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Address
Ninth Floor
3960 Howard Hughes Parkway
Las Vegas, Nevada 89169-5978 (Clark Co.)
Average Client Review Rating
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Average Peer Review Rating
4.6
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 Free Initial Consultation (Main Office) Founded in 1967, Gordon Silver is one of Nevada's oldest law firms. Originally specializing in complex litigation, the firm has evolved with the explosive growth of Las Vegas. Gordon Silver is divided into the following firm-wide groups: Business Restructuring and Bankruptcy; Gaming and Administrative Law; Corporate Securities; Real Estate Law; Civil Litigation; Government Investigations and Business Crimes and Estate Planning, Probate, and Guardianship. As a member of Lawyers Associated Worldwide (LAW) Gordon Silver is able to service the legal needs of our clients in over 100 major commercial centers throughout the world. As our clients continue to expand their operations and relationships into new domestic and foreign markets, we can ensure the clients will continue to receive excellent legal services in the other jurisdictions. Statement of PracticeGeneral Practice, including Trial and Appeals before State and Federal Courts. Practice: Administrative Law, Bankruptcy, Insolvency, Reorganizations, Commercial Finance, Corporate, Financial Institutions, Estate Planning and Probate, Executive Compensation, Gaming, Mergers and Acquisitions, Real Estate and Construction, Litigation, Government Investigations, Business Crimes, Securities Regulation, Taxation, Trademarks, Transportation, and Zoning and Planning. Year Established: 1967
Firm Size: 29
Representative Clients:Bank of America N.A.
Bank of China
Nevada State Bank
Service 1st Bank
Chase Manhattan Bank
City National Bank
Credit Suisse
Transamerica Financial Corp.
Wells Fargo Foothill
Merrill Lynch
Rally Capital Services
Nevada Title Company
Tuscany Suites & Casino
Riviera Hotel & Casino
Harrah's Entertainment, Inc.
Casino Technology, Inc. (Bulgaria)
American Wagering, Inc.
Fitzgerald's Gaming Corp.
Gaming Partners International Corporation
Gaming Laboratories International, Inc.
United Coin Machine Company
Sportingbet.com, Inc.
Hooters Casino Hotel
Weingarten Real Estate Investment Trust
ESP Wireless Technologies, Inc.
American Realty Trust, Inc.
Hi-Tech Health Group
Bell Trans
Kimball Hill Homes
Heli-USA, Inc
United States Power Fund II, L.P.
Shelby Automobiles, Inc.
Fertitta Enterprises, Inc.
Apple American Group dba Applebees
California Pizza Kitchen
Anthem Country Club, Inc.
Herbst Oil Company.
Rate InformationFixed Hourly Rates
Fixed Fees Available
Free Initial Consultation
AddressNinth Floor
3960 Howard Hughes Parkway
Las Vegas, NV 89169-5978, (Clark Co.)
PhonePhone: 702-796-5555
Fax: 702-369-2666
Websitehttp://www.gordonsilver.com
Office HoursMonday: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Tuesday: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Wednesday: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Thursday: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Friday: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Gerald M. Gordon (Member) born Los Angeles, California; admitted to bar, 1973, Nevada. Education: University of Nevada, Las Vegas (B.A.); University of California at Los Angeles (J.D.). Author: "Recent Development and Trends in Bankruptcy," Association of Commercial Finance Attorneys 1996 Annual Meeting; "Gaming Issues in Bankruptcy," National Conference of Bankruptcy Judges, 1998. Faculty Member: Mississippi Bankruptcy Conference, 1995; Southern Gaming Summit, 1996; Association of Insolvency Accountants Conference, 1996; PESI Ninth Circuit Bankruptcy Symposium, 1996; ALI-ABA, "The Gaming Industry: Current Legal, Regulatory and Social Issues", 2000. Member: American Bar Association; American Bankruptcy Institute. (Certified Specialist, Business Bankruptcy Law, American Bankruptcy Board of Certification). Practice Areas: Insolvency; Creditors' Rights.Email: Gerald M. Gordon
