November, 2001 - Present - President, Swanson Law Firm, LLC.

A continuation of the specialties acquired over 30 years as indicated below. General Practice of Law in all areas with empathizes upon: Finance, credit, credit extension, including Mortgage loans and fees; creditor rights and duties and debtor rights and obligations; Bankruptcy and Insolvency, Real Property and Real Estate Syndication; Business and Business development with organizational planning and emphasis on business continuity and continuation protection; litigation and litigation support services including complex litigation involving prosecution and defenses of personal and business matters including claims under FTC and SEC actions; employee and employer rights under state and federal law; and Wills, Trusts, Estate Planning, Asset Protection where wealth can range from low tier to highest tier.

March 2000 - October 2001 - Managing Partner, Swanson -Flangas, L.L.C. A Professional Legal Company

Continuing practice focusing on business formation, finance and structuring complex litigation, probate and low- and upper worth estate planning, real estate development and syndication. Expertise in finance, business formation and transactional activity and litigation provide proven experience at predicting and avoiding potential problems and enable proactive client representation. Additional areas of expertise offered by the firm include criminal litigation, transaction services, and general and fraud litigation.

June 1979 - March 2000 - Principal and operator of Kelly H. Swanson, Chtd.,

Practice began in criminal and civil litigation, including federal court appointments, the most publicly known of which was representation of Tom and Granby Hanley in a trial variously styled United States v. Ben Schmoutev. et al., which was related to allegations by the federal government that Schmoutey, the Hanleys and others had conspired to murder AI Bramlett in order to take over the culinary union for organized crime. The case ended in an acquittal before the Hon. Harry Claiborne. Other practice emphasis in the early 1980s was individual debtor bankruptcy and debtor reorganization, service as an appointed Bankruptcy Trustee for the Honorable Lloyd George involving complex cases where a lawyer was needed; appointment as counsel for Unsecured Creditors Committee in several large bankruptcy cases such as the Landmark Hotel. This phase of practice developed expertise in commercial law, contract law, real estate and investment law. Other phases of practice included real estate syndications and securities offerings, and securities enforcement defense. In the mid- to late 1980s, practice emphasis on employment law and employee rights law was also developed.

This led to numerous complex litigation cases against major corporations and the experience attendant thereto. In the same period practice expertise was acquired for to estate planning, asset protection, business formation and continuity and business funding. During its existence. the firm employed two to four secretaries and/or legal assistants. together with one to three attorneys. This gave experience in administration and logistics of profitable law practice.

1977 - 1979 - Equity holder and officer of Kennedy Family Lawyers of Nevada. also known as Kennedy Legal Clinic

This organization involved five partners, three associates. Heavy intake practice of all civil and criminal matters, essentially a heavy general practice which included bankruptcy, divorce, criminal defense from misdemeanor traffic to all major felony crimes; providing in-house service, such as real estate contracts, wills, probates, simple contracts for purchase in commercial setting.

July 1977 - 1979 - Private practice in the firm of Swanson & Momot, Ltd

General and criminal practice emphasis; development of personal injury and other civil trial practice skills, including real estate practice.

January 1, 1976 - June 1977 - Private practice, sole practitioner.

Particularly emphasized criminal defense. Represented indigent criminal defendants on court appointments in both state and federal court. Balance of practice was general in nature, including civil practice and divorce.

September 1974 - June 1976 - Deputy Public Defender. Clark County Public Defender's Office.

In this context, handled numerous criminal cases, motions for suppression, appeals to the Nevada Supreme Court, preliminary hearings in Justice Court, and trials, consisting of approximately 1,200 files.

