- Routinely represents business of all sizes, including national retail corporations, in complex tort, personal injury and large loss cases involving claims of products liability, premises liability and negligence
- Represents businesses and public entities in litigation involving employment, professional liability, errors and omissions and directors and officers
- Practiced law as a Deputy District Attorney in Nevada and, as lead counsel, prosecuted numerous bench and jury trials involving both misdemeanor and felony crimes
- Defended appeals before the Nevada Supreme Court, the Federal District Courts, and the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals
- Served as Law Clerk to former Chief Justice Robert E. Rose and a Supervising Attorney at the Nevada Supreme Court

Lynn V. Rivera
Partner
Practice Experience
- Routinely represents business of all sizes, including national retail corporations, in complex tort, personal injury and large loss cases involving claims of products liability, premises liability and negligence
- Represents businesses and public entities in litigation involving employment, professional liability, errors and omissions and directors and officers
- Practiced law as a Deputy District Attorney in Nevada and, as lead counsel, prosecuted numerous bench and jury trials involving both misdemeanor and felony crimes
- Defended appeals before the Nevada Supreme Court, the Federal District Courts, and the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals
- Served as Law Clerk to former Chief Justice Robert E. Rose and a Supervising Attorney at the Nevada Supreme Court
Litigation
- Substantial experience representing businesses in a wide variety of cases involving claims of wrongful death and serious injuries including traumatic brain injury and chronic regional pain syndrome
- Defends manufacturers, retailers and distributors of commercial and consumer products in cases involving claims of design defect, manufacturing defect, failure to warn and breach of warranty
- Represents restaurants and hospitality industry clients in a wide variety of litigation matters including cases involving the American With Disabilities Act
- Extensive state and federal court litigation practice before all Nevada and California state and federal courts
- Advocacy for clients in administrative matters before the Department of Fair Employment and Housing, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, and the Nevada Board of Medical Examiners
Advice & Counsel
- Counsels businesses and government entities in general litigation matters, with emphasis on personal injury, employment and business litigation matters
Professional Associations
- Member of the State Bar of Nevada and the State Bar of California
- Member of the Claims and Litigation Management Alliance, Nevada Chapter President
- Member of the Defense Research Institute
Publications
- Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe of Indians v. Ricci, 245 P.3d 1145 (2010)
- A Survey of States Regarding Liability for Third-Party Criminal Conduct, In-House Defense Quarterly, Fall 2016
Practice Experience
Litigation
- Substantial experience representing businesses in a wide variety of cases involving claims of wrongful death and serious injuries including traumatic brain injury and chronic regional pain syndrome
- Defends manufacturers, retailers and distributors of commercial and consumer products in cases involving claims of design defect, manufacturing defect, failure to warn and breach of warranty
- Represents restaurants and hospitality industry clients in a wide variety of litigation matters including cases involving the American With Disabilities Act
- Extensive state and federal court litigation practice before all Nevada and California state and federal courts
- Advocacy for clients in administrative matters before the Department of Fair Employment and Housing, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, and the Nevada Board of Medical Examiners
Advice & Counsel
- Counsels businesses and government entities in general litigation matters, with emphasis on personal injury, employment and business litigation matters
Professional Associations
- Member of the State Bar of Nevada and the State Bar of California
- Member of the Claims and Litigation Management Alliance, Nevada Chapter President
- Member of the Defense Research Institute
Publications
- Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe of Indians v. Ricci, 245 P.3d 1145 (2010)
- A Survey of States Regarding Liability for Third-Party Criminal Conduct, In-House Defense Quarterly, Fall 2016
Education
- California Western School of Law (J.D., magna cum laude, 1998)
- University of California at San Diego (B.A., 1990)
Bar Admissions
- California
- Nevada
News
- Paul Caleo and Lynn Rivera Prevail On a Motion for Summary Judgment Concerning The Issue of The Course and Scope of Employment
- Paul Caleo and Lynn Rivera prevail on a Motion for Summary Judgment in a Premises Liability Case
- Lynn Rivera has been named as President of CLM's Nevada Chapter for 2018!
- Burnham Brown wins dismissal of major case on behalf of Dollar Tree Stores!