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KYM CUSHING is a partner in the law firm of Wilson Elser in the Las Vegas office. A vast majority of his legal practice centers on commercial and general liability issues. He serves as lead area counsel for many national and international corporations and has represented these well-known companies in multi-million dollar wrongful death claims, including punitive damages and an assault by a former employee against a patron. Mr. Cushing also is a member of the litigation defense committee for the national convenience store chain and advises committee on CGL matters, defense strategies and loss prevention techniques. He has extensive experience representing insurance carriers and brokers (first-party and third-party claims). Specific areas where he has focused his practice include product liability, premises liability, complex civil litigation, arbitration, mediation, construction defect litigation and commercial motor vehicle and personal lines motor vehicle insurance issues. Mr. Cushing earned his B.A. degree from Brigham Young University and his J.D. degree from Southwestern University School of Law. He is a member of the State Bar of California, the State Bar of Nevada, the Defense Research Institute, the Risk and Insurance Management Society, the Nevada Self-Insureds Association and the Southern Nevada Claims Association. SAMUEL A. HARDING is a partner in the law firm of Bourgault & Harding where he practices in the areas of plaintiff personal injury, including serious personal injury cases (wrongful death and brain injury), product liability, insurance bad faith and medical malpractice. Prior to practicing in the areas of plaintiff personal injury, he had more than 15 years of experience as an insurance defense attorney. Mr. Harding is an associate of the American Board of Trial Advocacy, and a member of the American Bar Association and the Nevada Trial Lawyers Association. He has tried more than 100 jury trials. Mr. Harding earned his B.A. degree from Oklahoma State, his M.B.A. degree from Southern Illinois University and his J.D. degree from the University of Oklahoma. ROBERT E. MURDOCK is the owner of the Murdock and Associates, Chtd. law firm. Mr. Murdock has worked as a plaintiff attorney in Las Vegas for nearly 20 years. The focus of his representation is of catastrophically injured persons, including death and dismemberment. Mr. Murdock is involved in a lot of multidistrict litigation and many of his cases are high profile and involve challenging issues of law. He has won tens of millions of dollars from juries and settlements. Mr. Murdock received his undergraduate degree from the University of Denver and his law degree from Case Western Reserve University. He is a member of the Nevada Bar Association. Mr. Murdock practices before the Nevada Supreme Court and Federal Court.
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