[PDF Print Version] Beau Sterling Attorney at Law Practice Area: Appellate Practice Direct Dial: 702-387-4107 Email: bsterling@sterlinglaw.us

Beau Sterling, an experienced Nevada appellate attorney, is the managing member of Sterling Law LLC.

Mr. Sterling focuses his practice on appeals, writs, stays, and post-trial motions. With over 10 years of full-time appellate experience, he has actively participated in some of the largest and most complex appeals in the state. He has an established record of success in state and federal courts at all levels, including the Nevada Supreme Court, United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, Ninth Circuit Bankruptcy Appellate Panel, and the United States Supreme Court. Prior to forming Sterling Law LLC in 2006, he worked in the appellate department of a prominent Las Vegas law firm. Prior to entering private practice as an appeal lawyer, Mr. Sterling was a judicial law clerk to the Chief Justice of the Nevada Supreme Court.

Mr. Sterling's appeals cover a wide range of appellate issues, but he has been particularly active in the areas of construction defect litigation (NRS Chapter 40 - Constructional Defects), homeowner association disputes (NRS Chapter 116 - Uniform Common Interest Ownership Act), and tort law.

Mr. Sterling is also of counsel to the Cobeaga Law Firm in Las Vegas, Nevada, where he assists the firm in appellate matters.

An active member of the Nevada legal community, Mr. Sterling is a Lawyer Representative to the Ninth Circuit Judicial Conference for the District of Nevada and a member and former Chair of the Editorial Board of Nevada Lawyer magazine (Official Publication of the State Bar of Nevada).  He is presently assisting with the redrafting of the Nevada State Bar's "Nevada Appellate Practice Manual."

 Representative Cases

• Boulder Oaks Cmty. Ass’n v. B & J Andrews, 125 Nev. Adv. Op. 33 (August 20, 2009) (rehearing granted; reversed; en banc rehearing denied) 
• Cook v. Sunrise Hospital & Medical Center, 124 Nev. Adv. Op. No. 85 (October 30, 2008) (en banc)
• ANSE, Inc. v. District Court (Hayward), 124 Nev. Adv. Op. No. 74 (September 25, 2008) (en banc)
• Turner v. Mandalay Sports Entm’t, 180 P.3d 1172 (April 17, 2008) (en banc)
• Boulder Oaks Cmty. Ass'n v. B & J Andrews, 123 Nev. Adv. Op. No. 46 (November 1, 2007) (rehearing granted, opinion withdrawn)
• In re Guardianship of Person, Estate of N.S., 130 P.3d 657 (Nev. 2006)
• Mason v. Cuisenaire, 128 P.3d 446 (Nev. 2006) (en banc)
• Bedore v. Familian, 125 P.3d 1168 (Nev. 2006)
• McDonald v. Domino's Pizza, Inc., 125 S.Ct 1928 (Mem) (2005) (granting petition for writ of certiorari)
• Canfora v. Coast Hotels and Casinos, Inc., 121 P.3d 599 (Nev. 2005)
• Rico v. Rodriguez, 120 P.3d 812 (Nev. 2005)
• Seino v. Employers Ins. Co. of Nevada, 111 P.3d 1107 (Nev. 2005)
• Health Plan of Nevada v. Rainbow Medical, 100 P.3d 172 (Nev. 2004)
• Bohlmann v. Printz, 96 P.3d 1155 (Nev. 2004)
• Heller v. Legislature of State of Nevada, 120 Nev. 51, 93 P.3d 746 (Nev. 2004)
• Granite Rock Co. v. United States, 371 F.3d 592 (9th Cir. 2004)
• Guinn v. Legislature of State of Nevada, 119 Nev. 277, 71 P.3d 1269, decision clarified on denial of rehearing, 119 Nev. 460, 76 P.3d 22 (Nev. 2003)
• Michel v. Eighth Judicial Dist. Court ex rel. County of Clark, 117 Nev. 145, 17 P.3d 1003 (Nev. 2001)
• Badillo v. American Brands, Inc., 117 Nev. 34, 16 P.3d 435 (Nev. 2001)

