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James J Jimmerson

  • 415 South Sixth Street Suite 100
  • Las Vegas, Nevada 89101
  • Office Phone: 702-388-7171
  • Office Fax: 702-387-1167
  • Place of Birth: Las Vegas, Nevada

Supreme Court Mediation History:

  • Date Appointed: 12/10/98
  • Number of Cases Mediated: 29
  • Current As Of: 3/31/11
  • Areas of Practice:
  • General, Civil & Trial Practice in all State & Federal Courts, Appellate Practice, Real Estate, Corporation, Business, Entertainment, Probate, Construction, Personal Injury, Product Liability, Malpractice & Professional Liability Law, Administrative & Gaming Law, Family Law

Bar Memberships:

  • Nevada (1976)
  • California (1977)
  • Federal/U.S. District Court of Nevada (1976)
  • Federal/9th Circuit Court of Appeals (1978)
  • Federal/District Court, Central District of CA (1981)
  • United States Supreme Court (1982)
Colleges
Name Location Start End Type Degree
 
American College in Paris - George Washington University -- -- -- -- B.A. with a distinction (1973)


Law Schools
Name Location Start End Degree
 
Columbia University New York -- -- J.D. (1976)


Professional Experience
Name Location Description Start End
 
Glane & Jimmerson, P.C. Las Vegas Junior Shareholder, Practice of Law 1976 1983
Jimmerson Hansen, P.C. Las Vegas Senior Shareholder, Practice of Law 1983 Present


Mediation and Other ADR Training
Name Location Description Date
 
Nevada Supreme Court Las Vegas Settlement Judges Roundtables and Advanced Training

1998

1999

2000

2001

2005

American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers -- Arbitration and Mediation 2000-2001
American Arbitration Association -- Advanced Arbitration 2002
Nevada Supreme Court Las Vegas Foreclosure Mediator Training 2009


Mediation and Other ADR Experience
Name Location Description Start End
 
Arbitrator/Mediator, American Arbitration Ass. -- Substantial Multiple Commercial & Contention Disputes 1994 Present
Arbitrator/Mediator -- American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers 1994 Present
Supreme Court Settlement Judge Las Vegas Mediation of appellate cases 1998 Present


Professional Organizations

  • American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers (1995)
  • Employee Management Relations Advisory Committee (1979-1981)
  • Ninth Circuit Judicial Conference (1987-1990)
  • Nevada Inns of Court (1987)
  • Chairman,Nev Taxicab Authority (1995-2001)
  • State Chairman, American Bar Foundation (1993-1999)
  • Chair, National Conference of Christians and Jews (1993-1999)
  • Director, Greater Las Vegas Inner-City Games (1996-Present)
  • Nevada Senior Olympics (1994)
  • Director, Kids Charities Organization (1999-2000)
  • Member, State Delegate to the House of Delegates (1991-1994)
  • Board of Governors (1994)
  • Sections on Litigation, General Practice, Family Law, Executive Council (1980-1982)
  • Long Range Planning Committee (1982-1984)
  • Young Lawyers Division Bar Association, State Bar of Nevada (Member: Administrative  Committee) (1978-1981)
  • Chair, Membership Services Committee (1993-1996)
  • State Board of Bar Governors (1983-1991)
  • Nevada U.S. Constitution Bicentennial Committee, President, Family Law Section (1978-1989)
  • State Bar of California, The Association of Trial Lawyers of America, American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers (Diplomate), International Associations of Gaming Attorneys
  • Fellow, Nevada Law Foundation
  • Fellow, The American College of Family Trial Lawyers

Awards

  • Martindale-Hubbell-Jimmerson Hansen, P.C. - AV Rating (1978-Present)
  • Martindale-Hubbell-Jimmerson Hansen, P.C. - Pre-Eminent Law Firm (1992-Present)
  • Naifeh's Best Lawyer in America (1978-Present)
  • American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers (1994-Present)
  • American College/Family Trial Lawyers (2000-Present)
  • Medium Size Firm-State Bar of Nevada Access to Justice Award (2001)
 

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