Persi J. Mishel

  • 10161 Park Run Dr., Suite 150
    Las Vegas, Nevada 89145
  • Office Phone: 702-981-3043
  • Place of Birth: Abadan, Iran

Supreme Court Mediation History:

  • Date Appointed: 2/8/99
  • Number of Cases Mediated: 361
  • Current As Of: 1/2/24

Areas of Practice:

  • General Civil Litigation

Bar Memberships:

  • Nevada (1984)
  • Oklahoma (1983)
  • Federal/N. District of California (1990)
Colleges
NameLocationStartEndTypeDegree
 
University of Nevada, Las Vegas -- -- 1980 Undergraduate B.S. - Business Administration (1980)
Law Schools
NameLocationStartEndDegree
 
Oklahoma City University Oklahoma 1980 1983 J.D. (1983)
Professional Experience
NameLocationDescriptionStartEnd
 
Self-employed -- Private Practice - commercial litigation, bankruptcy & general civil litigation 1984 1989
State of Nevada Attorney for Injured Workers Carson City Deputy NAIW. Representing injured workers in workers' compensation cases 1990 1992
Self-employed San Jose, California Private Practice. Bankruptcy Law. Chapters 7, 11, 13. Representing debtors and creditors. 1992 1995
State of Nevada Attorney for Injured Workers Las Vegas Deputy NAIW.  Representing injured workers in workers' compensation cases 1996 1998
Lisowski Law Firm Las Vegas Associate Attorney. Commercial litigation, personal injury, general civil litigation. Feb.
1996
1996
Employers Insurance Company of Nevada Las Vegas Associate General Counsel. Insurance defense 1998 2001
Dempsey, Robert & Smith Las Vegas Associate Attorney - civil cases 1999 2002
Beckett & Yott Ltd. Las Vegas Associate Attorney-Workers' compensation defense & subrogation 2001 2003
CNA Insurance Company Las Vegas In-house litigation attorney Defense work 2003 2004
National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD) Las Vegas Arbitrator in business and employment 2003 2006
Dept. of Business and Industry, Real Estate Division Las Vegas Arbitrator and mediator. Disputes between Homeowners and Homeowner's Associations 2005 2011
State of Nevada Attorney for Injured Workers Las Vegas Deputy NAIW. Representing claimants at appeal hearings before appeal officers, client interviews, drafting motions, briefs, discovery, district court & supreme court appeals. 2004 2016
Clark County Las Vegas District Court Arbitrator - civil matters 2002 present
Nevada Supreme Court Carson City Settlement Judge - conduct settlement conferences in civil matters. 1999 present
Independent Contractor Las Vegas Independent contractor for law firms in the areas of personal injury, premises liability, business litigation, transactional work, and administrative law 2019 present
Mediation and Other ADR Training
NameLocationDescriptionDate
 
Nevada Supreme Court Las Vegas New Settlement Judge Training 1999
Nevada Supreme Court Las Vegas Settlement Judge Roundtables and Advanced Training 1999 to Present
8th Judicial District Court Las Vegas Arbitration Training 2001
National Association of Securities Dealers Las Vegas Arbitration Training 2003
Nevada Supreme Court Las Vegas Advanced Appellate Mediation Training 2007
Nevada Supreme Court Las Vegas Advanced Appellate Mediation Training

2008

Nevada Supreme Court Las Vegas Advanced Appellate Mediation Training - Preventing & Breaking Impasse 2010
Nevada Supreme Court Las Vegas Roundtable/Procedural Issues for Settlement Judges 2011
Nevada Supreme Court Las Vegas Implicit Bias Issues in Mediation 2012
Nevada Supreme Court Las Vegas Procedural & Ethical Issues in Mediation for Settlement Judges 2013
Nevada Supreme Court Las Vegas Techniques & Best Practices in Civil Mediation at the Appellate Level 2016
Nevada Supreme Court Las Vegas The Premediation Process:  A Facilitated Discussion for New and Experienced Settlement Judges 2018
Nevada Supreme Court Las Vegas Impasse and Ethics:  A Facilitated Discussion for New and Experienced Settlement Judges 2018
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   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   Sanctions 101 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   Joint Sessions vs. Caucuses 2022
Nevada Supreme Court   Overview of Common Procedural Issues for Settlement Judges 2022
Nevada Supreme Court   Online or In-Person, Psychological Insights for Supreme Court Settlement Judges 2022
State Bar of Nevada   Arbitrator Training 2023
Nevada Supreme Court Nevada Settlement Judge & Senior Judge 2023 Workshop2023
Nevada Supreme CourtLas VegasPreparation, Stakeholders, Malpractice, and Agreements: Issues All Professional Mediators Will Encounter2024
Mediation and Other ADR Experience
NameLocationDescriptionStartEnd
 
Supreme Court Settlement Judge Las Vegas Mediation of appellate cases 1999 Present
Arbitrator Las Vegas & Reno Arbitration for 8th Judicial District Court 2002 Present
Arbitrator Las Vegas Arbitration for NASD (2 per year) 2003 2006
Arbitrator & Mediator
Las Vegas
For Department of Business & Industry/Real Estate Division. Arbitrate and Mediate disputes between owners and homeowners association concerning interpretation, application & enforcement of Covenants, Conditions & Restrictions or any bylaws, rules or regulations adopted by an association or procedures used for increasing , decreasing or imposing additional assessments upon residential property. 2004-December 2011

Professional Organizations

  • Oklahoma State Bar (1983)
  • Nevada State Bar (1984)