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Biographical Information

Brad Mainor, Senior Partner at Mainor Wirth, LLP, has extensive personal injury trial experience. His professional accomplishments include securing an$11 million dollar settlement immediately after opening statements. Brad has also tried to verdict a $3 million dollar motor vehicle accident, a $1.4 million dollar slip and fall, with only $68k in past medical expenses and has settled numerous million dollar cases.  A $5 million jury verdict for a slip and fall at a restaurant, is believed to be the largest slip and fall verdict in Nevada’s history.

A native of Las Vegas, Brad graduated from Bonanza High School before receiving a Communication Studies degree from Brigham Young University. While attending American University’s Washington College of Law in Washington, D.C. Brad was chosen to serve on an advisory committee to the Dean and was selected as a Dean’s Fellow.

During his legal studies, Brad had the opportunity to represent indigent tenants in court against wealthy landlords. It was during this time that Brad recognized his passion for representing the vulnerable against the powerful. During law school, Brad also worked for Williams and Connolly, one of the most prestigious law firms in the country, whose clients include President Clinton and the First Lady. Brad gained valuable experience working with some of the nation’s finest litigators on matters that were routinely heard before the Supreme Court of the United States.

In Brad’s early years practicing law, he quickly distinguished himself as a strong litigator. As a result of several successful jury verdicts for cases he has tried, Brad has been selected as a member of the Million Dollar Advocates Forum which is limited to attorneys who have demonstrated exceptional skill, experience and excellence in personal injury law. Additionally, he has been named one of the Top 100 Trial Lawyers by the American Trial Lawyers Association for the last 7 years, has been extended the Honor of Patron by the Nevada Law Foundation, and has been included in the “Legal Elite” in Nevada Business Magazine.

Brad also holds a membership with the American Trial Lawyers Association, the American Association for Justice, the Nevada Trial Lawyers Association, the State Bar of Nevada and the Clark County Bar Association.  Brad has also strived to increase awareness for injured victims by publishing articles on Avvo.com, including writing the legal guide How to Outsmart Insurance Companies in a Personal Injury Case.  He was also featured on the Legal Brief News Network where he discussed how insurance companies use a computer program called “Colossus” to evaluate claims in personal injury cases and car accidents”.

In his downtime Brad volunteers much of it towards the Las Vegas community and his church. He is fluent in the Danish language having served two years of voluntary church service in Copenhagen, Denmark. He also enjoys spending time with his family, cycling, mountain biking, football and is an accomplished piano player.

Admission Dates & Jurisdictions

State Bar of Nevada   Admitted 2000

United States District Court for the District of Nevada   Admitted 2001

Education

Brigham Young University, – Provo, UT, B.A.

American University, Washington College of Law, J.D.

 

Honors & Awards

Legal Elite                                                        Nevada Business Magazine                                2013, ’14

Top Lawyer                                                      Desert Companion Magazine                            2014

Top 100 Trial Lawyers                                   The American Trial Lawyer Association         2007, ’08, ’09, ’10, ’11, ’12, ’13, ’14

Top 40 Under 40                                            The National Trial Lawyers Association         2011, ’12, ’13

Top Attorneys Mountain States Rising      Salt Lake Magazine                                             2014

Million Dollar Advocates                               Million Dollar Advocates Forum                     2003

 

Professional Associations

Member                                                                       Million Dollar Advocates Club                                              2003-present

Nevada Justice Association                                                   2000-present

Nevada State Bar                                                                      2000-present

Clark County Bar Association                                                2000-present

 

Patron Honoree                                                          Nevada Law Foundation                                                         2008

 

Top 100 Trial Lawyers                                               American Trial Lawyers Association                                    2007-present

 

Advocate                                                                       American Association for Justice                                          2012

 

 

Press

Woman Wins 5 Million Against Steakhouse                    Las Vegas Review Journal,  June 2003

 

Jurors Award $1.4 Million Against Mandalay Bay        Las Vegas Review Journal,  November 2007

Verdicts & Settlements

•         $1.1 Million (Car Accident, Negligent Roadway Design)

•         $1.1 Million (Negligent Security)

•         $1.2 Million (Sidewalk Trip and Fall)

•         $1.234 Million (Car Accident)

•         $2 Million (Slip and Fall)

•         $5 Million (Massage Therapy Injury)

•         $5 Million (Slip and Fall)

•         $11 Million (Shuttle Bus Accident)

Publications

How to Outsmart Insurance Companies in a Personal Injury Case                 www.avvo.com

Service Activities

Copenhagen, Denmark                            2 years voluntary service                      1992-1994

Washington, D.C.                                      Landlord Tenant Clinic                         1999-2000

Las Vegas, NV                                             Pro Bono Legal Aid Center                  2007-2009