Education

  • J.D., magna cum laude, Brigham Young University, J. Reuben Clark Law School, 1990
  • B.S., Business Management, Finance, Brigham Young University, 1984

Bar Admissions

  • Nevada, 1990

Dan R. Waite

Partner
3993 Howard Hughes Pkwy.
Suite 600
Las Vegas, Nevada 89169
Phone 702.474.2638
Fax 702.216.6177

About Dan Waite

Mr. Waite is a partner in the firm’s Litigation and Real Estate Practice Groups. His practice focuses primarily on business litigation, with an emphasis on real estate, mechanic’s lien and fiduciary litigation. His practice also encompasses transactional work including contract drafting and review, advising corporate clients regarding alter ego analysis and general corporate matters.

Mr. Waite has practiced law in Nevada since 1990 and has considerable experience working with and representing owners, contractors, subcontractors, suppliers, trustees and other fiduciaries and governmental entities. He has represented business clients both domestic and international, including from France, Germany, Italy, Switzerland and Canada. Mr. Waite was previously with Beckley Singleton, which partnered with Lewis and Roca in 2007. Additionally, Mr. Waite lectures to lawyers, lenders and construction professionals on mechanic’s lien and related real estate matters.

After graduating with a Bachelor of Science in Finance, Mr. Waite was the Executive Vice President and General Manager of Ponderosa Management Corporation, a property management company with holdings in Nevada, California, Arizona, Utah and Idaho. Mr. Waite also held a Nevada real estate license.

Memberships and Affiliations

  • Clark County Bar Association, Member
  • TAGLAW, Member

Publications

  • Lecturer and Co-Author, "Fundamentals of Mechanics' Liens," Sterling Education Services, 2007
  • Lecturer and Co-Author, “Handling Real Estate Disputes In Nevada,” Lorman Education Services, 2005-2006
  • Lecturer and Co-Author, “Nevada Construction Liens and Construction Defect Claims,” Lorman Education Services, 1997-1998
  • Co-Author, "Psychotherapy With High Risk Clients: Legal and Professional Standards," Brooks/Cole Publishing Co., 1991
  • Author, "Affirmative Action: What Must a 'Remedial' Program Remedy?" Utah Bar Journal at 18, Aug/Sept, 1989

Court Admissions

  • U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit, 1993
  • U.S. Supreme Court, 1996
  • U.S. District Court, Nevada

Other Distinctions

Mr. Waite has been acknowledged in In Business Las Vegas Who’s Who 2006 which features “the top business executives in the Las Vegas Valley.” He was also included in the 2007 and 2009-2011 editions of Mountain States Super Lawyers in the category of Business Litigation, as well as in the 2010 and 2011 editions of the Top 75 Mountain States Super Lawyers.  Mr. Waite has an "AV/Preeminent Attorney" rating with Martindale-Hubbell. He was also included in the 2009-2011 editions of the Legal Elite Top 100, as published by Nevada Business.

In law school, Mr. Waite was a member of the Law Review and was elected to the Order of the Coif.