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James Dean Leavitt
District 13 - Clark County
200 Hoover Ave., Suite 150
Las Vegas, NV 89101
Phone: (702) 384-0909
Fax: (702) 598-0510
E-mail: regentjamesdean@aol.com
Regent James Dean Leavitt was elected in 2004 representing District 13
which encompasses a large area of Clark County stretching from Mount Charleston
to Laughlin, with portions of southwest and southeast Las Vegas.
Regent Leavitt is chair of the Student & Academic Affairs Committee
and the ad hoc Health Sciences Committee, and is a member of the Board
Development Committee and the Research & Economic Development Committee.
In addition to owning and operating the Law Office of James Dean Leavitt,
Regent Leavitt was an Adjunct Professor at UNLV in the Greenspun School
of Communications from 1993 to 1998. Additionally he founded Express Yourself
Seminars, a one-day public speaking workshop.
Regent Leavitt's law practice is limited almost exclusively to criminal
defense. He has a special interest in juvenile cases where counseling
and representation are intertwined.
Regent Leavitt and his wife Debbie are the parents of 3 children.
Education
- University of Idaho, 1991, Juris Doctor
- Brigham Young University, 1985, B.A. Speech Communication Rhetoric
Board of Regents' Service
- Member, Academic, Research and Student Affairs Committee
- Member, Audit Committee
Professional Experience
- Law Office of James Dean Leavitt - 1994 to Present
Goodman and Chesnoff - 1993
Galatz, Earl, Catalano and Smith - 1992
Teaching Experience
- Instructor, Calgary Board of Education - Division of Adult Learning
- Instructor, University of Idaho - Public Speaking
- Adjunct Professor, UNLV Greenspun School of Communications
Civic and Professional Affiliations
- American Bar Association
- American Trial Lawyers Association
- Nevada Trial Lawyers Association
- National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
- Member, United States Supreme Court
- Member, United States Court of Appeals - Ninth Circuit
- Member, United States District Court - District of Nevada
- Member, Supreme Court of the State of Nevada
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