Jeffrey A. Silver (Member) born Los Angeles, California; admitted to bar, 1971, Nevada and California. Education: Northwestern University (B.S.); University of San Diego (J.D.). Listed as: Selected Gaming Law Practitioner by "Best Lawyers in America", 2005, 2006, 2007 and 2008 editions; Mountain States Super Lawyer in Administrative Law, 2006 and 2007 editions, in Gaming Law, 2007 and 2008 editions, and in Land Use/Zoning, 2007 edition, by "Law and Politics". Recommended in Gaming and Licensing by "Chambers USA, America's Leading Lawyers for Business", 2007 and 2008 editions. Certified Public Accountant, Nevada, 1968 (inactive) and California, 1969 (inactive). Author: "Gaming Law," The Complete Lawyer, Vol. 14, No 1, (1997). Chief Deputy District Attorney, Clark County, Nevada, 1972-1975. Board Member, Nevada State Gaming Control Board, 1975-1978. Chief Operating Officer and General Counsel, Landmark Hotel, 1981-1983. Chief Executive Officer, Riviera Hotel, 1983-1984. Senior Vice President, Caesars Palace, 1984. Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority Board, 1989-1992 (Secretary/Treasurer). Past Chairman of the Board, Director, Greater Las Vegas Chamber of Commerce, 1988-1995. Member: United States Travel and Tourism Advisory Board, 1990-1996; Board of Directors, Riviera Hotel and Casino, 2001. Director: Chamber Insurance and Benefits, LLC, Section of Las Vegas Chamber of Commerce, 2007; Museum of Law Enforcement and Organized Crime, 2008. Member: American Bar Association (Chairman, Section on Gaming Law, 1994-1996); International Association of Gaming Advisors (President, 1992-1994). Practice Areas: Gaming; Administrative.Email: Jeffrey A. Silver
Dominic Gentile (Member) admitted to bar, 1972, Illinois; 1979, Nevada. Education: DePaul University (B.S., 1968; J.D., 1972). Member: American Bar Association; National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers; First Amendment Lawyers Association. Languages: Italian. Practice Areas: Criminal Defense; First Amendment Litigation; Professional Disciplinary Proceedings.Email: Dominic Gentile
Bradley J. Richardson (Member) born Vincennes, Indiana; admitted to bar, 1977, Nevada; 1978, Kansas. Education: University of Illinois at Urbana and California Polytechnic University (B.A., cum laude); University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law (J.D.). Staff Law Clerk, Nevada Supreme Court, 1975-1976. Police Legal Advisor and Assistant City Attorney, Overland Park, Kansas, 1978-1979. Chief of Fraud Division, Clark County District Attorneys Office, 1979-1981. Member: Southern Nevada Estate Planning Council; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America; Nevada Trial Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Estate Planning; Probate; Guardianship; Commercial Litigation.Email: Bradley J. Richardson
Joseph S. Kistler (Member) born Charlotte, North Carolina; admitted to bar, 1977, North Carolina; 1985, U.S. Supreme Court; 1979, U.S. Court of Military Appeals; 1988, Nevada; U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Education: University of North Carolina (B.S.; J.D.). Member: American Bar Association; Nevada Trial Lawyers Association; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Catastrophic Personal Injury; Wrongful Death; Energy.Email: Joseph S. Kistler
William M. Noall (Member) born Furstenfeldbruk, Germany; admitted to bar, 1985, California; 1986, Utah; 1988, Nevada. Education: University of Utah (B.S.); Pepperdine University School of Law (J.D., cum laude). Law Clerk to Chief Justice Gordon R. Hall, Utah Supreme Court, 1985-1988. Member: American Bar Association; American Bankruptcy Institute. Practice Areas: Creditors Rights; Insolvency.Email: William M. Noall
