WAYNE A. SHAFFER

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

Education: University of Nevada - Reno (B.A., 1977); California Western School of Law (J.D., magna cum laude, 1981); member, 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” rated by the Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory.

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.