R. Gardner Jolley is the senior member of the firm, and practices primarily in the areas of probate, trust, banking, real estate, and litigation in those areas. He received his B.S. degree from the University of Utah and his J.D. degree from Berkeley School of Law (Boalt Hall), University of California. He then moved to Nevada to serve as law clerk for Justice David Zenoff of the Nevada Supreme Court, 1969-1970. Mr. Jolley has been an instructor in business law at Clark County Community College and has spoken frequently on topics relating to his areas of practice. He is a member of the Clark County and American Bar Associations. Mr. Jolley was a member of the Board of Governors and past president of the State Bar of Nevada from 1978 to 1986. He was also Nevada Representative to ABA House of Delegates from 1986-1988 and a member of the Board of Trustees of the Nevada Law Foundation from 1988 to 1990. From 1999 to 2002 he was Chairman of the Probate and Trust Section of the State Bar. Mr. Jolley also chaired the committee established by the Nevada Assembly Legislative Committee to revise the Probate, Estate and Trust Statutes in the 1999 Legislature and from 1998 to 2005 was a member of the Standing Committee of Judicial Ethics & Election Practices. He was chairman of the Probate and Guardianship Section, Nevada Civil Practice Handbook originally published in 1988. Mr. Jolley also is a member of the State Bar of California, the American Association for Justice, the Nevada Justice Association, the Legal Netlink Alliance, the Southern Nevada Estate Planning Council, the Litigation Council of America and the Inns of Court.

Practice Areas:

• Banking
• Trust Litigation
• Probate Litigation
• Business Law
• Commercial Litigation
• Environmental Law
• General Practice
• Natural Resources
• Personal Injury
• Real Estate
• Trusts
• Estates
• Wills and Probate

Education:

• University of Utah (B.S., 1966)
• Berkeley School of Law (Boalt Hall), University of California (J.D., 1969)

Admissions:

• Nevada
• California
• U.S. District Court, District of Nevada

Memberships:

• Clark County Bar Association
• American Bar Association (Member, House of Delegates, 1986-1988)
• State Bar of Nevada
• State Bar of California

Bar Activities:

• Member, Board of Governors (1978-1986)
• President, State Bar of Nevada (1985-1986)
• Nevada Representative of ABA House of Delegates (1986-1988)
• Board of Trustees, Nevada Law Foundation (1988-1990)
• Chairman of the Probate and Trust Section of the State Bar of Nevada (1999-2002)
• Chairman of the committee established by the Nevada Assembly Legislative Committee to revise the Probate, Estate and Trust statutes in the 1999 Legislature
• Member of the Standing Committee on Judicial Ethics & Elections Practices (1998-2005)
• Chairman of the Probate and Guardianship Section, Nevada Civil Practice Handbook originally published in 1988
• American Association for Justice
• Nevada Justice Association
• Master, Inns of Court
• Southern Nevada Estate Planning Council

Ratings and Rankings:

• Martindale Hubbell “A” “V” rating
• Mountain States “Super Lawyer” in banking and probate and trust litigation
• Best Lawyers in America (1998-present)

Teaching:

• Instructor, Clark County Community College, Business Law (1975-1977)

Publications:

• Extraordinary Writs, Continuing Legal Education (Nevada Bar - 1983)

Lectures/Speaking Engagements:

• Frequent lecturer in the areas of: Real Estate, Probate, Banking and Litigation

Continuing Legal Education, Synposium and Institute Presentations:

• June, 1992 – “The Probate Process From Start to Finish In Nevada.”
  Presented Continuing Legal Education for National Business Institute, Inc.
• 1993 – “Key Issues In Estate Planning and Probate in Nevada.”
  Presented Continuing Legal Education for National Business Institute, Inc.
• 2004 – Ethics and Fiduciary Duties Relating to Estate Planning and Probate
• June, 2004 – “The Probate Process From Start to Finish In Nevada.”
  Presented Continuing Legal Education for National Business Institute, Inc.
• 2004 – “Ethics and Fiduciary Duties Relating to Estate
• 2006 – Ethics in Probate and Trust Practice. Presented Wells Fargo Bank.
• June, 2007 – “The Probate Process From Start to Finish In Nevada.”
  Presented Continuing Legal Education for National Business Institute, Inc.
• June, 2008 – “The Probate Process From Start to Finish In Nevada.”
  Presented Continuing Legal Education for National Business Institute, Inc.
• June, 2009 – “The Probate Process From Start to Finish In Nevada.”
  Presented Continuing Legal Education for National Business Institute, Inc.