E-Mail: lyoung@lgclawoffice.com
Phone: (702) 257-1997
Fax: (702) 257-2203
Address:
7670 W Lake Mead Blvd
Suite 200
Las Vegas, NV 89128
Mr. Young is the Managing Partner for the law firm Lincoln, Gustafson & Cercos in Nevada and has a wide-ranging trial and binding arbitration experience and practices law in both State and Federal Courts throughout the State of Nevada. In addition to his trial work, he has taken part in several appeals, involving oral arguments at the Nevada Supreme Court. Mr. Young is Admitted to practice law at Nevada State Bar; Nevada Federal Court; 9th Circuit Court of Appeals; and The United States Supreme Court. Mr. Young handles various personal injury and construction defect cases, specializing in product defect and premises liability, as well as representing clients at the appellate level resulting in the published opinion of GMC v. The Eighth Judicial Dist. Court of Nev., 134 P.3d 111, 122 Nev. Adv. Rep. 41.
As a son of an Air Force Veteran, Mr. Young was born in Agana Heights, Guam in the Mariana Islands, and has lived in various locations throughout his life prior to settling in Las Vegas. Mr. Young attended Weber State University earning a Bachelor of Science degree with an emphasis in Business Logistics and continued at Washburn University School of Law earning a JD with Deans’ Honors. Mr. Young started his legal career at Lincoln, Gustafson & Cercos, becoming Managing Partner of the Nevada Office in 2013.
Mr. Young has enjoyed helping with the Clark County Bar Association’s school tours and law education programs, volunteering for the UNLV Law School oral presentations, a sponsor and advocate of the “We the People” initiative in local schools, and Certified Mentor for the Nevada State Bar’s Transitioning Into Practice (TIP) program for new lawyers, and with a most recent appointment by Governor Joe Lombardo to the Information Technology Advisory Board (ITAB). Mr. Young is a Founding Member and former President and Chairman of the Las Vegas Defense Lawyers. Mr. Young is an AV-Preeminent rated Attorney by Martindale-Hubble, voted 2013 Top Lawyers by Best of the Best, voted 2020 Top 100 Lawyers in Las Vegas, and named 2017 Lawyer of the Year. In 2024, Mr. Young was selected to the 2024 Mountain States Super Lawyers list, an honor reserved for only 5% of those lawyers who exhibit excellence in practice in the Mountain States.
As a father of five boys and husband to a wonderful wife, Mr. Young has enjoyed participating in the local little leagues serving as the Vice President of the Mountain Ridge Little League Baseball organization as well as a Unit Commissioner for the Boy Scouts of America. Mr. Young has been actively involved with the Nevada State Legislature, providing position papers and testimony at hearings on various topics. Mr. Young is a Court approved arbitrator for the Nevada State arbitration program and appointed to the Nevada Rules of Civil Procedure Committee charged with updating, revising, and drafting the Rules of Civil Procedure. Mr. Young has dedicated his legal career to civil defense litigation work serving our local community and businesses.
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