Richard L. Peel
Managing Partner and Founder
Richard Peel has been actively involved in the construction industry for more than 30 years. His practice is primarily devoted to (i) business formation and planning, (ii) complex construction, business and commercial litigation, including mechanic’s liens, right to stop work and prompt pay claims, (iii) alternative dispute resolution, including arbitration and mediation, (iv) contract review and drafting, (v) contractor licensing and administrative law, including contractor’s board complaints, and (vi) lobbying.
He has represented clients on private, public works and federal projects with respect to multimillion dollar claims, acts as a panel arbitrator and mediator on the American Arbitration Association’s (“AAA”) Construction Industry Large Complex Arbitration Panel, and serves on the Construction Industry Advisory Board with the AAA in Nevada.
He has also drafted Nevada’s various claims statutes for the construction industry.
Professional Membership and Activities
Clark County Bar Association
American Bar Association
State Bar of Nevada
State Bar of Arizona
State Bar of Utah State
Lobbyist, Nevada State Legislature
Committee Member of the AAA Construction Industry Advisory Panel
Publications
Author, Nevada’s Prompt Pay Statute for Public Works (NRS 338.400 to 338.645)
Co-author, Nevada’s Right to Stop Work Statute (NRS 624.606 to 624.630)
Co-author, Nevada’s Mechanic’s Lien Statute (NRS 108.221 to 108.246)
Author, various other construction related articles.
Personal
Born Paradise, California.
Education
J. Rueben Clark Law School, Brigham Young University, Juris Doctor, 1991
Arizona State University, Bachelor of Science in International Marketing, with honors, 1987
Lectures
American Arbitration Association
Lorman Education
National Business Institute
Law Seminars International
Court Admissions
Supreme Court of Nevada, 1991
U.S. District Court, District of Nevada, 1991
Supreme Court of Utah, 1992
Supreme Court of Arizona, 1992
Languages
Japanese
English