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:
| Colleges | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Location | Start | End | Type | Degree |
| California State University | Northridge, California | 1968 | 1972 | Undergraduate | B.A. (1972) |
| Law Schools | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Location | Start | End | Degree |
| University of Arizona College of Law | Tucson, Arizona | 1979 | 1982 | J.D. (1982) |
| Professional Experience | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Location | Description | Start | End |
| 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 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Location | Description | Date |
| 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 Workshop | 2023 | |
| Mediation and Other ADR Experience | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Location | Description | Start | End |
| 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