Overview
Brian Blakley is an associate in the firm’s Litigation group and focuses his practice on corporate and commercial litigation. His litigation experience involves all aspects of pretrial and trial work, including the following:
- Briefing and arguing motions for temporary restraining orders and preliminary injunctions
- Discovery, including motions to compel, motions for protective order, motions to bifurcate discovery, e-discovery, fact witness depositions, and discovery hearings
- Briefing and opposing dispositive motions
- Negotiating and drafting settlements and releases
- Pretrial motions, including motions in limine
- Examining and cross-examining witnesses at evidentiary hearings
- Second-chair trial experience
- Briefing motions to alter or amend a judgment
- Briefing appeals and writ petitions
Brian is also a member of the firm’s Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) Industry Team—a multidisciplinary team of attorneys who advise clients on issues concerning the use of drones.
Prior to joining the firm, Brian served as a law clerk to Judge Robert C. Jones on the U.S. District Court for the District of Nevada. He also worked as a judicial extern to Justice Thomas R. Lee on the Utah Supreme Court and Judge Lloyd D. George on the U.S. District Court for the District of Nevada.
Memberships & Affiliations
- Clark County Bar Association, Member
- Federal Bar Association, Member
- Las Vegas Defense Lawyers, Member
- American Bar Association, Member
- The Federalist Society, Member
- Nevada Rise Academy, Board of Directors
Representative Matters
- Successfully moved for pre-discovery dismissal of all claims in a wage-and-hour class action. Reynolds v. Granite Gaming Grp. I, LLC, No. A-16-737106-C (Nev. Dist. Ct. 2017)
- Won nearly $2 million in judgments for a group of 25 plaintiffs in two consolidated cases against the operators of one of the largest mortgage fraud scams in Nevada history. Gonzalez v. RED Las Vegas, Inc. No. A-13-693627-C (Nev. Dist. Ct. 2016); Serpas v. RED Las Vegas, Inc. No. A-13-693695-C (Nev. Dist. Ct. 2016)
- Won summary judgment for all damages claimed against a contractor and bonding company in relation to a freeway expansion project and collected nearly all attorney fees billed. Ergon Asphalt and Emulsions, Inc. v. Capriati Constr. Corp., Inc., No. 2:13-cv-1683-GMN-NJK, 2015 WL 1959851 (D. Nev. 2015)
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Presentations
- Presenter, “Drones & Privacy,” Colorado CLE, April 2016
- Presenter, “Patent Troll Control 2015: Intellectual Property Litigation Strategies Every Corporate Counsel Should Know Following The U.S. Supreme Court's Patent-Focused 2014 Term,” The Association of Corporate Counsel Nevada Chapter, December 2014
Article
- Co-Author, "Nevada's New ‘Goldilocks' Asbestos Causation Standard," Communiqué, April 2015
- Author, "From Handbills to Proposed Bills: Suggestions for Regulating the Las Vegas "Strip" Tease," Brigham Young University Law Review, November 2012
Distinctions
- Nevada Business Magazine - “Southern Nevada’s Top Attorneys” and “Best Up and Coming Attorneys” - Legal Elite, 2016
- John P. Frank Pro Bono Awards Luncheon - Recognized for commitment to pro bono service, 2015
- J. Reuben Clark Award for Academic Excellence, Integrity, and Service
- BYU Law Review - Lead articles editor
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