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18A POWERED BY: Jeffrey Silver 3960 Howard Hughes Parkway , 9th Floor Las Vegas 89169 702.796.5555 HEALTH CARE John Bailey 8984 Spanish Ridge Ave. Las Vegas 89148 702.562.8820 Patricia Daehnke 3441 S. Eastern Ave., Suite 402 Las Vegas 89169 702.383.9888 Dennis Kennedy 8984 Spanish Ridge Ave. Las Vegas 89148 702.562.8820 IMMIGRATION Peter Ashman 617 S. 8th Street, Suite B Las Vegas 89101 702.735.1112 Andrew Driggs 330 E. Charleston Blvd., Suite 100 Las Vegas 89104 702.333.1955 Robert West 6235 S. Pecos Road, Suite 110 Las Vegas 89016 702.319.5459 INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY William Allen 3993 Howard Hughes Parkway, Suite 600 Las Vegas 89169 702.949.8200 Edward Chansky 3773 Howard Hughes Parkway, Suite 400 North Las Vegas 89169 702.792.3773 Jennifer Craft 3960 Howard Hughes Parkway, 9th Floor Las Vegas 89169 702.796.5555 John Krieger 3993 Howard Hughes Parkway, Suite 600 Las Vegas 89169 702.949.8200 Michael McCue 3993 Howard Hughes Parkway, Suite 600 Las Vegas 89169 702.949.8224 Mark Tratos 3773 Howard Hughes Parkway, Suite 400 North Las Vegas 89169 702.792.3773 LAWSUITS/DISPUTES Joice Bass 3993 Howard Hughes Parkway, Suite 600 Las Vegas 89169 702.949.8345 Tami Cowden 3773 Howard Hughes Parkway, Suite 400 North Las Vegas 89169 702.792.3773 Laurel Davis 300 S. 4th Street, Suite 1400 Las Vegas 89101 702.692.8004 TOP LAWYER AREAS OF PRACTICE PRACTICING Edward Bernstein Workers' Compensation and Social Security Disability 35 years What colleges have you attended and where did you earn your law degree? Long Island University, B.A.; Widener University, J.D Why did you choose this/these particular areas of practice and when did you know this was what you wanted to do? When I fi rst started practicing law here in Las Vegas, in 1977, I put a shingle out and took any kind of case that walked in the door – divorce, real estate, personal injury, criminal. What are some of the things in this area of the law that have captured your atten- tion? I found that I really enjoyed the personal injury cases. I liked representing the underdog against big insurance companies and drug companies. Around 1983, I was the fi rst attorney to start advertising on television – in English as well as Spanish – and billboards for those cases, and began handling them exclusively. Briefl y, what has been the most interesting case you've been involved with? I have been involved with many high-profi le cases in Nevada, but I would have to say the most in- teresting would be the hepatitis outbreak case at the Endoscopy Clinic. My fi rm obtained one of the highest verdicts in Nevada history: $104 million. What is the best piece of advice you've ever been given? "The happiest person is not the one who has the most, but the one who needs the least. What is the most rewarding part of your job as an attorney? Obtaining fairness and justice for injured and disabled people. " — Interviewed by Howard Riell Courtesy photo