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Oliver J. Pancheri
Partner
Overview
Oliver Pancheri guides clients through complex business and commercial matters via highly skilled and effective advocacy, earning successful outcomes in state and federal courts across Nevada. A trial and appellate attorney with significant experience in both arenas, he has also successfully handled appeals before the Nevada Supreme Court and the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals.
With more than 23 years of litigation experience, Oliver formulates winning strategies at the outset, then diligently executes his plan to achieve favorable outcomes. He takes pride in delivering exceptional client service that never compromises integrity or professionalism.
Credentials
Education
- University of Idaho College of Law (J.D.)
- Brigham Young University (B.A.)
Court Admissions
- U.S. District Court for the District of Nevada
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
- Successfully defended a national technology company from various plaintiffs asserting civil RICO claims.
- Tried numerous matters before the Clark County Business Courts to verdict.
- Tried matters before Clark County juries involving eminent domain issues, real estate disputes, defamation and tort claims, and business disputes.
- Successfully litigated a matter of first impression in Nevada involving the enforcement of multimillion-dollar credit instrument (a marker) by a casino against a patron. Desert Palace, Inc. v. Michael, 370 F. Supp. 3d 1177 (D. Nev. 2019).
- Obtained summary judgment for two different public utilities in two separate multimillion-dollar putative class actions.
- Successfully litigated a multimillion-dollar construction dispute over the course of an 8-week long arbitration.
- Obtained a favorable published Nevada Supreme Court decision in addressing claim preclusion and NRCP 68 issues. Mendenhall v. Tassinari, 133 Nev. 614, 403 P.3d 364 (2017).
- Successfully argued before the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals where the Court upheld the dismissal of putative class action claims seeking to recover approximately $90 million.
- Acted as specially retained appellate counsel to preserve appellate issues during the course of jury trials.
- Part of faculty for continuing legal education courses involving construction law, the rules of evidence, and legal ethics.
- Successfully litigated numerous construction and mechanic’s liens disputes.
- Children’s Attorney Project, volunteer
- Youth baseball and basketball coach
- High school football assistant coach
- Youth sports referee
- Best Lawyers in America, Commercial Litigation
- Super Lawyers, Mountain States, Commercial Litigation
- Nevada Business Magazine, Legal Elite, Commercial Litigation
- VEGAS INC Magazine, Top Lawyers
- Martindale-Hubbell, AV Preeminent
- State Bar of Nevada, Southern Nevada Disciplinary Panel, Former Board Member and Chair
- American Bar Association, Litigation Section
- Federal Bar Association
- Howard D. McKibben American Inn of Court
- Clark County Bar Association