January 4, 2010 – BACKUS • CARRANZA, a Las Vegas-based litigation law firm, recently announced that Nevada attorney Leland Eugene “Gene” Backus was selected as a Fellow of the Litigation Counsel of America (LCA) earlier this year. A senior partner at BACKUS • CARRANZA, Backus is a trustee and past chairman of the Nevada Law Foundation.
LCA is a trial lawyer honorary society composed of less than one-half of one percent of American lawyers. Fellowship in the LCA is highly selective and by invitation only. Fellows are selected based upon excellence and accomplishment in litigation, both at the trial and appellate levels, and superior ethical reputation.
Gene Backus is an author for the Nevada Civil Practice Manual, writes articles on litigation and lectures internationally on a variety of topics. Backus was chief trial counsel or special counsel in the MGM Grand Fire Litigation, Hilton Hotel fire litigation, PEPCON plant explosion litigation, asbestos litigation, Agent Orange litigation, and is currently counsel in bone screw litigation, tobacco litigation and Redux litigation. He is a director of Eagle International Associates, Inc., an international network of prominent law firms and adjustors, and has been selected as a Nevada Super Lawyer and Mountain States Super Lawyer in 2007, 2008 and 2009.
Mr. Backus is a Juris Doctor graduate of University of California at Los Angeles having received honors in the Order of Barristers and Moot Court. He is a founding benefactor of the Nevada Law Foundation Colleagues and received a Certificate of Special Congressional Recognition for helping start this philanthropic program. He was a trustee and past chairman of the Nevada Law Foundation, which serves the legal needs of underprivileged Nevadans. He is past president of Big Brothers and Big Sisters of Southern Nevada, past director of The Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Committee and past charter president of the Exchange Club of Las Vegas (a group assisting disadvantaged youth). Backus is also a former chairman of the State of Nevada Certified Court Reporters Board, which seeks to encourage high standards in court reporting.
About Litigation Counsel of America (LCA)
Established as a trial and appellate lawyer honorary society reflecting the American bar in the twenty-first century, the LCA represents the best in law among its membership. Fellows are selected and invited into Fellowship after being evaluated on effectiveness and accomplishment in litigation and trial work, along with ethical reputation. The number of Fellowships has been kept at an exclusive limit by design, allowing qualifications, diversity and inclusion to align effectively, with recognition of excellence in litigation across all segments of the bar. Fellows are generally at the partner or shareholder level, or are independent practitioners with recognized experience and accomplishment. In addition, the LCA is dedicated to promoting superior advocacy, professionalism and ethical standards among its Fellows.
About BACKUS • CARRANZA
BACKUS • CARRANZA handles construction, professional liability, complex and insurance litigation, and health care litigation and transactional matters. The firm represents hotels, general contractors, construction managers, subcontractors, design professionals, lawyers, physicians, hospitals, medical device manufacturers, product manufacturers, pharmaceutical companies and insurance companies. To contact Gene Backus, call (702) 872-5555 or email him at .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address).
Media Contact for BACKUS • CARRANZA:
Sharon Drechsler
DrechslerCommunications.com
.(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
310-923-1269
Home // Disclaimer
Login