STEPHEN R. HARRIS

Stephen R. Harris, born in Seattle, Washington, on October 9, 1948. He was admitted to the State Bar of Nevada in September 1974 and the State Bar of California in June, 1975, as well as having been admitted to the United States District Court, District of Nevada and the United States District Court, for the Eastern District of California.

He was educated at the University of Southern California, receiving his B.A. Degree in 1971, followed by attendance at the University of San Diego School of Law, where he received his J.D. Degree in June, 1974.

He worked with the Law Firm of Rogers, Monsey and Woodbury in Las Vegas, Nevada from September 1974 through December 1975 and then moved to Reno, Nevada, where he served as an assistant to the Federal Public Defender from January 1976 through August 1976. After leaving the Federal Public Defender's Office, he was a solo practitioner in Reno, Nevada, specializing primarily in business bankruptcy. He is also a member of the Washoe County Bar Association, State Bar of California and State Bar of Nevada.

His area of practice is primarily in the area of debtor and creditors rights, bankruptcy, bankruptcy Chapter 11 for Debtors, commercial litigation within the United States Bankruptcy Court.

Representative clients have been most of the Northern Nevada Bankruptcy Panel Trustees, Great American Airways, Riverside Hotel and Casino, Supply One, Lindamen Produce, EA Collins Development, Credit Suisse Bank, City of West Wendover, 3-D Radio, Incom Communications and others.

Stephen was nominated as a Super Lawyer for 2010 and has had the highest rating from Martin Dale-Hubbell lawyer ratings being highest AVA rated for fifteen years.

Phone : 775-786-7600 x 105

GLORIA M. PETRONI

Position: Member. Born Yerington, Nevada, March 18, 1951; admitted to bar, 1978, Nevada; 1979, Florida; 1980, California; 1981, U.S. District Court, District of Nevada. Education: University of Nevada (B.A., 1973); McGeorge School of Law, University of the Pacific (J.D., 1978); University of Miami (LL.M. in Taxation, 1979). Washoe County Bar Association; State Bar of Nevada (Member: Bankruptcy Section, Trust and Probate Section, Family Law Section, State Bar of California; Nevada Women Lawyers Association; Northern Nevada Bankruptcy Association, Nevada Estate Planning Council. PRACTICE AREAS: Bankruptcy, Family Law; Probate

Ms. Petroni grew up on a farm in Yerington, Nevada, the daughter of an Italian immigrant father who came to the U.S when he was sixteen and could not even order a meal at a diner because he knew no English. Ms. Petroni was the first lawyer in her family. Ms. Petroni practiced in California for about six months prior to practicing in Reno, Nevada in the area of family law, probate, estate planning and bankruptcy. Ms. Petroni has three grown daughters. Ms. Petroni enjoys outdoor sports such as wakeboarding, skiing, golfing and hiking and is likely to be open to any new travel or outdoor adventure. She generally works out three times a week to get rid of the stress from the New Economy.

Ms. Petroni enjoys finding solutions for her clients by ascertaining their desires after giving them a legal framework for understanding their options. Ms. Petroni believes every client is entitled to dignity and support from their law firm, and to know that he or she is in a safe place where their confidential financial matters are protected in the highest manner.

We have a law firm which functions as a team so that you are never alone once you have engaged our firm. We give you honest answers with thoughtful solutions for your individual needs. We are on the cutting edge of all information that will be helpful to you in assessing your financial options in the New Economy from questions about mortgages to rights of creditors to levy on your corporate stock to strategies for businesses that are in financial crisis.

Ms Petroni continues to handle, divorces, guardianships and probate matters. Ms. Petroni has practiced in the area of Divorce, Probate, Guardianships and Trust Administration for over 31years. Because of her LLM in Taxation, she also has a solid foundation in business matters and has been practicing in the bankruptcy area since 2008.

Phone : 775-786-7600 x 108

CHRIS D. NICHOLS-Associate

Mr. Nichols has been an associate with Belding, Harris & Petroni, Ltd., since 1997. Mr. Nichols' practice concentrates primarily in business and consumer bankruptcy, including debtor and creditor representation. Mr. Nichols' practice further includes commercial and business law and real estate transactions. Mr. Nichols' bankruptcy practice has included representation of debtors, secured and unsecured creditors, and trustees in Chapter 11, 13, and 7 bankruptcies, both small and complex cases. With respect to Mr. Nichols commercial and business law and real estate transactions practice, he has represented a diverse portfolio of clients from individuals to publicly traded companies ranging from simple to complex transactions in Nevada and throughout the United States.

Mr. Nichols obtained his J.D. in 1984 from the University of Utah, School of Law, where he was a William H. Leary Scholar, and Senior Staff Member, Joul11al of Contemporary Law, Journal of Energy Law and Policy, 1984. He eal11ed his B.S. in 1981 in Political Science, cum laude from Weber State University.

Mr. Nichols is a member of the State Bars of Nevada and Utah and admitted to practice before the United States District Court for the District of Nevada, United States District Court for the District of Utah, United States Distlict Court for the Northern District of California, and the United States Comi of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. Mr. Nichols is also a member of the Washoe County Bar Association, Northern Nevada Bankruptcy Bar Association and American Bankruptcy Institute.

Education

• Weber State University, B.S. Political Science, cum laude, 1981
• University of Utah, School of Law. J.D., William H. Leary Scholar, 1984

Court Admissions

• United States District Court, District of Utah, 1984
• United States District Comi, District of Nevada, 1987
• United States District Comi, NOlihern District of California, 1988
• United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit, 1991

Memberships

• State Bar of Nevada
• Utah State Bar
• Washoe County Bar Association
• Northern Nevada Bankruptcy Bar Association
• American Bankruptcy Institute

Publications

• "Legal Ramification of the AIDS Epidemic" 11 J. Contemporary Law, 315, 1984
• Co-Author: "Utah Landlord-Tenant Remedies" Utah Remedies Guidebook, 1984

Reported Cases

Harvey's Wagon Wheel, Inc. v. Van Blitter, 959 F.2d 153 (9th Cir. 1992).

Phone : 775-786-7600 x 1087