Background
Jean, Rodney M. was born on June 28, 1949 in Woonsocket, Rhode Island, United States.
Jean, Rodney M. was born on June 28, 1949 in Woonsocket, Rhode Island, United States.
Yale University (Bachelor of Arts, cum laude, 1971). University of Michigan (Juris Doctor, cum laude, 1974).
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, 1975, Arizona.
1977, Nevada.
Member: State Bar of Arizona. State Bar of Nevada; Clark County and American Bar Associations.
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: State Bar of Arizona. State Bar of Nevada; Clark County and American Bar Associations.