Background
Laxalt, Bruce R. was born on March 26, 1951 in Reno, Nevada, United States.
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Bruce R. LAXALT
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Stanford University (Bachelor of Arts, 1973. Juris Doctor, 1976). Attorney, United States. Department of Justice, Washington, Doctorate. C., 1976-1977.
Law Clerk to Honorable Gordon Thompson, Supreme Court of Nevada, 1977-1978.
Deputy District Attorney, 1978-1982 and Chief Deputy District Attorney, 1981-1982, Washoe County.
Career
Tweet v. Webster, 614 F.Supp. 1190 (Doctorate. Nevada 1985); Smith v. Clough, 106 Nevada 568, 796 P.2d 592 (1990); Stubli v. Big Doctorate International Trucks, 107 Nevada 309, 810 P.2d 785 (1991); Davidson v. Velsicol Chemical, 107 Nevada, 811 P.2d 561 (1991).Worked at Laxalt & Nomura, Limited. (Reno, Nevada) specializing in Civil Trial Practice. Insurance Defense, Products Liability, Surety, Environmental and Construction Defense, Business, Commercial Litigation and Personal Injury.
Admitted to the bar, 1976, Nevada.
1978, United States. District Court, District of Nevada. 1982, United States. Court of Appeals, 9th Circuit.
Attorney, United States. Department of Justice, Washington, District of Columbia, 1976-1977.
Law Clerk to Honorable Gordon Thompson, Supreme Court of Nevada, 1977-1978.
Deputy District Attorney, 1978-1982 and Chief Deputy District Attorney, 1981-1982, Washoe County. Member: State Bar of Nevada. Nevada District Attorneys Association (Secretary, 1981.
Vice President, 1982).
Defense Research Institute. Association of Insurance Attorneys.
American Board of Trial Advocates. American Inns of Court.
LAXALT & NOMURA, Limited. was formed in 1986 by Bruce Laxalt and Don Nomura, Reno litigation partners in the statewide firm of Beckley, Singleton, DeLanoy & Jemison, and former Chief Deputy District Attorneys in Reno.
The firm was established to bring an aggressive and proactive approach to defense litigation, combining proven trial results with dispositive motion practice. Now grown to eleven lawyers with offices in Reno and Las Vegas, the firm represents the statewide litigation interests of numerous national manufacturers, insurers and businesses.
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Membership
State Bar of Nevada; Nevada District Attorneys Association (Secretary, 1981. Vice President, 1982). Defense Research Institute.
Association of Insurance Attorneys.
Civil and Commercial Litigation, Insurance Defense Law and Products Liability and Surety Law.
