Erven T. Nelson

Shareholder
Las Vegas Office
Main: 702.870.6060
Direct: 702.870.6060
enelson@djplaw.com

Mr. Nelson is a shareholder in our Las Vegas office. His practice focuses on Real Estate and Banking.

PRACTICE AREAS

Real Estate

Banking

Bankruptcy & Creditors’ Rights

EDUCATION

Brigham Young University, J. Reuben Clark Law School - J.D., cum laude (1983)

  • Member, Brigham Young University Law Review (1982-1983)

Brigham Young University - B.S. (1980)

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ADMITTED TO PRACTICE

  • Utah
  • Nevada
  • California
  • All State and Federal Courts in Utah
  • United States District Court, District of Nevada
  • United States Supreme Court

INDUSTRIES

  • Banking and Financial Services
  • Financial
  • Real Estate

ADDITIONAL LANGUAGES

  • Japanese

PROFESSIONAL AND CIVIC ACTIVITIES

  • Member, U.S. Supreme Court Bar Association
  • Member, Board of Trustees, Nevada Development Authority
  • Member, City of Las Vegas Parks and Recreation Advisory Commission
  • Member, Steering Committee, Defense Research Institute Commercial Litigation Committee
  • Member, Mortgage Bankers Association
  • Member, National Association of Bond Lawyers
  • Member, Japan America Society
  • Member, American Bankruptcy Institute
  • Past Member, City of Las Vegas Zoning Ordinance Review Committee
  • Director, Coalition for the Protection of Marriage (2001-present)
  • Director, Boy Scouts of America, Las Vegas (2004-2006)

PUBLICATIONS

  • "Shifting Fiduciary Duties of Directors and Officers," For the Defense (2003)

PRESENTATIONS

  • Lecturer, Leases & Landlord/Tenant Law (2005)
  • Lecturer, Commerical Law League on Bankruptcy Issues (2004)

PRIOR PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

  • Partner, Alverson Taylor Mortensen (1988-2004)
  • Law Clerk, Judge Roger D. Foley, United States District Judge (1983-1984)

REPRESENTATIVE CASES/DEALS

  • Siragusa v. Brown, 971 P2d 801 (Nevada 1998)

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