James A. Kohl
- 3800 Howard Hughes Parkway, Suite 1000
Las Vegas, Nevada 89169 - Office Phone: 702-257-1483
- Office Fax: 702-567-1568
- Place of Birth: Philadelphia, PA
Supreme Court Mediation History:
- Date Appointed: 1/4/16
- Number of Cases Mediated: 83
- Current As Of: 1/2/24
Areas of Practice:
- Commercial Litigation
Bar Memberships:
- Nevada (1995); U.S. Court of Appeals 9th Circuit; U.S. District Court of Nevada (1995); U.S. Tax Court (1995); Western District of Michigan (2016); and Southern District of Iowa (2016)
| Colleges | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Location | Start | End | Type | Degree |
| Guilford College | Greensboro, NC | 1984 | 1988 | Undergraduate | B.A. |
| Law Schools | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Location | Start | End | Degree |
| Villanova University Law School | Villanova, PA | 1992 | 1995 | J.D. |
| Professional Experience | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Location | Description | Start | End |
| Howard & Howard | Las Vegas, NV | Attorney | 2007 | present |
| Rawlings, Olson, Cannon, Gormley & Desruisseaux | Las Vegas, NV | Attorney | 2002 | 2007 |
| Goold Patterson | Las Vegas, NV | Attorney | 1999 | 2002 |
| Mediation and Other ADR Training | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Location | Description | Date |
| Northwestern University | Chicago, IL | Mediation Skills Training | 2012 |
| Clark County Neighborhood Justice Center | Las Vegas, NV | Civil Mediation Training | 2013 |
| Association of Attorney Mediators | Houston, TX | Advanced Attorney-Mediator Training | 2013 |
| UNLV Williams S. Boyd School of Law | Las Vegas, NV | Advanced Mediation Training | 2016 |
| Nevada Supreme Court | Las Vegas, NV | Techniques & Best Practices in Civil Mediation at the Appellate Level | 2016 |
| Association of Attorney-Mediators | Dallas, TX | Advanced Attorney-Mediator Training - The Good, The Bad, and the Uninformed | 2017 |
| Nevada Supreme Court | Las Vegas, NV | Impasse and Ethics: A Facilitated Discussion for New and Experienced Settlement Judges | 2018 |
| Association of Attorney-Mediators | Indianapolis, Indiana | The Race for Excellence | 2018 |
| Nevada Supreme Court | Appellate Mediation: Tips, Tactics & Techniques | 2020 | |
| Nevada Supreme Court | Eviction Mediator Training | 2020 | |
| Association of Attorney-Mediators | Advanced Mediation Training - Remote but Together | 2020 | |
| Association of Attorney-Mediators | Advanced Attorney-Mediation Training | 2021 | |
| Nevada Supreme Court | Sanctions 101 | 2021 | |
| Nevada Supreme Court | Nevada Settlement Judge & Senior Judge 2023 Workshop | 2023 | |
| Mediation and Other ADR Experience | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Location | Description | Start | End |
| Nevada State Bar Fee Dispute Committee | Nevada | Mediator | 2013 | 2020 |
| Nevada State Bar Fee Dispute Committee | Nevada | Arbitrator | 2003 | 2020 |
Clark County District Court | Las Vegas, NV | Arbitrator | 2008 | Present |
| Clark County Neighborhood Justice Center | Las Vegas, NV | Mediator | 2013 | Present |
| Association of Attorney-Mediators | Las Vegas, NV | Mediator | 2013 | Present |
| U.S. District Court, District of Nevada | Nevada | Mediator | 2015 | Present |
| Nevada Supreme Court Residential Eviction Mediator | Nevada | Mediator | 2020 | Present |
| Nevada State Bar Client Security Fund Committee | Nevada | Investigator | 2023 | -- |
Professional Organizations
- Rotary Club of Las Vegas, Main Club
- Las Vegas Rotary Foundation, Inc.