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 Brian R. Irvine

Brian R. Irvine

Shareholder

Biography

Mr. Irvine is a shareholder in the firm's Litigation Department. His practice focuses on areas of litigation, appellate, banking, bankruptcy and creditors' rights, and construction, and he is skilled in every aspect of the negotiation process.

Mr. Irvine has recently specialized in very large commercial litigation and has participated in two of the biggest trials in Northern Nevada in the past four years. He recently obtained a judgment in excess of $100 million in claims for fraud and misrepresentation following an eight-week trial.

Before joining the firm, Mr. Irvine was a shareholder at Jones Vargas. He served a clerkship with the Honorable Melvin Brunetti, Senior Circuit Judge for the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. He was also a member of the Charter Class of the William S. Boyd School of Law at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV).

Distinctions

  • While in law school, Mr. Irvine earned seven CALI awards, and was a founding member and Articles Editor for the Nevada Law Journal. 

Affiliations

  • American Bar Association, Member
  • Washoe County Bar Association, Member

Publications

  • Author, “Waiting for Daubert: The Nevada Supreme Court and the Admissibility of Expert Testimony,” 2 Nev. L.J. 158, Spring/Summer 2002
  • Former Lead Articles Editor, Nevada Law Journal, 2000-01

In the News

My Voice: Brian Irvine, Gordon Silver shareholder


Brian Irvine contributes article: "My customer filed for bankruptcy! What do I do now?"

Despite recent signs that the national and Nevada economies are improving, and despite the 26 percent drop in bankruptcy filings in northern Nevada from 2011 to 2012, it is likely that a full economic recovery in northern Nevada may still be far away.

Read More »Posted on: Oct 01st, 2012   |  Posted In: GS In the News   |   Source: Northern Nevada Business Weekly 

Fox News Radio 99.1 FM Talk, Reno — Interview, Molly Rezac and Brian Irvine

Fox News Radio 99.1 FM Talk, Reno
Nevada Matters
with Eddie Floyd & Sean Cary — Interview Molly Rezac and Brian Irvine

Read More »Posted on: Apr 19th, 2012   |  Posted In: GS In the News   |   Source: Fox News Radio- 99.1 

 Brian R. Irvine

Bar Admissions

  • Nevada, 2001

Education

  • J.D., magna cum laude, University of Nevada, Las Vegas William S. Boyd School of Law, 2001
  • B.A., University of Nevada, Reno, 1998

Court Admissions

  • Nevada, 2001
  • U.S. Federal Court, Nevada, 2001