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Address
3050 South Durango Drive
Las Vegas, Nevada 89117 (Clark Co.)
Average Client Review Rating
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Average Peer Review Rating
4.1
out of 5
(Main Office) Backus · Carranza has the goal of providing aggressive, cost-efficient representation through the enhanced use of technology while affording clients the personal attention expected of a small law firm. Having succeeded in this goal, the firm's growing practice ranges from local representation of international corporations in multi-state complex litigation to the representation of Nevada professionals and businesses in health, construction, employment, hotel/casino, insurance and civil litigation matters. Statement of PracticeComplex Civil Litigation, Construction, Business, Corporate, Franchises, LLC's, Partnerships, Business Planning, Contracts, Business Litigation, Internet E-Commerce, Strategic Alliances, Joint Ventures, Disability Accomodation, Discrimination, Employee Benefits, Sexual Harassment, Wrongful Termination, Employee Contracts, Health Care, Insurance, Professional Malpractice, Legal Malpractice, Employment, Indian Law, Family, Adoptions, Child Custody, Child Support, Divorce, Domestic Violence, Visitation Rights. Year Established: 1997
Firm Size: 6
Languages: Spanish.
Firm Affiliations EAGLE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATES, INC. Representative Clients:American Management Corp.
Amland Development
Ardent Health Services
Associated Claims Enterprises, Inc.
AXA Corporate Solutions, Insurance Co.
AXA Global Risks U.S. Insurance
B.A.T. Industries, p.l.c.
Cambridge Integrated Services
Carnegie Agency
Casualty Indemnity Exchange
Centurion Management Service
Certified Commercial R.E. Inc.
Church Mutual Insurance Co.
Combined Resources, Inc.
Connecticut Specialty Insurance
Coregis
Danek Medical, Inc.
Dental Implant Institute of Las Vegas
E & O Professionals
Federated Insurance
Fireman's Fund
First State Management Group
General Casualty Insurance
Great American
Hertz Claim Management
Highlands Insurance Group
K & K Insurance Group
Kemper Insurance Co.
Kitchell Contractors, Inc.
Las Vegas Sands, Inc.
Layne & Associates, Ltd.
Leo A. Daly Company
LES Laboratories Servier
Lotus Communications
Maryland Casualty
Media/Professional Insurance
Medtronic, Inc.
Morse Diesel International
MLB Enterpises, LLC
Montevista Hospital
National Chiropractic Mutual Insurance Company
Office Depot
Old Republic Title Insurance Co.
Palms Casino
Perini Building Co.
Pioneer Plumbing, Inc.
RBC Centura Bank
Reliance Insurance Co.
Reliant American Insurance
Reliant/State National Insurance Co.
Republic Western Insurance
Risk Enterprise Management
Riverstone Group
Shand Morahan & Company, Inc.
Taylor International Corp.
TIG Insurance Company
Traveler's Insurance Co.
Travelers Property Casualty
Triad Professional Adjustors of Nevada
United Ohio Insurance Company
University Medical Center of Southern Nevada
Venetian Casino Resort
Vesta Fire Insurance Co.
Ward North America
Westfield Eye Center
Wright Medical Technology, Inc.
Yellow Checker/Star Transit/Star LIM
Zurich U.S.
Rate InformationFixed Hourly Rates
Fixed Fees Available
Address3050 South Durango Drive
Las Vegas, NV 89117, (Clark Co.)
