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Erven T. Nelson 
Las Vegas, Nevada
Partner
phone (702) 870-6060
fax (702) 870-6090
email Email Me

Areas of Practice:
Real Estate Transaction
Corporate
General Business
Litigation Percentage:
20% of Practice Devoted to Litigation
Bar Admissions:
Utah, 1983
Nevada, 1984
California, 1985
U.S. District Court District of Nevada, 1988
U.S. Supreme Court, 1988
Education:
Brigham Young University, J. Reuben Clark Law School, Provo, Utah, 1983
J.D.
Honors: Cum Laude
Law Review: Brigham Young University Law Review, Member, 1982 - 1983


Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah, 1980
B.S.
Honors: Dean's List


Published Works:
For the Defense, "Shifting Fiduciary Duties of Directors and Officers", 2003


Representative Cases:
Siragusa v. Brown, 971 P2d 801 (Nevada 1998)
Representative Clients:
Ryland Homes
Payroll Funding Company
SunTrust Mortgage, Inc.
Macquarie Mortgage USA, Inc.
Mandalay Place
The Wealth Management Group
References:
Todd Larkin, President, Ryland Homes
George Swarts, CPA
Classes/Seminars Taught:
Lecturer, Commercial Law League on Bankruptcy Issues, 2004


Lecturer, Leases & Landlord/Tenant Law, 2005


Professional Associations and Memberships:
Coalition for the Protection of Marriage, 2001 - Present
Director


Boy Scouts of America, Las Vegas, 2004 - 2006
Director


United States District Judge Roger D. Foley, District of Nevada, 1983 - 1984
Law Clerk


City of Las Vegas Zoning Ordinance Review Committee
Past Member


American Bankruptcy Institute


Japan America Society


National Association of Bond Lawyers


Mortgage Bankers Association


Steering Committee, Defense Research Institute Commercial Litigation Committee


City of Las Vegas Parks and Recreation Advisory Commission


Nevada Development Authority
Board of Trustees


U.S. Supreme Court Bar Association


State Bar of Nevada


State Bar of Utah


State Bar of California


Past Employment Positions:
Alverson Taylor Mortensen, Partner, 1988 - 2004


Judge Roger D. Foley, United States District Judge, District of Nevada, Law Clerk, 1983 - 1984


Ancillary Businesses:
Real Estate Investing
Languages:
Japanese