| Education | J.D., University of Colorado School of Law, 1987 | B.A., magna cum laude, Arizona State University, 1982 |
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| Tami Cowden has more than twenty years experience as an appellate attorney, achieving favorable outcomes in the Nevada Supreme Court and the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. In local state and federal trial courts, she has authored successful briefs resulting in grants of summary judgment, defeating class certification, and obtaining expert witness disqualification. Before joining the firm, Ms. Cowden was a member of the faculty of the University of Denver College of Law. Ms Cowden also served several years as a staff attorney with the Colorado Court of Appeals.
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| Areas of Concentration |
- Appellate litigation
- Commercial litigation
- Employment law
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| Significant Representations |
- Secured defense summary judgment on FLSA wage misclassification claims.
- Secured summary judgments on multiple federal and state claims alleging discrimination in an academic setting.
- Secured summary judgments on multiple claims in a high profile federal court matter alleging discrimination against an exclusive country club.
- Secured summary judgment on multiple federal securities violations claims.
- Authored a brief contributing to a Nevada Supreme Court decision barring from the ballot a referendum that would have eliminated the Redevelopment Plan of the City of Law Vegas and an initiative that would have crippled redevelopment in Las Vegas.
- Authored the brief that led to a Nevada Supreme Court decision barring from the ballot substantial portions of an initiative that would have crippled development in Nevada.
- Authored the brief that led to a Nevada Supreme Court decision upholding a substantial judgment against a major casino resort in a construction defect matter.
* The above representations were handled by Tami prior to her joining Greenberg Traurig, LLP. |
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| Awards & Recognition |
- Circle of Support Award, Clark County Bar Association, 2006, 2007
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| Previous Employment |
- Faculty, University of Denver College of Law
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| Legal Experience |
- Staff Attorney, Colorado Court of Appeals
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| Clerkship |
- Judicial Clerk to Honorable Edwin Ruland, Colorado Court of Appeals
- Judicial Clerk to Honorable Edwin Van Cise, Colorado Court of Appeals
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| Articles, Publications, & Lectures |
- "Legal Research in the 21st Century: More Faster Results," Communiqué, May 2010
- “On the Horizon for the 75th Nevada Legislature: Selected Bill Draft Requests,” with Sheryl Parker, Communiqué, January, 2009
- “Fifty Thousand Appeals and Counting,” Communiqué, March 2008
- “What I Learned from Appellate Judges: Or, Seven Easy Ways to Lose an Appeal,” Communiqué, March 2008
- “2007 Legislative Changes Affecting the Judiciary and Court System,” Communiqué, October 2007
- “Selecting Judges: Making Informed Choices,” Communiqué, October 2006
- “Telling the Client’s Story: Using Fiction Writing Techniques to Craft Persuasive Briefs," The Nevada Lawyer, September, 2006
- “Hero v. Villain: The Depiction of Lawyers in Popular Culture,” Communiqué, March 2006
- “The Chapter 40 Maze: A Guide to its Twists and Turns,” Communiqué, October, 2005
- “Digital Rights: A Paradigm for the 21st Century,” RWR, October, 2004
- “Choosing Right: The Balance Between Economic and Moral Rights,” RWR, May 2003
- “Incorporating the Business of Writing,” RWR, May 2003
- “Consumer Complaints – The Solution May Lie in Your Hands,” Eye on the Web, July, 1998
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