Curriculum Vitae of Herb Santos, Jr. [AV-Rated]
Employment
- 1999 – present, The Law Firm of Herb Santos, Jr., Reno, Nevada.
- 1991 – 1999, The Law Offices of Terry A. Friedman, Reno, Nevada.
- 1987 – 1991, County Counsel Office of Sacramento County, Sacramento, California.
Education
- Juris Doctorate 1991: McGeorge School of Law, University of the Pacific Sacramento, California;
- American Jurisprudence Award – Conflict of Laws; Moot Court Oral Advocate Award.
- Bachelor of Arts 1985: University of Nevada – Las Vegas Las Vegas, Nevada.
Admissions
- Nevada Supreme Court and all other state courts in Nevada, since 1991.
- California Supreme Court and all other state courts in California, since 1992.
- United States District Court – District of Nevada, since 1992.
- Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, since 2005.
- United States Supreme Court, since 1999.
Membership
- Board Certified Workers’ Compensation Specialist, State of Nevada
- State Bar of Nevada 1991 – present:
- Member, licensed to appear before all state courts.
- Young Lawyers Section, 1993 – 99.
- Executive Council, 1993 – 99.
- President, 1995 – 96.
- Law Office Management Committee, 1995 – 96.
- Access to Justice Committee, 1998 – 2007.
- Temporary Appointment, Judicial Selection Committee, 1998.
- State Bar of Nevada, Pro Bono Award, presented June 1997.
- Access to Justice Statewide, Small Firm Pro Bono Award, 2002.
- State Bar of California 1992 – present:
- Member, licensed to appear before all state courts.
- Washoe County Bar Association 1991 – present:
- Executive Counsel, 1997 – present.
- Sergeant-at-Arms, 1997 – 98.
- Editor of The Writ magazine, 1997 – 98.
- Treasurer, 1998 – 99.
- Secretary, 1999 – 00.
- Vice President, 2000 – 01.
- President Elect, 2001 – 02.
- President, 2002 – 2003.
- Bar Leadership Award presented on November 13, 1998.
- American Bar Association 1996 – present:
- Young Lawyers Division, 1996 – 99.
- Delegate for the State of Nevada, 1996 – 99.
- Special App. Alternative Dispute Resolution Sec. – Long Range Planning, 1998 – 99.
- American Association for Justice 1992, – present:
- Republican Trial Lawyers Caucus.
- Chair Nevada; recipient of the Weidemann and Wysocki Award, 2004.
- Nevada Association for Justice 1991 – present:
- 2018 Trial Lawyer of the Year.
- Chair: Republican Lawyers Caucus.
- Co-Chair: Workers’ Compensation Committee.
- Chair: Trial Lawyer’s Care.
- Sustaining Member, Board of Governors – 2004 to present.
- President 2014 – 15.
- State of Nevada, Tourism Commission, Commissioner, 2012 – present, appointed by Governor Brian Sandoval.
- Citizen’s for Justice, 2017 – present, Trustee.
- The National Trial Lawyer, 2017 – present, Member.
- Lawyers of Distinction, 2017 – present, Member.
- Million Dollar Advocates Forum, 2018 – present, Member.
