Erik J. Foley

Bar Admissions

• Arizona
• Nevada

Court Admissions

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

Education

• William S. Boyd School of Law, University of Nevada, Las Vegas (J.D.)
  • James E. Rogers Outstanding Scholastic Achievement Award
  • CALI Awards in Patents, Trademarks & Trade Secrets; Privacy & Defamation; Trial Advocacy; Mediation Advocacy; Property; Evidence; Lawyering Process II; Constitutional Law; Torts
  • Nevada Law Journal
    • Staff
    • Executive Managing Editor
  • Irving R. Kaufman Memorial Securities Law Moot Court Competition, 2nd Place
  • Clark County Bar Association Moot Court Competition, 1st Place
• University of Phoenix (B.S., Criminal Justice Administration)
• Community College of the Air Force (A.A.S., Avionic Flight Systems Technology)

Awards & Recognition

• The Best Lawyers in America®: Ones to Watch, Commercial Litigation (2024-2025)
• Mountain States Super Lawyers®, Rising Stars Edition, Civil Litigation: Plaintiff (2021-2024)

Representative Experience

• Represented a licensed contractor on multiple mechanics’ lien related to actions
• Represented a HOA for litigation matters and HOA management
• Represented a large bank for an appeal of an interpleader matter in the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
• Represented a pro bono client in a punitive damages case against an automobile repair shop
• Represented a pro bono client in the Family Division of the Eighth Judicial District Court of Nevada
• Represented a helicopter tour company in a dispute regarding damages caused by an off-airport emergency landing

Previous Professional Experience

• Lewis and Roca, Associate (2016-2022)

Professional Memberships and Activities

• ABA Forum on Air and Space Law, Member (2019-Present)
• Defense Research Institute, Member (2018-Present)
• Clark County Bar Association, Member (2016-Present)
• Las Vegas Defense Lawyers, Member (2016-Present)
• Society of Advocates (2013-2016)
• Criminal Law Society
  • Vice President (2014-2015)
  • Member (2012-2016)

Representative Presentations and Publications

• “Common Ethics Issues Faced by In-House Counsel,” Presenter, Snell & Wilmer Last Chance CLE Program (November 10, 2022)
• “No Money, No Lawyer, No Children: The Right to Counsel for Indigent Defendants in Nevada Termination of Parental Rights Proceedings,” Author, Nevada Law Journal (2016)