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Ara H. Shirinian

  • 10651 Capesthorne Way
  • Las Vegas, Nevada 89135
  • Office Phone: 702-496-4985
  • Office Fax: 702-434-3650
  • Place of Birth: Fresno, California

Supreme Court Mediation History:

  • Date Appointed: 12/10/98
  • Number of Cases Mediated: 251
  • Current As Of: 3/31/11
  • Areas of Practice:
  • Mediation, Arbitration, Commercial Litigation, Real Estate, Construction, Personal Injury

Bar Memberships:

  • Nevada (1996)
  • California (1981)
  • Federal/California-Eastern District (1982)
  • Federal/9th Circuit Court of Appeals (1982)
  • U.S. Supreme Court (1986)
  • Federal/California-Northern District (1981)
  • Federal/California-Central District (1987)
Colleges
Name Location Start End Type Degree
 
University of San Francisco San Francisco, California 1974 1978 Undergraduate B.S.-Business Administration (cum laude) (1978)


Law Schools
Name Location Start End Degree
 
Golden Gate University San Francisco, California 1978 1981 J.D. (top 20%) (1981)


Professional Experience
Name Location Description Start End
 
Various Law Firms San Francisco, California -- -- 1997
Shirinian & Roitman Las Vegas Partner 1997 2005
Ara Shirinian Mediation Las Vegas Sole Owner 2005 Present


Mediation and Other ADR Training
Name Location Description Date
 
-- -- Various continuing education mediation and arbitration classes 1997 to Present
Nevada Supreme Court Las Vegas Advanced Appellate Mediation Training 2007
Nevada Supreme Court Las Vegas Advanced Appellate Mediation Training 2008
Nevada Supreme Court Las Vegas Foreclosure Mediator Training 2009
Nevada Supreme Court Las Vegas Roundtable/Procedural Issues for Settlement Judges 2011


Mediation and Other ADR Experience
Name Location Description Start End
 
Arbitrator Las Vegas 8th Judicial District Court 1998 Present
Supreme Court Settlement Judge Las Vegas Mediation of appellate cases 1998 Present
Mediator/Arbitrator Las Vegas Private Mediation and Arbitration 1998 Present


Professional Organizations

  • Clark County Bar Association (1997-Present)
  • American Bar Association (1997-Present)
  • Nevada Trial Lawyers Association (1997-Present)

Awards

  • 1999 Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers
 

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