Patrick N. Chapin

Patrick N. Chapin is a Visiting Professor of Law and Distinguished Saltman Fellow at the William S. Boyd School of Law, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, appointed in January 2024. He serves as President and founder of Patrick N. Chapin, Ltd., with a legal career in Southern Nevada since 1993, transitioning from civil litigation and employment law practice (until 2014) to current roles as arbitrator, mediator, and independent employment investigator. He is licensed before Nevada and Utah state/federal courts, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, and U.S. Supreme Court, while actively serving on the Nevada Supreme Court's Settlement Judges panel.

Education and professional development:

• Bachelor of Arts in English, Purdue University
• Juris Doctor, Capital University Law School, Columbus, Ohio
• Advanced degrees in Theology and Divinity
• Judicial law clerk, Common Pleas Court of Franklin County, Ohio
• Advanced mediation training, Straus Institute for Dispute Resolution (Pepperdine School of Law)
• Advanced mediation training, Saltman Center for Conflict Resolution (William S. Boyd School of Law)

His research and professional focus centers on Alternative Dispute Resolution, with expertise in conflict resolution, negotiation, mediation ethics, and arbitration. He is a frequent lecturer in these fields, recently presenting at the Nevada Supreme Court's 2024 Workshop on critical mediator issues including malpractice and stakeholder management. His work bridges practical ADR applications with employment law contexts, emphasizing ethical frameworks in dispute resolution.

Professional recognition includes:

• Distinguished Saltman Fellow
• Million Dollar Advocates Forum membership
• Martindale-Hubbell AV rating
• Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers listing
• Mountain States Super Lawyer for ADR (annually since 2021)
• National Academy of Distinguished Neutrals membership (Nevada Chapter)

Professor Chapin held leadership roles as Chairperson of the ADR Section, State Bar of Nevada, and Vice-Chair of Nevada’s Standing Committee on Judicial Ethics. No academic advisees or research grants are documented in the source material. His institutional affiliations include the Saltman Center for Conflict Resolution as a Fellow, the American Arbitration Association as a panel arbitrator/mediator, and civic engagement through Nevada Public Radio where he served as Board Member and Chairperson Emeritus since 2003.