Honors and Awards:

• In 2009, Mr. Carranza was named one of the Mountain States "Rising Stars" for his employment law, professional liability defense, personal injury defense and commercial litigation practice., Mountain States- Rising Star, Super Lawyers, 2009
• Graduate, Leadership Las Vegas, 2010

Bar/Professional Activity:

• American Bar Association (Employment Law Section); Defense Research Institute (DRI) (Employment Section and Food Liability Section); Nevada Sate Bar Association; Clark County Bar Association; Hispanic National Bar Association; Latino Bar Association (Nevada), Vice President of Finance 2001-2007 and Executive Board 2001- present

Pro bono/Community Service:

• Mr. Carranza actively represents and assists several clients in pro bono matters in vartious aspects of the law., 1997

Scholarly Lectures and Writings:

• Speaker, The Fundamentals of Construction Contracts: Understanding the Issues in NevadaLas Vegas, Nevada, April 2004.  The conference discussed contracts in Nevada in the construction industry and included components on drafting contracts for constructions projects, prevailing wage statutes in Nevada, contractor liability for outstanding wages of subcontractors, federal and Nevada employment discrimination statutes, sexual harassment statutes and their effect in construction industry;   ABA 2001 Survey, Pharmaceutical and Biological Subcommittee, Product Liability Committee, "Fifty State Survey of FDCA Related Tort Causes of Action" Nevada Law Section, Co-Author.

Verdicts and Settlements:

• Reported Cases: Sanchez v. Walgreen Co., et al., 125 Nev. Advance Opinion 60 (December 24, 2009) (affirming summary judgment for Walgreen Co. and the other pharmacy defendants holding that pharmacists do not owe a duty to unknown third parties);  Simkins v. Nevadcare, Inc., 229 F.3d 729 (9th Cir. 2000), cert. denied 532 U.S. 957, 121 S.Ct. 1484, 149 L.Ed.2d 372 (2001) (successfully reversing the trial court's granting of summary judgment and entering summary judgment on behalf of Simkins in ERISA related matter);  Moses v. Danek Medical, Inc., et. al., 1998 WL 1041279 (D. Nev. 1998) (successfully excluding expert in bone screw litigation);  Suzy Kendal v. GES Exposition Services, Inc., 174 F.R.D. 684 (D. Nev. 1997) (successfully prevailing on motion to compel discovery from opposing party).

Representative Clients:

• Karol Western Corporation;  Diamond Mountain Distributors, LLC;  Las Vegas Gaming, Inc.;  H&L Realty and Management Co.;   A&G Gaming;  Walgreen Co.;  Danek Medical, Inc.;  IMO Industries;  Crane Co.;  Swindell Dressler;  United States Liability Insurance Group;  Mount Vernon Fire Insurance;  NCMIC Insurance;  AXA Corporate Solutions Insurance Company;  AXA Insurance Company;  Mercy Air Services Inc.;  Air Methods Corporation;  Star Transit, LLC;  Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community; Nevada Coaches, LLC;  Showtime Tours

Other Outstanding Achievements:

• Leadership Las Vegas, Graduate, 2010

Educational Background:

• Arizona State University, College of Law, Juris Doctor, 1994; University of Texas at Austin, Bachelor of Arts in Government, 1990, Bachelor of Arts in Latin American Studies, 1990, Dean's List