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8985 S. Eastern Avenue, Suite
200 Las Vegas NV 89123
P: 702-362-6666
F: 702-992-1000

Gary E. Schnitzer
ISLN: 903954219
Senior Partner
Email: gschnitzer@kssattorneys.com











Practice Areas

Real Estate Law; Commercial Litigation Law; Corporate Law; Mortgage Banking Law

Admitted: State Bar of Nevada, 1980; United States District Court, 1980; Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, 1982; United States Supreme Court, 2003.

Law School: Southwestern Law School, J.D.

Member: Clark County and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Nevada.

Biography: Clark County Justice Court Referee, 1989-present. Private Arbitration.

Born: Detroit, Michigan, March 7, 1954

Cases: Taft v. Steinberg, 97 Nev. 597, 637 P.2d 533 (1981); Piedmont Equipment Co. v. Eberhard, 99 Nev. 523, 665 P.2d 256 (1983); Portal Enterprises, Inc. v. Cahoon, 102 Nev. 107, 715 P.2d 1324 (1986); McCourt v. J.C. Penney, 103 Nev. 101, 734 P.2d 696 (1987); Alsenz v. Twin Lakes, 843 P.2d 834 (Nev., 1992); Quirrion v. Sherman, 846 P.2d 1051 (Nev., 1993); Ford Motor Credit Co. v. Crawford, 855 P.2d 1024 (Nev., 1993).

Practicing since 1980, Gary has concentrated his practice in transactional matters and litigation in the fields of real estate, commercial and corporate law, and insurance defense. Gary is Martindale Hubbell rated "A.V.".  Recent accomplishments include: representing a lender in Nevada in negotiating the terms of a $550 million loan package; successfully defended a title company against a $5 million breach of contract claim and; represented the seller in the sale of $50 million business.  Gary also has considerable experience in complex mass tort litigation. He presently  serves as a Referee for the Las Vegas Justice Court.

Professional Activities: Clark County Bar Association; American Bar Association; and Private Mediator.

Publications and Presentations: Contributor to: "Commercial and Residential Lease Enforcement and Evictions in Nevada-How to Do Them Right," Las Vegas, 2003; Frequent lecturer, Las Vegas Board of Realtors.