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Richard L. Peel

Managing Partner and Founder

Richard Peel is the Managing Partner and one of the Founders of Peel Law Group. Richard has been actively involved in the construction industry for the past 40 years. His practice is primarily devoted to the following:
  • Business formation and planning (including
    asset protection)
  • Complex construction, business and commercial litigation, including mechanic’s liens, right to stop work and prompt pay claims
  • Lobbying
  • Alternative dispute resolution, including
    arbitration and mediation
  • Contract review and drafting
  • Contractor licensing and administrative law, including contractor’s board licensing and complaints
He has represented clients on private and public works and federal projects with respect to multimillion dollar claims. He is a panel arbitrator and mediator on the American Arbitration Association’s (AAA) Construction Industry Large Complex Arbitration Panel.
Richard personally drafted and was instrumental in the passage of the following Nevada laws:
  • The Prompt Pay Statute for Public Works (NRS 338.400 to 338.645)
  • The Right to Stop Work Statute (NRS 624.606 to 624.630)
  • Amendments to Nevada’s Mechanic’s Lien Statute (NRS 108.221 to 108.246)
Richard has handled multi-million dollar claims on the following construction projects (among others):
  • Stratosphere
  • Circus Circus
  • Wynn and Encore
  • Las Vegas Hilton Sky Villas
  • Flamingo Hilton remodel
  • Resort at Summerlin
  • Venetian and Palazzo
  • Aladdin Hotel and Casino
  • City Center
  • Fontaine Bleu
  • Turnberry Condominium Towers
  • Resorts World

Professional Membership and Activities

  • Clark County Bar Association
  • American Bar Association
  • State Bar of Nevada
  • State Bar of Arizona
  • State Bar of Utah State
  • Lobbyist, Nevada State Legislature

COURT ADMISSIONS

  • Supreme Court of Nevada,1991
  • U.S. District Court, District of Nevada, 1991
  • Supreme Court of Utah, 1992
  • Supreme Court of Arizona,1992
  • North Dakota inactive

Education

  • J. Rueben Clark Law School,Brigham Young University, Juris Doctor, 1991
  • Arizona State University, Bachelor of Science in International Marketing, with honors, 1987

Lectures

  • American Arbitration Association
  • Lorman Education
  • National Business Institute
  • Law Seminars International

Languages

  • Japanese
  • English

Publications

  • Author, Nevada’s Prompt Pay Statute for Public Works (NRS 338.400 to 338.645)
  • Co-author, Nevada’s Right to Stop Work Statute (NRS 624.606 to 624.630)
  • Co-author, Nevada’s Mechanic’s Lien Statute (NRS 108.221 to 108.246)
  • Author, various other construction related articles.