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Thomas J Tanksley

  • 10161 Park Run Drive, Ste. 150
  • Las Vegas, Nevada 89145
  • Office Phone: 702-382-1700
  • Office Fax: 702-341-1144
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  • Place of Birth: Santa Monica, California

Supreme Court Mediation History:

  • Date Appointed: 12/10/98
  • Number of Cases Mediated: 105
  • Current As Of: 3/31/11
  • Areas of Practice:
  • General Civil Ligitation and Appellate, with Primary Experience in Business and Business Tort Litigation

Bar Memberships:

  • Nevada (1982)
  • Federal/Nevada District (1982)
  • Federal/ 9th Circuit Court of Appeals (1982)
  • United States Supreme Court (1982)
  • Federal/U.S. Circuit Court
Colleges
Name Location Start End Type Degree
 
California State University Northridge, California 1968 1972 Undergraduate B.A. (1972)


Law Schools
Name Location Start End Degree
 
University of Arizona College of Law Tucson, Arizona 1979 1982 J.D. (1982)


Professional Experience
Name Location Description Start End
 
Lionel Sawyer Collins Las Vegas Commercial Litigation -- --
Morton Galane, A.P.C. Las Vegas Business torts, corporate & shareholder disputes, trust disputes, defamation, intellectual property disputes, insurance litigation, gaming, unfair competition, trade secrets, employment relationships, abuse of process, personal injury, premises liability. -- --


Mediation and Other ADR Training
Name Location Description Date
 
Nevada Supreme Court Las Vegas Setlement Judge Roundtables and Advanced Training Sessions

1999

2007

8th Judicial District Court Las Vegas Court-Annexed Arbitration --
Nat. Ass. Securities Dealers -- Arbitrator Training --
Pepperdine University,Straus Institute Long Beach, California 6-Day Course: Mediating the Litigated Case 2000
Harvard Law School -- Mediation Workshop 2001
Neighborhood Justice Center Clark County, Nevada Lengthy Mediation Training Program 2001
Nevada Supreme Court Las Vegas Advanced Appellate Mediation Training 2008
Nevada Supreme Court Las Vegas Foreclosure Mediator Training 2009
Nevada Supreme Court Las Vegas Advanced Appellate Mediation Training - Preventing & Breaking Impasse 2010
Nevada Supreme Court Las Vegas Roundtable/Procedural Issues for Settlement Judges 2011


Mediation and Other ADR Experience
Name Location Description Start End
 
Arbitrator Clark County, Nevada 8th Judicial District Court Arbitration 1998 Present
         
Fee Dispute Arbitrator Clark County, Nevada For Nevada Bar Association 2000 Present
-- Clark County, Nevada Neighborhood Justice Center 2001 Present
Arbitrator Nevada National Association of Securities Dealers 2004 --


Professional Organizations

  • CAN ADJUDICATE (ADR Services with emphasis on mediation)
  • National Association of Securities Dealers Panel
  • Volunteer Mediator, Clark County Neighborhood Justice Center
  • Nevada American Inns of Court (Executive Committee)
  • American Bar Association
  • Nevada Bar Association, Member -Committee on Alternative Dispute Resolution
  • Clark County Bar Association
  • Former Active Member of Toastmasters International for over 10 years
 

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