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Jeffrey J. Steffen

Mr. Steffen practices in the areas of corporate and real estate transactions and litigation, including negotiation and preparation of mergers and acquisitions, purchases and sales of real estate, businesses and assets, general contracts and agreements, business and entity planning, formation and governance, and general commercial litigation.


Articles and Presentations

Speaker, "Commercial Evictions in Nevada", Sterling Education Services, Las Vegas, June 29, 2010

A State -By-State Guide to Construction and Design Law, co-author of Chapter 29: "Nevada Construction and Design Law," published in 2009 by the American Bar Association

Co-Author, "Nevada Supreme Court Refuses to Enforce Prospective Lien Waiver and Pay-if-Paid Clause, But Holds That Pay-if-Paid Clauses Are Valid in Some Circumstances", The Construction Lawyer, Volume 29 No. 1 Winter 2009, Hard Hat Case Notes column.

Speaker, "The Construction Contracts Program: Understanding and Negotiating the Clauses in the New Industry Form Document", ABA Forum on the Construction Industry, November 6, 2008

Speaker, ABA Forum on the Construction Industry, Division 12 - Owners & Lenders, during "Hot Topics" session, presented statutory requirements/restrictions and owner's rights with regard to Nevada's prompt payment statutes on private projects, Teleconference, November 13, 2007

Speaker, Real Estate Purchase and Sale Transactions, Sterling Education Services, Las Vegas, September 2007

To Assign or Sublease, That is the Question: A Tenant’s Perspective, Real Estate Success Magazine, Vol. 3 – Issue 7 (Winter 2006)


Professional and Community Activities

Member, American Bar Association

Member, State Bar of Nevada

Member, Illinois State Bar Association


Admissions

Nevada, 2006

Illinois, 2002

U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois, 2002

U.S. District Court, District of Nevada, 2008


Education

J.D., John Marshall Law School, 2002

B.A., Northern Illinois University, 1994