Name: Kent R. Robison
Item: Kent R. Robison
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KENT R. ROBISON

EDUCATION

University of Nevada, Reno - 1969 (B.A.)University of San Francisco, School of Law - 1972 (J.D.)

OCCUPATIONAL BACKGROUND

1971 - Carson City District Attorney's Office

1972-1975 - Washoe County Public Defender's Office

1975-1979 - Johnson, Belaustegui & Robison

1979-1981 - Johnson, Belaustegui, Robison and Adams

1981-1988 - Robison, Lyle, Belaustegui & Robb

1988 to 1999 - Robison, Belaustegui, Robb & Sharp

1999 to present - Robison, Belaustegui, Sharp & Low

COURTS ADMITTED TO PRACTICE

Nevada Supreme Court - 1972

Nevada Federal District Court - 1973

Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals - 1976

Court of Claims - 1973

United States Tax Court - 1982

United States Supreme Court - 1977

Northern District of California Federal Court

Eastern District of California Federal Court

Southern District of California Federal Court

District of Arizona Federal Court

District of Kansas Federal Court

District of Hawaii Federal Court

District of Western Washington Federal Court

District of New Mexico Federal Court
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS & ACTIVITIES

Nevada Supreme Court Trial Judge Seminar - Judge’s Relationship With Lawyers - 2009 & 2012

Nevada Supreme Court - Bench Bar Committee - 2009-2011

Member - Nevada Supreme Court's Committee on Court Costs and Speedy Trials

Member - State Commission on Sentencing Felony Offenders

Member - Executive Committee to Establish Appellate Court

Member - Commission to Implement Cameras in the Courtroom

Member - Committee on Rules of Civil Procedure

Member - Ad Hoc Committee for Improved Technology in Nevada Federal Court Rooms

American Trial Lawyer's Association - ATLA Sustaining Member - ATLA

Stalwart Member - Professional Liability Section of ATLA Roscoe Pound Foundation

National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers

Nevada Trial Lawyer's Association - Past President - 1979

Member of NTLA Board of Governors 1973-1983

NTLA Pillar of Justice

American Board of Trial Advocates - President, Reno Chapter, 1991-1993

Nevada State Board of Bar Governors - 1980 to 1990

Northern Nevada Legal - Medical Screening Panel (1981-1985)

Washoe County Juvenile Master Pro Tem (1975-1977)

Diplomat - National Board of Trial Advocacy - Civil

Diplomat - National Board of Trial Advocacy - Criminal

American Bar Association (1972-present)Member - ABA Litigation Section

Nevada State Bar Association (1972-present)

Washoe County Bar Association

American Board of Criminal Lawyers

Nevada State Bar Ethics Committee - Ex-officio

Nevada State Bar Jury Instruction Committee - Ex-officio

American Inns of Court (Charter Member and as Master) Honorable Bruce R. Thompson Chapter

American College of Barristers

Member - Board of Trustees - Justice League of Nevada (2012-2013) (Formerly Nevada Law Foundation)

RECOGNITION

The Best Lawyers in America - 1993-2013 (21 years) (Personal Injury/Commercial Litigation)

Named Top Attorneys - “Super Lawyers” of the Mountain States - 2007-2017 - Top 5%

Named by the American Law Journal to the Nation’s Top 100 Commercial Litigation Lawyers

Chambers USA Leading Litigation and Business Lawyers - Tier I Nevada Trial Lawyers

Outstanding Lawyers of America = 2003

American College of Barristers - Senior Counsel

College of Master Advocates

Martindale’s “Bar Registry of Preeminent Lawyers” in five categories (Business Litigation, Personal Injury (Plaintiff and Defense), Domestic and Criminal)

Who's Who in the Law

Who's Who in the West

Who’s Who in America

Certified Criminal Trial Advocate - National Board of Trial Advocacy - 1980

Certified Civil Trial Advocate - National Board of Trial Advocacy -1980

National College of Trial Advocacy - Faculty Advanced Course

Category I (Highest Rating) National Directory of Criminal Lawyers"AV" Martindale-Hubbell “Preeminent” Rating - Highest Rating in Ability and Ethics

Master (Emeritus) and Charter Member of The American Inns of Court - Reno Chapter

Litigation Counsel of America - Trial Lawyer Honorary Society Fellow - Litigation Counsel of America

