Mr. Kenyon is a Martindale-Hubbell AV® Preeminent™ Rated attorney and is the firm’s lead attorney for personal injury claims and litigation. 
Mr. Kenyon founded Yan Kenyon with the goal of helping injured people receive the compensation they are owed.
Mr. Kenyon was born and raised in Omaha, Nebraska. He graduated Phi Beta Kappa from the University of Kansas, in Lawrence, Kansas in 1994 with a double major in Political Science and Communication Studies. Following his undergraduate studies, Mr. Kenyon earned his juris doctorate with Distinction, from the University of Iowa College of Law in Iowa City, Iowa, in 1997, where he was a published author and associate editor for the Iowa Law Review.
Immediately after graduating law school in 1997, Mr. Kenyon moved to Las Vegas where he practiced law as an insurance defense attorney for seven years, until he joined a plaintiffs’ firm in 2004 to assist injured victims, which has been his primary field of practice ever since. He also advises several local businesses and boards on issues involving insurance coverage and risk management.
Mr. Kenyon has successfully tried several jury trials involving motor vehicle accidents, slip and falls, animal attacks, and defective products. In addition to these types of cases, his practice includes all aspects of personal injury, including truck accidents, premises liability, wrongful death cases, spinal cord injuries, severe burn injuries, accidents involving children, and negligent security cases. Mr. Kenyon has also been appointed by the Nevada Supreme Court to serve on the attorney panel of arbitrators.
Jay Kenyon received an AV® Preeminent™ Rating of 4.9 out of 5.0 from Martindale-Hubbell, achieving the rating agency’s highest marks for both competency and ethics.
Mr. Kenyon is a die-hard Nebraska Cornhusker fan, loves The Beatles and AC/DC, and enjoys coffee, all things sci-fi and horror. When not working he also enjoys working on his webcomic Mehmoir.com
Bar Admissions
- Admitted to Nevada Bar, 1997
- Admitted to California Bar, 1998
Certifications
Organizations
- Nevada Bar Association — Member since 1997
- California Bar Association — Member since 1998
- Nevada Justice Association — Member since 2004
- Clark County Bar Association — Member since 1997
- Nevada Attorney Panel of Arbitrators — Member since 2011
- State Bar of Nevada Board of Personal Injury Specialization — Member since 2015
Seminar Presenter
- Insurance Fundamentals for Personal Injury Practice (co-presenter) — April 18, 2012
- Uninsured and Underinsured Motorist Litigation from A to Z(co-presenter) — April 11, 2013
- Litigating Bad Faith Insurance Claims (co-presenter) — November 6, 2013.
Reported Cases
- AA Primo Builders, LLC v. Washington, 245 P.3d 1190, _ Nev. _, _ (2010)
- Bakke v. American Fam. Mut. Ins. Co. No. Nevada Court of Appeals No 75342-COA. (2019)
Education
- University of Iowa College of Law, J.D. with Distinction, 1997.
- University of Kansas, B.A. Phi Beta Kappa, with double major in Political Science and Communication Studies, 1993.
HONORS / RECOGNITION
- AV® Preeminent™ Rating of 4.9 out of 5.0 from Martindale-Hubbell
Mr. Kenyon offers free initial consultations to evaluate your case. Please call him at 702.888.0000.
