Cella P. Dabelea

Associate

Cella Dabelea’s practice involves business transactions, professional liability, premises liability, and medical malpractice.

Ms. Dabelea earned her J.D. from the University of Denver Sturm College of Law and her bachelor’s degree in Economics and Law from Trinity University. During law school, she interned at Hall & Evans and two small Denver firms focusing on family law and personal injury.

Practice Areas

Bar Admissions

  • Colorado, 2023
  • U.S. District Court, District of Colorado

Location

Denver Office
1001 17th Street
Suite 300
Denver, CO 80202

Education

JD: University of Denver Sturm College of Law, 2023

BA: Trinity University, 2019, Economics & Law

Contact

dabeleac@hallevans.com

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Cella

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Professional Associations
  • Colorado Defense Lawyers Association
  • Colorado Bar Association
  • Denver Bar Association
License
  • Ethical Leadership Certificate, NASBA Center for the Public Trust
Languages
  • Romanian
  • Spanish

John F. “Jack” Peters

Member

Jack Peters is a trial and appellate litigator. He has first chaired over fifty jury trials, tried cases to judges and arbitrators, and handled multiple appeals to state and federal appellate courts. His practice focuses on the defense of civil rights and other claims against public entities; representing school districts in a wide variety of claims, including Title IX, Title VI, IDEA, and Section 504; labor and employment litigation and counseling; administrative complaints before state and federal regulatory bodies; professional liability claims against real estate brokers and medical professionals; probate, guardianship, and other fiduciary litigation; and general commercial litigation, including securities fraud and contract disputes, including real estate broker commission disputes.

Before joining Hall and Evans, Mr. Peters was a prosecutor in Boulder County where he tried dozens of cases to verdict, handled extensive appellate work, and supervised the District Attorney’s Office law clerks. Mr. Peters graduated from Vermont Law School magna cum laude in the top 5% of his class. He served as articles editor of the Vermont Journal of Environmental Law, worked in the chambers of Justice Denise Johnson of the Vermont Supreme Court, and was a summer associate in the Shanghai office of an international law firm. He continues to mentor law students and is actively involved in the legal community. Before law school, Mr. Peters was a licensed real estate salesperson in New York City and a middle school teacher in Denver.

Practice Areas

Bar Admissions

  • Colorado, 2012
  • Kentucky (inactive), 2011
  • U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit
  • U.S. District Court, District of Colorado

Location

Denver Office
1001 17th Street
Suite 300
Denver, CO 80202

Education

JD: Vermont Law School, 2011, magna cum laude
BA: University of Chicago, 2004, Classical Languages and Literatures

Contact

petersj@hallevans.com

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Jack

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Appeals
  • People v. Penn, 32, 379 P.3d 298 (Colo. 2016)
Professional Associations
  • Colorado Bar Association
  • Boulder Bar Association, Member, Board of Directors 2017 – 2020
  • Faculty of Federal Advocates
Career Distinctions & Honors
  • Senior Articles Editor, Vermont Journal of Environmental Law, 2010 – 2011
License
  • New York State Real Estate Salesperson License, inactive
Articles & Publications // Presentations // Webinars
  • Presenter, “Diverse Juries Reach Better Verdicts: How Litigators can Create Diverse Jury Panels and Prevent Bias in Deliberations” Colorado Bar Association Litigators’ Summit, November 2023
  • Presenter, “Qualified Immunity and the Basics of Civil Claims Against Law Officers,” Boulder County Bar Association CLE, September 2020
  • Presenter, “The Legal Effect of Turning 18,” Monarch High School, 2014 – present
  • Presenter, “Finding and Using Digital Evidence,” Kentucky Prosecutors Conference, 2017
  • Trainer, Colorado District Attorney’s Council, 2014 – 2018
Professional Experience
  • Deputy District Attorney, Twentieth Judicial District, Boulder, CO, 2012 – 2019
  • Intern, Hon. Justice Denise Johnson, Vermont Supreme Court, Montpelier, VT, 2009
Languages
  • Conversational in French, Italian, and Spanish. Knowledge of Mandarin Chinese, German, and Swedish.
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Troy R. Dickerson

