Vincent Anthony Consul

Vincent Anthony Consul, fifty-seven, of Las Vegas, passed away while running, on the morning of Thursday, July 1, 2010. Vince was a thirty year resident of Las Vegas, a prominent local attorney, father, and grandfather. Vince is survived by his children Michael and Lauren, grandson Azure, his mother Phyllis, and brother Joe as well as many other loving friends and relatives. Vince was predeceased by his father, Salvatore.

Vince graduated in 1975 with a B.A. in Economics, University of California, Berkley. He attained his J.D. in 1980 from the McGeorge School of Law, University of the Pacific.

Vince began his legal career as a law clerk and in 1980 became a deputy district attorney in the Clark County District Attorney's Office where he served until 1983. From 1983 to 1984 he served as an Assistant U.S. Attorney in the criminal division in the U.S. Attorney's Office, Nevada. In 1984 Vince joined the law firm Beckley, Singleton, DeLanoy and List. He later joined the law firm Dickerson, Dickerson, Lieberman and Consul. In 2005 he became a partner in the nationally renowned law firm of Boies, Schiller and Flexner.

Vince was active in the Eighth Judicial District Pro Bono Foundation, serving on its board from 1997 to 2005. In 1997 Vince was elected to the first of four terms on the Board of Governors of the State Bar of Nevada. He served as president of the State Bar from 2005 to 2006.

The Italian American Lawyers association awarded Vince the Justinian Award for his contributions to the legal profession.

In 2008 Vince joined the board of the Nevada Law Foundation, the organization which distributes IOLTA to legal service providers in Nevada.

Visitation will be from 5 to 7 PM, Tuesday, July 6th at Palm Mortuary, 7600 S. Eastern, Las Vegas. Funeral mass will be held at 10:00 AM on Wednesday, July 7th at Our Lady of Las Vegas Catholic Church, 3050 Alta Drive, Las Vegas.