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Joshua M. Dickey Named a “Mountain States Super Lawyer” for 2016

LAS VEGAS (August 8, 2016) Bailey Kennedy, LLP is pleased to announce that Partner Joshua M. Dickey has been determined by Super Lawyers to be a “Mountain State Super Lawyer” for 2016

A Thomson Reuters business, Super Lawyers is a rating service of outstanding lawyers from more than 70 practice areas who have attained a high degree of peer recognition and professional achievement. The annual selections are made using a rigorous multi-phased process that includes a statewide survey of lawyers, an independent research evaluation of candidates, and peer reviews by practice area.

Dickey’s practice focuses on business litigation, including disputes in such areas as commercial law, trade secrets, covenants not to compete, corporate law, and healthcare law.  In addition, he advises clients on matters concerning corporate governance, trade secrets, and covenants not to compete.  He is a member of the Southern Nevada Disciplinary Board of the State Bar of Nevada.

Dickey has been named a “Mountain States Super Lawyer” every year since 2010.  He was selected as a “Mountain States Rising Star” in 2009 and a “Nevada Rising Star” in 2008.

For more information about Super Lawyers, visit www.superlawyers.com.

Bailey Kennedy, LLP was founded in 2001 by John R. Bailey. The firm focuses on litigation, appellate work, healthcare law, real estate law and administrative law. Its dynamic team of professionals represents, among others, 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.

Three Bailey Kennedy Partners Named 2015 Mountain States Super Lawyers

LAS VEGAS (August 31, 2015) Three partners from the law firm Bailey Kennedy in Las Vegas have been determined by Super Lawyers to be among the top attorneys in Nevada and the Western United States. Managing partner John R. Bailey, partner Dennis L. Kennedy and partner Joshua M. Dickey have been named “Mountain States Super Lawyers” in the 2015 edition. Dennis L. Kennedy was also named in the Top 10 Lawyers. No more than five percent of attorneys in the Mountain States area of Nevada, Utah, Wyoming, Idaho and Montana are selected as Super Lawyers each year.

A Thomson Reuters business, Super Lawyers is a rating service of outstanding lawyers from more than 70 practice areas who have attained a high degree of peer recognition and professional achievement. The annual selections are made using a rigorous multi-phased process that includes a statewide survey of lawyers, an independent research evaluation of candidates, and peer reviews by practice area.

Bailey, Kennedy and Dickey are all shareholders at Bailey Kennedy. Bailey is the firm’s founder and managing shareholder, whose legal practice focuses on healthcare law, gaming and corporate litigation. Kennedy’s practice focuses on business and professional liability litigation and Dickey’s legal practice focuses on complex civil litigation, including disputes in such areas as commercial law, corporate law, business torts, and healthcare law.

Mr. Bailey is the managing partner of Bailey Kennedy, LLP. He is the Chairman of the Moral Character and Fitness Committee of the Nevada State Bar. He serves as Chairman of the Governing Board of the Andre Agassi College Preparatory Academy and is a member of the Board of Directors of the Council for a Better Nevada, The Public Education Foundation, the Institutional Advisory Council of College of Southern Nevada, and the Las Vegas Global Economic Alliance. Bailey is a Director of Boyd Gaming Corporation (NYSE: BYD) and served on the Board of Directors of SHFL entertainment, Inc. (NASDAQ: SHFL) where he was Chairman of its Governance Committee. He is a past Chairman and member of the Nevada Athletic Commission.

Mr. Bailey is one of Nevada’s most renowned healthcare litigators and has been named a “Super Lawyer” every year since 2007. He has been named a “Mountain States Super Lawyer” every year since 2009 and was named a “Nevada Super Lawyer” in both 2007 and 2008.

Under Bailey’s direction, Bailey Kennedy was the only law firm in Nevada on the Inc. 5000 list of fastest growing companies in the United States for both 2010 and 2011 and has been named a “Best Place to Work” by the Las Vegas Business Press, Vegas Inc. and Nevada Business magazine.

For the last 40 years, Mr. Kennedy has represented many of the country’s leading drug, food, healthcare, insurance, tobacco, hotel-casino, and other companies in both the enforcement and defense of their rights. Mr. Kennedy was for 10 years the co-editor of the Nevada Civil Practice Manual, the definitive authority on Nevada civil practice and procedure. He served as an adjunct professor of law at the Boyd School of Law (UNLV) for seven years, where he taught healthcare law and Nevada Civil Practice (civil procedure, evidence, and ethics).