Counsel

Troy Dickerson has specialized in common-interest community (HOA) and commercial association law since 2008, advising hundreds of Nevada associations on corporate governance, officer and director fiduciary duties, governing document interpretation, compliance enforcement, real property issues, and transactional matters. Mr. Dickerson has also successfully adjudicated over 75 compliance enforcement cases in favor of association clientele in alternative dispute resolution (ADR) proceedings, and routinely represents association clients before state and federal agencies and courts.

Mr. Dickerson studied finance and communications at BYU and received his law degree from The Ohio State University. During law school, he worked as a Judicial Extern at the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Ohio and clerked for a land use law firm in Columbus, Ohio, managed by one of his law school professors. After moving to Nevada in 2005, Mr. Dickerson represented corporate and gaming clients for several years as a business/real property litigation associate at one of the largest law firms in Las Vegas.

Location

Las Vegas Office
1160 North Town Center Drive
Suite 330
Las Vegas, NV 89144

Education

JD: The Ohio State University Moritz College of Law, 2003
BA: Brigham Young University, 1995, Business Management & Finance, Minor in Business Competency & Communications

Contact

dickersont@hallevans.com

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Troy

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Professional Associations
  • State Bar of Nevada
  • Clark County Bar Association
  • Community Associations Institute (“CAI”)
Professional Experience
  • Prior to joining Hall & Evans, Mr. Dickerson supervised the general counsel department at the Las Vegas office of a regional law firm for over six (6) years and has practiced as senior counsel specializing in association matters at several law firms throughout Nevada.  Prior to attending law school, Mr. Dickerson worked in finance and as inventory manager for a retail business chain.
Articles & Publications // Presentations // Webinars
  • Author, “Can HOAs Regulate Residential Solar Panels?,” Las Vegas Review-Journal, December 31, 2017 (article contributor)
  • Author, “ADA and FHA Define Service Animals Differently,” Las Vegas Review-Journal, December 5, 2018 (article contributor)
  • Teacher, “CAI Board Leadership Development Workshop Module 5:  Association Rules and Conflict Resolution,” CAI Nevada Training, March 2018
  • Teacher, “CAI Board Development Workshop Module 2:  Communications, Meetings, and Volunteerism,” CAI Nevada Training, March 2017
  • Author/Teacher of Multiple NRED Certified Continuing Education Courses for Community Association Board Member and Manager education credit, 2014-2020
Other Activities
  • Raised in Southern California, Mr. Dickerson enjoys an occasional visit to the beach, running, watching college sports, spending time with his family, and learning jazz piano.

Kristan E. Lehtinen

Counsel

For the last two decades, Kristan Lehtinen’s practice has focused on medical malpractice defense and business law litigation in Las Vegas, Nevada. Ms. Lehtinen represents a broad range of clients, from local businesses to national and international companies and insurance carriers with interests in Las Vegas. She has significant experience in contractual and litigation matters before both state and federal courts in Nevada, as well as various venues before administrative and regulatory agencies. In addition to business litigation, Ms. Lehtinen’s diverse knowledge and skill encompasses insurance defense litigation, medical malpractice, real estate, and regulatory matters. She is also a court appointed arbitrator under the Eighth Judicial District Court Annexed Arbitration Program.

