Thomas J. Tanksley

  • 10161 Park Run Drive, Ste. 150
    Las Vegas, Nevada 89145
  • Office Phone: 702-382-1700
  • Office Fax: 702-341-1144
  • e-mail: ADRTank@aol.com
  • Place of Birth: Santa Monica, California

Supreme Court Mediation History:

  • Date Appointed: 12/10/98
  • Number of Cases Mediated: 338
  • Current As Of: 1/2/24

Areas of Practice:

  • General Civil Litigation in Trial and Appellate Courts, Representing Plaintiffs and Defendents, including Business and Tort Litigation, Real Estate Litigation and other Civil matters

Bar Memberships:

  • Nevada (1982)
  • Federal/Nevada District (1982)
  • Federal/ 9th Circuit Court of Appeals (1985)
  • United States Supreme Court (1991)
  • Federal/U.S. Circuit Court
  • Colleges
    NameLocationStartEndTypeDegree
     
    California State University Northridge, California 1968 1972 Undergraduate B.A. (1972)
    Law Schools
    NameLocationStartEndDegree
     
    University of Arizona College of Law Tucson, Arizona 1979 1982 J.D. (1982)
    Professional Experience
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    Thomas J. Tanksley, Ltd. Las Vegas General Civil Litigation and Alternative Dispute Resolution 1988 2016
    Lionel Sawyer Collins Las Vegas Commercial Litigation 1982 1984
    Morton Galane, A.P.C. Las Vegas Business torts, corporate & shareholder disputes, trust disputes, defamation, intellectual property disputes, insurance litigation, gaming, unfair competition, trade secrets, employment relationships, abuse of process, personal injury, premises liability. 1984 1998
    Mediation and Other ADR Training
    NameLocationDescriptionDate
     
    Nevada Supreme Court Las Vegas Settlement Judge Roundtables and Advanced Training Sessions

    1999

    2007

    8th Judicial District Court Las Vegas Court-Annexed Arbitration --
    Nat. Ass. Securities Dealers -- Arbitrator Training --
    Pepperdine University,Straus Institute Long Beach, California 6-Day Course: Mediating the Litigated Case 2000
    Harvard Law School -- Mediation Workshop 2001
    Neighborhood Justice Center Clark County, Nevada Lengthy Mediation Training Program 2001
    Nevada Supreme Court Las Vegas Advanced Appellate Mediation Training 2008
    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 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
    State Bar of Nevada  Las Vegas Hot Topics in Mediation and Judicial Settlement 2014
    State Bar of Nevada Las Vegas Psychology of Negotiation, Mediation Ethics and Appellate Court Practice Tips 2015
    Nevada Supreme Court Las Vegas Techniques & Best Practices in Civil Mediation at the Appellate Level 2016
    State Bar of Arizona Arizona Disputes: A Proposal Focused Program 2017
    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
    State Bar of Nevada        Tips & Techniques to Succeed with Virtual Mediation 2020
    Nevada Supreme Court        Appellate Mediation: Tips, Tactics & Techniques 2020
    Nevada Supreme Court   Using an Online Platform to Conduction Mediation 2020
    Nevada Supreme Court   Do Virtual Settlement Conferences Work? Mediating in the Times of Coronavirus 2020
    Thomson Reuters Westlaw   Legal Ethics-Model 1.1: Attorney Competency (Webcast to Nevada Supreme Court 10/22/20) 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   Overview of Common Procedural Issues for Settlement Judges 2022
    Nevada Supreme Court   Online or In-Person, Psychological Insights for Supreme Court Settlement Judges 2022
    Nevada Supreme Court Nevada Settlement Judge & Senior Judge 2023 Workshop2023
    Nevada Supreme CourtLas Vegas Preparation, Stakeholders, Malpractice, and Agreements: Issues All Professional Mediators Will Encounter2024
    Mediation and Other ADR Experience
    NameLocationDescriptionStartEnd
     
    Arbitrator Clark County, Nevada 8th Judicial District Court Arbitration 1998 Present
    Arbitrator Clark County, Nevada National Association of Securities Dealers 2004 Present
    Fee Dispute Arbitrator Clark County, Nevada For Nevada Bar Association 2000 Present
    -- Clark County, Nevada Neighborhood Justice Center 2001 Present
    Private Mediator Services Clark County, Nevada National Association of Securities Dealers 2005 Present

    Professional Organizations

    • Nevada Bar Association - Member and past Chairperson of Committee on Alternative Dispute Resolution
    • National Association of Securities Dealers Panel
    • Volunteer Mediator, Clark County Neighborhood Justice Center
    • Nevada American Inns of Court (Executive Committee)
    • American Bar Association
    • Clark County Bar Association
    • Former Active Member of Toastmasters International for over 10 years
    • Former U.S. Navy Officer and Pilot: 1972-1978