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November 2 - Reno NORMAN J. AZEVEDO is a sole practitioner specializing in the areas of taxation, estate law, probate law, wills and trusts, corporate and business law, and open meeting law. Prior to opening his own firm, Mr. Azevedo was with the Office of the Attorney General in Carson City, where he held the position of Regional Chief Deputy Attorney General. He also previously held the position of counsel to the Truckee Meadows Regional Planning Agency. Mr. Azevedo is a member of the American Bar Association (member, Tax Section) and is admitted to practice by the State Bar of Nevada, the U.S. Tax Court, and the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals. He earned his B.S. degree from the University of Nevada - Reno, his J.D. degree from Pepperdine University School of Law, and his LL.M. degree from the University of San Diego School of Law. CHRIS BARRETT is the president of Barrett Resources, a full service government relations and issue management firm that has represented some of Nevada's leading businesses, such as Perry & Sons Farms, Vidler Water Company, Waste Management, and Fulcrum Bio Energy. Mr. Barrett has developed and managed governmental relations programs and corporate strategic positioning in executive and management positions with several organizations, including Sierra Pacific Power Company. He has more than 20 years experience in representing a diverse cross section of clients, including general business; utilities; petroleum; and non-profit agencies before federal, state and local government agencies. In addition, he has represented national home builders, local homebuilders and master planning community developers. JASMINE MEHTA is a Deputy Attorney General with the State of Nevada Office of The Attorney General, where she represents the Nevada Division of Environmental protection in litigation, rulemaking proceedings, and administrative enforcement actions in federal and state courts and before local commissions. She is admitted to the State Bar of Nevada and the State Bar of California. Ms. Mehta is treasurer of the Washoe County Bar Association; past chair of the Young Lawyers Section of the State Bar of Nevada; past president of the Northern Nevada Women Lawyers Association; and a member of the American Bar Association's Section of Natural Resources, Energy and Environmental Law. She earned her B.A. degree, magna cum laude, from Boston University and her J.D. degree from the University of California Los Angeles School of Law. STEPHEN C. MOLLATH is a partner in the Reno firm of Prezant & Mollath, where his main areas of practice are general civil practice, administrative law, commercial, real estate and business litigation, corporation, business, partnership, real property, zoning, and land use planning. He is the author of several published works on real estate and land use topics. Mr. Mollath is a member of the State Bar of Nevada and the Colorado Bar Association. He is admitted to practice in the U.S. District Court, Reno, Las Vegas, and the District of Nevada; the U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Reno and Las Vegas; the 1st Judicial District Court, Carson City and Storey County; the 2nd Judicial District Court, Washoe County; the 3rd Judicial District Court, Churchill and Lyon counties; the 4th Judicial Court, Elko County; the 8th Judicial District Court, Clark County; and the 9th Judicial District Court, Douglas County. Mr. Mollath has been named as one of the Best Lawyers in America with a specialty in land use and zoning law. He earned his B.A. degree from the University of Nevada and his J.D. degree from Santa Clara University. CAROLYN E. TANNER is Senior Deputy Attorney General, representing the Nevada Division of Environmental Protection and primarily it's Bureau of Corrective Actions. She earned her undergraduate degree from Occidental College and her J.D. degree from the University of Denver College of Law, and has practiced law in Nevada for the past 17 years. Ms. Tanner is a former criminal defense attorney, and prior to her employment with the Nevada Attorney General, she was the Director of Land Protection for the Nevada Chapter of the Nature Conservancy. WILLIAM A. THOMAS, AICP, is president of Conrey Consulting, LLC in Reno, which provides planning and land development consulting services, including master planning, zoning, land plans, permitting and entitlements. He is a member of the American Institute of Certified Planners, the American Planning Association, and the Builder's Association of Northern Nevada (member, Board of Directors). Mr. Thomas earned his B.S. degree from Pennsylvania State University and completed a seminar on transportation planning at Northwestern University. November 