Jay Young, Attorney

Specialties

Mr. Young is a business attorney who concentrates his practice in general civil and commercial/​business litigation, as well as serving as a private arbitrator and mediator.

He has handled a wide variety of cases in many areas of the law, including: bankruptcy litigation; breach of contract; business breakups; collections; construction; contract disputes; employment agreements; employment disputes; embezzlement; evictions; franchise agreements; fraud; fraudulent transfers; incorporation issues; injunctive relief; interference with contracts; leases (commercial and residential); mechanic’s liens; personal injury; promissory notes; quiet title; real estate; restrictive covenants; shareholder derivative suits; shareholder disputes; trade secrets enforcement; unlawful detainer; unfair competition; and unfair trade practice.

Mr. Young serves as a Judge, a Special Master, and as an Arbitrator. He is a Judge Pro Tem with the City of Henderson, Nevada Municipal Court and has been appointed as a Special Master to the Business Court Division of the Eighth Judicial District Court, Clark County, Nevada. Mr. Young is also an Arbitrator with the American Arbitration Association (National Panel).

History

Established in 1994.

Jay has practiced law in Nevada since 1994 after working for a federal judge. He began his career at the McDonald Carano Wilson firm, then spent 18 years at the Marquis Aurbach Coffing firm, where he was a managing partner and also chair of the litigation department. Jay joined Howard & Howard, a national firm with five offices, in January 2014.

Meet the Business Owner

Jay Y.

Business Owner

Mr. Young is the recipient of most peer-​rated awards available to top tier attorneys:

* AV® Preeminent™ 5.0 rated attorney, earning the highest score possible in the national publication Martindale-Hubbell’s peer ratings in «Litigation, Commercial Law and Business Law.»

* Mountain States Super Lawyers

* Master Advocate designation — National Institute for Trial Advocacy

* Avvo-​rated 10.0 «Superb» Attorney in Litigation, Arbitration, and Corporate Law

* Named to «Nevada’s Legal Elite», top 1% of Nevada’s Attorneys

* «Top Lawyers» — Nevada Public Radio’s Desert Companion Magazine, 2012 – 2014

* «Top Lawyers: The Best of the Best in Southern Nevada» — Vegas, Inc. Magazine, 2013

* «Tops Lawyers & Law Firms in Las Vegas» — My Vegas Magazine, 2013

* «America’s Most Honored Professionals,» 2011

* Clark County Pro Bono Project Award — 50 hours certificate, 2013

* 48^th Annual GRAMMY® Award Winner, 2005 Best Gospel Choir or Chorus Album.