WAYNE A. SHAFFER

Born in Reno, Nevada; admitted to bar 1981 (Nevada), 1982 (California); U.S. District Court (Nevada) 1983; Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, 1983.

Education: University of Nevada - Reno (B.A. 1977); California Western School of Law (J.D., magna cum laude, 1981); Law Review.

Member: State Bar of Nevada, State Bar of California, The Association of Trial Lawyers of America, Association of Defense Trial Attorneys, Defense Research Institute, American Inns of Court (Master), Best Lawyers in America - Litigation (2001-present). AV.

Mr. Shaffer is a former Deputy District Attorney (Criminal Division), and a longtime partner in Wait & Shaffer, a major Nevada defense litigation firm. He has tried numerous cases to jury verdict, ranging from product liability, to automobile accident, to negligent security cases. He joined the firm in 2004.