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Biographical Information

Dennis is a Senior Partner at the firm. He met and began working with Robert Eglet 24 years ago and in 1995 Dennis joined Robert at the law firm Pyatt & Eglet. Their professional relationship prospered and they started Eglet Prince in 1997. They were partners for 4 years, primarily representing defendants in product liability, personal injury and bad faith cases. Now once again in 2015, Robert and Dennis have formed the Eglet Prince partnership, teaming up full-time to represent victims of negligence, defective products and insurance bad faith.

Dennis has extensive background and experience in the areas of trial practice, personal injury, insurance law and commercial litigation. He has an amazing trial record as both a Defense as well as a Plaintiff’s lawyer, including numerous multi-million dollar verdicts on behalf of victims of defective products and negligence.

Dennis graduated with honors from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas with a Bachelor of Science (B.S.) Degree in Finance and received a Doctor of Law (J.D.) Degree, graduating magna cum laude, from California Western School of Law in San Diego. In law school, he was a member and editor of the California Western Law Review.

Dennis was admitted to the Nevada Bar in 1993 and admitted to the United States District Court, District of Nevada that same year. In 2000, he was admitted to the U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Dennis has tried over ninety cases to verdict and has at least a dozen published opinions within the Nevada Supreme Court. His achievements have earned several distinguished awards both nationally and locally including an “AV” peer rating from Martindale-Hubbell®, the highest rating that an attorney can achieve.

Dennis is married with three children and enjoys spending time with his family. He is active in the community, contributing and volunteering his time to Substance Free Nevada, a non-profit organization that provides educational programs and information to the public, and assists families and individuals that need help. In his spare time, Dennis is also an avid golfer and motorcyclist.

Admission Dates & Jurisdictions

  • Nevada, 1993
  • U.S. District Court District of Nevada, 1993
  • U.S. Court of Appeals 9th Circuit, 2000
  • U.S. Supreme Court

Education

California Western School of Law, San Diego, California
Juris Doctor (J.D.), magna cum laude
Law Review: California Western Law Review

University of Nevada, Las Vegas, Nevada
Bachelor of Science degree with honors
Major: Finance

Professional Experience

Senior Partner, Eglet Prince, Las Vegas, Nevada, 2015 – Present
Partner, Prince Keating, LLP, Las Vegas, Nevada, 2000-2015

 

Honors & Awards

  • 2016 President for the American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA)
  • Certified by the American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA)
  • National Association of Distinguished Counsel, Nation’s Top One Percent
  • The American Academy of Trial Attorneys (AATA) Premier 100
  • Nevada Business Magazine’s Legal Elite 2015, Nevada’s Top Attorneys
  • Named as an Intermountain States Super Lawyer since 2012
  • Honored as one of the Top 100 Trial Lawyers by The National Trial Lawyers Association
  • Million-Dollar Advocates Forum
  • AV-rated attorney by Martindale-Hubbell
  • Named one of the Readers’ Choice Awards Top 100 Lawyers in Las Vegas for 2015 by MYVEGAS Magazine (Winter 2015 issue)

Professional Associations

  • 2016 President for the American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA)
  • National Association of Distinguished Counsel (NADC), Member
  • The Fellows of the American Bar Foundation, Member
  • American Bar Association, Member
  • Clark County Bar Association, Member
  • Nevada American Inns of Court, Member
  • Nevada Justice Association, Member
  • Million-Dollar Advocates Forum, Member

Verdicts & Settlements

University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) football player awarded $4.2 million in his medical malpractice suit against Dr. Albert Capanna. Plaintiff Beau Orth was represented by attorney Dennis Prince of Eglet Prince.

 

Publications

Dennis has the following published opinions within the Nevada Supreme Court:

  • Piroozi v. Eighth Judicial District Court, 131 Nev. Advance Opinion 100 (2016)
  • BVRC v. New Albertson’s, Inc., 130 Nev., Advanced Opinion 68 (2014)
  • Progressive Gulf Ins. Co. v. Faehnrich, ____ P.3d___, 130 Nev. Adv. Op. (2014)
  • Smiths Food and Drug v. USF Insurance Co., 921 F.Supp. 2d. 1082 (D. Nev. 2013)
  • Aspen Financial Services v. Dist. Ct., ____ P.3d ____; WL 6057975, 128 Nev. Adv. Op. 57 (Nev. 2012)
  • Certified Fire Prot. Inc. v. Precision Construction, 283 P.3d 250; WL 3241194; 128 Nev. Adv. Op. 35 (Nev. 2012)
  • Easton Business Opportunities, Inc., et al. v. Town Executive Suites, et al., 230 P.3d 827 (2010)
  • Allstate Ins. Co. v. Fackett, 206 P.3d 572 (2009)
  • Delgado v. American Family Ins. Co., 217 P.3d 563 (2009)
  • Allstate Ins. Co. v. Miller, 212 P.3d 318 (2009)
  • Lomastro v. American Family Ins. Co., 195 P.3d 399 (2008)
  • Bergerud v. Progressive Casualty Ins. Co., 453 F. Supp 1241 (D. Nev. 2006)
  • Browning v. Dixon, 954 P.2d 741 (1998)
  • Garcia v. Ideal Supply Co., Inc., 874 P.2d 752 (1994)