Jennifer Lustig, Senior Attorney at our Las Vegas, Salt Lake City, Boise, and Dallas law offices
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Jennifer Lustig

Senior Attorney
Biography

Jennifer Lustig’s practice is concentrated on commercial litigation, emphasizing the financial services industry. She also has experience in bankruptcy work, including business reorganization and creditor’s rights litigation, as well as experience in insurance litigation and employment law. Jennifer’s experience includes representing secured creditors as they recover their collateral and seek repayment from borrowers and guarantors. She has handled a wide range of complex commercial and business litigation matters in the federal and state courts.

Credentials

Bar Admissions

  • Idaho
  • Nevada
  • North Carolina
  • Texas
  • Utah


Court Admissions

  • Supreme Court of Idaho
  • Supreme Court of Nevada
  • Supreme Court of North Carolina
  • Supreme Court of Texas
  • Supreme Court of Utah
  • United States District Court, District of Idaho
  • United States District Court, District of Nevada
  • United States District Court, District of Utah
  • United States District Court, Eastern District of Texas
  • United States District Court, Northern District of Texas
  • United States District Court, Western District of Texas


Education

  • University of Nevada Las Vegas, William S. Boyd School of Law (J.D., cum laude)
    • Managing Editor, Nevada Law Journal
    • Top 15% of Graduation Class
    • Dean’s Award for Outstanding Service
  • Baylor University (B.A., Speech Communication)
Experience

Awards & Recognition

  • The Best Lawyers in America®, Commercial Litigation (2024-2025)
  • Fellow in Leadership, Dedman Center for Business Leadership (2015)

Representative Experience

  • Represent financial services clients in Nevada and Utah state and federal courts involving a variety of claims, to include lien foreclosure litigation, fraud, wrongful foreclosure, wire transfer and cashier’s check claims, judicial review of foreclosure mediation, and the Fair Credit Reporting Act
  • Litigate various discovery disputes, to include motions to compel production of subpoenaed documents, witness examination and document production pursuant to Federal Rule of Bankruptcy Procedure 2004, and discovery aimed at the viability of bankruptcy plan confirmation and claim objections
  • Defend secured creditors’ claims in individual and commercial bankruptcy cases, to include adversary proceedings to determine dischargeability of debts, preferential transfer actions, lift stay proceedings, and discharge injunction violations
  • Represent a variety of business clients in litigation, arbitration, and mediation involving insurance bad faith, employment discrimination, professional negligence, forgery, and breach of contract

Previous Professional Experience

  • Law Office of Jennifer L. McBee, Solo Practitioner (2014-2016)
  • Methodist University, Adjunct Professor of Speech Communications (2011-2013)
  • William S. Boyd School of Law, Adjunct Professor of Legal Research and Writing (2009)
  • Snell & Wilmer, Associate (2004-2009)
  • Clark County Legal Services, Extern (2004)
  • U.S. Bankruptcy Court, District of Nevada, Judicial Extern to The Honorable Linda B. Riegle (2003)

Professional Memberships and Activities

  • State Bar of Nevada
  • State Bar of Utah
  • State Bar of North Carolina
  • Military Spouse J.D. Network

Community Involvement

  • Genevieve’s Helping Hands Charity, Grant Committee Member (2014-Present)

Representative Presentations and Publications

  • “The Idaho Patient Act: The First 90 Days,” Co-Author, The Advocate (May 2021)
  • “Turning Advanced Writing Courses into Apprenticeships for Practice,” Presenter, Rocky Mountain Legal Writing Conference (March 2009)