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EDUCATION
UNIVERSITY OF PACIFIC, McGEORGE SCHOOL OF LAW
Juris Doctor Degree, 1975
CORO FOUNDATION FELLOWSHIP - URBAN AFFAIRS
San Francisco, California, 1969-1970
CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, CHICO
Graduate studies, Political Science, 1969; B.A. 1968
SHASTA COLLEGE, REDDING, CALIFORNIA
Associates Arts, Pre Law, 1965
EMPLOYMENT
JACK E. KENNEDY, Esq.
Fernley, Nevada
Position: self-employed attorney providing legal services to business clients and general legal services to individual clients.
JACK E. KENNEDY & ASSOCIATES, P.C.
Fernley, Nevada (2007-2013)
Reno, Nevada (1977-2009)
Position: owner, managing attorney, and trial attorney - areas of practice included wrongful death, personal injury, employment, insurance bad faith, business litigation, and real estate.
﹞ Extensive trial experience in both Federal and State Courts.
﹞ Supervised staff attorneys and oversaw case management.
﹞ Trained new attorneys in civil procedure and discovery.
﹞ Seminar and workshop presentations on employment law, personal injury, and civil rights.
WASHOE COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT
Reno, Nevada (1975-1986)
Position: Director, Employee Insurance Services - duties included development and implementation of self-insured programs for employee health insurance, unemployment and workers' compensation, and special projects as directed by the Superintendent.
Position: Director Level, Personnel and Labor Relations - duties included defense work in the areas of wrongful termination, discrimination, workers' compensation and unemployment, personnel relations, contract negotiations, and testimony before State Legislature on District issues.
LEGAL CENTERS FOR THE ELDERLY
Sacramento and Yolo Counties, California (1972-1975)
Position: Organizer 每 developed program and obtained funding for its operation while attending law school at night.
GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES UNION, LOCAL NO. 3
Oakland, California (1970-1972)
Position: Representative - represented Bay Area union members in grievance proceedings and contract negotiations while attending law school at night.
CORO FOUNDATION FELLOWSHIP - URBAN AFFAIRS
San Francisco, California (1969-1970)
Among twenty-four graduate students selected from thousands of candidates for leadership training - worked in several different areas: politics; legislature; law enforcement; probation; business; television; labor; utilities; advertising; and non-profit organizations.
PROFESSIONAL LICENSES, HONORS & MEMBERSHIPS
Ø Member 每 State Bar of Nevada 1977-Present (State Bar No. 2127)
Ø Admitted to Federal District Court, 1978; Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, 1989; Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals, 1992
Ø Nevada Real Estate Licensee since 2005-Present (License No. 62535)
Ø (Judge Nominated) Nominee - Nevada Trial Lawyer of the Year 2003
Ø Arbitrator - Nevada Court Annexed Arbitration Program 2000-2008
Ø Member - Second Judicial District Court Bench-Bar Committee 2000-2002
Ø Member - Washoe County Bar Association
Ø Past Member - Nevada Trial Lawyers Association; American College of Legal Medicine; American Bar Association; American Trial Lawyers Association; National Employment Lawyers Association
Ø Lifetime Adult Education Teaching Credential, Nevada
COMMUNITY SERVICE AND PUBLIC SERVICE
Ø Charter Member 每 Rotary Club of Fernley, 2006-Present
Ø Past Member 每 Reno Sunrise Kiwanis and Toastmasters
Ø Past Coach - Pop Warner Football
Ø Past Legal Counsel 每 State PTA (1980＊s)
Ø Helped establish the first legal clinic in Reno in 1978
Ø Student Government 每 held 19 elected positions, including student body president in high school and college.
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