Current Employment Position(s)

Associate

Languages

• German

Lawyer Overview

Areas of Practice

• Administrative Law
• Administrative Hearings & Adjudication
• Lending & Secured Transactions
• Loan Workouts
• Mortgages & Foreclosures
• Business & Commercial Law
• Commercial Leasing
• Contracts
• Debtor/Creditor
• Franchising
• Joint Ventures
• Secured Transactions
• Transactions
• Uniform Commercial Code
• Warranties
• Business Organizations
• Closely Held Businesses
• Formation & Business Planning
• Limited Liability Companies
• Partnerships
• Collections
• Constitutional Law
• Eminent Domain
• Construction Law
• Construction Contracts
• Construction Liens
• Wrongful Termination -- Employee
• Whistleblower -- Employer
• Wrongful Termination -- Employer
• Estate Planning
• Trusts
• Wills
• Ethics & Professional Responsibility
• Ethics
• Professional Responsibility
• Insurance Law
• Title Insurance
• Intellectual Property Law
• Trade Dress
• Trade Secrets
• Trademarks
• Labor Law
• Collective Bargaining
• Labor Relations Boards & Proceedings
• Unfair Labor Practices
• Litigation & Appeals
• Bankruptcy Litigation
• Complex Litigation
• Federal Appellate Practice
• Federal Claims Court
• Federal Trial Practice
• State Trial Practice
• US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
• US Supreme Court
• Defamation & Privacy -- Defense
• Assault & Battery -- Plaintiff
• Defamation & Privacy -- Plaintiff
• Motor Vehicle Accidents -- Plaintiff
• Premises Liability -- Plaintiff
• Property Damage -- Plaintiff
• Slip and Fall -- Plaintiff
• Wrongful Death -- Plaintiff
• Probate & Estate Administration
• Estate Administration
• Other Professionals Malpractice
• Real Estate Law
• Commercial Real Estate
• Condemnation
• Condominiums & Cooperatives
• Conveyancing
• Land Use & Zoning
• Landlord/Tenant
• Residential Real Estate
• State, Local & Municipal Law
• Whistleblower/Qui Tam

Representative Cases

• Vacation Village, Inc.v. Clark County, Nevada, 497 F.3d 902 (9th Cir. 2007)
• Marquis & Aurbach v. Eighth Judicial District Ct., 146 P.3d 1130 (Nev. S. Ct. 2006)
• Smith v. Edwards & Hale, 305 F.3d 1078 (9th Cir. 2002)

West Practice Categories

Administrative Law, Administrative Hearings & Adjudication, Lending & Secured Transactions, Loan Workouts, Mortgages & Foreclosures, Business & Commercial Law, Commercial Leasing, Contracts, Debtor/Creditor, Franchising, Joint Ventures, Secured Transactions, Transactions, Uniform Commercial Code, Warranties, Business Organizations, Closely Held Businesses, Formation & Business Planning, Limited Liability Companies, Partnerships, Collections, Constitutional Law, Eminent Domain, Construction Law, Construction Contracts, Construction Liens, Wrongful Termination -- Employee, Whistleblower -- Employer, Wrongful Termination -- Employer, Estate Planning, Trusts, Wills, Ethics & Professional Responsibility, Ethics, Professional Responsibility, Insurance Law, Title Insurance, Intellectual Property Law, Trade Dress, Trade Secrets, Trademarks, Labor Law, Collective Bargaining, Labor Relations Boards & Proceedings, Unfair Labor Practices, Litigation & Appeals, Bankruptcy Litigation, Complex Litigation, Federal Appellate Practice, Federal Claims Court, Federal Trial Practice, State Trial Practice, US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, US Supreme Court, Defamation & Privacy -- Defense, Assault & Battery -- Plaintiff, Defamation & Privacy -- Plaintiff, Motor Vehicle Accidents -- Plaintiff, Premises Liability -- Plaintiff, Property Damage -- Plaintiff, Slip and Fall -- Plaintiff, Wrongful Death -- Plaintiff, Probate & Estate Administration, Estate Administration, Other Professionals Malpractice, Real Estate Law, Commercial Real Estate, Condemnation, Condominiums & Cooperatives, Conveyancing, Land Use & Zoning, Landlord/Tenant, Residential Real Estate, State, Local & Municipal Law, Whistleblower/Qui Tam

Bar Admissions

• Nevada, 1991
• Georgia, 1991
• U.S. District Court District of Nevada, 1991
• U.S. Court of Appeals 9th Circuit, 1992
• U.S. Court of Appeals Federal Circuit, 2006
• U.S. Supreme Court, 1996

Professional Associations and Memberships

• Howard W. McKibben Inn of Court, 2006 - Present (Master)

Honors and Awards

• Who's Who Among American Law Students, 1989 - 1991

Classes and Seminars

• Judgement Enforcement in Nevada, Lorman Education Services, 2008
• Jury Selection in Nevada, Lorman Education Services, 2006
• An Advanced Look at Nevada Real Estate Law, National Business Institute, 2005

Education

• Georgia State University College of Law, Atlanta, Georgia, 1991
  J.D.
  
  Law Review: Georgia State University Law Review, Student Writing Editor, Editorial Board, 1990 - 1991
  
  Law Review: Georgia State University Law Review, Contributing Editor, Communique, 1997 - 1998
• Davidson College, Davidson, North Carolina, 1983
  B.A.
  Major: Economics

Ancillary Businesses

• Arbitrator

Accepts Credit Cards

Published Works

• "Computer Viruses and the Criminal Law: A Diagnosis and a Prescription", 7 Georgia State University Law Review 455, 1991
• "Ethics in Government: Amendment of Campaign Contribution and Disclosure Provisions", Legislative Review, 7 Georgia State University Law Review 279, 1990
• "Vehicle Registration and the Protection of Consumers, Security Interest Holders and Lienholders", 7 Georgia State University Law Review 329, 1990
• "Save Money by Getting Legal Counsel Before a Problem Arises", Las Vegas Business Press, September 18, 2000
• "Getting More Bang for Your Counsel's Buck", Nevada Business Journal, April, 2000
• "History in the Making at the Supreme Court of Nevada Huder Chief Justice Robert Rose", Communique, Clark County Bar Association, March Edition, 1999
• "Life After Death for the Attorney Client Privilege in Swidler & Berlin v. United States", Communique, Clark County Bar Association, December Edition, 1998
• "When Less Oral Argument is More", Communique, Clark County Bar Association, November Edition, 1998
• "Future Eligibility [by the William S. Boyd School of Law] in the American Association of Law Schools", Communique, Clark County Bar Association, September Edition, 1998
• "An Interview with Chief Judge and Probate Judge Myton Leavitt", Communique, Clark County bar Association, May Edition, 1998

Address

830 Las Vegas Boulevard So.
Las Vegas, NV 89101-6723

Phones

(702) 382-4044

Faxes

(702) 383-9950

Emails

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Websites

http://www.johnpeterlaw.com
http://www.johnpeterlee.com