Background
Hackett, Stephen R. was born on August 24, 1966 in Rome, Italy.
Hackett, Stephen R. was born on August 24, 1966 in Rome, Italy.
College of William & Mary (Bachelor of Arts, 1988). California Western School of Law (Juris Doctor, cum laude, 1991).
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, California.
1993, Nevada.
Phi Delta Phi. Lead Articles Editor, California Western Law Review, 1990-1991.
Law Clerk to Honorary Richard F. Suhrheinrich, United States. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit, 1991-1992.
Extern to Honorary J. Clifford Wallace, United States.
Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit, 1990. Member: Clark County and American (Section on Litigation) Bar Associations. State Bar of California.
State Bar of Nevada.
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 (Section on Litigation) Bar Associations. State Bar of California. State Bar of Nevada.