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Partners John R. Bailey, Dennis L. Kennedy, Joshua M. Dickey, and Joseph A. Liebman were named on the 2023 Mountain States Super Lawyers list in the area of Business Litigation. Partner Paul C. Williams has been named on the list in the area of Health Care. Each year, no more than 5 percent of the lawyers in the Mountain States area of Nevada, Utah, Wyoming, Idaho, and Montana are selected by the research team at Super Lawyers to receive this honor. Additionally, Partner Joshua P. Gilmore and Associate Rebecca L. Crooker have been named on the 2023 Mountain States Rising Stars list in the area of Business Litigation. No more than 2.5 percent of the lawyers in the Mountain States area are selected to receive this recognition.

Partner Dennis L. Kennedy has also received the distinction of being named on the 2023 Mountain States’ “Top 10” and “Top 100” lists for the eighth consecutive year.
Super Lawyers, a Thomson Reuters business, is a rating service of outstanding lawyers from more than seventy practice areas who have attained a high degree of peer recognition and professional achievement. The selection process includes independent research, peer nominations and peer evaluations. The result is a credible, comprehensive, and diverse listing of exceptional attorneys.

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Bailey Kennedy, LLP is a Nevada law firm focusing on litigation, appellate law, hospital and healthcare law, business and corporate law, real estate law, administrative and gaming law, and ethics and professional responsibility law. John R. Bailey founded the firm in 2001 and serves as its Managing Partner.

Bailey Kennedy, LLP has been named among the “Best Places to Work” in Las Vegas and Nevada by Las Vegas Business Press, In Business Las Vegas, and Nevada Business magazine. Its dynamic team of professionals represents, among others, top healthcare facilities, publicly traded corporations, gaming companies, financial institutions, travel and tourism leaders, public entities, real estate developers, entertainment concerns, and entrepreneurs.

LAS VEGAS, NV (June 8, 2023) – Chambers USA has recognized Bailey Kennedy as a Top US Firm in Litigation: General Commercial. Managing Partner John R. Bailey, Partner Dennis L. Kennedy, and Partner Joshua M. Dickey have also been recognized as Top US Attorneys in Litigation: General Commercial in the 2023 Legal Ranking.

Founded in 2001 by Managing Partner John R. Bailey, Bailey Kennedy, LLP is a Nevada law firm focusing primarily on complex litigation; appellate law; hospital and healthcare law; business, corporate, and real estate law; administrative and gaming law; and ethics and professional responsibility.

John R. Bailey focuses on complex commercial litigation, health care, and gaming law. Mr. Bailey has served on the Board of Directors of two publicly traded corporations: Boyd Gaming Corporation (2015 – present) and SHFL Entertainment, Inc. (2008 – 2013). He is a past chairman and member of the Nevada Athletic Commission (2001 – 2009). In 2020, Mr. Bailey was selected to the Southern Nevada District Court Review Commission.

Dennis L. Kennedy has represented a variety of people and companies, including judges, lawyers, pharmaceutical and tobacco companies, and hotel-casinos in both the assertion and defense of their rights. For over ten years, Mr. Kennedy was the co-editor of the Nevada Civil Practice Manual – the definitive authority on Nevada civil practice and procedure.

Joshua M. Dickey focuses on complex civil disputes in legal areas such as healthcare, commercial, corporate, and business torts/competition.

Chambers USA ranks an extensive range of leading firms and lawyers throughout America. The guide is read by industry-leading companies and organizations all around the world. It is also widely used by firms in all states for referral purposes. Research organized each year for Chambers USA combines 12 months of unbiased and thorough client interviews with an evaluation of the significant legal achievements of law firms and their lawyers. The rankings and editorial comments about lawyers are independent and objective; this section of the guide is based solely on the research team’s findings.

Bailey Kennedy, LLP has been named among the “Best Places to Work” in Las Vegas and Nevada by Las Vegas Business Press, In Business Las Vegas, and Nevada Business Magazine. The lineup of professionals at Bailey Kennedy represents, among others, top healthcare facilities, publicly traded corporations, gaming companies, financial institutions, travel and tourism leaders, public entities, real estate developers, entertainment concerns, and entrepreneurs. For more information, visit www.BaileyKennedy.com or call 702.562.8820.

LAS VEGAS, NV (May 9, 2022) Bailey Kennedy, LLP has been participating in Cristo Rey St. Viator’s Corporate Work Study Program from the school’s inception in 2019. The firm recently attended the second annual ‘Taco-bout-it’ event, along with other corporate partners of the high school. There the students discussed their employment by Bailey Kennedy, LLP by giving a presentation on the law firm, and discussed Bailey Kennedy, LLP’s impact on their lives. The event brought together all of Cristo Rey St. Viator’s partners to see the progress made with their student workers, both personally and professionally.