Eric R. Olsen (Member) born El Paso, Texas; admitted to bar, 1987, Nevada and U.S. District Court, District of Nevada; U.S. District Court, District of Arizona; U.S. Court of Federal Claims. Education: University of Southern California (B.A.); Seattle University (J.D.). Phi Delta Phi. Law Clerk, Honorable Joseph S. Pavlikowski, 1986-1987. Member: American Bar Association; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America; Nevada Trial Lawyer's Association. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Intellectual Property Litigation; Catastrophic Personal Injury.Email: Eric R. Olsen
Thomas H. Fell (Member) born Heidelberg, Germany, 1963; admitted to bar, 1989, Nevada; U.S. District Court, District of Nevada. Education: Drake University (B.A.; J.D., with honors). Contributing Author and Lecturer: "Basic Bankruptcy in Nevada," National Business Institute, 2000; "The Practiced Guide to Protecting Creditors' Rights in Nevada," National Business Institute, 2003. Contributing Author, 2000, and Contributing Author and Lecturer, 2002: "Evictions and Landlord/Tenant Law in Nevada," National Business Institute. Notes Editor and Contributing Author, Drake Law Review, 1988-1989. Member: Clark County and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Nevada; American Bankruptcy Institute. Practice Areas: Bankruptcy; Landlord/Tenant Law; Commercial Litigation; Real Estate.Email: Thomas H. Fell
Richard L. Galin (Member) born Brooklyn, New York; admitted to bar, 1979, District of Columbia; 1983, California; 1995, Nevada; 1989-1995, Japan (Gaikokuho-Jimu-Bengoshi). Education: Long Island University (B.S., magna cum laude, 1975); Georgetown University (J.D., cum laude, 1979). Ushijima & Associates, Tokyo, Japan, 1989-1995. Partner, Rosen, Wachtell & Gilbert, Los Angeles, California, 1988-1991. Attorney, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency - Securities & Corporate Practices Division, Washington, D.C., 1980-1983. Chairman, Business Law Section, Beverly Hills Bar Association, 1988-1989. Languages: Japanese. Practice Areas: Corporate; Securities; Financial Institutions; Mergers and Acquisitions.Email: Richard L. Galin
Brigid M. Higgins (Member) born Park Ridge, Illinois; admitted to bar, 1996, Nevada. Education: University of Southern California (B.A.); University of Nevada (M.B.A.); Loyola Marymount University (J.D.). Practice Areas: Bankruptcy.Email: Brigid M. Higgins
Erika Pike Turner (Shareholder) born Reno, Nevada; admitted to bar, 1997, Nevada; U.S. District Court, District of Nevada; 2004, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of Nevada (B.A.); Washington College of Law of American University (J.D.). Law Clerk to the Honorable James A. Brennan, Senior Judge, Eighth Judicial District Court, State of Nevada. Member: Clark County Bar Association; Southern Nevada Association of Women Attorneys; Nevada Justice Association. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation.Email: Erika Pike Turner
Gregory Garman (Managing Partner) born Las Vegas, Nevada; admitted to bar, 1998, Nevada. Education: Loyola Marymount University (B.A.; J.D.). Practice Areas: Bankruptcy.Email: Gregory Garman
Christine A. Bricker (Member) born Salem, Ohio, March 25, 1970; admitted to bar, 1995, Ohio; 2006, Nevada. Education: University of North Carolina at Wilmington (B.A., summa cum laude, 1992); The Ohio State University (J.D., 1995). Order of the Coif. Member, NNCREW. Member: American Bar Association (Member: Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section; Affordable Housing and Community Development Law); State Bar of Nevada; Ohio State Bar Association. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Finance; Acquisitions and Development; Commercial Leasing; Tax Credit and Low Income Housing; Commercial Transactions.Email: Christine A. Bricker
Mark Dzarnoski (Member) admitted to bar, 1988, Nevada; 1999, Texas. Education: University of California at Los Angeles (B.A., 1978); State University of New York at Buffalo (J.D., 1982). Member: State Bar of Nevada. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Business Litigation; Securities; Criminal Defense; Contract Disputes; Shareholder Rights; Fraud; Deceptive/Unfair Trade Practices.
