John P. Desmond Named Chair of the University of Nevada-Reno Foundation Board of Trustees
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Dickinson Wright PLLC is pleased to announce that John P. Desmond, member partner in our Reno office, has been named 2019 Chair for the University of Nevada-Reno’s Foundation Board of Trustees.
His past roles with the Board of Trustees include Chair-Elect, Chair of the Governance Committee, member of the Investment Committee and member of the Gift Acceptance and Acquisitions Committee. The Foundation is governed by a volunteer board of trustees who can serve three consecutive two-year terms.
Additionally, Desmond previously served as President of the Washoe County Bar Association and President of the Board of Directors of Washoe Legal Services. He continues to serve as a Board member for Washoe Legal Services. Desmond is also a member of the Nevada Supreme Court Bench-Bar Committee, the Nevada State Board of Bar Examiners, and the Nevada Supreme Court Statewide Access to Justice Committee.
“As the 2019 Foundation Chair, I look forward to working closely with the Foundation staff and the Board of Trustees Executive Committee to continue to develop new resources to serve our students and community and to continue our good progress on the capital campaign,” said Desmond.
Desmond is a business litigator at Dickinson Wright. He focuses his practice in the areas of commercial litigation and appellate work. Desmond regularly represents and counsels clients in commercial and business litigation matters involving contract disputes, and disputes over intellectual property. Desmond’s representation of clients includes a significant number of matters before the Nevada Supreme Court and the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals.
His past roles with the Board of Trustees include Chair-Elect, Chair of the Governance Committee, member of the Investment Committee and member of the Gift Acceptance and Acquisitions Committee. The Foundation is governed by a volunteer board of trustees who can serve three consecutive two-year terms.
Additionally, Desmond previously served as President of the Washoe County Bar Association and President of the Board of Directors of Washoe Legal Services. He continues to serve as a Board member for Washoe Legal Services. Desmond is also a member of the Nevada Supreme Court Bench-Bar Committee, the Nevada State Board of Bar Examiners, and the Nevada Supreme Court Statewide Access to Justice Committee.
“As the 2019 Foundation Chair, I look forward to working closely with the Foundation staff and the Board of Trustees Executive Committee to continue to develop new resources to serve our students and community and to continue our good progress on the capital campaign,” said Desmond.
Desmond is a business litigator at Dickinson Wright. He focuses his practice in the areas of commercial litigation and appellate work. Desmond regularly represents and counsels clients in commercial and business litigation matters involving contract disputes, and disputes over intellectual property. Desmond’s representation of clients includes a significant number of matters before the Nevada Supreme Court and the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals.
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