Leland Eugene “Gene” Backus named 2011 Super Lawyer
Las Vegas, NV (PRWEB) August 03, 2011
(PRWEB) August 3, 2011 — BACKUS, CARRANZA & BURDEN, a Las Vegas, Nevada-based litigation law firm, proudly announced the inclusion of Senior Partner Gene Backus as a Super Lawyer for the fifth year in a row. The Super Lawyers publication annually lists “outstanding lawyers from more than 70 practice areas who have attained a high degree of peer recognition and professional achievement.”
Backus has been chief trial counsel or regional counsel in some of the largest complex cases in the country, including the MGM Grand Hotel fire litigation, DuPont Plaza Hotel Fire litigation, the PEPCON plant explosion, bone screw litigation and Kitec-fitting litigation. He has authored numerous articles and is frequently called upon to lecture on a variety of topics, including mass disaster litigation, computer use in litigation, litigation practice, construction law, claims presentation, insurance law, pharmaceutical and medical device litigation and a number of litigation and procedural areas of the law. A UCLA School of Law alumnus, Backus is well known for his work with architects, engineers, general contractors, hospitals, hotel/casinos, insurance companies, medical device manufacturers, physician practice groups, products manufacturers, real estate developers, subcontractors and the providers of sureties.
“The Super Lawyer organization’s stated objective is ‘to create a credible, comprehensive and diverse listing of outstanding attorneys that can be used as a resource to assist attorneys and consumers in the search for legal counsel,’” says Backus. “I am honored to be included in their list of distinguished attorneys.”
About BACKUS, CARRANZA & BURDEN
BACKUS, CARRANZA & BURDEN 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. For more information, call (702) 872-5555, visit BackusLaw.com, email Gene Backus at genebackus(at)backuslaw(dot)com or write to 3050 S. Durango Drive, Las Vegas, NV 89117.
About Super Lawyers
Super Lawyers magazine, featuring articles about attorneys named to the Super Lawyers list, is distributed to all attorneys in the state or region, the lead corporate counsel of Russell 3000 companies and the ABA-approved law school libraries.
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