Brian J. Pezzillo

My practice focuses on litigating, arbitrating and resolving claims arising from construction projects including the representation of clients in bankruptcy proceedings. This also involves counseling clients with regard to the drafting and negotiation of construction contracts. In addition I advise clients with regard to employment and labor issues. I represent clients before various administrative agencies and have represented clients before the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the New Mexico Oil Conservation Commission, the Las Vegas Air Quality Commission and the Nevada State Contactor's Board. I have previously served as an arbitrator with the Court-annexed arbitration program in the Eighth Judicial District Court, Clark County, Nevada.I have served as a Justice Pro Tem, Justice Court for Clark County, Nevada as well a Hearing Officer for Clark County. Additionally, I currently sit as an arbitrator for the Better Business Bureau of Nevada as well as a hearing officer for the City of Henderson, Nevada. I am a frequent lecturer on topics relating to the construction industry, including payment issues, mechanic's lien claims, public contracting, and construction claims. I have been requested by both public and private entities to provide in-house lectures regarding the ever-changing Nevada construction laws. I have served on the Government Affairs Committee of the National Association of Industrial and Office Properties and the Clark County Bar Continuing Education Committee. I am a member of the American Bar Association's Construction Industry Forum and Public Contracts Section. I am admitted to practice before all state and federal courts in the states of Nevada and New Mexico and before the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeal. Awards and Honors Honors Mountain States Super Lawyers, 2013 Mead Pezzillo,, 2005 Associate Member of the Year, SIR Award, Assoc. General Contractors, Las Vegas Chapter

• Mead Pezzillo, LLP, Partner, 2005 - 2006
• Lindborg, Mead, Drill & Pezzillo, Partner, 2004 - 2005
• Gibbs, Giden, Locher & Turner, Associate, 2000 - 2004
• Stratton & Cavin, P.A., Associate, 1996 - 2000
• Law Office of V. Andrew Cass, Associate, 2000

• Business Contracts, Law Review CLE
• Nevada Construction Law Review, Lorman Education
• Public Contract Code Requirements & Competitive Biddings in Nevada, Lorman Education
• Construction Lien Law in Nevada, Lorman Education
• Public Contract Code and Competitive Bidding Nevada Department of Transportation, Lorman Education
• Nevada Construction Lien Law, Southern Nevada Institute of Credit/Credit Managers Association
• Collection Techniques in the Construction Industry, Credit Managers Association
• Western Region Credit Conference, National Association of Credit Managers, 2007 & 2008 hel in Las Vegas, Nevada
• Employment Law Update in Nevada, Sterling Education Service, Inc., 2008
• Protection on Tenant Improvement Projects in Nevada, Southwest Contractor - June 2008

• New Mexico, 1996
• Nevada, 1999
• U.S. District Court District of New Mexico, 1997
• U.S. District Court District of Nevada, 2000
• U.S. Court of Appeals 9th Circuit, 2002
• U.S. Court of Appeals 11th Circuit, 2011
• North Dakota, 2013

• Better Business Bureau, 2012 - Present (Arbitrator)
• Clark County Hearing Officer , 2011 - Present
• Justice Pro Tem, 2011 - 2012 (Clark County Nevada Justice Court)
• Nevada State Bar Association (Construction Law Section)
• Clark County Bar Association, 2002 - 2004 (Member, CLE Committee)
• American Bar Association (Construction Industry Forum)
• American Bar Association (Alternative Dispute Resolution Group)
• American Bar Association (Real Property and Probate Section)
• New Mexico State Bar Association (Member)
• Nevada State Bar Association (Member)
• American Bar Association (Section of Business Law)
• Henderson, NV Chamber of Commerce (Member)
• Fraternities and Sororities
• Delta Sigma Pi