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Wayne O. Klomp

Wayne O. Klomp

Associate| Reno|Las Vegas

Wayne Klomp concentrates his practice in commercial litigation with a current emphasis in financial services litigation protecting security interests of financial institutions. In the past five years, he has represented financial institutions in a broad variety of complex lending issues including consumer and commercial lending disputes, wrongful and contested foreclosures, lien disputes, appraisal litigation, and litigation involving various federal lending laws including the Truth in Lending Act (TILA), Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA), Unfair Debt Collection Practices Act (UDCPA). Wayne also litigates matters involving state laws including, for example, disputes under the Uniform Commercial Code (UCC), eviction, foreclosure, and the Fraudulent Transfers Act.

Wayne also has experience in numerous other areas of litigation including, for example, medical malpractice defense, landlord/tenant conflicts, contract and quasi-contract disputes, environmental enforcement including RCRA and CERCLA actions and real property contests including ownership disputes, easements and construction defect litigation. He has been involved in litigation in federal and state courts at all levels including trial courts, appellate courts, and bankruptcy courts.

Education

  • University of Nevada, Las Vegas, William S. Boyd School of Law (J.D., magna cum laude, 2006)
    • Editor-in-Chief, Nevada Law Journal
    • Dean's Award
  • University of Nevada, Reno, Mackay School of Mines (B.S., Geology, with high distinction, 2001)
    • Study Abroad in Santiago, Chile

Professional Memberships and Activities

  • American Bar Association
  • Washoe County Bar Association

Representative Presentations and Publications

Professional Recognition and Awards

  • Legal Elite - Top Northern Nevada Attorneys, Nevada Business Magazine (2017-2018)

Community Involvement

  • Boy Scouts of America, Venture Leader

Other Professional Experience

  • Office of the Nevada Attorney General, Deputy Attorney General (2013-2015)
  • Fennemore Craig and Jones Vargas, Associate (2006-2013)

Languages

  • Spanish

Bar Admissions

  • Nevada

Court Admissions

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