|   | | Law Firm in Reno, Nevada | An Association of Attorneys |
| | Address | | 6121 Lakeside Drive, Suite 260 | | Reno, Nevada 89511 | | (Washoe Co.) | | | |
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(Main Office)
| Harris & Thompson practices in the following areas of law:
Mining, Water, Environmental, Superfund and Subsurface Contamination, Geothermal, Corporate, Commercial and Real Estate Law, Litigation. | Firm Profile:
Harris & Thompson provides high quality legal services to a select clientele. Our attorneys bring sixty years of collective experience to the fields of natural resource development, environmental law, and business law. Our backgrounds in science, business, and law help our clients achieve a practical and cost-effective response to their legal needs. | | Firm Size: 3 | Representative Clients:
British Petroleum; Cameco Corp.; Geothermal Development Associates; Gibraltar Mines Ltd.; Magma Copper Co.; Pabco Gypsum; Viceroy Resources Corp.; W.R. Grace Co.; Western Mining Corp. USA.; Idaho General Mines, Inc.; Nevada Cement Company. | | Richard W. Harris (Member) born San Francisco, California, July 29, 1945; admitted to bar, 1975, Nevada; 1976, California; 1988, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of Nevada (B.S., in Geological Engineering, with distinction, 1969; M.S., in Environmental Science, 1995); Stanford University (M.S., in Mining Law, 1975; J.D., 1975). Phi Kappa Phi; Sigma Tau. President, Stanford Environmental Law Society, 1974. Trustee, Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Foundation, 1996-1997. National Winner, Grand Prize Scholarship Competition, Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Foundation, 1974-1975. Co-Author: "Interstate Environmental Problems," 1975; "Millsites: Current Law and Unanswered Questions," 38 Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Institute, 1992. Author: "The Law of Millsites: History and Application," 9 Natural Resources Lawyer 103, 1976 and 14 Public Land and Resources Law Digest 133, 1977; "Location of Lode Claims over Placer Claims," 34 Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Institute, 1988; "Superfund: It Can Happen to You," Nevada Lawyer, 1997. Nevada Reporter, Mineral Law Newsletter, 1985—. Adjunct Professor of Environmental Law, University of Nevada, Reno, 1997—. Instructor in Mining Law, Mackay School of Mines, Division of Continuing Education, University of Nevada, 1977—. Member: Washoe County and American (Member, Natural Resources Law Section) Bar Associations; State Bar of Nevada; State Bar of California (inactive); American Institute of Mining Engineers; Nevada Mining Association; Geological Society of Nevada; Nevada Landmen's Association; Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Foundation. [Capt., U.S. Army, 1969-1972]. Special Agencies: Bureau of Land Management, Nevada Division of Environmental Protection. Practice Areas: Natural Resources Law; Environmental Law; Corporate Law. Email: Richard W. Harris | | Richard Kent Thompson (Member) born Indio, California, May 26, 1951; admitted to bar, 1976, California and U.S. District Court, Northern District of California; 1990, Nevada and U.S. District Court, Central District of California; 1991, U.S. District Court, District of Nevada. Education: University of California at Berkeley (B.A., 1973); Hastings College of the Law (J.D., 1976). Co-Author: "Avoiding Environmental Liability in Nevada," 1994; "Millsites: Current Law and Unanswered Questions," 38 Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Institute, 1992; "Boiler Plate Provisions in Mining Leases," 1992; "Advanced Real Estate Law/Permitting Process and Environmental Liabilities," NBI 1992. Trustee, Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Foundation, 1997-2000. Member: State Bar of California (inactive); State Bar of Nevada; Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Foundation; Nevada Landmen's Association. Practice Areas: Mining Law; Environmental Law; Oil and Gas Law; Water Rights Law; Real Estate Law. |
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