Dana J. Nitz
- 9068 Golden Crow Avenue
Las Vegas, Nevada 89148 - Phone: 702-523-3262
- Place of Birth: Sioux Falls, South Dakota
Supreme Court Mediation History:
- Date Appointed: 2/8/99
- Number of Cases Mediated: 110
- Current As Of: 1/2/24
Areas of Practice:
Contract, Construction Defect, Personal Injury, 1st Amendment, Civil Rights, Appellate Practice
Bar Memberships:
- Nevada (1981)
- Federal/District of Nevada (1982)
- Federal/9th Circuit Court of Appeals (1982)
- United States Supreme Court (1985)
| Colleges | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Location | Start | End | Type | Degree |
| Harvey Mudd | Claremont, California | 1973 | 1977 | Undergraduate | B.S. (1977) |
| Law Schools | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Location | Start | End | Degree |
| University of S. California | Los Angeles, California | 1978 | 1981 | J.D. (1981) |
| Professional Experience | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Location | Description | Start | End |
| Rawlings, Olson, Cannon | Las Vegas | Attorney: Civil Litigation | 1981 | 2012 |
| Wright Finlay & Zak | Las Vegas | Attorney: General Civil Litigation | 2012 | 2020 |
| Selman Breitman | Las Vegas | Attorney: General Civil Litigation | 2020 | 2022 |
| Mediation and Other ADR Training | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Location | Description | Date |
| 8th Judicial District Court | Las Vegas | Arbitrator Training for Mandatory Arbitration Program | 1993 |
| Nevada Supreme Court | Las Vegas | Training for New Settlement Judges | 1998 |
| Nevada Supreme Court | Las Vegas | Advanced Appellate Mediation Training | 2007 |
| Nevada Supreme Court | Las Vegas | Foreclosure Mediator Training | 2009 |
| Nevada Supreme Court | Las Vegas | Advanced Appellate Mediation Training - Preventing & Breaking Impasse | 2010 |
| 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 Board of Continuing Legal Education | Las Vegas | Psychology of Negotiation Ethics & Appellate Court Practice | 2015 |
| Nevada Supreme Court | Las Vegas | Techniques & Best Practices in Civil Mediation at the Appellate Level | 2016 |
| Nevada Supreme Court | Las Vegas | Impasse is a Fallacy: An Advanced Mediator's Forum | 2019 |
| 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 | 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 | |
| Selman Breitman LLP | Guess What? Your Online Mediation is Not Confidential | 2021 | |
| Nevada Supreme Court | Joint Sessions vs. Caucuses | 2022 | |
| Nevada Supreme Court | Overview of Common Procedural Issues for Settlement Judges | 2022 | |
| Nevada Supreme Court | Nevada Settlement Judge & Senior Judge 2023 Workshop | 2023 | |
| State Bar of Nevada | Arbitrator Training | 2023 | |
| Clark County Bar Association | Key Changes to the NV Rules Governing ADR | 2024 | |
| Nevada Supreme Court | Las Vegas | Preparation, Stakeholders, Malpractice, and Agreements: Issues All Professional Mediators Will Encounter | 2024 |
| State Bar of Nevada | Confidentiality Concerns During Mediation | 2024 | |
| Mediation and Other ADR Experience | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Location | Description | Start | End |
| Supreme Court Settlement Judge | Las Vegas | Mediation of appellate cases | 1999 | Present |
Professional Organizations
- American Bar Association (1981)
- Clark County Bar Association (1981-Present)
- American Trial Lawyers Association (1981-2004)
- Nevada Trial Lawyers Association (1981-2003)
- DRI (1981-2002)