Lansford W. Levitt

  • 4230 Christy Way
    Reno, Nevada 89519
  • Office Phone: (775) 857-9754
  • Place of Birth: Los Angeles, California

Supreme Court Mediation History:

  • Date Appointed: 3/5/97
  • Number of Cases Mediated: 921
  • Current As Of: 1/2/24

Areas of Practice:

  • Arbitration, Mediation, Short Trial Judge

Bar Memberships:

  • Nevada (1981)
  • California (1978)
  • Federal/District of Nevada (1981)
Colleges
NameLocationStartEndTypeDegree
 
Vanderbilt University Nashville, Tennessee 1970 1974 Undergraduate B.A. (1974)
Law Schools
NameLocationStartEndDegree
 
Southwestern University School of Law Los Angeles, California 1974 1977 J.D. (1977)
Professional Experience
NameLocationDescriptionStartEnd
 
National Judicial College Reno Director of Project Development (responsible for administration of all federal grants & special projects dedicated to improvement of state judiciary) 1979 1992
8th Judicial District Court Las Vegas Judge Pro Tempore for Short Trials 2002 Present
Mediation and Other ADR Training
NameLocationDescriptionDate
 
E.L. Cord Foundation Center for Dispute Resolution Reno Arbitration Training 1992
CDR Associates Boulder, Colorado Civil Mediation 1992
Various -- Numerous Seminars and Courses 1992-Present
E.L. Cord Foundation Center for Dispute Resolution Reno Civil Mediation Training 1993-1994
Nevada Supreme Court Reno Advanced Appellate Mediation Training 2007
Nevada Supreme Court Reno Advanced Appellate Mediation Training - Preventing and Breaking Impasse 2010
Nevada Supreme Court Reno Roundtable/Procedural Issues for Settlement Judges 2011
ABA San Diego, CA 9th Annual Advanced Mediation and Advocacy Skills Institute 2011
Nevada Supreme Court Las Vegas Implicit Bias Issues in Mediation 2012
Nevada Supreme Court Las Vegas Procedural and Ethical Issues in Mediation for Settlement Judges 2013
State Bar of Nevada Las Vegas Hot Topics in Mediation and Judicial Settlement 2014
NV/PAC Las Vegas Nevada Government Civil Attorneys Conference 2016
Nevada Supreme Court Las Vegas
Techniques & Best Practice in Civil Mediation at the Appellate Level
2016
Nevada Supreme Court Reno The Premediation Process:  A Facilitated Discussion for New and Experienced Settlement Judges 2018
Nevada Supreme Court Reno Impasse and Ethics:  A Facilitated Discussion for New and Experienced Settlement Judges

2018

Nevada Supreme Court      Reno Impasse is a Fallacy: An Advanced Mediator's Forum 2019
Nevada Supreme Court   Appellate Mediation: Tips, Tactics & Techniques 2020
Nevada Supreme Court   Using an Online Platform to Conduct Mediation 2020
Nevada Supreme Court   Do Virtual Settlement Conferences Work? Mediating in the Times of Coronavirus 2020
Nevada Supreme Court   Tips & Techniques for Successful Results in Custody & Other Relationship-Based Settlement Conferences (Part 1) 2020
Nevada Supreme Court   Tips & Techniques for Successful Results in Custody & Other Relationship-Based Settlement Conferences (Part 2) 2020
Nevada Supreme Court   Sanctions 101 2021
Nevada Supreme Court        The Inside Scoop on Settlement Mediation Strategies - Part 1 (Instructor) 2021
Nevada Supreme Court   The Inside Scoop on Settlement Mediation Strategies - Part 2 (Instructor) 2021
Nevada Supreme Court   Joint Sessions vs. Caucuses 2022
Nevada Supreme Court   Online or In-Person, Psychological Insights for Supreme Court Settlement Judges 2022
The National Judicial College Civil Mediation2023
Mediation and Other ADR Experience
NameLocationDescriptionStartEnd
 
Arbitrator and Mediator Las Vegas & Reno Full time arbitration and mediation practice 1992 Present
Arbitrator Las Vegas, Reno and Carson City Court-appointed arbitrator in 8th, 2nd and 1st judicial districts 1992 Present
Supreme Court Settlement Judge Las Vegas & Reno Mediation of appellate cases 1997 Present

Professional Organizations

  • National Arbitration Forum
  • Clark County Bar Association
  • Association for Conflict Resolution