Joseph Wentling Brown

Background

Brown, Joseph Wentling was born on July 31, 1941 in Norfolk, Virginia, United States. Son of Edwin Wallace and Nancy Jack (Wentling) Brown.

Education

University of Virginia (Bachelor of Arts, 1965). Washington & Lee University (Bachelor of Laws, 1968). Phi Delta Phi. Master, Clark County Juvenile Court, 1968-1970.

Member, Board of Litigation, Mountain States Legal Foundation, 1978-1982.

Commissioner: Board of Wildlife Commissioners, State of Nevada, 1979-1985. Member, Foreign Claims Settlement Commission of the United States, 1981-1988.

Director, State Justice Institute, since 1988. Lawyer Representative, Ninth Circuit Judicial Conference, 1990-1992.

Career

Worked at Jones, Jones, Close & Brown, Chartered (Las Vegas, Nevada) specializing in General Civil Law, Corporate Law, Administrative and Regulatory Law. Admitted to the bar, 1969, Nevada. 1976, District of Columbia.

Phi Delta Phi.

Member, Board of Litigation, Mountain States Legal Foundation, 1978-1982. Presidential Appointee, Foreign Claims Settlement Commission of the United States, 1981-1988. Director, State Justice Institute, 1988-1989.

Lawyer Representative, Ninth Circuit Judicial Conference, 1990-1992.

Commissioner, Nevada Wildlife Commission. Chairman, Nevada Development Authority, 1987-1989.

Trustee, Las Vegas Chamber of Commerce, 1994—. Director, Bank of America, Nevada (Valley Bank of Nevada), 1985-1994.

Director, First Security Bank, 1995—.

Member: Clark County and American Bar Associations. State Bar of Nevada; The District of Columbia Bar. Nevada Trial Lawyers Association.

The Association of Trial Lawyers of America.

International Association of Gaming Attorneys. Military: With United States.

Marine Corps Reserve, 1963-1969.

Achievements

• Joseph Wentling Brown has been listed as a reputable general, lawyer by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member, Board of Litigation, Mountain States Legal Foundation, 1978-1982. Presidential Appointee, Foreign Claims Settlement Commission of the United States, 1981-1988. Director, State Justice Institute, 1988-1989.

Lawyer Representative, Ninth Circuit Judicial Conference, 1990-1992.

Commissioner, Nevada Wildlife Commission. Chairman, Nevada Development Authority, 1987-1989.

Trustee, Las Vegas Chamber of Commerce, 1994—. Director, Bank of America, Nevada (Valley Bank of Nevada), 1985-1994.

Director, First Security Bank, 1995—.

Member: Clark County and American Bar Associations. State Bar of Nevada; The District of Columbia Bar. Nevada Trial Lawyers Association.

The Association of Trial Lawyers of America.

International Association of Gaming Attorneys. Military: With United States.

Marine Corps Reserve, 1963-1969.

Connections

Married Pamela Jones, August 18, 1966. Children: Tyree, Palmer, Jeffrey, Hunter.

Father:

Edwin Wallace Brown

Mother:

Nancy Jack (Wentling) Brown

Spouse:

Pamela Jones

child:

Palmer Brown

child:

Jeffrey Brown

child:

Hunter Brown

child:

Tyree Brown