library. Member, 1983-1990 and Chairman, 1990-1993 and 1995-2009. Volunteer Lawyers of Washoe County; Board of Directors, 1996-1998 and Chairman, 1997-1998. Member, Northern Nevada Disciplinary Board, 1984-1991; Chairman, 1988-1991; Member, Uniform Commercial Code Committee, Business Law Section, 1994; U.S. District Court Civil Justice Reform Act Advisory Committee, 1993-1995. Supreme Court of Nevada, Advisory Committee Regarding Judicial Discipline, 1995; Ethics 2000 Task Force, 2003-2004; Task Force on Attorney Specialization, 2002-2003. Lawyer Representative, Ninth Circuit Judicial Conference, 1999-2002.(Certified in Creditor's Rights Law by the American Board of Certification)
 
Reported CasesUdevco, Inc. v. Wagner, 678 P.2d 679, 100 Nev. 185 (1984); In re Morrow, 66 B.R. 162 (Bank. D. Nev. 1986); First Interstate Bank of Nevada v. Jafbros Auto Body, Inc., 787 P.2d 765, 106 Nev. 54 (1990); Great Western Bank v. Sierra Woods Group, 953 F.2d 1174 (9th Cir. 1992); Sauage v. Pierson, 123 Nev. Adv. Op. 12 (2007); Edwards v. Ghandour, 159 P.3d 1086 (2007); Suter v. Goedert, 504 F.3d 982 (2007).
 
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Casino Bankruptcy Law and the Current Economic Crisis
Bruce T. Beesley, Sean M. McGuinness, Tricia M. Darby, March 18, 2009, previously published by Casino Enterprise Management Magazine on March 2009
The current economic crisis facing the United States (and the world, for that matter) is also impacting the casino gaming industry. The reason for this is that many institutional investors on Wall Street, as well as private equity firms and large national/international banks, either own equity in...


 

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