Piers R. Tueller is an associate with Hutchison & Steffen, practicing in various areas, including commercial litigation, administrative and regulatory law, election, campaign & political law, employment & labor, and constitutional law. Piers seeks excellence in all facets of law and has been recognized by his peers by being included in the Nevada Legal Elite, Rising Star for both 2021 and 2022, as well as Super Lawyers Mountain States Rising Star 2022. In addition to his corporate work, Piers is engaged in Nevada politics having represented several of Nevada’s elected leaders, various political action communities, and political campaigns including a gubernatorial campaign as general counsel.
Piers obtained his Juris Doctorate from the William S. Boyd School of Law at UNLV where he repeatedly earned a place on the Dean’s Honors List. He also received the CALI award for his performance in Criminal Procedure and Intellectual Property Seminar. He attended Baylor University School of Law prior to his transfer to UNLV.
Piers previously worked as a law clerk at several government agencies, including the Gaming Division of the Nevada Attorney General’s Office, where he assisted in drafting the Attorney General Opinion on Daily Fantasy Sports. He also clerked at the Office of the United States Attorney for the District of Nevada and with the Clark County Public Defender’s Office.
Piers received his Bachelor of Science in Political Science / Foreign Affairs from Brigham Young University – Idaho, with a special focus on the Middle East. During this time, he was selected and attended the BYU Jerusalem Center for Near Eastern Studies in Israel. Piers continues to seek new educational experiences and recently earned a certificate from Harvard Business School Online in 2020 in Business Analytics and Managerial Economics.
He is a former campaign staffer, and enjoys politics and American history. In his spare time, he enjoys being active outdoors and traveling with his family.