Mead Law Group llp

• Nevada Real Property Practice Manual, 2021 Edition §9.01 Mechanics’ and Materialmen’s Liens, pub.
State Bar of Nevada
• Nevada Mechanics Lien Practice Guide (2020), Lexis-Nexis Service
• Nevada Construction Law, Author, 2009-2016 editions, Thompson Reuters/West, pub. (2009-2012
ed.), DHG Publications, pub. (2013-2016 ed.) (Available through Amazon.com)
• The Uncertain Future and Certain Challenges of Green Building Projects in Today's Economy, Chapter
Author, Inside the Minds: New Developments in Green Construction Law, Thompson
Rueters/Aspatore Books (2011)
• Contractor's Guide to Mechanics Liens: Arizona, California, Nevada, Co-Author, BNI Publications (2005
Edition)

• 2017 Legislation Impacts Nevada Construction, Co-Author, Nevada Lawyer, State Bar of Nevada,
September 2017 (CLE Article).
• Nevada Tenant Improvement Construction: A Refresher for Real Estate Counsel, Co-Author, Nevada
Lawyer, State Bar of Nevada, September 2017.
• Straight Talk. Sound Counsel. Practical Solutions, Quoted, Attorney at Law Magazine Greater Las
Vegas, Vol 2 Issue 3, Straight Talk. Sound Counsel. Practical Solutions.
• The Nevada Supreme Court Clarifies Nevada Mechanics’ Lien Priority, Nevada Lawyer, State Bar of
Nevada, June 2013.
• HOLDING OUR BREATH: Hoping not to Turn Fountainbleau, Author, State Bar of Nevada Construction
Law Section Newsletter (September 15, 2012)
• Nev. Jobs First Act: Potential Nightmare for Contractors, Author, Law360 (December 13, 2011)
• Nevada Prompt Payment Act, Snell & Wilmer Under Construction (June 22, 2011)
• Contractual Indemnity Provisions Must Expressly Provide for Indemnity in Contributory Negligence
Circumstances, Snell & Wilmer Legal Alert (June 9, 2011)
• "Nevada Jobs First" Act Alters Nevada Preference Requirements on Public Works Contracts to the
Detriment of Nevada General Contractors, Snell & Wilmer Legal Alert (May 20, 2011)
• Arbitration Provisions That Waive Nevada Chapter 40 Rights Found Unconscionable, Snell & Wilmer
Under Construction (March 15, 2011)
• Nevada Supreme Court Carves Actual Notice Exception to Preliminary Notice Requirement, Snell &
Wilmer Legal Alert (January 5, 2011)
• The Use of LEED, Integrated Project Delivery and Building Information Modeling in Nevada, Snell &
Wilmer Under Construction (December 15, 2010)
• Nevada Supreme Court Offers Guidance on Motion to Expunge or Reduce Mechanics Liens, Snell &
Wilmer Legal Alert (October 19, 2010)
• Nevada Requires Union Trust Funds to Give Statutory Notice to Assert Claims Against Public Works
Payment Bonds, Snell & Wilmer, Under Construction (October 2009)
• Contractor's Board Responds to General Contractor's Concerns, Author, Snell & Wilmer Under
Construction (June 2009)
• Tough Times for General Contractors: Nevada Contractor's Board Investigations Unit Refuses to
Recognize Pay-If-Paid Clauses, Author, Snell & Wilmer Under Construction (March 2009)
• Nevada Supreme Court Limits Pay-If-Paid Clause Ruling to Contracts Entered Into Before 2003, Author,
Snell & Wilmer Legal Alert (November 2008)
• Nevada Supreme Court Rules Pay-If-Paid Clause Unenforceable, Author, Snell & Wilmer Legal Alert
(June 2008)
• Indemnification Obligations: Being Responsible for Your Own Work is not as Simple as it Sounds,
Author, Snell & Wilmer Under Construction (April 2008)
• AIA A201 2007 v. A201 1997: Change Comes to the General Conditions, Author, Snell & Wilmer Under
Construction (February 2008)
• Nevada Supreme Court Establishes "Reasonable Threshold Test" to Measure Sufficiency of Pre-
Litigation Extrapolated Construction Defect Notice, Author, Snell & Wilmer Legal Alert (October 2007)
• Re-Establishing Lender Priority Over Mechanics Liens may be Next to Impossible under Nevada Law,
Author, Snell & Wilmer Under Construction (October 2007)
• Nevada Supreme Court Tackles Construction Defects in Condominium Conversions ... and Invalidates
General Defect Waivers for Good Measure, Author, Snell & Wilmer Legal Alert (September 2007)
• 2007 Legislative Changes Affecting the Nevada Construction Industry, Author, Snell & Wilmer Under
Construction (July 2007)
• Pay-If-Paid Clauses May Be Valid in Nevada if Carefully Drafted, Co-Author, Snell & Wilmer Under
Construction (January 2007)
• Uh, Is It Supposed to Look Like That? ... Changes Continue to Plague Owners and Contractors, Author,
RE Business Online, (August 14, 2006)
• 2005 Legislation Provides Sureties Some Relief on Nevada Bond Requirements, Author, Southwest
Contractor, McGraw-Hill (April 2006)
• Nevada Courts - Are They Hostile to Contractors in Construction Defect Cases? Author, Southwest
Contractor, McGraw-Hill (January 2005)
• SB206, Long Overdue Mechanics Lien Law Reform, Communiqué, August 2003, Vol. 24, No. 8, Clark
County Bar Association
• Stopping Work When You Don't Get Paid: An Uncertain Law for an Uncertain Action, Communiqué,
Author, June 2003, Vol. 24, No. 6, Clark County Bar Association
• The New Progress Payment Release Forms: The Cure is Once Again Worse than the Disease, California
Construction Law, Vol. 3, (January 1993)
• USA-Nevada: Trends & Developments, Litigation 2024, Chambers Global Practice Guides (co-author with Leon F. Mead), January 17, 2024

