About
Ballard Rawson, Chartered, founded in 1991, is a highly reputed law firm serving Las Vegas, NV and its surrounding areas. The company is known for its personalized legal solutions, offering big-firm representation at competitive rates due to its small size and low overhead costs. Notably, their expert attorney Michael S. Alires, a Nevada native, is dedicated to helping local businesses and nonprofits flourish, assisting with their formation, organizational development, and achieving tax-exempt status. Ballard Rawson's unique approach to each client's needs ensures custom-tailored advice and services.
Specialties
Service type
Transactional business, Litigation / Legal representation
Work type
Landlord / tenant dispute, Lease / contract interpretation, Writing a lease / contract, Buying a property, Selling a property, Short sale, Foreclosure, Contract disputes, Title and Boundary Disputes, Zoning, Planning and Land Use, Housing Discrimination, Construction Disputes, Other real estate issues
Location and hours
Ballard Rawson, Chartered
10181 Park Run Dr Ste 110
Las Vegas, NV 89145-8886
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Work Experience
Associate Attorney
Ballard Rawson, Chartered
2015 - Present
Law Clerk
Ballard Rawson, Chartered
2014 - 2015
Student Attorney
Small Business and Nonprofit Clinic at the William S. Boyd School of Law
2014 - 2015
Summer Associate
The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas
2014 - 2014
Extern
United States Bankruptcy Court, District of Nevada
2013 - 2013
Partner
Ballard Rawson, Chartered
2013 - Present
General Counsel
Dunhill Homes
2009 - 2011
Principal
Jorgensen Law Office
2009 - 2013
Vice President/Associate General Counsel
Focus Property Group
2004 - 2009
Associate
Goold Patterson Ales & Day
1996 - 2004
Managing Partner
Ballard Rawson, Chartered
2012 - Present
Adjunct Professor
UNLV, William S. Boyd School of Law
2007 - Present
Alternate Judge
Las Vegas Municipal Court
2015 - 2015
Senior Associate
Jones Vargas
2004 - 2012
Shareholder
Jones Vargas
1998 - 2012
General Counsel
Max Riggs Construction Company, Inc.
1996 - 1998
Associate
Jones Jones Close & Brown, Chartered
1991 - 1996
Education
Lincoln Christian College and Seminary
2011
Lincoln Christian College and Seminary
2009
Brigham Young University
1993
University of Nevada Las Vegas, William S. Boyd School of Law
2015
Georgetown University Law Center
1996
Brigham Young University
1984
University of Alabama School of Law
2015
University of Nevada-Las Vegas, William S. Boyd School of Law
2004
University of Nevada-Las Vegas
2000
University of San Diego School of Law
1991
University of San Diego School of Law
1991
Brigham Young University
1984
University of Alabama School of Law
Business Transactions
2015
University of Nevada-Las Vegas, William S. Boyd School of Law
Law
2004
University of Nevada-Las Vegas
Accounting
2000
Georgetown University Law Center
Law
1996
Brigham Young University
Political Science
1993
University of Nevada Las Vegas, William S. Boyd School of Law
Law
2015
Lincoln Christian College and Seminary
Organizational Leadership
2011
Lincoln Christian College and Seminary
General Ministry
2009
Associations & Affiliations
American Bar Association, Business Law Section, Corporate Governance Committee
Member
State Bar of Nevada
Member
American Bar Association, Business Law Section, Nonprofit Corporations Committee
Member
American Bar Association, Business Law Section
Member
American Bar Association
Member
Clark County Bar Association
Member
UNLV Gaming Law Journal
Staff Member
American Bar Association
Member
State Bar of Nevada
Member
Clark County Bar Association
Member
American Bar Association
Clark County Bar Association
State Bar of Nevada, Real Property Law Section
American Bar Association, Business Law Section
Member
Nevada State Bar
Member
Clark County Bar Association
Member
American Bar Association
Real Property, Trust and Estate Law Section
Publications
American Bankruptcy Institute (ABI) Journal
Bankruptcy By the Numbers: Nevada's Boom and Bust
2014
Tennessee Journal of Business Law
Across the Curriculum: Integrating Transactional Skills Instruction
2013
Nevada Law Journal
Water Law and its Role in Closing the Nuclear Fuel Cycle
2004
Speaking Engagements
2014 Connecting for Change
Nonprofit Partnerships
2014
State Bar of Nevada
Introduction to Transactional Drafting
2013
Emory Law School
Across the Curriculum: Integrating Transactional Skills Instruction
2012
State Bar of Nevada
Common Interest Communities, Finding Answers in Troubled Times
2009
Services offered
Corporate Law Attorney
Contract Attorney
Real Estate Lawyer