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Address
720 South Fourth Street, Suite 300
Las Vegas, Nevada 89101 (Clark Co.)
Average Client Review Rating
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Average Peer Review Rating
4.7
out of 5
 Accepts Credit Cards (Main Office) The firm was founded in 1971 by Charles W. Deaner and J. Douglas Deaner. Since that time, the firm has grown to nine attorneys with a fully staffed office in Las Vegas, serving Nevada, national and international clients. Charles W. Deaner, the firm's senior partner, has practiced in Las Vegas since 1953, and was elected to the American College of Real Estate Lawyers in 1981 (the first attorney in Nevada so honored). The firm centers on business clients, particularly in all aspects of real estate law. The firm encourages and supports all partners' and associates' participation in government and civic affairs, as well as bar association and educational activities. The firm is a member of the Las Vegas Chamber of Commerce. The firm is listed in the Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers. Statement of PracticeBusiness Litigation, Real Estate, Eminent Domain, Zoning and Land Use, Commercial and Residential Leasing, Real Estate Finance, Business Law, Commercial and Residential Associations, Creditors Rights in Bankruptcy, Construction Law and Litigation, Contracts, Corporate, Probate, Environmental Law, Administrative Law, Commercial Law, Immigration and Naturalization, Medical Malpractice Defense, Family Law, Casualty Insurance Defense, Property Insurance Defense, Civil Litigation, Products Liability. Year Established: 1971
Firm Size: 9
Representative Clients:All Western Mortgage, Inc. Anchor Development Bank of Nevada Bella Grande Entrances, LLC Clark County Credit Union Con Am Management Concordia Homes Continental American Management Co. Creative Light Source, Inc. Deere Credit Services, Inc. Deznen Builders Diablo Investments, LLC Diversified Interests The Equity Group Fong & Associates, LLC GKG Builders George Gekakis, Inc. H & H Development, Ltd Harris Consulting Engineers, LLC Industry-Partner Institute of Real Estate Management Investment Equity Development JP Morgan & Co. The Jewelers, Inc. Jockey Condominium, Inc. Land Barons, LLC Las Vegas Motorcoach Resort Owners Association Marmi, Inc. Maryland Crossing, Ltd. Nevada Federal Credit Union Nevada Title Company Norwest Mortgage PMD Associates Pacific First Mortgage Reiss 500-Realty Reiss Corp. Ryland Homes Spacefinders Realty Sunbelt Broadcasting (Channel 3) Tygris Vendor Finance, Inc. U.S. Loan Servicing Villa Pizza WRS Properties, LLC Washington Capital Management, Inc. Wilmark Development.
Reference:Bank of Nevada.
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- MasterCard
- American Express
Address720 South Fourth Street, Suite 300 Las Vegas, NV 89101, (Clark Co.)
PhonePhone: 702-382-6911 Fax: 702-366-0854 URL: http://www.deanerlaw.com

Website http://www.ddsmllaw.com
Office HoursMonday: 09:00 AM - 05:00 PM Tuesday: 09:00 AM - 05:00 PM Wednesday: 09:00 AM - 05:00 PM Thursday: 09:00 AM - 05:00 PM Friday: 09:00 AM - 05:00 PM
MEMBERS OF FIRMCharles W. Deaner (Partner) born Erie, Pennsylvania, November 16, 1922; admitted to bar, 1953, Nevada. Education: Gannon University (B.A., 1948); Syracuse University (LL.B., 1951). Phi Delta Phi. Member, District Board of Health, Clark County, 1962-1988. Member, Tahoe Regional Planning Agency, 1988-1989. President, Clark County Legal Aid Society, 1963. Member, Board of Visitors, Syracuse University, College of Law, 1983-2001. President, Nevada Law Foundation, 1984-1985. Chancellor, Jack Rabbit Bar Association, 1982-1983. Vice-President, 1984-1985 and President, 1986-1987, Western Bar Conference. Member: Clark County (President, 1969-1970) and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Nevada (Member, Board of Governors, 1971-1980; President, 1980-1981); American College of Real Estate Lawyers. Fellow: American Bar Foundation. [9th Air Force, January 1941, Europe, 1944-October 1945]. Practice Areas: Real Property Law; Probate Law; Transactional Law.Email: Charles W. Deaner