March 1974 - September 1974 - Law Clerk, Clark County Public Defender's Office

December 1973 -February 1974 - Clerk, Washington County District Attorney, Washington County. Arkansas

Education

• 1966 - 1968 - United States Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, Colorado
   
• 1968 - 1970 - University of Illinois, B.A. (1971); Dual majors of History and Latin American Studies
   
• 1971 - 1973 - University of Arkansas School of Law, Juris Doctor. (1973)
   

Post-Juris Doctor Education

• Admitted to practice in Arkansas
   
• Admitted to practice in Nevada
   
• Admitted to practice pro hac vice in Santa Clara County, California (complex white collar criminal matter)
   
• Admitted to practice in Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals
   
• Admitted to practice in U.S. Tax Court
   
• Admitted to practice pro hac vice in Central District, California (various federal litigation involving securities enforcement)
   
• Admitted to practice pro hac vice in Circuit Court of Adams County, Illinois (complex employee rights litigation)
   
• Admitted to practice pro hac vice in the U.S. District Court of Massachusetts (United States Securities and Exchange commission v. Fiessel, a securities enforcement action)
   
• National Network Collegium, with emphasis on all aspects of estate planning; Practicum I, National Network of Estate Planning Attorneys
   
• Practicum II, National Network of Estate Planning Attorneys; Specialty Workshop: Charitable Remainder Trusts and Charitable Unit Trusts, Chicago, Illinois
   
• Esperti-Peterson Institute of Multi-Disciplinary Practice and Advanced Wealth Planning, Accredited in Advanced Wealth.
   
• Esperti Peterson Institute post doctoral Master's program with training empathizes on multiple disciplinary collate ration for high wealth clients

Organizations/Memberships:
[some memberships may not be currently held]

• Member, Arkansas State Bar Association
   
• Member, Nevada Trial Lawyers Association (Board of Governors, 1991 - 1993)
   
• Member, American Trial Lawyers Association
   
• Nevada State Bar Association, Member, Fee Dispute Committee
   
• State of Nevada, Department of Insurance,  Member, Medical -Legal Screening Panel
   
• Member, Federal Bar Association
   
• Member, National Network of Estate Planning Attorneys ; past and continuing training by Esperti-Peterson Institute in mid tier to advanced wealth planning
   
• Associate Fellow, Esperti Peterson Institute
   

Presentations Relating to Legal Profession

• Presentation to CPA Club of Las Vegas (one-hour presentation concerning bankruptcy and how bankruptcy activity interrelates with accounting practice and taxation)
   
• Guest speaker, United Association of Manufacturers' Representatives Convention, Bally's Hotel, Las Vegas,  Nevada (business formation and interaction with manufacturers' representatives under local law); in addition, participation with Matt H. Swan, CPA, in presentation of tax and financial planning for a small business
   
• Moderator, Nevada Trial Lawyers Association Workshop on Employee Rights (Seattle, Washington)
   
• Numerous presentations on Estate Planning and Asset Protection to Professionals in the Accounting, Insurance and Financial Advise business as well as their clients
   
• Served as Expert Witness concerning Revocable Living Trusts and Assets Protection in Federal District of Hawaii criminal proceeding.
   

Publications

• The Advocate, "Something Different But Not New"(Security enforcement discourse viewed toward non-securities practitioners.)
   

Honors

• Who's Who in American Law
   
• Who's Who in International Business
   

Reported Cases of Significance

• Selby v. Sheriff, 91 Nev. 117
• Salas v. Sheriff, 91 Nev. 802
• Eckert v. Sheriff, 92 Nev. 719
• Burks v. State, 92 Nev. 670
• Sheriff v. McKinney, 93 Nev. 313
• Hosmer v. Avayu, 97 Nev. 584
• Ressler v. Mahony, 99 Nev, 352
• Mays v. District Court, 105 Nev. 60
• Sprague v. Lucky Stores, Inc., 109 Nev. 247
   

Special Public Service

• State Department of Insurance Medical Legal Screening Panel ( made preliminary findings prior to suit being allowed on medical malpractice cases pursuant to state statute) [panel dissolved bv the Nevada legislature]
   
• 1996 -2002 - Justice of the Peace Pro Tempore Clark County. Nevada
   

Military Service

• 1964 - 1968 - United States Air Force
   

Personal Data

• Married, five grown children