Kennedy has been named one of the Top 75 “Mountain States Super Lawyers” every year since 2007. Since 1991, Kennedy has been named one of the “Best Lawyers In America” for Bet-The-Company litigation, commercial litigation and healthcare law. He has been listed with a “Band 1” ranking in the Chambers USA category of Litigation: General/Commercial in Nevada every year since 2003.

Dickey has been named a “Mountain States Super Lawyer” every year since 2010. The organization selected him as a “Mountain States Rising Star” in 2009 and a “Nevada Rising Star” in 2008. He is a member of the Southern Nevada Disciplinary Board of the State Bar of Nevada and was on the editorial staff of the Nevada Civil Practice Manual.

For more information about Super Lawyers, visit www.superlawyers.com.

Dennis L. Kennedy named in the Top Ten Mountain States Super Lawyers for 2015

LAS VEGAS (August 31, 2015) Bailey Kennedy, LLP is pleased to announce that Partner Dennis L. Kennedy has been determined by Super Lawyers to be among the top ten attorneys in Nevada and the Western United States.

A Thomson Reuters business, Super Lawyers is a rating service of outstanding lawyers from more than 70 practice areas who have attained a high degree of peer recognition and professional achievement. The annual selections are made using a rigorous multi-phased process that includes a statewide survey of lawyers, an independent research evaluation of candidates, and peer reviews by practice area.

For the last 40 years, Mr. Kennedy has represented many of the country’s leading drug, food, healthcare, insurance, tobacco, hotel-casino, and other companies in both the enforcement and defense of their rights. Mr. Kennedy was for 10 years the co-editor of the Nevada Civil Practice Manual, the definitive authority on Nevada civil practice and procedure. He is an adjunct professor of law at the Boyd School of Law (UNLV) for seven years, where he teaches Nevada Civil Practice (civil procedure, evidence, and ethics).

Kennedy has been named one of the Top 75 “Mountain States Super Lawyers” every year since 2007. Since 1991, Kennedy has been named one of the “Best Lawyers In America” for Bet-The-Company litigation, commercial litigation and healthcare law. He has been listed with a “Band 1” ranking in the Chambers USA category of Litigation: General/Commercial in Nevada every year since 2003.

For more information about Super Lawyers, visit www.superlawyers.com.

John R. Bailey Listed in “Best Lawyers of America” for 2016

LAS VEGAS, NEV (August 25, 2015) –Best Lawyers has listed firm managing partner John R. Bailey of Bailey Kennedy among its Best Lawyers In America for 2016.

Bailey was selected for inclusion in Best Lawyers in America for 2016 in the field of Healthcare Law, Health Care Litigation and Commercial Litigation. He has also been named Best Lawyers’ “Lawyer of the Year” for Las Vegas Healthcare Law in 2013. He has been practicing law in Nevada for 30 years with an emphasis on commercial and corporate litigation, administrative healthcare law and gaming law.

Bailey is the managing partner of Bailey Kennedy, LLP. He is the Chairman of the Moral Character and Fitness Committee of the Nevada State Bar. He serves as Chairman of the Governing Board of the Andre Agassi College Preparatory Academy and is a member of the Board of Directors of the Council for a Better Nevada, The Public Education Foundation, the Institutional Advisory Council of College of Southern Nevada, and the Las Vegas Global Economic Alliance. Bailey is a Director of Boyd Gaming Corporation (NYSE: BYD) and served on the Board of Directors of SHFL entertainment, Inc. (NASDAQ: SHFL) where he was Chairman of its Governance Committee. He is a past Chairman and member of the Nevada Athletic Commission.

Other attorneys at Bailey Kennedy, LLP listed in Best Lawyers in America for 2016 include: Dennis L. Kennedy (Appellate Practice, Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Ethics and Professional Responsibility Law, and Health Care Law); Joshua M. Dickey (Appellate Practice); and Mark H. Goldstein (Real Estate Law).

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. Because Best Lawyers is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey in which more than 36,000 leading attorneys cast almost 4.4 million votes on the legal abilities of other lawyers in their practice areas, and because lawyers are not required or allowed to pay a fee to be listed, inclusion in Best Lawyers is considered a singular honor. Corporate Counsel magazine has called Best Lawyers “the most respected referral list of attorneys in practice.”