J. Douglas Deaner (1944-1990).
Susan Williams Scann (Partner) born Riverdale, Maryland, June 28, 1946; admitted to bar, 1976, California; 1977, Nevada. Education: University of Washington (B.A., 1968); Seattle University; California Western School of Law (J.D., 1976). Staff Member, 1974-1975 and Member, Board of Editors, 1975-1976, California Western Law Review. Author: Casenote, "Tucker v. Lassen, Due-on-Sale Clauses in Land Sale Contracts-A Victory for The Consumer-Buyer," 11 California Western Law Review 578, 1975. Alternate Municipal Court Judge, City of Las Vegas, NV, 1980. Las Vegas NW Rotary Club, 2009. Member: Clark County and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Nevada; State Bar of California. Practice Areas: Real Estate Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Creditor Bankruptcy.Email: Susan Williams Scann
Douglas R. Malan (Managing Partner) born Ogden, Utah, April 27, 1957; admitted to bar, 1985, Utah and U.S. District Court, District of Utah; 1990, Nevada and U.S. District Court, District of Nevada.. Education: Weber State University (B.S., Business Admin., 1982); University of Utah (J.D., 1985). Graduate, Leadership Las Vegas, 1992. Planning Commissioner, Clark County Planning Commission, 2001-2009. Member and Past President, Las Vegas Southwest Rotary Club, 2007-2009. Member: Clark County Bar Association; Utah State Bar; State Bar of Nevada. Practice Areas: Real Property Law; Business Law; Community Association Law; Zoning Law; Commercial Leasing; Residential Leasing.Email: Douglas R. Malan
Brent A. Larsen (Partner) born Salt Lake City, Utah, August 31, 1951; admitted to bar, 1977, Utah; 1978, Nevada; U.S. District Court, District of Utah, U.S. District Court, District of Nevada and U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Education: University of Utah (B.S., 1974; J.D., 1977). Winner, First Place, Nathan Burkan Memorial Competition. Associate Editor, Utah Law Review, 1976-1977. Author: Chapters in Nevada Civil Practice Manual, 1st through 5th Editions. Seminar Instructor: Conducting an Effective Cross-Examination, 2000-2004; Boundary Law in Nevada, 2004-2009; Eminent Domain, 2005-2006. Member: Clark County and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Nevada; Utah State Bar; American Inns of Court; American Association for Justice. Reported Cases: Grand Hotel Gift Shop v. Granite State Ins. Co., 108 Nev. 811, 839 P.2d 599 (1992). Practice Areas: Real Property Law; Eminent Domain; Probate Litigation; Trust Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Business Organization; Real Estate Transactions.Email: Brent A. Larsen
ASSOCIATESAnthony Ciulla (Associate) born Newark, New Jersey, March 11, 1968; admitted to bar, 1996, Nevada and U.S. District Court, District of Nevada. Education: University of Nevada (B.S., with distinction, 1990; M.B.A., 1992); University of Utah (J.D., 1996). Phi Alpha Delta. Licensed Real Estate Broker/Salesman, Nevada, 1990. Nevada American Inns of Court, 1997. Member: Clark County and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Nevada. Practice Areas: Real Estate Law; Landlord and Tenant Law; Creditors Rights; Mechanics Liens; Real Estate Litigation; Real Estate Transactions.Email: Anthony Ciulla
