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John Wanderer

John Wanderer outside his home in Las Vegas, NV.
John Wanderer outside his home in Las Vegas, NV.
A black and white portrait of John P. Wanderer.

John Paul Wanderer is a retired Las Vegas, Nevada attorney. The son of attorney Emilie Wanderer, he came to Las Vegas with his mother and siblings in 1946. He attended the University of Nevada, Las Vegas and earned a Bachelor of Science degree, then graduated from Arizona State University School of Law in 1974. That same year, John and Emilie Wanderer established their own practice in Las Vegas, Wanderer & Wanderer. Wanderer closed his firm in 2014 after forty years of practice.

Sources:

Wanderer, John. Interview 2016 May 9 and 2016 May 18. Transcript. OH-02691. Oral History Research Center. Special Collections, University Libraries, University of Las Vegas Nevada. Las Vegas, Nevada.

Wanderer, John P. "Nomination Form for the NSDP 2012 Election." Nevada State Democratic Party. May 17, 2012. Accessed July 25, 2016. http://nvdems.3cdn.net/e41a9f0bf5399a1a57_z0m6b9pnf.pdf.

Koch, Ed. "Wanderer, pioneer woman attorney in LV, dies at 102." Las Vegas Sun. March 4, 2005. Accessed July 25, 2016. http://lasvegassun.com/news/2005/mar/04/wanderer-pioneer-woman-attorney-in-lv-dies-at-102/.

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