Background
Butt, Layne J. was born on February 9, 1959 in American Fork, Utah, United States.
Butt, Layne J. was born on February 9, 1959 in American Fork, Utah, United States.
Brigham Young University (Bachelor of Arts, 1981). University of Utah (Juris Doctor, 1984).
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, 1984, Utah and United States.
District Court, District of Utah. 1985, Nevada; 1987, Arizona.
Member: Clark County and American (Member, Section on: Business Law. Real Property, Probate and Trust) Bar Associations.
Utah State Bar; State Bar of Nevada.
State Bar of Arizona. 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: Clark County and American (Member, Section on: Business Law. Real Property, Probate and Trust) Bar Associations. Utah State Bar; State Bar of Nevada.
State Bar of Arizona.