Bob L. Olson

Bar Admissions

• Nevada

Court Admissions

• Supreme Court of Nevada
• United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit
• United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
• United States District Court, District of Nevada

Education

• University of Wyoming College of Law (J.D., with honors)
  • Comment Editor, Land and Water Law Review
  • Order of the Coif
• University of Wyoming (M.P.A.)
• University of Wyoming (B.A., Administration of Justice)

Awards & Recognition

• The Best Lawyers in America®, Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Bankruptcy Litigation (2011-2025)
  • Las Vegas Lawyer of the Year, Bankruptcy Litigation (2022, 2024)
• Mountain States Super Lawyers®, Bankruptcy: Business (2023-2024), Bankruptcy and Creditor/Debtor Rights (2007-2022), Real Estate (2007-2012)
• Legal Elite – Top Southern Nevada Attorneys, Nevada Business Magazine (2009, 2012-2013)
• Turnaround/Corporate Renewal Impact Award, Turnaround Management Association of Nevada (2011)
• 2009 Bankruptcy Practitioner of the Year, Turnaround Management Association of Nevada (2010)

Previous Professional Experience

• Greenberg Traurig, Shareholder (2008-2012)
• Lewis and Roca, Partner (2007-2008)
• Beckley Singleton, Chtd., Shareholder (2002-2007)
• Shea & Carlyon, Ltd., Shareholder (1997-2002)
• Edwards, Olson, Waite & Winterton, Chtd., Shareholder (1996-1997)
• Edwards & Kolesar, Chtd., Associate (1990-1996)
• Gordon & Silver, Ltd., Associate (1989-1990)

Professional Memberships and Activities

• American Bankruptcy Institute
• Association of Southern Nevada Bankruptcy Attorneys
• State Bar of Nevada, Bankruptcy Section

Community Involvement

• Buck Bedard Outdoor Foundation
• St. Jude’s Ranch for Children

Representative Presentations and Publications

• “The Uniform Commercial Real Estate Receivership Act: What you Need to Know,” Nevada Bankers’ Association Credit & Lender Conference (October 16, 2024)
• “Nevada Real Estate Law 2023,” Co-Presenter on “Short Sales, Foreclosure and Bankruptcy,” NBI (September 19, 2023)
• “Real Estate Finance 101: Deed of Trust Litigation,” Co-Presenter, Webinar, Clark County Bar Association (September 23, 2021)
• “United States Supreme Court Holds That Bankruptcy Automatic Stay Does Not Require Return of Property Seized Before The Bankruptcy Petition Was Filed,” Co-Author, Snell & Wilmer Legal Alert (January 15, 2021)
• “When Can a Preference Action Brought under Federal Law Reverse a State Law Tax Foreclosure Sale?,” Co-Author, ABA Section of Litigation, Bankruptcy & Insolvency Committee Newsletter (November 23, 2020)
• “Nevada Supreme Court Approves the Use of Lost Note Affidavits in Foreclosure Proceedings,” Author, Snell & Wilmer Legal Alert (July 9, 2020)
  “Nevada Court of Appeals Clarifies What Constitutes a Breach of the Peace When Repossessing Vehicles,” Author, Snell & Wilmer Legal Alert (July 6, 2020)
• “Ninth Circuit Now Allows Some Nonconsensual Third-Party Releases in Chapter 11 Plans,” Author, Snell & Wilmer Legal Alert (June 18, 2020)
• “Can a State Law Tax Foreclosure Sale Be Avoided in Bankruptcy?,” Co-Author, Snell & Wilmer Legal Alert (May 6, 2020)
• “Mortgagee-Protection Clauses Are Not Dead in Nevada Nonresidential Property Owners’ Associations,” Author, Snell & Wilmer Legal Alert (February 19, 2020)
• “HOA Superpriority Litigation Intensifies In Nevada,” Co-Author, Law360 (July 1, 2015)
• “Nevada Assembly Bill 273: Nevada Passes Legislation Adversely Affecting Lenders,” Author, Greenberg Traurig Legal Alert (July 2011)
• “A Receiver’s Dilemma Upon the Petition for Bankruptcy,” Author, Communiqué, Clark County Bar Association, Vol. 32, No. 3 (March 2011)
• “Single Asset Estate Bankruptcy Filings and Pitfalls,” Co-Author, Communiqué, Clark County Bar Association, Vol. 32, No. 3 (March 2011)
• “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)
• “Foreclosure and Repossession,” Co-Author, SES (2002)
• “Advanced Real Estate Law in Nevada,” Co-Author, NBI (2001)
• “Nevada Foreclosure and Repossession,” Co-Author, NBI (1999)
• “Seller Assisted Financing: Lender Beware,” Author, 4 Nevada Lawyer 11 (November 1997)
• “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)