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| | Address | | 3050 South Durango Drive | | Las Vegas, Nevada 89117 | | (Clark Co.) | | | |
| | Contact Information | | Phone: 702-872-5555 | Facsimile: 702-872-5545
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| Backus · Carranza practices in the following areas of law:
Complex 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 Profile:
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. | | Firm Size: 6 | Languages:
Spanish. | Law 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. | Office Hours:
Monday: 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
| Rate Information:
Fixed Hourly Rates
Fixed Fees Available
| | 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., 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 | | —————————— | | Marc S. Cwik (Associate) born Baltimore, Maryland, September 17, 1971; admitted to bar, 1999, Wisconsin, Nevada, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Wisconsin and U.S. District Court, District of Nevada. Education: University of Wisconsin-Madison (B.S., 1993; M.S., Child and Family Studies, 1996; J.D., 1999). Alpha Kappa Delta, International Sociology Honor Society, 1992. Viola Jurgenson Baker Fellowship. Recipient, State Bar of Wisconsin Award for Highest Class Grades in Constitutional Law and Professional Responsibility. Note and Comment Editor, Wisconsin International Law Journal, 1998-1999. Author: "The Agunah Divorce Problem," Wisconsin International Law Journal, 1998 and numerous other publications. Midwest Editor, Family Guardian Journal, 1995. Teaching Assistant, Family Relationships, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1995-1996. Member: Clark County and American Bar Associations; Nevada Trial Lawyers Association; Association of Trial Lawyers of America; Midwest Sociological Society. Languages: Hebrew. Practice Areas: Insurance Defense; Medical Malpractice; Business Law; Construction Defects; Personal Injury; Family Law. Email: Marc S. Cwik | | 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 | | John F. Bemis (Associate) born Omaha, Nebraska, May 27, 1980; admitted to bar, 2005, Nevada. Education: University of Nebraska at Omaha (B.S., 2002; J.D., 2005). Practice Areas: Insurance Defense; Construction Litigation; Complex Litigation. Email: John F. Bemis |
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