Paul R. Connaghan (Associate) born Cheyenne, Wyoming, January 23, 1961; admitted to bar, 1987, Nevada and U.S. District Court, District of Nevada; 1988, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit; 1995, Colorado. Education: University of San Diego; Boston College (B.A., cum laude, 1983); University of Wyoming (J.D., 1987). Member: Clark County, Colorado and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Nevada. Reported Cases: Waid v. Eighth Judicial District Court 125 Nev. 605, 119 P.3d 1219 (Nev. 2005). Transactions: Represented Seller in sale of 52.5 acres on Las Vegas Blvd. South ($180 million); Represented Seller in sale of Castaways Hotel and Casino ($34 million); Represented Lender in assemblage loan for property on Las Vegas Blvd. South ($45 million); Represented Buyer in purchase of residence in Clark County, Nevada ($19 million). Practice Areas: Real Estate; Commercial Law; Transactional Law; Civil Litigation; Creditors Rights; Construction Law.Email: Paul R. Connaghan
Jennifer Kissel (Associate) born 1973; admitted to bar, 2003, Nevada and U.S. District Court, District of Nevada. Education: University of Nevada, Las Vegas (B.A., 1999); William S. Boyd School of Law (J.D., 2003). A native Nevadan, Jennifer attended University of Nevada, Las Vegas where she received her Bachelor of Arts in 1999, and her Juris Doctorate in 2003 at the William S. Boyd School of Law. Jennifer enjoys all types of sports including snowboarding, skiing, golf, and spending time with her family. She also volunteers for the Down Syndrome Organization of Southern Nevada, as well as the Legal Aid Center of Southern Nevada. Member: Nevada State Bar; Clark County Bar Association. Practice Areas: Bankruptcy; Immigration and Naturalization; Medical Malpractice; Civil Litigation; Products Liability; Casualty Insurance Defense; Property Insurance Defense.Email: Jennifer Kissel
Tara D. Newberry (Associate) born Shreveport, Louisiana, 1974; admitted to bar, 2007, Nevada, California and U.S. District Court, Southern District of California. Education: University of Cincinnati (B.S., 1997); California Western School of Law (J.D., 2007). Phi Alpha Delta, Chi Omega. Admitted to practice law in all state and federal courts in California and Nevada, 2007. Attended the Remnin University of China School of LawChina Law Summer Program, 2005. Award for Academic Excellence in Trial Practice, 2006. National Association of Women Lawyers Award, 2007. Practices in the area of LGBT Law. Provides pro bono legal services for the Legal Aid Center of Southern Nevada. Co-Chair for the Clark County Bar Association's Trial by Peers Committee and volunteers numerous hours mentoring and instructing peer counselors through this Juvenile Diversion Program. Cincinnati Police Officer for six years prior to becoming an attorney. Traveled to numerous countries, including Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Luxembourg, France, Belgium, Lichtenstein, Canada, Mexico, South Korea, Taiwan, and China. Member: Clark County Bar; Nevada State Bar; California State Bar. Practice Areas: Medical Malpractice; Family Law; Immigration and Naturalization; Bankruptcy; Civil Litigation; Employment Law; Casualty Insurance Defense; Property Insurance Defense.Email: Tara D. Newberry
Helen P. Towlerton (Associate) born New York, New York, March 4, 1967; admitted to bar, 1994, Colorado; 1996, Nevada and U.S. District Court, District of Nevada; 1999, U.S. District Court, District of Colorado. Education: Ithaca College (B.A., 1989); University of Denver College of Law (J.D., 1994). Actively serving Domestic Relations and Family Law clients in Boulder, Colorado and Las Vegas, Nevada. Volunteer with Boulder and Broomfield County Community Food Share, Pro-bono attorney for the 20th Judicial District, Boulder County, Colorado. Member: Clark County and Boulder County Bar Associations; State Bar of Nevada; State Bar of Colorado; Boulder Bar Foundation; Southern Nevada Association of Women Attorneys. Practice Areas: Domestic Relations; Family Law; Litigation.Email: Helen P. Towlerton
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