Location

Las Vegas Office
1160 North Town Center Drive
Suite 330
Las Vegas, NV 89144

Education

JD: California Western School of Law, 2001

BA: University of Ottawa, 1995, English, Minor in Business Administration

Contact

lehtinenk@hallevans.com

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Kristan

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Career Distinctions & Honors
  • Mountain States Super Lawyers®, “Rising Star,” Business Litigation, 2009-2012
  • Nevada’s Top Attorneys, Nevada Business Magazine, 2012, 2014, 2015
  • Top Lawyer, Desert Companion Magazine, 2014
  • Top Lawyer, VegasInc. Magazine, 2012
Professional Associations
  • State Bar of Nevada
Articles & Publications // Presentations // Webinars
  • Speaker, “Top Business Practices for Start-Ups,” University of Las Vegas, Nevada Seminar, 2017
  • Moderator, “Cross Border Negotiations,” Law Pact Spring Conference, 2012
  • Panelist, “The Nuts and Bolts of Cross Border Negotiations,” American Bar Association’s Business Law Section Spring Meeting, 2009
Business & Community Service
  • UNLV University Libraries Advisory Board; Board Member, 2009-2015; Co-Chair, 2015-2020; Emeritus, 2023

Kurt R. Bonds

Member

Kurt Bonds has practiced in Las Vegas, Nevada since 1997, focusing on litigation and transactional law. His litigation practice includes trucking and transportation matters, hospitality & retail, premises liability, employment, products liability, insurance defense, workers’ compensation defense, and toxic tort law. On the transactional side, Mr. Bonds handles corporate law, business transactions, banking law, contracts, real estate matters, and homeowners’ association matters.

Mr. Bonds serves as a court appointed Arbitrator for the Eighth Judicial District Court in Clark County and as a Referee/Arbitrator for the Nevada Real Estate Division. He also teaches risk reduction classes at the Greater Las Vegas Association of Realtors on various issues including trademark, licensing, advertising, and contracts.

An active participant in the legal community, Mr. Bonds is a member of the State Bar of Nevada, International Bar Association, American Inns of Court, the Clark County Bar Association, the Community Associations Institute, and the Supreme Court Historical Society. He is a frequent seminar speaker on transactional law issues, estate planning, and legal issues affecting homeowners’ associations and management companies. Mr. Bonds was named one of Nevada’s top business attorneys in the 2008 “Legal Elite” issue of the Nevada Business Magazine. He has also been recognized in Mountain States Super Lawyers® for his business and corporate law practice.

Practice Areas

Bar Admissions

  • Nevada, 1997
  • U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
  • U.S. District Court, District of Nevada

Location

Las Vegas Office
1160 North Town Center Drive
Suite 330
Las Vegas, NV 89144

Education

JD: University of Nebraska College of Law, 1996
BS: Brigham Young University, 1993, International Finance, Minor in Business Composite

Contact

bondsk@hallevans.com

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Kurt

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Career Distinctions & Honors
  • The Best Lawyers in America®, Commercial Litigation, 2025
  • Martindale-Hubbell®, Distinguished Peer Review Rated
  • Mountain States Super Lawyers®, Business/Corporate, 2016-2017
  • Nevada’s Top Attorneys, Nevada Business Magazine, 2008
Professional Experience

  • Prior to joining Hall & Evans, Mr. Bonds served as Managing Partner and Chair of the Business Law department at Alverson Taylor & Sanders in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Professional Associations
  • State Bar of Nevada
  • Clark County Bar Association
  • Supreme Court Historical Society
  • American Bar Association
  • International Bar Association
Articles & Publications // Presentations // Webinars
  • Speaker, “Negotiation Win/Win for Client”, Greater Las Vegas Area Realtors, June 2016
  • Speaker, “Legal Update,” Nevada Mutual Insurance Company Risk Management Seminar, May 2014
  • Speaker, “Advertising, Social Media Ethics and Liabilities,” Greater Las Vegas Area Realtors, May 2014
  • Author, “Conquering Contracts–Property Management Agreements and Landlord/Tenant Laws,” State of Nevada, Department of Business and Industry Real Estate Division, September 2012
Other Activities

  • In his spare time, Mr. Bonds enjoys playing and coaching basketball and spending time with his wife and their five children.

Languages
  • Portuguese

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