Sarah E. Harmon

Sarah E. Harmon

Practice Areas

Sarah E. Harmon practices in the area of complex civil litigation, including disputes in such areas as class actions, product defects, tobacco litigation, business torts, and commercial and corporate law.

Representative Matters

•Second-chair to Dennis L. Kennedy in the bench trial of a contractual dispute regarding the purchase and sale of a multi-million dollar residential project, with the trial resulting in a verdict for the client along with a  substantial award of attorney’s fees.

•Represented multiple real estate brokers in a breach of contract and fraud action against a hotel mogul and a large condominium project, resulting in a favorable settlement for the client.

•Represented Las Vegas’ biggest gaming player as local counsel, coordinating the defense of a criminal action involving claims for passing bad checks to a casino, resulting in a favorable settlement for the client and dismissal of all charges.

• Represented tobacco companies as local counsel, coordinating the defense of over 25 putative class actions, resulting in the denial of class certification by the United States District Court for the District of Nevada and dismissal of all actions with prejudice.

•Represented health care company as local counsel, coordinating the defense of a putative nationwide-class action involving RICO claims and claims for deceptive trade practices and unfair trade practices, resulting in dismissal of all claims with prejudice by the Eighth Judicial District Court for the District of Nevada.

•Represented several large internet retailers as local counsel, coordinating the defense of claims asserted under the False Claims Act, including a successful appeal to the Nevada Supreme Court of a denial of a motion to dismiss based on a sales tax issue of first impression.

•Represented casino corporation in a putative class action concerning personal injury claims stemming from an alleged gastrointestinal outbreak, resulting in the denial of class certification by the Eighth Judicial District Court for the District of Nevada. 

•Represented banking corporation in a putative class action in an adversary proceeding in bankruptcy court, resulting in favorable settlement for the client.

Prior Professional Experience

•Associate, Lionel Sawyer & Collins (May 2002-February 2006)

Professional and Civic Involvement

   •Member, Clark County Bar Association

   •Member, State Bar of Nevada

   • Member, American Bar Association

   •Editorial Staff, Nevada Civil Practice Manual (Fifth Edition)

Education

   •University of San Diego, School of Law, J.D., cum laude, Order of the Coif, 2002

   •Executive Editor, San Diego Law Review, 2001-2002

   •University of Nevada, Las Vegas, B.S.B.A., magna cum laude, 1999

Bar/Court Admissions

   • State Bar of Nevada

   •United States District Court for the District of Nevada

   • United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

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