D. Chris Albright
Top rated Business Litigation attorney in Las Vegas, Nevada
Albright, Stoddard, Warnick & Albright
Practice areas: Business Litigation
Licensed in Nevada since: 1993
Education: Brigham Young University J. Reuben Clark Law School
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D. Chris Albright is an attorney and partner at Albright, Stoddard, Warnick & Albright in Las Vegas, Nevada. Mr. Albright concentrates his practice on business and commercial law, handling matters involving business litigation, business organization, business transactional work and contracts litigation. He has over 25 years of legal experience and serves clients throughout the Las Vegas area.
Mr. Albright received a bachelor’s degree from Brigham Young University and went on to graduate cum laude from Brigham Young University Law School. While attending law school, he served as senior editor of the Brigham Young University Law Review. He also gained practical legal experience by clerking for a federal judge in Nevada.
Following his graduation from law school, Mr. Albright spent a year clerking for a judge on the Supreme Court of Nevada before entering private practice. Over the course of his career, he has successfully resolved many significant cases through trial and out-of-court settlements at multiple levels of the Nevada court system. He is licensed to practice law before all Nevada state courts, the U.S. District Court for the District of Nevada and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit.
In 2018, Lawyers of Distinction recognized Mr. Albright for his work in real estate law. He has also been honored by the Legal Aid Center of Southern Nevada Pro Bono Project and received the Judge Sally Loehrer Pro Bono Service Award.
A respected member of the Nevada legal community, Mr. Albright is involved in several professional organizations. He belongs to the Clark County Bar Association, the State Bar of Nevada and the American Bar Association.
Practice areas
Business Litigation- 100% Business Litigation
First Admitted: 1993, Nevada
Professional Webpage: https://albrightstoddard.com/attorneys/d-chris-albright/
Bar/Professional Activity:
- 1993, Nevada; 1994, U.S. District Court, District of Nevada; 1997, U.S. Court of Appeals, 9th Circuit.
Verdicts/Settlements (Case Results):
- Iliescu v Steppan, 394 P.3d. 930 (Nev. 2017) retained after trial and successfully obtained 7-0 Nevada Supreme Court reversal of $4.5 million mechanic’s lien judgment against client’s Reno Nevada real property, establishing new precedent on issue of first impression.
- Malone v. Doctor’s Associates d/b/a Subways, Clark County, Nevada District Court Case No. A-443472-C (successfully reached settlement of dispute as to franchising provisions with Subways restaurant franchisor).
- Power Technology v. Alvin Snaper, Clark County, Nevada District Court Case No. A-465306-C (represented inventor and successfully resolved and settled dispute regarding patent ownership).
- Drobkin v. Prestwich, Clark County, Nevada District Court Case No. A-408003 (successful defense of plaintiff’s adverse possession claims as to commercial property ownership).
- First Housing Corporation Construction Defect Litigation, Clark County, Nevada District Court Case No. A-410267 (successful settlement and resolution of construction defect claims against client home developer in Mesquite, and of home developer’s third party claims against subcontractors).
- Barbara One, Inc. v. Steve Hamilton, et al., Clark County, Nevada District Court Case No. A-424171 (successful defense of claims of prior employer against employee for purported violation of claimed confidentiality and purported non-competition provisions of employment).
- Kim Soo-Hyun v. Reynolds, et al., Clark County, Nevada District Court Case No. A-492900-C (procured $250,000.00 judgment on behalf of real estate lender plaintiff, overcoming defendants’ one action rule defenses).
- Shannon v. Shannon, Clark County, Nevada District Court Case No. A-494786-C (successfully obtained judgment quieting title and for monetary damages in quiet title dispute as to ownership of home).
- State Drywall, Inc. v. Carr, Clark County, Nevada District Court Case No. A-473086-C (successfully obtained revisions mitigating initially broader temporary restraining order issued against former employee pursuant to claimed non-competition provisions, and successfully settled dispute between two companies regarding retention of employee and others by competitor).
- Target Construction v. PCL Construction, Inc., Clark County, Nevada District Court Case No. A-500697-C (defended general contractor at McCarran International Airport expansion project with respect to contract issues, substantially reduced award obtained by Plaintiff, in comparison to amounts sought).
- Service v. William Lyon Homes, Inc., Clark County, Nevada District Court Case No. A-484209-C (represented home purchaser and successfully settled specific performance action against home developer in manner allowing purchase of home).
- Shetakis Wholesalers v. Kerzetski-Bellew, Clark County, Nevada District Court Case No. A-363976-C (successfully obtained summary judgment dismissal of commercial construction defect claims).
