MEB Resume



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|MICHAEL E. BUCKLEY |

|300 S. Fourth Street, Suite 1400 • Las Vegas, Nevada 89101 |

|(702) 692-8006 • mbuckley@ |

|Education |

| |B.A., 1972, University of California at Los Angeles |

| |J.D. (cum laude), 1975, Santa Clara University |

|Experience |

| |1975-2012 Jones Vargas Las Vegas, NV |

| |Stockholder; Director; Chair of Business |

| |and Real Estate Practice Group |

| |2012- 2013 Fennemore Craig Jones Vargas Las Vegas, NV |

| |Director |

|BARS |

| |Nevada, 1975 (Member, Business Law and Real Property Law Sections) (State Bar Number 85) |

| |California (inactive), 1976 (Member, Business Law and Real Property Law Sections) (State Bar Number 68723) |

|PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS |

| |American College of Real Estate Lawyers, 1988 – present (Member, Publications and Common Interest Communities Committees; Public|

| |Policy Committee) |

| |American College of Mortgage Attorneys (2011 - present) |

| |American Bar Association (Member, Real Property, Probate and Trust Section) |

|professional activities |

| |State Bar of Nevada: |

| |▫ Real Property Law Section, Member, Executive Committee (Chair 2007 – ), Common Interest Communities, Legislative and Real |

| |Estate Finance Committees |

| |▫ Fee Dispute Committee, 1983-1990 (Las Vegas Chair, 1983-1988; State Chair, 1989-1990) |

| |▫ Business Law Section, Member, Executive Committee, 1985-1991 (subcommittees: Revised Uniform Limited Partnership Act study |

| |committee, 1985; UCC Article 2A study committee, 1989; One Action Rule Subcommittee, 1988-1989; Uniform Common Interest |

| |Ownership Act study committee, 1990-1991; Real Estate Law Committee, 1994; NRS Chapter 116 study committee, 2001 – 2003) |

| |▫ Transitioning Into Practice (TIP) Mentor, 2012 – present |

| |Community Associations Institute |

| |▫ Legislative Action Committee, 1993-2003 (Co-Chair, 1998-2001; pro-bono legislative lobbyist, 1993, 1997-2003) |

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|COMMUNITY activities |

| |Nevada Commission for Common-Interest Communities, 2003 – 2012 (Chair, 2004 – 2012) |

| |City of Las Vegas Planning Commission, 1994-2002; 2009; Chair, 1999-2000 (City of Las Vegas 2020 Master Plan Steering Committee,|

| |Member, 2000-2001) |

| |State of Nevada Department of Human Resources Block Grant Commission (Member, 1996-2003; Chair, 1998-1999) |

| |HELP of Southern Nevada (Board of Trustees, 1985-1991; President, 1987-1989; Advisory Board, 1991-2005) |

| |Stillpoint Center for Spiritual Development (Board of Trustees, 2004 – present; Chair 2006 - 2012) |

|CLE PROGRAMS |

| |State Bar of Nevada: Avoiding and Responding to Fee Dispute Complaints, 1984; Fundamentals of Nevada Law, aka Bridging the Gap |

| |(Real Estate Law), 1985, 1986; Partnership Law in Nevada, 1986; Legislative Update, 1995; CC&R's and Homeowners Associations, |

| |1995; Current Issues in Foreclosures, 2008, 2009; Legislative Update Common Interest Communities, 2009; Common Mistakes |

| |Transactional Lawyers Make, 2011; The Criminalization of Bad Acts, 2012. |

| |American College of Real Estate Lawyers: The Unique Deal: The Las Vegas Monorail, 2003; Distressed Associations, 2009; Public |

| |Policy Forum, Water Issues, 2012. |

| |American Planning Association, Nevada Chapter: Nevada Land Use Law, March, 2010; Subdivisions, October, 2010 |

| |National Business Institute: Issues Impacting Real Estate Transactions in Nevada, 1993; Legal Aspects of Condominium |

| |Development and Homeowners Associations, 2003; Practical Guide to Zoning and Land Use Law, 2012 |

| |Law Seminars International: Advanced Conference on Real Estate Purchases and Sales, 1994; Development Agreements, Easements and|

| |CCRs, 2007, 2008 |

| |Community Associations Institute: Rights and Responsibilities, 1995; Legislative Update, 1997, 2009; Contemporary Ethics Issues|

| |in Association Management, 2010 |

| |Lorman Education Services: Title Work in Nevada, 2004, 2005 |

|articles |

| |"Changes Proposed for Planned Developments" Open Line (Las Vegas Board of Realtors), 1990 |

| |"Nevada Adopts, Revises UCIOA in 1991 and 1993" Common Sense (Community Associations Institute), 1994 |

| |"Good Faith and Fair Dealing in Commercial Real Estate Transactions" (Nevada portion), International Council of Shopping Center |

| |Publication, 1999 |

|awards |

| |The Best Lawyers in America, 1983 – Present |

| |Chambers USA, America’s Leading Business Lawyers, 2003-present |

| |Mountain States Superlawyers, 2010 – present |

| |Best Lawyer, Lawyer of the Year (Real Estate Law), 2010 |

| |Volunteer of the Year, State Bar of Nevada 2013 |

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