Bob L. Olson focuses his practice on corporate restructuring, bankruptcy, insolvency, secured and real estate transactions, commercial law and commercial litigation. He has experience in the representation of creditors, landlords, debtors, trustees, equity security holders and creditors in cases ancillary to foreign proceedings in a number of bankruptcy cases; and in the representation of lenders and landlords in transactional, receivership, litigation and eviction matters.
Bob has been certified as a Business Bankruptcy Specialist by the American Board of Certification since 1995.
University of Wyoming College of Law (J.D., with honors, 1989)
Comment Editor, Land and Water Law Review
Order of the Coif
University of Wyoming (M.P.A., 1986)
University of Wyoming (B.A., Administration of Justice, 1985)
American Bankruptcy Institute
Association of Southern Nevada Bankruptcy Attorneys
State Bar of Nevada, Bankruptcy Section
"Real Estate Finance 101: Deed of Trust Litigation," Co-Presenter, Webinar, Clark County Bar Association (September 23, 2021)
"Advanced Principles of Title Insurance in Nevada," Co-Author, NBI (1996)
"Effective Mortgage Foreclosure Techniques in Nevada," Co-Author, NBI (1993)
"Banking Issues in Nevada," Co-Author, NBI (1992)
"Joint Tortfeasor Pursues a Breach of Warranty Cross-Claim: What is the Proper Measure of Damages?," Author, 23 Land and Water Law Review 629 (1988)
"Fiscal Stress and Cutback Management in the Public Sector: The Extent to Which American Local Governments Have Adopted Cutback Strategies," Author/Presenter, Colorado-Wyoming Political Science Association, Annual Meeting (November 21, 1986)
Seminars
"Legal Issues in Real Estate Foreclosure," National Business Institute (2008)
"Real Estate Litigation in Nevada," Lorman Education Services (2005)
"Real Estate CLE," State Bar of Nevada (2003)
"Foreclosure and Repossession in Nevada," Lorman Education Services (2003)
The Best Lawyers in America®, Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Bankruptcy Litigation (2011-2024)
Las Vegas Lawyer of the Year, Bankruptcy Litigation (2022, 2024)
Legal Elite - Top Southern Nevada Attorneys, Nevada Business Magazine (2009, 2012-2013)
Mountain States Super Lawyers®, Bankruptcy: Business (2023), Bankruptcy and Creditor/Debtor Rights (2007-2022), Real Estate (2007-2012)
Turnaround/Corporate Renewal Impact Award, Turnaround Management Association of Nevada (2011)
2009 Bankruptcy Practitioner of the Year, Turnaround Management Association of Nevada (2010)