Jones Vargas was formed in 1997 by the merger of two celebrated Nevada law firms, Jones, Jones, Close & Brown, a firm with deep roots in early Las Vegas, and Vargas & Bartlett a firm that traces its beginnings to 1928 when then Lieutenant Governor Morley Griswold opened a law office in Reno.Over the years, the firm’s stockholders have included governors, lieutenant governors,members of the state senate and assembly, judges, state bar presidents, governors of the American Bar Association, community leaders, and hotel, utility and casino executives. The firm has a broad civil practice, with emphasis on commercial litigation, construction and insurance coverage litigation, employment law, real estate, corporate, financial transactions, banking, governmental relations, creditor’s rights in bankruptcy, probate and estate planning, government affairs and administrative law. Clients of the firm include some of the most distinguished individuals and corporate names in Nevada, as well as many regional, national, and international companies. Jones Vargas’ corporate motto is “We Know Nevada.”The importance of this knowledge can hardly be overstated in a State as unique and distinctive as Nevada.