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Lars Evensen - Of Counsel
Las Vegas Office
Hughes Center
3763 Howard Hughes Pkwy, Suite 300
Las Vegas, NV 89169
Phone: 702-669-4600
Fax: 702-669-4650
lkevensen@hollandhart.com
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Practice Areas
 Construction Litigation
Bankruptcy
Commercial Litigation
Construction and
Design Representation
EXPERTISE
Mr. Evensen, as a member of the Las Vegas office, practices primarily
in construction litigation as well as bankruptcy and commercial litigation.
As a construction litigator, Mr. Evensen has represented owners, developers,
general contractors, subcontractors, and other construction and design
professionals. He has represented clients in jury trials, bench trials,
arbitrations, and mediations. Mr. Evensen has litigated construction
claims including areas related to design defect, errors and omission,
delay, disruption, inefficiency, acceleration, wrongful termination,
cardinal change, constructive change, wrongful termination, constructional
defect, prompt payment issues, and mechanic’s lien claims. Mr.
Evensen has also represented clients in bid protest proceedings, State
Contractors Board licensure disputes, and code compliance issues. In addition to litigation, Mr. Evensen has assisted contractor and design professional clients prepare and negotiate contracts for services as well as assisted owners in preparing contract documents.
Mr. Evensen has represented Creditors, U.S. Panel Trustees, and Debtors
in Chapter 7, 11, and 13 bankruptcy proceedings in commercial and large
individual matters. His representation of secured and unsecured creditors
includes defending client claims, the recovery of assets, negotiating
client interests for prepackaged plans, and protecting client interests
in adversary proceedings, as well as participating in plan formation
to maximize the value and timing of plan payments to clients. As a panel
attorney for U.S. Bankruptcy Panel Trustees, Mr. Evensen has investigated
bankruptcy filings, located hidden and under reported assets, and litigated
adversary proceedings to recover assets for various estates. As debtor’s
counsel, he has prosecuted adversary proceedings, litigated claim objections,
assisted in preparing plans of reorganization, and participated in plan
confirmation hearings.
As a commercial litigator, Mr. Evensen has represented clients in real
estate disputes, business tort actions, contract disputes, commercial
paper matters, and, insurance coverage claims.
Mr. Evensen is licensed to practice law in Nevada and the United States
District Court of Nevada.
Prior to earning his Juris Doctor, Mr. Evensen was a project manager
and design engineer for CH2M Hill where he provided design, bidding,
and construction services to public and private clients. He holds engineering
licenses in Nevada and California.
PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES
Member, State Bar
of Nevada
Member, American
Bar Association
Member, Clark County
Bar Association
Member, American
Society of Civil Engineers
Member, National
Society of Professional Engineers
Professional Civil
Engineer, Nevada (2001)
Professional Civil
Engineer, California (2001)
SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS
Construction
Law: What Do You Do When…? (NBI, 2006)
EJCDC Contracts
in Nevada (Lorman, 2006)
Basic Bankruptcy
(Lorman, 2005)
EDUCATION
University of Nevada,
Las Vegas School of Law, J.D. 2002
University of Utah,
M.S. 1996
University of
Utah, B.S. 1994
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