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Four Bailey Kennedy Attorneys Chosen As Nevada Legal Elite Nevada Business Magazine Ranks State’s Top Attorneys In June 2019 Issue

(Las Vegas, Nev.)  Out of over 9,000 active attorneys throughout the State of Nevada, Partner Joshua P. Gilmore and Associates Paul C. Williams, Kelly B. Stout and Andrea M. Champion of the law firm Bailey Kennedy, LLP have been ranked among the top three percent in Southern Nevada and have been selected as a “Legal Elite.” The rankings were unveiled in Nevada Business magazine’s Legal Elite June 2019 issue.

Joshua P. Gilmore practices in the area of complex commercial litigation, handling matters involving breach of contract, fraud, antitrust and unfair competition, and business torts.  He also practices in the area of professional responsibility and legal ethics, handling matters involving legal malpractice, attorney disqualification, advertising, unauthorized practice of law, charging and retaining liens, and discipline defense for attorneys before the State Bar of Nevada.

Paul C. Williams practices in the area of complex commercial litigation, handling matters involving healthcare law, breach of contract, non-competition agreements, and business torts.  His clients include hospitals, physician groups, and small businesses. He is a Summa Cum Laude graduate of the William S. Boyd School of Law at the University of Nevada Las Vegas and was an articles editor for the Nevada Law Journal from 2010 through 2011.

Kelly B. Stout practices primarily in the fields of complex civil litigation, appellate advocacy, healthcare law, and administrative law. She represents parties in disputes involving commercial and corporate law, business torts, healthcare law, professional licenses, professional responsibility, and legal ethics. Ms. Stout is a Magna Cum Laude graduate of the William S. Boyd School of Law at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas where she was an Articles Editor for the Nevada Law Journal.

Andrea M. Champion practices primarily in the areas of complex civil litigation and appellate advocacy, including disputes involving commercial and corporate law, business torts, partnerships, healthcare law, and professional responsibility and legal ethics. She also advises clients about employment law and represents companies defending themselves against employment claims, including discrimination and wrongful termination claims. Ms. Champion is a graduate of Northwestern Pritzker School of Law and served as Senior Articles Editor for their Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology from 2011 to 2013.

Nevada Business magazine’s Legal Elite is an annual ranking of Nevada attorneys. Nominations were made by members of the State Bar of Nevada and ranked by the number of votes each attorney received from both inside and outside of his or her respective firm.

Founded in 2001, Bailey Kennedy, LLP has been named among the “Best Places to Work” in Las Vegas and Nevada by Las Vegas Business Press, In Business Las Vegas, and Nevada Business magazine. Its dynamic team of professionals represents, among others, top healthcare facilities, publicly traded corporations, gaming companies, financial institutions, travel and tourism leaders, public entities, real estate developers, entertainment concerns, and entrepreneurs. For more information, visit www.BaileyKennedy.com or call 702.562.8820.

Bailey Kennedy Chosen as the Winner of Two 2019 Corporate INTL Magazine Global Awards

LAS VEGAS, NV (January 7, 2019) – Corporate INTL, a globally recognized leader in business  publications, has chosen Bailey Kennedy, LLP as both “Health Care Law Firm of the Year in Nevada” and “Commercial Litigation Law Firm of the Year in Nevada” for 2019.

Since 2005, Corporate INTL has been an established, leading monthly title for over 70,000 business leaders, professional advisors, and finance providers throughout the world. Its database of over one million such leaders makes their advisor portal one of the largest in the world. Corporate INTL’s annual awards are the culmination of a six-month research period that includes extensive reviews received from diverse sources including, but not limited to: its readership; its database of over 300,000 partners of law firms; 250,000 CFOs and CEOS; leaders in the financial community; and more.

In addition to litigation and healthcare law, Bailey Kennedy also focuses on appellate law, business and corporate law, real estate law, administrative law, and ethics and professional responsibility law. John R. Bailey founded the firm in 2001 and later partnered with Dennis L. Kennedy to build one of Nevada’s premier law firms.  

Bailey Kennedy’s dynamic team of professionals represents, among others, top healthcare facilities, publicly traded corporations, gaming companies, financial institutions, travel and tourism leaders, public entities, real estate developers, entertainment concerns, and entrepreneurs. For more information, visit www.BaileyKennedy.com or call 702.562.8820.

Joshua P. Gilmore Named on Benchmark Litigation’s Future Stars List

LAS VEGAS, NV (January 7, 2019) – In its 2019 publication, Benchmark Litigation has recognized Partner Joshua P. Gilmore on its Future Stars list.  

Benchmark Litigation is a national guide to the country’s top attorneys and firms—it is the only publication that focuses exclusively on litigation in the United States. The guide’s results are the culmination of a six-month research period that includes extensive interviews with litigators and their clients. The rankings for “future stars” in each state reflects, “partners who are likely to become state litigation stars and/or national litigation stars…,” as defined by Michael Rafalowich, Managing Editor of Benchmark Litigation.

Benchmark Litigation quotes a Bailey Kennedy client as saying, “These practitioners are competent, capable and recognized experts in their field.” Mr. Gilmore, who became a partner at Bailey Kennedy in January 2017, practices in the area of complex commercial litigation, handling matters involving breach of contract, fraud, antitrust and unfair competition, and business torts.  His practice also includes professional responsibility and legal ethics.

Bailey Kennedy’s dynamic team of professionals represents, among others, top healthcare facilities, publicly traded corporations, gaming companies, financial institutions, travel and tourism leaders, public entities, real estate developers, entertainment concerns, and entrepreneurs. For more information, visit www.BaileyKennedy.com or call 702.562.8820.

Dennis L. Kennedy Recognized by Benchmark Litigation as a State Litigation Star

LAS VEGAS, NV (January 9, 2019) – In its 2019 publication, Benchmark Litigation has featured Partner Dennis L. Kennedy of Bailey Kennedy, LLP as a Litigation Star in the State of Nevada. Mr. Kennedy was recognized in the areas of General Commercial Litigation, Antitrust, Appellate, Class Action, Legal Ethics and Healthcare.

Benchmark Litigation is a national guide to the country’s top attorneys and firms—it is the only publication that focuses exclusively on litigation in the United States. The guide’s results are the culmination of a six-month research period that includes extensive interviews with litigators and their clients. The “litigation stars” rankings for each state reflect “only those individuals who were recommended consistently as reputable and effective litigators by clients and peers,” as defined by Michael Rafalowich, Managing Editor of Benchmark Litigation.

Benchmark Litigation quotes a Bailey Kennedy client as saying, “These practitioners are competent, capable and recognized experts in their field.” The publication further describes that Bailey, who founded the firm in 2001, “focuses on commercial corporate litigation, health care law, and gaming law,” while Kennedy “has more than 40 years of experience and excels in complex commercial litigation, antitrust law, hospital and healthcare law and legal ethics.” In addition to litigation, Bailey Kennedy’s practice areas include business and corporate law, real estate law, administrative law, and ethics and professional responsibility law.  

Bailey Kennedy’s dynamic team of professionals represents, among others, top healthcare facilities, publicly traded corporations, gaming companies, financial institutions, travel and tourism leaders, public entities, real estate developers, entertainment concerns, and entrepreneurs. For more information, visit www.BaileyKennedy.com or call 702.562.8820.