PhonePhone: 702-872-5555
Facsimile: 702-872-5545
URL: http://www.lawyers.com/backuslaw
Website
http://www.backuslaw.com
Office HoursMonday: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Tuesday: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Wednesday: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Thursday: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Friday: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Leland Eugene Backus (Managing Partner) born Winnemucca, Nevada, August 8, 1947; admitted to bar, 1972, California; 1973, Nevada; 1979, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: College of Southern Utah and University of Nevada (B.S., 1969); University of California at Los Angeles (J.D., Business, 1972). Member: Board of Judges, University of California at Los Angeles Moot Court Honors Program, 1970-1972; Order of Barristers. Author: "Service of Process," Nevada Civil Practice Manual, Chapter 7, 1985; "50 State Survey: The Restatement Sections Specifically Applicable to Pharmaceutical and Medical Device Cases in State Court." Chairman, Nevada Certified Court Reporters Board, 1992-1998. Co-Author, "Fifty State Survey of FDCA-Related Tort Causes of Action," Nevada Law Section, 2001. Arbitrator, American Arbitration Association; Mediator, Construction and Commercial Division. Master Emeritus, Nevada American Inns of Court. Member: Clark County and American (Member, Sections on Litigation and Public Contracts; Forum Committee on the Construction Industry; Member, Construction Management, Design/Build and Related Concepts Division) Bar Associations; State Bar of Nevada (Member: Disciplinary Board, 1979-1987); State Bar of California; Defense Research Institute (Advocate); Nevada Federation of Defense Counsel; Nevada Law Foundation (Board of Trustees, 1985-1997; Chairman, 1986-1987); Eagle International Associates, Inc. (Director, 1999); Nevada Rules of Civil Procedure Committee; American Health Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Construction Law; Health Law; Complex Litigation; Travel and Tourism; Products Liability; Insurance Bad Faith.Email: Leland Eugene Backus
Edgar Carranza (Member) born El Paso, Texas, January 30, 1969; admitted to bar, 1996, Nevada; U.S. District Court, District of Nevada; 2000, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit; 2001, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of Texas (B.A., 1990); Arizona State University, College of Law (J.D., 1994). Phi Delta Phi. Recipient: Texas Academic Achievement Award, 1987-1990; Outstanding College Students in America, 1989. Co-Author, "Fifty State Survey of FDCA-Related Tort Causes of Action," Nevada Law Section, 2001. Member: Clark County and American (Member, Employment Law Section) Bar Associations; State Bar of Nevada; Hispanic National Bar Association; Latino Bar Association (Vice President, Finance, 2001); Defense Research Institute. Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Medical Products Liability; Mass Torts; Professional Liability; Insurance Defense; Labor Law; Employment Law.Email: Edgar Carranza
Jack P. Burden (Member) admitted to bar, 1999, Nevada and U.S. District Court, District of Nevada; 2003, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of Nevada (B.A., 1993); Texas Southern University (J.D., 1998). Pro Bono, Clark County Legal Services. Member: Clark County and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Nevada; Defense Research Institute (Member, Committees on: Young Lawyers; Trial Tactics). Practice Areas: Insurance Defense; Premise Liability; General Liability; Professional Liability Defense; Commercial Litigation; Products Liability; Construction Defect.Email: Jack P. Burden
——————————Shea A. Backus (Associate) born Las Vegas, Nevada, January 6, 1975; admitted to bar, 2003, Nevada. Education: University of California, San Diego (B.S., Honors, 1998); Arizona State University (J.D., 2003). Recipient, Dean's Award, University of California, San Diego. William Pedrick Scholar. Highest Grade, Indian Gaming and Environmental Law, Arizona State University. Member: Clark County, Native American, American and Federal (Member, Indian Section) Bar Associations; Southern Nevada Association of Women Attorneys. Practice Areas: Litigation; Construction Law; Legal Malpractice; Family Law; Indians and Native Populations.Email: Shea A. Backus
Paul Q. Shindelus (Associate) born Concord, California, June 10, 1975; admitted to bar, 2002, Nevada. Education: University of Nevada (B.S., Criminal Justice, 1997); University of San Diego (J.D., 2002). Finalist, Thorsnes Annual Closing Argument Competition, 2000. Practice Areas: Insurance Defense; Construction Defects; General Liability; Business Law; Construction Law; Litigation.Email: Paul Q. Shindelus
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