Background
Jay Wilt, Allen was born on March 8, 1966 in Reno, Nevada, United States.
Jay Wilt, Allen was born on March 8, 1966 in Reno, Nevada, United States.
Willamette University (Bachelor of Arts, 1988). Willamette University College of Law (Juris Doctor, cum laude, 1992).
Worked at Lionel Sawyer & Collins (Las Vegas, Nevada) specializing in General Civil and Trial Practice in all State and Federal Courts. Administrative Law, Bankruptcy, Health Care, Hotel and Resort Law, Real Estate and Construction, Financial Services, Mining, Probate, Labor Taxation, Natural Resource and Environmental Law, Public Utilities, Land Use Planning and Zoning and Gaming Law. Intellectual Property Law, Immigration Law.
Admitted to the bar, 1992, Nevada. 1993, United States. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. United States. District Court, District of Nevada.
United States. Tax Court. Associate Editor, Willamette Law Review, 1990-1992. Author: "Securities Arbitration Agreements in the Aftermath of Rodriquez: Paulson v.
Dean Witter Reynolds, Inc.," Volume 27 Willamette Law Review 693, 1991. Law Clerk, the Honorary Melvin T. Brunetti, United States. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit, 1992-1993.
Member: Washoe County and American Bar Associations. State Bar of Nevada. (Resident, Reno Office). The firm was founded in 1967 by Las Vegas litigator Sam Lionel and former Nevada Governor Grant Sawyer, now deceased.
With the addition of former Nevada Supreme Court Chief Justice Jon Collins, now deceased, the firm adopted its current name. The firm grew to become the largest private law firm in Nevada. Today the firm provides fully-staffed offices in Las Vegas and Reno, serving Nevada, national and international clients.
Member: Washoe County and American Bar Associations. State Bar of Nevada. (Resident, Reno Office).