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Mr. Godfrey joined Pinnacle Entertainment in August 2002. Previously, he was a partner of the Las Vegas-based law firm Schreck Brignone Godfrey where he served as a member of the Executive Committee. His practice was devoted to gaming law with an emphasis on publicly traded corporations, financing, compliance, and licensing investigations. Mr. Godfrey had served as an outside gaming counsel to Pinnacle Entertainment, Inc.
In addition to representing numerous gaming clients, Mr. Godfrey had served as counsel to the Nevada Resort Association. Prior to entering private practice in 1984, he served as Deputy State Industrial Attorney for the State of Nevada from 1977-1980, as Deputy Attorney General, Nevada Attorney General's Office, Gaming Division from 1980-1983, and as Chief Deputy Attorney General, Gaming Division from 1983-1984. Mr. Godfrey is a Trustee of the International Association of Gaming Attorneys and served as that organization's President for the 1996-1997 term. In August 2002, he was appointed for a three-year term on the Executive Committee of the Nevada State Bar's Gaming Law Section.
Mr. Godfrey received his B.A. degree in 1973 from the University of South Florida and his J.D. degree in 1976 from the University of San Diego, School of Law.
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