 Oral Arguments

  Nevada Supreme Court

• Hsu v. Tsai (2010)
• Posas v. Horton (2009) (en banc)
• Rusk v. Coronado South (2008)
• Turner v. Mandalay Sports Entertainment (2007)
• Boulder Oaks Community Association v. B&J Enterprises (2007)
• Clemmons v. Darnold (2006)
• Mason v. Cuisenaire (2005) (en banc)
• Yee v. Sunrise Hospital (2004)

  United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

• Ward v. Stewart (2010) 
• USA v. Weicks (2009)
• USA v. Popa (2009)
• USA v. Jones (2009) 
• USA v. Valentine (2009)
• USA v. Stain (2008)
• Kimani v. Gonzales (2007)
• USA v. Gonzalez-Corporan (2007)
• USA v. Cole (2006)
• USA v. Winters (2006)

  Ninth Circuit Bankruptcy Appellate Panel

• PMR Development v. Azra Investments (2006) 

Professional Affiliations

  State Bar of Nevada

• Nevada Lawyer Magazine Editorial Board (2007-10, Chair 2007-09)
• Member, Publications Committee (2001-07)

  United States District Court, District of Nevada

• Criminal Justice Act Panel Attorney - Appellate/Habeas Panel (2007-11)
• Lawyer Representative to the Ninth Circuit Judicial Conference (2008-11)

  Eighth Judicial District Court

• Indigent Defense Panel - Appeals and Habeas (Death Penalty Qualified)

  Clark County Bar Association

• Member - Pro Bono Commendation (2005)

  American Bar Association

• Member, Committee on Appellate Practice of the Section of Litigation
• Member, Committee on Appellate Litigation of the Section of Business Law
• Member, ABA Advisory Panel 

  Nevada Supreme Court

• Judicial Law Clerk (1996, 1997-98)
• Judicial Extern (1993)

  National Writers Union/UAW Local 1981

• Member (2009 - present)

Community/Civic Involvement 
 
  United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit Pro Bono Project

• Pro Bono Panel Attorney (6 appeals to date)

  Clark County Pro Bono Project

• Volunteer Pro Bono Attorney (4 appeals to date)

  Nevada Department of Wildlife

• Volunteer Hunter Safety Instructor

Publications

• "The Nevada Supreme Court Amends the Nevada Rules of Appellate Procedure" (co-author), Nevada Lawyer (July 2009) 
• "Report: 81st State Bar of Nevada Annual Meeting," Nevada Lawyer (July 2009) 
• "Electronic Filing in the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals" (co-author), Nevada Lawyer (May 2009)
• "Report, 80th State Bar of Nevada Annual Meeting," Nevada Lawyer (July 2008)
•  "An Interview with Chief Justice Mark Gibbons," Nevada Lawyer (January 2008)
• "Lawyers Are People, Too: Lawyers Living the Good Life Outside the Office" (co-author), Nevada Lawyer (December 2007)
• "Inside the Lawyer Advertising Rules Changes: An Interview with Nevada Supreme Court Justice Hardesty," Nevada Lawyer (August 2007)
• "Looking Back: The Nevada Supreme Court's New Fast Track Program for Child Custody and Support Appeals After One Year," Communique (June/July 2007)
• "Report, 78th State Bar of Nevada Annual Meeting," Nevada Lawyer (August 2006)

Speaking Engagements 
  
  State Bar of Nevada

• CLE Seminar: “Changes to the Nevada Rules of Appellate Procedure” (2009)
• Annual Meeting CLE Workshop: “New Appellate Rules” (2009)   

    National Business Institute

• Seminar Lecturer: Advanced Legal Drafting (2004)
• Seminar Lecturer: Post-Trial Motions (2002)

Education
J.D., with distinction, University of the Pacific McGeorge School of Law (1995)
B.A., University of California, Berkeley (1990)

Bar Admissions
State Bar of Nevada (1998)
State Bar of California (inactive) (1997)
United States Supreme Court (2000)
United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit (1999)
United States District Court, District of Nevada (1998)
United States District Court, Central District of California (1997)

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