Robert J. Caldwell
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Kolesar & Leatham
400 S. Rampart Blvd., Suite 400
Las Vegas, NV 89145
702-362-7800
rcaldwell@klnevada.com
Mr. Caldwell mostly practices in business litigation, including business torts, contract disputes, real estate, employment, sports and entertainment, product liability and lender liability matters. He regularly serves as local counsel for national firms in a wide variety of matters.
Mr. Caldwell previously worked for U.S. Senator Mitch McConnell in Washington, D.C., advising the Senator on matters of military and foreign affairs.
He is an active member of the leadership of the ABA’s Tort Trial and Insurance Practice Section (TIPS), where he currently serves on the Section’s Governing Council. He is the Past Chair of the Section’s Business Litigation Committee.
Mr. Caldwell volunteers annually to play Santa at Opportunity Village’s Magical Forest. He is a licensed soccer referee. And, as a fluent German speaker, has hosted exchange students from the Federal Republic of Germany.
Mr. Caldwell received his Juris Doctor from the University of Alabama School of Law in 1999. While in law school, he was a member of the Bench & Bar Legal Honor Society and the Editor-in-Chief of The Alabama Column. He also studied international banking law at the University of Fribourg, Switzerland.
Affiliations
Member, State Bar of Nevada
Member, State Bar of Kentucky
Member, State Bar of Indiana
Admitted to Practice, U.S. Supreme Court
Admitted to Practice, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth, Seventh and Ninth Circuits
Admitted to Practice, U.S. District Courts, Western and Eastern Districts of Kentucky
Admitted to Practice, U.S. District Courts, Southern and Northern Districts of Indiana
Admitted to Practice, U.S. District Court, District of Nevada
Member, ABA Tort Trial & Insurance Practice Section
Member, ABA Business Law Section
Member, Sports Lawyers Association
Member, Strategic Trusted Advisors Roundtable (STAR), Las Vegas Chapter
Awards • Honors • Recognitions
“Rising Star”, Super Lawyers Magazine, 2010 and 2011
Fellow of the American Bar Foundation, 2010
Fellow of the ABA Tort Trial & Insurance Practice Section
Speeches • Presentations • Publications
Lecturer, ABA/TIPS programs
Lecturer, ABA/TIPS Beijing, China
Co-Author, “Handling Business Tort Cases”
Representative Matters
Sharon v. Nissan Motor Company in USA, et al.
Jones-Jefferson v. Nissan North America, Inc., et al.
Bryan Brey v. M&I Bank, FSB, et al.
In the Appeal of K.A.G. and H.M.G.
World Omni Financial Corp. v. Towbin Jeep-Eagle, Inc.
Buehler v. Mallo
Avaness v. Greenwich Global Trust and Mortgage, et al.