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Nevada State Bar Rules require certain biographical information be provided in connection with written materials being delivered to potential clients. The following information is being provided to comply with these rules.
After graduating from Central High School in Grand Forks, North Dakota, in 1966, Duane enrolled at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and earned a Bachelor of Science degree in 1970, After working as an engineer for a year, he enrolled at the University of Chicago Law School and the University of Chicago Graduate School of Business, earning a Juris Doctor degree in 1974 and a Master of Business Administration degree in 1974. After passing the California bar examination, Duane was admitted to practice law in California in 1974. He has also passed the Nevada bar examination and was admitted to practice law in Nevada in 1999 and in Colorado in 2000. From 1974 to 1986, he was a Deputy District Attorney in San Diego, prosecuting a full range of criminal and civil cases. He tried over 100 jury trials, had a 100% felony trial conviction rate, became the youngest Deputy DA assigned to the Major Violator Unit to prosecute career criminals, and was elected by his fellow prosecutors as President of the Deputy District Attorneys Association. In 1986, Duane left the District Attomey's Office and since then has successfully prosecuted many construction defect cases against large developers and contractors and has recovered well over $150 million on behalf of homeowners and homeowner associations in California and Nevada.
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