Dan Polsenberg is a partner in the firm’s Appellate practice group. Based in Las Vegas, he also frequently works out of the Reno office.
Dan is the lawyer to see for a big appeal. Past President of the State Bar of Nevada, he is the first Nevadan named a Fellow of the prestigious American Academy of Appellate Lawyers. Dan has more than 30 years of experience representing clients in cases ranging from tort to tax and constitutional to commercial law. He has personally argued over 250 appeals and has written briefs in hundreds more. Dan had previously been president of Beckley Singleton, which partnered with Lewis Roca Rothgerber Christie in 2007. He has 200 reported decisions.
In addition to issues of public importance, he often handles appeals regarding large awards, punitive damages and other untoward results.
Memberships & Affiliations
State Bar of Nevada, President, 2000-01
Clark County Bar Association, President, 1993-94
American Academy of Appellate Lawyers, Fellow (2002-present) and Board Member (2009-13), 2002-present
Ninth Circuit Advisory Committee on Rules, Member, 2001-11
American Bar Association House of Delegates, Representative, 2008-2018
Nevada Board of Continuing Legal Education, Chair, 1996-2009
ABA Appellate Advocacy Committee TIPS , Chair, 2007-09
American Board of Trial Advocates, Member, 2017