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Julie Murray is one of our state's leading Social Entrepreneurs. For the past 20 years, she has served in leadership and founding roles of several key organizations in Nevada.

She is the co-Founder of the Las Vegas "I Have a Dream" ® Foundation and currently serves as the Board President. She also helped found the Las Vegas Fire and Rescue Foundation, where she serves as the immediate past President if the Board. In her co-founder's role with the "I Have a Dream" ® Foundation, she and her partner attorney Kevin Stolworthy adopted 55 children in 1996 in Kindergarten through 3rd grade, from a City of Las Vegas public housing project site and promised to stay with them through high school and help pay for college. This "I Have a Dream" project is one of the most successful models in the country.

Julie currently serves as the Chief Executive Officer for Three Square, a national model public/private partnership in Las Vegas, Nevada focused on eradicating hunger. Prior to that she served as the National Campaign Director for the Andre Agassi Charitable Foundation where she led the $36,000,000 campaign to build a charter school, the Andre Agassi College Preparatory Academy.

Additionally, she served as a consultant to Harrah's Entertainment for seven years providing guidance on their national strategic philanthropy. In this role with Harrah's, she served as the co-chair to Nevada Assemblywoman Barbara Buckley of the Model Assisted Living Advisory Committee (MALAC) which built the country's first senior citizens' assisted living, affordable housing site utilizing BLM land from the 1998 Southern Nevada Public Lands Management Act.

She was appointed in 2005 by Nevada State Governor Kenny Guinn to serve on the state's Grants Management Unit, in the State of Nevada Department of Health and Human Services, which helps to guide the state on the distribution of state grant dollars. Julie also serves as a Board of Trustee Emeritus member for the University of Nevada, Reno.

Julie is a mother of three and is a lifelong Nevadan graduating from Bishop Gorman High school, and received her Bachelor's and Master's degrees from UNLV.

With unique adeptness in a variety of litigation applications, from commercial and construction to insurance and criminal law, Kevin Stolworthy has provided his clients with proficient and significant insight throughout his career. Serving material suppliers, contractors, subcontractors, and developers in real estate issues and a wide range of individuals in both insurance and criminal matters, Kevin's talents have benefited Jones Vargas for more than 18 years.

Kevin speaks and lectures frequently on construction law topics for professional groups. These topics include Fundamentals of Construction Law in Nevada, Mechanic's Liens and Bond Claims, and Rules of Professional Conduct that affect construction law attorneys. Kevin has represented numerous clients regarding insurance coverage and insurance bad faith claims involving construction insurance coverage issues.

Recognized by the community for his volunteer efforts, Kevin cofounded with Julie Murray the I Have a Dream Foundation in Las Vegas, Inc. and currently serves as an officer and director. Kevin has been been presented with the JC Penny Award for Public Service. Kevin serves as a mentor in the Federal Courts Mentor Program for criminal attorneys.

Regularly serving in appointed positions, Kevin has served on the Ninth Circuit's Ad Hoc Joint Task Force on Tribal Courts, the Federal Public Defender's Panel for US District Court, District of Nevada and as counsel for the North Las Vegas Chamber of Commerce.

He has authored the article Administration of Trusts, and holds a Juris Doctorate from Brigham Young University J. Reuben Clark Law School, as well as a Bachelor of Arts degree, magna cum laude, from Brigham Young University.

Bar Membership: Clark County and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Nevada.

Concentration
Insurance Litigation
Construction Law and Litigation
Civil Litigation
Criminal Law

Education
J.D., Brigham Young University J. Reuben Clark Law School, 1986
B.A., magna cum laude, Brigham Young University, 1983

Memberships
American Trial Lawyers Association
Nevada Inns of Court
Co-founder and Director, "I Have a Dream"® Foundation, Inc. - Las Vegas