Michael J. Gayan

Michael J. Gayan is a Partner and Trial Lawyer at Claggett & Sykes Trial Lawyers in Las Vegas, Nevada, specializing in mass torts and class action litigation. He has recovered over $400 million for clients throughout his career, including work on the largest class action case ever tried in Nevada.

Gayan earned his Juris Doctor cum laude from the William S. Boyd School of Law at the University of Nevada Las Vegas in 2008 and his Bachelor of Science in Business Management from Brigham Young University in 2004. He is admitted to practice in Nevada, the U.S. District Court for the District of Nevada, and the U.S. Supreme Court.

His litigation experience spans state and federal courts across multiple states, as well as appellate proceedings before the Nevada Supreme Court, Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, and U.S. Supreme Court. He has been recognized by Best Lawyers in America for commercial litigation and construction law (2021-present) and as Super Lawyers Mountain States Rising Star (2012-2017).