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William G. Cobb
District 10 - Washoe County (map)
P.O. Box 3559
Reno, NV 89505
Phone: (775) 786-3930
Fax: (775) 786-4160
E-mail: william_cobb@nshe.nevada.edu
Regent William G. Cobb was elected to the Board of
Regents in 2008. He is currently chair of the Academic, Research and Student Affairs Committee. He also serves as vice chair of the Investment & Facilities Committee and is a member of the Health Sciences System Committee.
A fourth generation Nevadan, Regent Cobb graduated from Reno High School in 1967. He graduated from the University of Nevada, Reno in 1971 as a Distinguished Military Student and was commissioned as a lieutenant in the Army (Air Defense Artillery). He served in the Army reserves and attained the rank of captain.
Regent Cobb graduated from Lewis and Clark Law School (J.D., 1974). He was admitted to the State Bar of Nevada in 1974 and was a Deputy District Attorney with the Washoe County District Attorney's Office from 1974 to 1977. He has been in private practice with Erickson, Thorpe & Swainston since 1977 and has also served as a Nevada Supreme Court Settlement Judge since 1998.
Regent Cobb is also a Judge Pro Tempore in the Nevada "Short Trial" Program.
Regent Cobb is married to Reno native Cathleen Armstrong Cobb. They have four children, Jennifer Hall (Justin), Michelle, Ryan and Christopher, and three grandchildren.
Education
- University of Nevada, Reno
- Bachelor of Science, 1971
- Lewis and Clark Law School (Portland, Oregon)
- Juris Doctor, 1974
- President, Phi Alpha Delta Law Fraternity
- Completed the Advanced Mediation and Training Program of the ABA section of Dispute Resolution and the American College of Civil Trial Mediators,
2000
- National Judicial College, Grant Sawyer Center for Justice Studies
- Strauss Institute for Dispute Resolution, Pepperdine University School of Law
Professional Experience
- Admitted to practice before:
- State Bar of Nevada, Nevada Supreme Court, 1974
- State Bar of California, California Supreme Court, 1975 (inactive)
- United States District Court, Northern District of California, 1975
- United States District Court, District of Nevada, 1976
- Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, 1978
- United States District Court, Eastern District of California, 1980
- United States Supreme Court, 1980
- Deputy District Attorney, Washoe County District Attorney's Office, 1974-1977
- Erickson, Thorpe & Swainston, Ltd., 1977-present (Senior Partner)
- Nevada State Supreme Court Settlement Judge, 1998-present
- Judge Pro Tempore, Nevada "Short Trial" Program, 2006-present
Professional Affiliations
- Member, Association of Defense Counsel of Northern Nevada (past president 1982-1983)
- Member, Association of Defense Counsel of Northern California (past member of Board of Directors 1983-1987)
- Member, Defense Research Institute
- Member, International Association of Defense Counsel
- Member, American Board of Trial Advocates
- Member, Trial Attorneys of America
- Member, Association of Attorney-Mediators
- Member, American Inns of Court (Bruce R. Thompson Chapter; past president, 1996-1997)
- Nevada Lawyer Delegate to the Ninth Circuit Judicial Conference (1989-1992; Chair 1991)
- Selected to membership in "Best Lawyers in America" (Nevada, Litigation section) and "Nevada Super Lawyers"
- Received "AV" rating from "Martindale Hubbell Law Directory"
- Listed in "Martindale Hubbell Bar Register of Preeminient Attorneys"
Civic/Charitable Affiliations and Awards
- Alumni Council, University of Nevada, Reno (1980-1984)
- Board of Trustees, University of Nevada, Reno Foundation (1995-1999)
- UNR School of Medicine "Certificate of Merit"
- Sigma Nu Alumni Club, University of Nevada, Reno (1971-present; past president 1976)
- Sigma Nu Alumni Scholarship Foundation (Chairman 1983-2000)
- Legion of Honor, Delta Xi Chapter, Sigma Nu Fraternity (1986)
- Defense Research Institute's Exceptional Performance Citation (1983)
- United Blood Services "Life Giver" (8 gallon) Award
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