Languages

• Mandarin Chinese

Lawyer Overview

Duane Frizell was born in El Paso, Texas and raised in West Texas and Southern New Mexico. He has practiced in trial and appellate courts in Nevada, New Mexico, and Texas. His practice involves civil appeals, commercial and business litigation, real estate litigation, immigration, and other types of litigation and disputes.

Mr. Frizell graduated from the University of Maryland School of Law with university honors. While in law school, he served as the Executive Articles Editor of the Maryland Law Review.

After law school, Mr. Frizell served as a judicial law clerk to the Honorable Pamela B. Minzner, Justice of the Supreme Court of New Mexico. He has been in private practice since the end of his clerkship.

In addition to his interests in litigation and civil appeals, Mr. Frizell keeps abreast of international legal developments. He is fluent in Mandarin Chinese, has a Master's degree in International and Area Studies (with a focus on Asian Studies), and has been involved in cases with parties from around the globe.

Areas of Practice

• Commercial and Business Litigation
• Immigration
• Civil Appeals
• Real Estate Litigation
• Other Litigation

Representative Cases

• Mannos v. Moss, 155 P.3d 1166 (Idaho 2007)
• In re Recalls of Gadsden Independent School Board Members, 124 P.3d 210 (New Mexico 2005)

West Practice Categories

Alternative Dispute Resolution, Arbitration, Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Antitrust Law, Deceptive Trade Practices, RICO Act, Trade Regulation, Unfair Competition, Business Organizations, Shareholders' Rights, Immigration & Naturalization Law, Asylum, Deportation, Immigration, Naturalization & Citizenship, Visas, Intellectual Property Law, Trade Dress, Trade Secrets, Trademarks, Litigation & Appeals, Complex Litigation, Federal Trial Practice, State Appellate Practice, State Trial Practice

Bar Admissions

• Nevada, 2006
• New Mexico, 1998
• Texas, 1999
• U.S. District Court Eastern District of Texas, 2000
• U.S. District Court Northern District of Texas, 2000
• U.S. District Court Southern District of Texas, 2000
• U.S. District Court Western District of Texas, 2000
• U.S. District Court District of New Mexico, 2000
• U.S. District Court District of Nevada, 2006
• U.S. Court of Appeals 5th Circuit, 2001
• U.S. Court of Appeals 10th Circuit, 2001

Classes and Seminars

• Writing Persuasive Pleadings & Motions, IPE Institute for Paralegal Education, 2007
• Ethical Considerations for the Environmental Practitioner, CLE Int'l, 2004
• Ethical Considerations for the Water Practitioner, CLE Int'l, 2003

Pro Bono Activities

• Legal counsel to group recalling school board, 2005

Past Employment Positions

• Callister & Reynolds, (Las Vegas, NV), Associate Attorney, 2005 - 2008
• Scott & Hulse (El Paso, TX), Associate Attorney, 2002 - 2005
• Hicks & Lucky (El Paso, TX), Associate Attorney, 1999 - 2002
• Supreme Court of New Mexico, Judicial Law Clerk, 1998 - 1999

Education

• University of Maryland School of Law, Baltimore, Maryland, May, 1998
  J.D.
  Honors: With Honors
  
  Law Review: Maryland Law Review, Executive Articles Editor, 1997 - 1998
  
  Law Review: Maryland Law Review, Staff, 1996 - 1997
• Brighman Young University, Provo, UT
  M.A.
  Major: International & Area Studies - Asian Studies
• Brigham Young University, Provo, UT
  B.A.
  Honors: cum laude
  Honors: With Honors
  Major: Political Science; Chinese

Offers Free Initial Consultation

Accepts Credit Cards

Published Works

• Gilchrist v. State: Extending to White Potential Jurors the Equal Protection Right to a Racially Neutral Jury Selection Process, 56 Md. L. Rev 675, 1997
• Historical Development of Law in Chinese Politics, J. Int'l & Area Studies (p. 35), Winter, 1993

Address

10785 W. Twain Avenue
Suite 200
Las Vegas, NV 89135-3028

Phones

(702) 870-6060

Faxes

(702) 870-6090

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