Kristin Genc (Member) admitted to bar, 1999, California; 2004, Nevada. Education: Stanford University (A.B.); McGeorge School of Law, University of the Pacific (J.D.); New York University (LL.M.). Member, Traynor Honor Society. Recipient, American Jurisprudence Award in Gift and Estate Tax. Member: State Bar of California; State Bar of Nevada. Practice Areas: Corporate; Real Estate; Tax.Email: Kristin Genc
Matthew C. Zirzow (Member) born Atlanta, Georgia, 1974; admitted to bar, 1999, Nevada. Education: University of Florida (B.A., with honors); George Washington University Law School (J.D.). Member: State Bar of Nevada; American Bankruptcy Institute; Southern Nevada Association of Bankruptcy Attorneys. Practice Areas: Bankruptcy; Commercial Litigation; Appellate Practice.Email: Matthew C. Zirzow
——————————Joseph T. Kozlowski (Associate) born Rochester, New York, November 21, 1974; admitted to bar, 2003, Nevada. Education: Ithaca College (B.S.); State University of New York at Buffalo School of Law (J.D., cum laude). Recipient, Certificate of Merit, Civil Procedure. Associate Editor, Buffalo Criminal Law Review, 2001-2002. Judicial Clerk to Hon. Amy J. Fricano, New York State Supreme Court, Eighth Judicial District, 2002. Member: Clark County, Federal and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Nevada. Practice Areas: Real Estate Finance; Acquisitions and Leasing; Commercial Transactions; Construction Law.Email: Joseph T. Kozlowski
Paola Armeni (Associate) born 1976; admitted to bar, 2003, Nevada. Education: Arizona State University (B.S., 1998); University of Nevada, Las Vegas, William S. Boyd School of Law (J.D., 2003). Member: Clark County and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Nevada; National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers; Nevada Attorneys for Criminal Justice; William S. Boyd School of Law Alumni Association. Practice Areas: Criminal Defense; Litigation.Email: Paola Armeni
Talitha B. Gray (Associate) born Prairie Du Chien, Wisconsin, September 2, 1979; admitted to bar, 2004, Nevada and U.S. District Court, District of Nevada. Education: University of Arizona (B.A., with honors, summa cum laude); University of James E. Rogers College of Law (J.D.). Phi Alpha Delta. Articles Editor, Arizona Journal of International and Comparative Law, 2003-2004. Author, "To Keep You Is No Gain, To Kill You Is No Loss-Securing Justice Through The International Criminal Court," Arizona Journal of International and Comparative Law, Fall, 2003. Member: Clark County Bar Association; State Bar of Nevada; Southern Nevada Association of Bankruptcy Attorneys. Practice Areas: Insolvency; Business Reorganization.Email: Talitha B. Gray
Joel Z. Schwarz (Associate) born Decatur, Illinois; admitted to bar, 2004, Nevada. Education: St. Louis University (B.S., summa cum laude); University of Illinois College of Law (J.D., magna cum laude). Administrative Editor, Journal of Law, Technology and Policy, 2003-2004. Member: Clark County and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Nevada; Nevada Trial Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Intellectual Property Litigation.Email: Joel Z. Schwarz
Leigh C. Davis (Associate) born Santa Monica, California; admitted to bar, 2004, Nevada, U.S. District Court, District of Nevada and U.S. District Court, District of Colorado. Education: University of California at San Diego (B.A., cum laude, 1997); University of Arizona (J.D., 2004). Phi Beta Kappa. Member: Clark County Bar Association; State Bar of Nevada. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation.Email: Leigh C. Davis
Kenneth E. Hogan (Associate) admitted to bar, 2006, Nevada. Education: University of Missouri (B.S., 1982); University of South Dakota (M.S., 1996); University of Nevada (J.D., 2006). Editor, Nevada Law Journal, 2004-2005. Member: Clark County and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Nevada; Nevada Trial Lawyers Association. [Retired Lieutenant Colonel, U.S. Air Force]. Practice Areas: Litigation.Email: Kenneth E. Hogan
Eric J. Van (Associate) admitted to bar, 2006, Nevada. Education: Princeton University (A.B., 2002); Temple University, Beasley School of Law (M.B.A. 2006, distinguished scholar, J.D., 2006). Beta Gamma Sigma. Member: Clark County and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Nevada. Practice Areas: Complex Insolvency and Reorganization.Email: Eric J. Van
Jeffrey Hulet (Associate) admitted to bar, 2007, Nevada. Education: University of Nevada, Las Vegas (B.A., 2003); State University of New York at Buffalo (J.D. cum laude, 2007). Member: Clark County and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Nevada. Practice Areas: Litigation.Email: Jeffrey Hulet
John P. Witucki (Associate) born Salt Lake City, Utah; admitted to bar, 2007, Nevada. Education: University of Utah (B.S., magna cum laude, 2001); University of Nevada, Las Vegas, William S. Boyd School of Law (J.D., 2007); University of Nevada, Las Vegas (M.B.A., 2007). Member: State Bar of Nevada; American Bankruptcy Institute. Practice Areas: Bankruptcy.Email: John P. Witucki
Chantel D. Walker (Associate) born New Orleans, Louisiana; admitted to bar, 2001, Nevada. Education: Loyola University, New Orleans (B.B.A., cum laude, 1998); Tulane University Law School (J.D., magna cum laude, 2001). Member: Clark County and American (Member, Labor & Employment and Sports & Entertainment Sections) Bar Associations; State Bar of Nevada (Member, Labor & Employment Section).Email: Chantel D. Walker
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