PARTNERS OF FIRM
Steve Morris (Partner) born Sacramento, California, July 8, 1937; admitted to bar, 1969, Nevada. Education: University of Nevada; University of Texas (LL.B., 1968). Listed, Best Lawyers in America-Commercial Litigation. Author: "Current Discovery Disputes," and "Current Ethical Issues Involving Litigation Counsel," Civil Practice and Litigation in Federal & State Courts, ALI/ABA, 1987. Co-reporter/principal draftsman, Nevada Supreme Court Rules 99-119 (rules for dealing with alleged attorney misconduct). Faculty Member, University of Texas School of Law, Intensive Trial Advocacy Program. ALI/ABA video panelist, "Dealing with the SOB Litigator." Lawyer Representative, Ninth Circuit Judicial Conference, 1979-1981. Member: The Rose Commission (Nevada Supreme Court) on the Structure and Organization of the Nevada Judiciary; Nevada Supreme Court Committee to Evaluate the Feasibility of a Commercial Court for Nevada. State Bar of Nevada (Member, Board of Governors, 1973-1989); American Law Institute (Member, Advisory Committee on Complex Litigation). Fellow: American College of Trial Lawyers; American Bar Foundation. (Also in Las Vegas). Practice Areas: Civil Litigation.Email: Steve Morris
William E. Peterson (Partner) born Ft. Lewis, Washington, July 31, 1947; admitted to bar, 1975, California; 1976, Nevada. Education: College of the Holy Cross; North Carolina State University (B.A., cum laude, 1969); University of Southern California (J.D., 1975). Order of the Coif. Member, Southern California Law Review, 1973-1975. Law Clerk, Honorable John Mowbray, Nevada Supreme Court, 1975-1976. Member: Washoe County, Clark County, Los Angeles County and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Nevada; State Bar of California; American Trial Lawyers Association (Member, State Committee, 2007). Fellow: American College of Trial Lawyers, (Nevada State Chairman elect), Advocate, American Board of Trial Advocates, Named Super Lawyer in Commercial Litigation, 2007, 2008 and 2009, admitted all state and federal courts in Nevada and California, Ninth Circuit. Member American Bar Association, Nevada and California State bars, Clark County, Washoe County, and Los Angeles County Bar Associations. Former Senior Vice President, General Counsel, and Corporate Secretary, Sierra Pacific Power Company, Nevada Power Company, Sierra Pacific Resources (NV Energy, New York Stock Exchange), General Counsel SureWest Communications, (Nasdaq, ILEC, CLEC, Voice, Data), general counsel Minden-Gardnerville Sanitation District. Over 15 reported cases in Nevada State Reports, California Appellate Reports, USDC Nev. and Ninth Circuit American College of Trial Lawyers. Advocate, American Board of Trial Advocates. Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary, Sierra Pacific Resources, Nevada Power Company and Sierra Pacific Power Company, 1992-2002. General Counsel: Minden Gardnerville Sanitation District; SureWest Communications. [With U.S. Army, 1969-1972]. Practice Areas: Civil Practice; Trial Practice; Utility Law; Energy Law.Email: William E. Peterson
Rosa Solis-Rainey (Partner) born Chihuahua, Mexico; admitted to bar, 2001, Nevada and U.S. District Court, District of Nevada; 2005, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Education: University of Nevada, Las Vegas (B.S.B.A., 1987; M.B.A., 1989) Phi Kappa Phi; William S. Boyd School of Law (J.D., magna cum laude, 2001). Law Clerk to the late Justice Myron E. Leavitt, Nevada Supreme Court. Law Clerk to Chief Judge Philip M. Pro, U.S. District Court, District of Nevada. Certified Internal Auditor. Staff Member, Nevada Law Journal, 2000-2001. Recipient: Dean's Award for Outstanding Service to the Law School; Lied Award for Most Pro-Bono Hours, Clark County, Nevada, 2004. Member: Clark County and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Nevada. (Also at Las Vegas Office). Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation.Email: Rosa Solis-Rainey
Akke Levin (Partner) born Eindhoven, Netherlands, October 17, 1964; admitted to bar, 2004, Nevada, U.S. District Court, District of Nevada and U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Education: Open Universiteit Nederland, Heerlen, Netherlands (Law, 2000); William S. Boyd School of Law (J.D., magna cum laude, 2004). Notes Editor, Nevada Law Journal. Member, Society of Advocates (Jessup). Author, "Chapter 13 van de Bankruptcy Code en de WSNP vergeleken: staat Nederland hetzelfde misbruik van de schone lei te wachten als de Verenigde Staten?," 10 Executief, Maandblad voor Burgerlijke Rechtsvordering 176 (2001); Note "Camping in Lake Tahoe; Does a Temporary Deprivation of all Beneficial Use of Land Justify Rejection of the Categorical Lucas Rule?" 4 Nevada Law Journal 448 (Winter 2003/04). Member: Clark County and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Nevada. (Also at Las Vegas Office). Languages: French, Dutch, German, English and Spanish. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation.Email: Akke Levin
Robert McCoy (Partner) born Las Vegas, Nevada, April 7, 1977; admitted to bar, 2004, Nevada and U.S. District Court, District of Nevada; U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Education: Brigham Young University (B.A., International Politics, 2000); Cornell University Law School (J.D., 2004; LL.M., International and Comparative Law, 2004). Executive Editor, Cornell Journal of Law & Public Policy, 2002-2004. Author: "A Battle on Two Fronts: A Critique of Recent Supreme Court Jurisprudence Establishing the Intent and Meaning of the Constitution's Actual Enumeration Clause," 13 Cornell Journal of Law & Public Policy 637 (2004). Member: Clark County and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Nevada; DRI. (Also at Las Vegas Office). Languages: French. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Complex Litigation; Products Liability.Email: Robert McCoy
SENIOR COUNSEL
Suellen Fulstone (Senior Counsel) born Gardnerville, Nevada, January 24, 1947; admitted to bar, 1976, Nevada; 1979, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Education: University of Nevada (B.A., with high distinction, 1972); Stanford Law School (J.D. 1976). Phi Kappa Phi. Member, Stanford Law Review, 1974-1976. Listed, Best Lawyers in America-Commercial Litigation, 2008-2010. Member: Washoe County and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Nevada. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Employment Law; Employee Benefits Law; Appellate Practice.Email: Suellen Fulstone
ASSOCIATE
Janine C. ("Jacey") Prupas (Associate) born Pasadena, California, October 8, 1978; admitted to bar, 2004, Nevada, U.S. District Court, District of Nevada and U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit; 2005, California. Education: Santa Clara University (B.S., 2001; J.D., 2004). Listed: Rising Star, 2009; Top Up-and-Coming Lawyers, Nevada, Super Lawyers. Member, Honors Moot Court Executive Board, 2003-2004. Law Clerk to the Honorable Janet J. Berry of the Second Judicial District Court, Nevada, 2004-2005. Member: State Bar of Nevada; State Bar of California; American Bar Association; American Inns of Court; Northern Nevada Women Lawyer's Association (Member, Executive Board). Practice Areas: Civil Litigation.Email: Janine C. ("Jacey") Prupas
LEGAL SUPPORT PERSONNEL
Jeana M. Hart