Corporate Counsel Top Lawyers -2010

Top Commercial Litigation Lawyers - 2006 - 2011

National Trial Lawyers - Top 100 Trial Lawyers - 2011 - 2013

Robison, Belaustegui, Sharp & Low - U.S. News - Best Law Firms - Reno Tier 1 - 2011 Commercial Litigation, Corporate Law and Personal Injury

America’s Top 100 Attorneys - Lifetime Achievement - 2016

Fellow - American College of Trial Attorneys - Top 1% Trial Lawyers

AUTHORSHIP

Cameras in the Courtroom (Advocate - Vol. IV., No. 2, February 1980)

Nevada's Comparative Negligence (Advocate - Vol. I., No. 9, January 1977)

Psychology and Eye Witness Identification (Advocate - Vol. II., No. 2, November, 1977)

Juries & Verdicts - Nevada Handbook on Civil Procedure

The Gaming Industry's Other Gamble - Tort Litigation

The Law of Jury Selection (NBI 1996)

Special Tools for Selecting the Right Jury (NBI 1996)

Inadequate Security Issues in the Intentional Tort Arena (Professional Educational Systems 1996)

Inadequate Security Cases Involving Violent Crimes - From a Defense View (ATLA January 1997)

Direct Examination and Demonstrative Evidence "Tools For Proving" (Consumer Attorneys of San Diego 1998)

"Initial Considerations Regarding Use of Expert Witnesses" (NBI 1998)

Comparative Cross-Examination and Strategies For Impeachment (NBI 1998)

The Defense Attorney’s "Dirty Dozen" (Defense Considerations in Negligent Security Cases) (ATLA January 1999)

Damages: The Art of Asking for Money (NTLA Annual Seminar)

Jury Trials - Nevada Civil Practice Manual (2000-2013)

Trial Lawyers’ Relationship with the Trial Judge in Civil Actions (2008 & 2012 Nev. S. Ct. Trial College)

Complex Themes and Opening Statements (NBI 12/14/16)

DEFENSE EXPERIENCE

Since 1991 extensive defense work has been provided for the Mandalay Resort Group, General Star Management Company, ALAS, Allianz Insurance Company and individuals in the areas of negligent security, toxic mold, unnecessary force, professional liability, defective construction, intentional torts and negligence.

LECTURES

Western Nevada Community College - Annual "Criminal Defense Trial Tactics"

Reno Police Academy - 1976 - "Motions to Suppress Evidence"

California Legal Secretaries Association - 1979 - "Capital Punishment"

Nevada Trial Lawyers Annual Convention - 1977 - "Closing Arguments in Criminal Trials"

University of Nevada, Reno, Department of Criminal Science - 1978 - "Defense Strategy"

Reno Business College - "Organization of Criminal Files" - 1980

Nevada Society of Safety Engineers

ATLA's 1984 Annual Convention, Seattle, Washington, Belli Seminar - "Lay Use of the Psychological Stress Evaluator as a Civil Cause of Action"

Washoe County Bar Association - May 14, 1985 - "Preparation of Personal Injury Cases"

Legal Aspects of Mandatory Drug Testing of Collegiate Athletes - 1986

Psychology and Jury Selection - 1987

New Rules of Civil Procedure - 1987

Psychology of Jury Selection - Nevada Trial Lawyers Annual Convention - 1988

Nevada Law on Bad Faith Insurance Practices - Nevada Trial Lawyers - 1993

Gaming Industry and Tort Litigation - 1994

Premises Liability: Inadequate or Negligent Security - 1996

Strategies for Selecting Juries -1996

Premises Liability - Defense View - ATLA Mega Seminar - 1997

Expert Witness - Selection, Preparation and Presentation - NBI 1998

Direct Examination and Demonstrative Evidence - 1998

Premises Liability Cases - From a Defense View - ATLA - Phoenix - Feb. 1999

Damages - “How to Ask for Money” - NTLA Annual Convention - Oct. 1999

Masters in Trial - Closing Argument (ABOTA-Masters in Trial) - Dec. 1999

Damages: How to Minimize; How to Maximize - Inns of Court - Jan. 2000

Masters in Trial - 2002 - 2005 - 2006

Inns of Court Presentations: Jury Selection; Opening Statements; Child Witnesses; Eye Witness Testimony; Expert Witness Examinations

Presenter for Difficult Voir Dire Issues (2009 Nev. S. Ct. Trial College)

UNR Medical School Presenter - “Interaction Between Legal and Medical Professions” - 2/2011

“Role of the Judge” (new judge orientation) (2012 Nev. S. Ct. Trial College)

