LAS VEGAS — Nevada Donor Network Foundation (NDNF) is pleased to announce the appointment of James “Jim” Jimmerson as a founding board member. Jimmerson was admitted to the Nevada Bar, the Nevada and U.S. District Court of Nevada in 1976; the California Bar in 1977; the U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit in 1978; the U.S. District Court, Central District of California in 1981; and to the U.S. Supreme Court in 1982.
Jimmerson has authored several articles for legal periodicals on subjects ranging from business torts to family law and representation of celebrities and professional athletes. He has also has served as a moderator and panelist for the American Bar Association’s annual meetings on business torts litigation and family law litigation and has spoken throughout the United States on many subjects, including trial skills, cross-examination, and the art of taking depositions.
Jimmerson is a former long-time member of the State Bar of Nevada Board of Governors and served as a lawyer representative to Ninth Circuit Judicial Conferences. He has been a member of the Board of Governors of the American Bar Association (ABA) and was featured in “The Best Lawyers in America and Pre-Eminent Lawyers” in Martingale-Hubbell. He is a member of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers (AAML), the American College of Family Trial Lawyers, and the Family Law Section of the ABA. Jimmerson is also a certified mediator and arbitrator for both the AAML and the American Arbitration Association.
About Nevada Donor Network
Nevada Donor Network is a federally designated 501©(3) not-for-profit organ procurement organization (OPO) committed to maximizing the gift of life and health through organ and tissue donation. Established in 1987, Nevada Donor Network is one of only 58 OPOs in the U.S. serving more than three million people in the state of Nevada and 110,000 potential transplant recipients across the country. They work collaboratively with hospital staff and community partners to promote research and provide a strong support network to courageous donor families who’ve turned loss into hope. At Nevada Donor Network, they encourage Nevadans to help individuals in need of life-saving transplants through education, research and action. Nevada Donor Network is a member of Donate Life Nevada, an affiliate of Donate Life America, whose state-wide efforts encourage Nevadans to register as organ, eye and tissue donors. For more information, please visit www.nvdonor.org/