The Cristo Rey model developed in 1996 in Chicago, Illinois to provide quality education for economically limited students who earned their tuition through the work study program. Cristo Rey St. Viator College Preparatory High School, located in North Las Vegas, opened its doors in 2019 and gave many high schoolers opportunities to experience a variety of professional careers and learn valuable skills while also maintaining high educational standards. Four years after its opening, Cristo Rey will be celebrating the Class of 2023, the school’s first graduating class. For more information on the organization, volunteering, and contribution opportunities, visit www.cristoreystviator.org

Founded in 2001 by Managing Partner John R. Bailey, Bailey Kennedy, LLP is a Nevada law firm focusing on litigation, healthcare law, real estate law, and administrative law. Its dynamic team of professionals represents, amongst more, top healthcare facilities, publicly traded corporations, municipalities, gaming companies, financial institutions, travel and tourism leaders, public entities, real estate developers, entertainment concerns, and entrepreneurs. For more information, visit www.baileykennedy.com or call 702.562.8820.

LAS VEGAS, NV (November 03, 2022) – The law firm of Bailey Kennedy, LLP has received a Metropolitan Tier 1 ranking in Las Vegas for Appellate Practice, Commercial Litigation, Healthcare Law, Litigation – Health Care and Real Estate Law in the U.S. News – Best Lawyers® “Best Law Firms” list for 2023. 

The firm’s “Best Law Firms” Metropolitan Tier 1 ranking, the highest available from U.S. News – Best Lawyers®, is based on a rigorous evaluation process that includes the collection of client and lawyer evaluations, peer review from leading attorneys, and review of additional information provided by law firms as part of the formal submission process. Best Lawyers is the oldest and most respected peer-review publication in the legal profession. Since it was first published in 1983, Best Lawyers has become universally regarded as the definitive guide to legal excellence.

Bailey Kennedy, LLP is a Nevada law firm focusing on litigation, appellate law, hospital and healthcare law, business and corporate law, real estate law, administrative and gaming law, and ethics and professional responsibility law. John R. Bailey founded the firm in 2001 and serves as its Managing Partner.

Bailey Kennedy has been named among the “Best Places to Work” in Las Vegas and Nevada by Las Vegas Business Press, In Business Las Vegas, and Nevada Business magazine. Its dynamic team of professionals represents, among others, top healthcare facilities, publicly traded corporations, gaming companies, financial institutions, travel and tourism leaders, public entities, real estate developers, entertainment concerns, and entrepreneurs. For more information, visit www.BaileyKennedy.com or call 702.562.8820.

LAS VEGAS, NV (August 18, 2022) – Seven Bailey Kennedy attorneys have been listed in Best Lawyers^® The Best Lawyers in America© (2023 Edition). Managing Partner John R. Bailey was recognized in the areas of Commercial Litigation, Healthcare Law, and Litigation – Healthcare. Partner Dennis L. Kennedy was recognized in the areas of Appellate Practice, Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Ethics and Professional Responsibility Law, Healthcare Law, Legal Malpractice Law – Defendants, and Real Estate Law. Partner Joshua M. Dickey was recognized in the area of Appellate Practice.  Partners Joseph A. Liebman, Sarah E. Harmon and Paul C. Williams were all recognized in the area of Commercial Litigation. Additionally, Attorney Mark H. Goldstein was recognized in the area of Real Estate Law.  

For more than three decades, Best Lawyers publications have earned the respect of the profession, the media, and the public as the most reliable, unbiased source of legal referrals anywhere. Their lists of outstanding lawyers are compiled by conducting exhaustive peer-review surveys in which tens of thousands of lawyers evaluate their professional peers. Lawyers are not permitted to pay any type of fee to participate in or be recognized by Best Lawyers. Best Lawyers peer-reviewed listings are now published in 76 countries around the world. The 29th Edition of The Best Lawyers in America^© (2023) included more than 66,000 lawyers in 147 practice areas, covering all 50 states and the District of Columbia, and inclusion in this year’s publication is based on nearly 11 million detailed evaluations of lawyers by other lawyers.

Bailey Kennedy, LLP has been named among the “Best Places to Work” in Las Vegas and Nevada by Las Vegas Business Press, In Business Las Vegas, and Nevada Business magazine. Its dynamic team of professionals represents, among others, top healthcare facilities, publicly traded corporations, gaming companies, financial institutions, travel and tourism leaders, public entities, real estate developers, entertainment concerns, and entrepreneurs. For more information, visit www.BaileyKennedy.com or call 702.562.8820.