Christian, Kravitz, Dichter & Johnson
2700 N. Central Avenue, Suite 1200
Phoenix, Arizona 85004
P: 602-792-1700
F: 602-792-1710

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

Martin J. Kravitz
ISLN: 905741411
Managing Partner
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Practice Areas

Litigation in Commercial Law; Insurance Law; Personal Injury Law; Banking Law; Products Liability

Admitted: 1977, Nevada; 1978, U.S. District Court, District of Nevada and U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit; 1985, U.S. Supreme Court

Law School: McGeorge School of Law, J.D.

Member: Clark County and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Nevada (Member, Fee Dispute Committee, 1986-1989; Member, Nevada Disciplinary Panel, 1996); Federation of Defense and Corporate Counsel (Nevada State Representative); Fellow, American Bar Foundation; Defense Research Institute.

Biography: Omicron Delta Kappa; Order of the Coif; and Traynor Society. Centennial Honors Graduate, University of Denver. Law Clerk to Justice E. M. Gunderson, Nevada Supreme Court, 1977-1978. Associate Professor: Business Law, Clark County Community College, Las Vegas, Nevada, 1981-1982; Education Law, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, 1996-1997. Trustee, Clark County School Board, Clark County, Nevada, 1988-1991. Elected Trustee Clark County School District, 1988-1992. President, Green Valley Little League, 1994-1995. Court Appointed Arbitrator, 1998—. Private Arbitrator and Mediator.

Born: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, October 3, 1950

Cases: Rodriguez v. Primadonna Company, 125 Nev. Adv. Op. No. 25, 216 P.3d 793 (2009); Amer. Casualty Ins. Co. v. Int'l Welfare Fund, 111 Nev 591, 894 P.2d 371 (1995); Craigo v. Circus Circus, 106 Nev. 1, 786 P.2d 22 (1990); Thorton v. Agassiz Constr., 106 Nev. 676 799 P.2d 1106 (1990); Trident Construction v. West Electric, 105 Nev. 423, 776 P.2d 1239 (1989); In Re: Hilton Hotel, 101 Nev. 489, 706 P.2d 137 (1985); Spilotro v. State E. Rel. Gaming Comm'n, 99 Nev. 187, 661 P.2d 467 (1983); Izquerido v. Circus Circus Casinos, Inc., 2008 WL 763224 (D. Nev.); Fayer v. Vaughn, ---F.3d ---, 2011 WL 1663595 (9th Cir. 2011).

In his 34th year of practice, Marty is a founding member of Christian, Kravitz Dichter & Johnson, LLC and managing partner of its Nevada affiliate Kravitz, Schnitzer, Sloane & Johnson, Chtd. He has achieved an AV® Preeminent™ Peer Review Rating from Martindale-Hubbell®. During his career he has been a lead counsel in complex mass tort litigation surrounding the Las Vegas Hilton and MGM Grand fires, and has more recently represented the interests of many of Las Vegas' most prestigious Hotel, Bank, and Insurance Companies in commercial litigation, premises liability, products liability, professional malpractice, fraud, and insurance disputes. Marty is a member of the prestigious Federation of Defense & Corporate Counsel since 2007.

Education: University of Denver, Honors Program Graduate (B.A., 1972); University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law (J.D. 1977); Omicron Delta Kappa; Traynor Society/Order of the Coif. Received National Best Brief Trophy among all American Law Schools in the 1976 Philip C. Jessup International Moot Court Competition, Washington, D.C.; Law Clerk to Justice E.M. Gunderson, Nevada Supreme Court, 1977-78.

Post Graduate: Associate Professor, Business Law, Clark County Community College, 1981-82; Education Law, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, 1996-97.

Community Service: Elected Trustee Clark County School District 1988-1992; President and Trustee Green Valley Little League1993-1995.

Professional Service:Court-appointed Trial Judge Pro Tem, 2005-Present; Private Arbitrator and Mediator,1995-Present; Member, Fee Dispute Committee, 1986-89; Member, Southern Nevada Discipline Committee.