Patrick Neil Chapin

  • 129 Cassia Way
    Henderson,NV 89014
  • Office Phone:702-433-7295
  • Office Fax:702-403-1919
  • Place of Birth: Hammond, IN

Supreme Court Mediation History:

  • Date Appointed: 1/2/19
  • Number of Cases Mediated: 59
  • Current As Of: 1/2/24

Areas of Practice:

  • Employment Law; Federal and State General Civil & Commercial Litigation; Commercial Real Estate/Landlord Tenant; and Neutral Arbitration/Mediation

Bar Memberships:

  • Nevada (1993)
  • Utah (1993)
  • Indiana (1990)
  • United States Supreme Court (1995)
  • U.S. District Court - Nevada and Utah (1993)
  • U.S. Court of Appeals 9th Circuit (1992)
  • Indiana Federal Courts - North and South Districts (1990)
Colleges
NameLocationStartEndTypeDegree
Purdue University Indiana, UT 1981 1984 -- B.A. (1984)
Blue Mtn. Lotus Society Seminary Harrisburg, PA 2007 2012 -- MDiv
Law Schools
NameLocationStartEndDegree
Capital University Columbus, OH 1985 1988 J.D. (1988)
Professional Experience
NameLocationDescriptionStartEnd
UNLV Boyd School of Law Nevada Adjunct Professor of Law 2019 Present
Clark County District Court Nevada Judge Pro Tempore - Hearing Master for Discovery Cases, Family Division 2019 Present
Las Vegas Township Justice Court Nevada Judge Pro Tempore - Civil Cases 2017 2020
Clark County District Court Nevada Judge Pro Tempore - Short Trial Program 2010 Present
Nevada Department of Education Nevada Hearing Officer - presiding over special education cases 2020 Present
Mediation and Other ADR Training
NameLocationDescriptionDate
Saltman Center for Conflict Resolution - Boyd School of Law Las Vegas Mediation Essentials Training 2016
Straus Institute for Dispute Resolution - Pepperdine School of Law Malibu, CA Mediating the Litigated Case 2016
Saltman Center for Conflict Resolution - Boyd School of Law Las Vegas Advanced Appellate Mediation Training 2016
Nevada Supreme Court Las Vegas Impasse is a Fallacy: An Advanced Mediator's Forum 2019
Nevada Supreme Court   Appellate Mediation: Tips, Tactics & Techniques 2020
Nevada Supreme Court   Do Virtual Settlement Conferences Work? Mediating in the Times of Coronavirus 2020
Nevada Supreme Court   Sanctions 101 2021
Nevada Supreme Court        The Inside Scoop on Settlement Mediation Strategies - Part 1 2021
Nevada Supreme Court   The Inside Scoop on Settlement Mediation Strategies - Part 2 2021
Nevada Supreme Court   Making the Most of the Pre-Mediation Process 2021
Nevada Supreme Court   Overview of Common Procedural Issues for Settlement Judges 2022
Nevada Supreme Court Preparation, Stakeholders, Malpractice, and Agreements: Issues all Professional Mediators Will Encounter (Instructor)2024

Professional Organizations

  • American Bar Association - Dispute Resolution Section (2018-Present)
  • Southern Utah Bar Association (2015-Present)
  • Utah State Bar Dispute Resolution Section (2015-Present)
  • Chairperson, Nevada State Bar - ADR Section (2015-2017)
  • Nevada State Bar ADR and Labor Employment Sections (2013-Present)
  • Clark County Bar Association (2012-Present)

Awards

  • AV Rating Martindale-Hubbell & Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers (2008-Present)
  • Million Dollar Advocates Forum (2002-Present)
  • Fellow in the Society for Litigation Counsel of America (2016)
  • National Association of Distinguished Counsel - Top 1% (2015)
  • Super Lawyers Business Edition, Employment Law (2012-2014)
  • Mountain State's Super Lawyer in Employment Law (2007-2015)
  • Las Vegas Life Magazine, Super Lawyer in Employment Law for Nevada (2007-2008)
  • The National Trial Lawyers Top 100 Trial Lawyers Nevada (2007)
  • Outstanding Lawyers in America (2003)
  • Nevada Business Journal's Most Outstanding Labor & Employment Lawyer (2002)