• Construction 101, a Primer for Steelcase Distributors, Steelcase, Inc., May, 2016
• Nevada Mechanics Lien Law, Associated General Contractors (2003-2018)
• Lorman Education Services (2001-2016)
• Nevada Owner's Duties During Construction, Lorman Education Services (2006-2008)
• Nevada Mechanics Lien Law, Educational Business Seminars (2001-2018)
• Associated Builders and Contractors (2000-2007)
• Nevada Construction Law, Credit Managers Association of Nevada (2005-2006)
• Public Contract Code Requirements and Competitive Bidding in Nevada, Lorman Education Services
(2001-2006)
• Construction Claims in Nevada, Lorman Education Services (2001-2006)
• Nevada Law for Design Professionals, Lorman Education Services (1999-2003)
• Nevada Construction Contracting for Public Entities, Lorman Education Services (2000-2002)
• Protecting Yourself In Construction Projects, Associated Builders & Contractors (2002)
• Introduction to AIA Standard Forms, Lorman Education Services (2002)
• Nevada Mechanics Lien Law for California Contractors, Building Industry Credit Association (1995-
2000)

• Vegas, Inc., Top Lawyers

  o 2021 Lifetime Achievement Award

• Senior Fellow, Litigation Counsel of America® 2015 - 2022
• Charter Fellow, Construction Lawyers Society of America®
  o Member, Trial Law Institute®
  o Member, Diversity Law Institute®
  o Counsel, Order of Maximus®
• Fellow, American Bar Foundation®
• The Best Lawyers in America®, Construction Law, Construction Litigation 15-year Consecutive
Selection (2007-2022)
  o Lawyer of the Year, Las Vegas Construction Law (2013, 2016)
• Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business®, Band 1 - Litigation: Construction, Nevada
(2006-2021)
o "He's a go-to for construction litigation. He's very highly regarded in the community and
definitely a leader in the industry." "A very skilled construction lawyer with all the background."
Chambers Review, 2021
• Mountain States Super Lawyers®, Construction Litigation, 15-year Consecutive Selection (2007-2022)
  o Top 75 Lawyers (2010-2011)
  o Super Lawyers®, Construction Litigation - Business Edition (2011)
  o Super Lawyers®, Construction Litigation - Corporate Counsel Edition (2009-2010)
  o Nevada Super Lawyers®, Construction Litigation (2007-2008)
• Legal Elite - Top 100 Southern Nevada Attorneys, Nevada Business Magazine (2009, 2011)
• Martindale-Hubble® “AV Preeminent” Rated
• Pro Bono Honor Roll, Legal Aid Center of Southern Nevada (2012)
• 2015 Associate Member of the Year, Nevada Contractors Association
• 2007 Associate Member of the Year, Framing Contractors Association
• 2005 Associate Member of the Year, SIR Award, Assoc. General Contractors, Las Vegas Chpt.
• "Construction Lawyer Embraces All-Out Approach to Work and Life," Las Vegas Review Journal:
Nevadans at Work Series Profile (February 6, 2005)

• Lifestyles Unlimited®, Inc., Outside General Counsel (2016- Current)
• Snell & Wilmer LLP, Senior Partner, Construction Industry Group (2006-2016)
• Mead Pezzillo LLP, Founding and Managing Partner (2003-2006)
• Gibbs, Giden, Locher, Turner, Senet & Wittbrodt LLP, Associate / Partner (1989-2003)
• Vineyards Recording Studios, Proprietor (2012-Present)
• Dynamic Horizon Group, Founder (2010-Present)
• Educational Business Seminars, Proprietor / Speaker (2001-Present)
• Lifestyles Unlimited®, Inc., Certified Lead InvestorTM, Certified Passive InvestorTM
• Musician, Composer, Producer, Voice Over Artist, Author, Lecturer