Georlen (Jori) K. Spangler
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Kolesar & Leatham
400 S. Rampart Blvd., Suite 400
Las Vegas, NV 89145
702-362-7800
gspangler@klnevada.com
Ms. Spangler regularly handles commercial litigation and construction-related matters, including representation of multiple subcontractors in litigation against major hotel-casinos and construction lenders and complex commercial litigation. In addition to her litigation practice, Ms. Spangler has negotiated and customized multiple AIA form construction contracts as well as sophisticated non-standard construction contracts.
Ms. Spangler is also a member of Phi Beta Kappa and served as a law clerk for the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin as part of an externship program. Ms. Spangler is an arbitrator with the American Arbitration Association for commercial and construction matters and is also an active member of the American Bar Association’s Litigation Section and the American Bar Association Forum on the Construction Industry. She also serves as a co-chair of the Women in Construction Subcommittee.
Ms. Spangler routinely lectures on Nevada construction law issues and is the co-author of “Nevada Construction Law,” published by HLK Global Communications as part of its state construction law book series.
Ms. Spangler received her Juris Doctor from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 1989, where she was a member of the Jessup International Moot Court team. She received her Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, where she graduated magna cum laude.
Affiliations
Member, State Bar of Nevada
Admitted to practice, United States District Court, District of Nevada
Admitted to practice, Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals
Member, American Bar Association Litigation Section
Co-Chair, Construction Law Subcommittee of the Commercial & Business Law Committee
Member, Litigation Section, Construction Litigation Committee
Member, Women’s Advocate Committee
Immediate Past Chair, State Bar of Nevada Construction Law Section
Speeches • Presentations • Publications
Co-author, “Nevada Construction Law”
Lecturer, Nevada construction law issues
Awards • Honors • Recognitions
Top Construction Lawyer, Chambers USA Directory of Leading Lawyers, 2006 and 2007
Nevada Super Lawyer, 2007 and 2008
Mountain States Super Lawyer, 2010 and 2011