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