Related Practices

Education

J.D., cum laude, Brigham Young University, J. Reuben Clark Law School, 2005
B.A., magna cum laude, Brigham Young University, 2001

Bar Admissions

Nevada

John E. Bragonje

Associate

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Las Vegas

3993 Howard Hughes Pkwy.
Suite 600
Las Vegas, Nevada 89169

Phone 702.474.2625

Fax 702.216.6173

About John Bragonje

Mr. Bragonje is an associate in the firm’s Litigation Practice Group. His practice has particular emphasis on construction, real estate, and complex business litigation.

Mr. Bragonje represents persons involved in real estate litigation, including owners, landlords, tenants, developers, title insurers, lenders, contractors and design professionals. He has litigated projects including an 1160 MW power plant, a NASCAR track expansion, a USAF munitions facility, a bridge, a casino, and a broad range of multi-family and commercial projects, loan deficiency claims, mechanic’s lien claims (including several multimillion dollar lien-priority disputes), and Miller Act claims. His practice also includes representation of clients in complex civil litigation matters related to technology, including gaming technology. Mr. Bragonje also focuses his practice on tort issues, including the defense and prosecution of business torts, as well as personal injury claims.

Mr. Bragonje was previously with Beckley Singleton, which partnered with Lewis and Roca in 2007. While attending law school, Mr. Bragonje was the Legal Extern to the Honorable Norman H. Jackson, Utah Court of Appeals and the Honorable Anthony W. Schofield, Utah Fourth Judicial District. He was also the executive editor for the BYU Journal of Public Law.

Representative Cases/Matters

Branch Banking and Trust Co. v. Nevada Title Co., No. 2:10–CV–1970, 2011 WL 1399810 (D. Nev. April 13, 2011) (obtained dismissal of all claims against defendant Commonwealth Land Title Insurance Company where plaintiff claimed breach of a title policy and tens of millions of dollars in damages).
CML-NV DC, LLC adv. NCS Construction, LLC, No. A-10-629874-C (Dist. Ct., Clark County, Nev. Dec. 6, 2011) (obtained declaratory relief recognizing equitable replacement mortgage, thus establishing that a lender’s $11.3 million trust deed had priority over a general contractor’s $1 million mechanics’ lien).

Publications

Comment, “The Rise and Fall of the ‘Check-the-Box’ Regime: A Solution to Recent Private Letter Rulings’ Troubling Use of the ‘De Facto Corporation’ Doctrine,” 107 Tax Notes Today 781, 2005

Speaking Engagements

Presenter, “Construction Lien Law in Nevada,” Lorman Education Services, Reno, Nevada, August 2010

Other Distinctions

Mr. Bragonje was included in the 2009 and 2010 editions of Mountain States Rising Stars in the category of Business Litigation. He was also included in the 2009 and 2011 editions of the Legal Elite Top 100, as published by Nevada Business