3 - Las Vegas BILL CURRAN is the managing partner of the Las Vegas office of Ballard Spahr LLP, where he concentrates his practice in administrative and government law, particularly in the areas of real estate development, land use/zoning and gaming law. He is a member of the American Bar Association, the State Bar of Nevada, the State Bar of California, the Clark County Bar Association, and the National Association of County Civil Attorneys. Mr. Curran is listed in Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business, as well as in the 2006 through 2011 editions of The Best Lawyers in America. He received the 2007 Clark County Bar Association Liberty Bell Award in recognition of his sense of civic responsibility and dedication to the local community. Mr. Curran co-authored "Half-Built Buildings: Preserving Entitlements," published in Communique. He earned his B.A. degree, magna cum laude, from the University of Minnesota and his J.D. degree from the University of California Berkeley School of Law. CARLOS L. McDADE is an attorney with Black & LoBello. He joined Black & LoBello after a successful 22 year career as a Judge Advocate in the United States Air Force. Mr. McDade has more than 12 years of experience in environmental and land use law. He is admitted to practice in Nevada, Colorado, the Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces and the Air Force courts. Mr. McDade has appeared before the Environmental Protection Agency's Environmental Appeals Board and in administrative hearings in a dozen states, as well as having filed briefs with the U.S. Supreme Court. During his years as an Air Force JAG, he served as the Air Force Chief of Appellate Criminal Defense and the Air Force Regional Counsel, Eastern Region; the Staff Judge Advocate at Nellis and Schriever Air Force bases; and Attorney Advisor and Investigator with the Department of Defense Inspector General's Office. Mr. McDade has lectured on criminal law, environmental law and ethics at both military and civilian seminars and CLE sessions. He has been awarded the Air Force Chief of Staff Team Award, the General Counsel of the Air Force Award, and the Department of Defense Inspector General's Award. Mr. McDade earned his B.A. degree from Yale University; his J.D. degree from the University of Colorado Law School; and his LL.M. degree, with highest honors, from the George Washington University School of Law. STANLEY W. PARRY is a partner with Ballard Spahr LLP's litigation department, where he concentrates his practice in commercial litigation, including real estate, administrative and regulatory matters, eminent domain, construction, insurance, white collar criminal defense, and business entity member disputes. He represents companies with respect to eminent domain and inverse condemnation cases, bid protests involving government contracts, contractor license disputes, construction contract disputes, entitlements for zoning and land use approvals, business disputes involving noncompete agreements and trade secret cases, and partnership-related disputes. Mr. Parry is listed in the 2008 through 2011 editions of The Best Lawyers in America. He is a member of the American Bar Association, the State Bar of Nevada, the Association of Trial Lawyers of America and the Nevada Land Title Association. Mr. Parry is an instructor at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, where he teaches real estate fraud, land use planning and zoning, eminent domain, and water law. He is the author of Extraordinary Remedies, Nevada Civil Practice Manual, author and lecturer of Major Land Use Laws in Nevada, and author and sponsor of "Construction Law," Law Seminar International. Mr. Parry earned his B.S. degree, with highest honors, from Southern Utah University and his J.D. degree from Brigham Young University, J. Reuben Clark Law School. ELIZABETH SOROKAC is the owner and founder of Reisman Sorokac, where she focuses on real estate, government affairs and corporate matters. She also assists clients in government processes and in litigation. Ms. Sorokac has experience in virtually all aspects of real estate, including zoning and land-use entitlements, purchases, sales, commercial leases, business licensing, permitting, and development agreements. She is admitted to practice in Nevada and in the U.S. District Court for the District of Nevada. Ms. Sorokac is a member of the State Bar of Nevada, the Clark County Bar Association and the American Planning Association. She is the author of "A Look to the Past with an Eye on the Future of Planning in the Las Vegas Valley," Nevada Planner. Ms. Sorokac earned her B.S. degree from Michigan State University and her J.D. degree from Gonzaga University School of Law.
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