Practice Areas ; Commercial Litigation(20%); Professional Liability(20%); Mass Torts(20%); Insurance Defense(20%)&sa=270&d=1&h=180&w=200&sl=false&dm=True&in=50) | ......................... 20% Employment Law......................... 20% Commercial Litigatio............................ 20% Professional Liabili............................ 20% Mass Torts......................... 20% Insurance Defense
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| Contact Info | Telephone: 702-872-5555
Fax: 702-872-5545
http://www.backuslaw.com
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| University | University of Texas at Austin, B.A., Government/Latin American Studies, 1990 |
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| Law School | Arizona State University, Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law, J.D., 1994 |
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| Admitted | 1996, Nevada and U.S. District Court, District of Nevada; 2000, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit; 2001, U.S. Supreme Court |
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| Memberships | American Bar Association (Member, Sections on: Employment Law; Litigation); Defense Research Institute (Member, Sections on: Employment; Food Liability); State Bar of Nevada (Member, Employment Law Section); Clark County Bar Association; Latino Bar Association (Vice President, Finance, 2001-2007; Executive Board, 2001—); Hispanic National Bar Association. |
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| Languages | English and Spanish |
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| Born | El Paso, Texas |
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| Biography | Recipient, Super Lawyers - Rising Star for Mountain States (2009). Member: Las Vegas Chamber of Commerce; Leadership Las Vegas Graduate (2010). Associate Member, Nevada Tavern Owners Association. Fellow, Texas Exes (Lifetime Member).
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| Reported Cases | Schonbachler v. Karol Western Corp., Slip Copy, 2010 WL 3583012 (D. Nev. September 7, 2010) (granting summary judgment in favor of employer on claims of age discrimination under the federal ADEA and Nevada statutory equivalent and dismissing individual defendants from personal liability in this employment discrimination lawsuit); Sanchez v. Walgreen Co., et al., 125 Nev. Advance Opinion 60 (December 24, 2009) (affirming summary judgment for Walgreen Co. and the other pharmacy defendants holding that pharmacists do not owe a duty to unknown third parties in wrongful death action); Simkins v. NevadCare, Inc., 229 F.3d 729 (9th Cir. 2000) (successfully reversing the trial court's granting of summary judgment and entering summary judgment on behalf of Simkins in ERISA related matter); Moses v. Danek Medical, Inc., et. al., 1998 WL 1041279 (D. Nev. 1998) (successfully excluding expert in Orthopedic Bone Screw Litigation matter- MDL 1014); Suzy Kendal v. GES Exposition Services, Inc., 174 F.R.D. 684 (D. Nev. 1997) (successfully prevailing on motion to compel discovery from opposing party in sexual discrimination case). |
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| ISLN | 912573029 |
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