Admitted
1976, Nevada and U.S. District Court of Nevada; 1977, California; 1978, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit; 1981, U.S. District Court, Central District of California; 1982, U.S. Supreme Court
Law School
Columbia University, J.D., 1976
Law School Graduation Year
1976
College
American College in Paris; George Washington University, B.A., with distinction, 1973
Memberships
Clark County and American (Member: State Delegate to the House of Delegates, 1991-1994; Board of Governors, 1994; Sections on: Litigation; General Practice; Family Law; Executive Council, 1980-1982; Long Range Planning Committee, 1982-1984; Young Lawyers Division) Bar Associations; State Bar of Nevada (Member: Administrative Committee, 1978-1981; Chair, Membership Services Committee, 1993-1996; State Board of Bar Governors, 1983-1991; Nevada U.S. Constitution Bicentennial Committee; President, Family Law Section, 1987-1989); State Bar of California; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America; American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers (Diplomate); International Association of Gaming Attorneys
Biographical
Phi Beta Kappa; Phi Delta Phi. Managing Editor, Columbia Human Rights Law Review, 1975-1976. Noted, NAIFEH Best Lawyers in America, 1995— Recipient: State Bar of Nevada Mid-size Firm, Pro Bono Award, 2002. Author: Cities Fight to Stem Growth: Constitutional Crisis From Ramapo to Petaluma, 7 Columbia Human Rights Law Review, 1975; Nevada Divorce Practice, Professional Education Systems, Inc., 1986; Manual: Nevada Family Law, Legal Education Institute, 1986; Manual: Orthopedics for Lawyers, Profession Education Systems, Inc. 1987; Summary Judgment, Nevada Civil Practice Manual, 1986; Recovery of Attorneys Fees, Communique, Vol. 4, No. 5, 1986; Manual: Business Valuation in Nevada, Legal Education Institute, Inc., 1989; Nevada Evidence Workshop, Professional Educational Systems, Inc., 1989—; Bridging the Gap: Domestic Relations, 1989-1993; Intentional Interference With Prospective Economic Advantage,' ABA Annual Meeting, New Orleans, 1982; Civil Discovery: The Tough Issues Argued: Depositions, State Bar of Nevada, 1994-1995; Recovery of Attorney Fees, Clark County Bar Association, 1991; Cross-Examination of Expert's Evaluation, Law Education Institute, Inc., 1996; Use of Experts in Construction Litigation, Law Seminars International, 1995; Custody-Fantasy and Realism, National Business Institute, Inc., 1993; How to Persuade the Jury: Jury Dynamics from the Jurors' Perspective, ABA/National Institute, 1992-1993; Celebrity Goodwill: Is It Real or Is It a Mirage?, American Journal of Family Law, Vol. 11, No. 2, 1997; Cross-examination of a Forensic Expert, Fairshare Magazine, July, 2000. Arbitrator, American Arbitration Association, 1994—. Arbitrator and Mediator, American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, 1995—. Member: Employee-Management Relations Advisory Committee, 1979-1981; Ninth Circuit Judicial Conference, 1987-1990; Nevada Inns of Court, 1987. Chairman, Nevada Taxicab Authority, 1995-2001; State Chairman, American Bar Foundation, 1993-1999. Chair, National Conference of Chri