Presenter - Nevada State Bar Convention - “Direct Examination” - July 2013

Advanced Civil Litigation Skills of Nevada Introducing Complex Themes and Technology During Opening Statements (NBI 2016)

NEVADA SUPREME COURT / APPELLATE CASES

City of Reno v. David Evans (Case No. 63266)

Renown v. Arger et als (Case No. 64455)

Matthew Boga v. TMC Group, Inc. / Matthew J. Fuller (Case No. 62738/63531)

Patraw v. Nevada System of Higher Education, Milton Glick, Cary Groth (Case No. 53918/54573)

Patraw v. Nevada System of Higher Education , Milton Glick, Cary Groth (Injunction) (Case No. 55433)

Furer v. Furer (Case No. 51198)

EES v. Gunnerman, Sulphco, Inc. (Case No. 50324)

Darren Mack v. Michael E. Fondi (Case No. 51536)

Landmark Homes v. Sierra Gateway, 121 Nev. 1143, 152 P.3d 783 (2005)

Ferguson v. Sierra Gateway / Landmark - 2007 (appeal from U.S. Bankruptcy Court)

Lexey Parker v. St. Mary’s, 121 Nev. 1174, 152 P.3d 809 (2005)

Farhadi v. CB Commercial, 118 Nev. 1089, 106 P.3d 1209 (2002)

Farhadi v. CB Commercial, 131 P.3d 589 (2004)

Hazelwood v. Harrah’s, 109 Nev. 1005, 862 P.2d 189 (1993)

Oak Grove Investors v. Bell & Gossett, 108 Nev. 958, 843 P.2d 351 (1992)

Williams v. State Farm/Sierra Foods v. Williams, 107 Nev. 574, 816 P.2d 466

State v. Batt, 111 Nev. 1127, 901 P.2d 664 (1995)

Amoroso v. L & L Roofing, 107 Nev. 294, 810 P.2d 775

Swain v. Meyer, 104 Nev. 595, 763 P.2d 337 (1988)

State v. Kaplan, 96 Nev. 798, 618 P.2d 354 (1980)

State v. Kaplan, 99 Nev. 449, 663 P.2d 1190 (1983)

Bell v. ATO

Eikelberger v. Tolotti, 96 Nev. 525, 611 P.2d 1086 (1980)

Friedas v. Quinn River, 101 Nev. 471, 705 P.2d 673 (1985)

Fondi v. Fondi, 106 Nev. 856, 802 P.2d 1264 (1990)

State v. Fogarty, 108 Nev. 1234, 872 P.2d 817 (1992)

State v. Bishop (Death Penalty)

State v. Biederstadt / Hurt, 92 Nev. 80, 545 P.2d 202 (1976)

State v. Lendon, 92 Nev. 112, 546 P.2d 234 (1976)

Grand Sierra Resort v. Peppermill Casinos, Inc. (pending)

NINTH CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS:

Talisman Capital Talon Fund, Ltd. v. Gunnerman, Sulphco, Inc. (Case No. 09-16256)

Wild Game Ng v. Wong’s International (USA) Corp. (Case No. 08-15616)

Hussein v. Dugan (Case No. 08-17443)

Montreux v. Pitts, 130 Fed. Appx. 80 WL 663810CA9 (Nev. 2005)

Shipman v. Allstate

GENERAL

Born in Reno, Nevada 1947. Raised and educated in Reno, Nevada. Jury trials in state in and federal courts of six states. Received verdicts in over 100 jury trials. Ten Judgments over $1,000,000 with total value in excess of $600,000,000. Tried over 500 non-jury (court) trials.
Practice has included litigation experience in medical malpractice cases, both for plaintiffs and for defendants, and legal malpractice cases for both plaintiffs and defendants. Practice has included substantial experience in litigating premises liability cases for both plaintiffs and defendants. Practice has included substantial family law litigation. Practice has included substantial and extensive litigation for both plaintiffs and defendants with a focus on business torts. Practice has included substantial employment litigation. Practice has included substantial experience in litigating financial transactions, lender liability and collection efforts in commercial transactions for both plaintiffs and defendants. Practice has included substantial experience in litigating complex real estate transactions. Practice has included litigating environmental claims of substantial magnitude. Practice has included high profile criminal matters. Practice has included the representation of lawyers, judges and elected officials. Practice has included substantial and extensive litigation in personal injury matters for both plaintiffs and defendants. Practice has included challenging and defending regulatory agencies and political subdivisions of the State of Nevada.

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