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| | Address | | 6100 Neil Road, Suite 555 | | Reno, Nevada 89511 | | (Washoe Co.) | | | |
| | | Morris Pickering & Peterson practices in the following areas of law:
Complex, Tort and Commercial Litigation, Products Liability, including Medical Devices and Pharmaceuticals, Insurance, Employment Law, General Civil and Trial Practice in all State and Federal Courts, Civil Appeals, Class Action Defense, Utility Law, Energy Law, International Gaming, Commercial Law, Nevada Real Property Development Law, Business Formation/Licensing Law, Construction Law. | | Year Established: 1993 | | Firm Size: 12 |
Other Office Locations of Morris Pickering & Peterson
Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.A. (Main Office)
| | 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-Business Litigation, 1999-2003. 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); chairman and co-drafter, Nevada Supreme Court Rules 150-203 (Rules of Professional Conduct). 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 | | Kristina Pickering (Partner) born San Francisco, California, October 7, 1952; admitted to bar, 1977, Nevada; 2001, District of Columbia. Education: Yale University (B.A., cum laude, 1974); University of California at Davis (J.D., 1977). Order of the Coif. Presidential Scholar. National Merit Scholar. Author and Volume Editor, Law Review. Law Clerk, United States District Judge Bruce R. Thompson, (D. Nev.) (1977-1979). Adjunct Faculty, Pretrial Litigation Practice, University of Nevada, 2000 and 2002. Lawyer Representative, Ninth Circuit Judicial Conference, 1995-1998. Member: Nevada Board of Bar Examiners, 1991-2007; Local Rules Committee, U.S. District Court, District of Nevada, 1994-1997; Nevada Supreme Court Committee on the Revision of the Nevada Rules of Civil Procedure, 1999-2002; Nevada Standing Committee on Ethics and Professional Responsibility, 1985-1989. Listed in Best Lawyers in America-Business Litigation, 2003—. Member: Washoe County, Clark County and American (Co-Chair, Section of Litigation, Pretrial Practice and Discovery Committee, 1989-1991) Bar Associations; American Law Institute (Adviser, ALI Federal Judicial Code Revision Project, 1997—). Practice Areas: Civil Litigation. Email: Kristina Pickering | | 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. 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 | | Denise A. Barton (Partner) born Plainfield, New Jersey, August 18, 1964; admitted to bar, 1994, Ohio and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio; 1995, Nevada, U.S. District Court, District of Nevada and U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Education: Bates College (B.A., Biology, 1986); University of Akron School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 1994). Recipient: American Jurisprudence Award in Administration of Criminal Justice; Lewis F. Powell, Jr. Medal for Excellence in Trial Advocacy, 1993. Voted Most Outstanding Advocate, Michigan Trial Lawyers Association, 1994. National Finalist, A.T.L.A. Trial Advocacy Competition, 1992, 1994 and A.B.A. Trial Advocacy Competition, 1993. Staff Member, Akron Law Review, 1993-1994. Member: Clark County and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Nevada. (Also in Las Vegas). Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Products Liability; Employment Law. Email: Denise A. Barton | | 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. 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). 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 | Other Office Addresses: Links to Other Offices
Las Vegas Office: 300 South Fourth Street, Suite 900, 89101. Telephone: 702-474-9400. Fax: 702-474-9422.
| | (For complete biographical data on all personnel, see Professional Biographies at Las Vegas, NV) | | Maintains an office in more than one location. |
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