- Holgate v. Community Bank of Nevada, et al., Clark County, Nevada District Court Case No. A-474920-C (successfully represented lender in custom home construction loan litigation, obtaining dismissal of borrowers’ claims).
- American Sports Radio Network v. Krause, Clark County, Nevada District Court Case No. A-340666 (successfully obtained over $3.6 million judgment for plaintiff arising out of fraud and conversion of business assets claims).
- Vegas Paradise v. Nevada Power, United States District Court, District of Nevada Case No. CV-S-1254-DAE-LRL (Obtained Summary Judgment dismissal of real estate auction bidder’s claims for specific performance against Nevada Power Company, in case seeking to set aside sale to successful auction bidder at multi-lot multi-million dollar real estate auction sale).
- Hardy Development v. HJEE LLC, et al., Clark County, Nevada District Court Case No. A-11-636596-C (successfully obtained $156,000 Arbitration Award for lost overhead and profit in favor of contractor plaintiff, at private contractual arbitration, due to breach and cancellation of general contract).
- Gordon v. Huffman, Clark County, Nevada District Court Case No. A549450 (obtained over $281,000.00 compensatory and punitive damages judgment, following bench trial for Plaintiff victims of real estate fraud).
- Klacking v. HGP, Clark County, Nevada District Court Case No. A-13-678276-C, Nevada Supreme Court Case No. 66578 (successful defense of multiple claims arising out of claimed breaches of asset purchase agreement relating to sale of franchise restaurants at three-day private arbitration).
- In Re: Aladdin Desert Passage Related Litigation, Clark County, Nevada District Court Case No. A-427673, Nevada Supreme Court Case No. 41834 (successful trial defense of Fleet National Bank, financier of Desert Passage Mall, located within the Aladdin Hotel & Casino Resort, against hotel lien claimants asserting priority lien claims against mall).
- Union Pacific Railroad Co. v. Guard Dog Heaven LLC; United States District Court, District of Nevada Case No. 2:09-CV-1622-GMN-RJJ (successfully defended and obtained dismissal of malpractice claims against commercial real estate appraiser, in case involving railroad right-of-way).
- Allstar v. Curry, Clark County, Nevada District Court Case No. A-576602 (obtained over $2 million judgment and successfully obtained dismissal of all Defendants’ counterclaims in contested loan litigation).
- Washington Federal Savings v. High Mark Development, et al., Clark County, Nevada District Court Case No. A-11-640518 (successfully obtained $4.7 million post-foreclosure judgment against borrower and guarantors in deficiency action).
- In Re: SSI Strickland, Inc., Clark County, Nevada District Court Case No. A502185 (procured $1.15 million jury verdict, later settled during appeal in case involving interference with returning leased construction equipment and professional liability claims).
- In Re: Estate of Kingsley, 139 F.3d 905 (9th Cir.) (successful defense of RICO, fraud, and breach of fiduciary duty claims against drafting attorney of trust and will, brought by heirs of one of the beneficiaries).
- Leany v Zurich American Ins. Co., 800 Fed. Appx. 524 (9th Cir. 2020) (successfully challenged global insurance company’s attempt to pierce local business’s corporate veil)
Honors/Awards:
- Judge Sally Loehrer Pro Bono Service Award 2009, for outstanding services in civil litigation for a pro bono client, Legal Aid Center of Southern Nevada Pro Bono Project.
- Lawyers of Distinction, 2018, Real Estate Law
- Mountain States Super Lawyers, 2018
- Mountain States Super Lawyers, 2020
Educational Background:
- Brigham Young University, B.A. 1990. “Y” Scholar Scholarship Recipient 1985.
- Member and Senior Editor, BYU Law Review, 1991-1993.
Scholarly Lectures/Writings:
- Author: Note, “Gentile v. State Bar: Core Speech and a Lawyer’s Pre-trial Statements to the Press,” 1992 BYU L. Rev. 809
- “Nevada Mechanic’s Liens,” presented to NACM Business Credit Services Multi-State Lien Law Seminar, Tempe, Arizona, 2001.
- “Fundamentals of Mechanic’s Lien Law in Nevada”, Sterling Educational Services, January 2007.
- “Commercial Real Estate Leases from Start to Finish”, National Business Institute, December 2015, Las Vegas, Nevada.
Office location for D. Chris Albright
801 South Rancho Drive
Suite D-4
Las Vegas, NV 89106
Phone: 702-854-2791
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7 Years Super Lawyers
- Super Lawyers: 2019 - 2025
