MEMBERS OF FIRM
Richard A. Wright (Member) born Las Vegas, Nevada, April 4, 1947; admitted to bar, 1972, Nevada, U.S. District Court, District of Nevada, U.S. Court of Appeals, 9th Circuit and U.S. Supreme Court. Education: New Mexico Military Institute (A.A., 1967); University of Nevada (B.S., 1969); University of Southern California (J.D., 1972). Phi Kappa Phi; Order of the Coif. Member, Southern California Law Review. Listed in, Best Lawyers in America, Criminal Defense. Assistant U.S. Attorney, District of Nevada, 1973-1978. Law Clerk, Judge Roger D. Foley, U.S. District Court, 1972-1973. Member, 9th Circuit Judicial Conference, 1980-1983. Member, Nevada Supreme Court Committee to Study Professional Misconduct, 1987-1990. Member: Clark County and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Nevada; National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers; California Attorneys for Criminal Justice; Nevada Trial Lawyers Association; Nevada Attorneys for Criminal Justice (Board Member, 1990); Nevada American Inns of Court (Master). Fellow: American College of Trial Lawyers. Practice Areas: Criminal; Appellate; Gaming.Email: Richard A. Wright
Karen C. Winckler (Member) born Green Bay, Wisconsin, February 24, 1946; admitted to bar, 1986, Nevada; 1987, U.S. District Court, District of Nevada and U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Education: University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh (B.S., 1968); University of Nevada, Las Vegas (M.Ed., 1976); Cleveland-Marshall College of Law, Cleveland State University (J.D., 1986). Phi Delta Kappa. Member, Cleveland State Law Review, 1984-1985. Law Clerk to the Honorable Philip M. Pro, U.S. District Court, Nevada, 1986-1987. Member, Discipline Committee, Nevada State Bar, 1989-1999. Leadership Las Vegas Graduate, 1994, Council, 1995-1997, and Curriculum Chair, 1997. Foundation for Independent Tomorrow (Board Member, 1998; Member, 9th Circuit Judicial Conference, 2003-2005). Member: Clark County and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Nevada; National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers; Nevada Attorneys for Criminal Justice (President, 1996-1997); Southern Nevada Association for Women Attorneys. Practice Areas: Criminal; Appellate.Email: Karen C. Winckler
Margaret M. Stanish (Member) born Detroit, Michigan, October 1, 1958; admitted to bar, 1985, Michigan; 1986, U.S. Military Court of Appeals; 1990, Nevada; 1991, U.S. Court of Appeals, 9th Circuit. Education: Wayne State University (B.A., 1981); Wayne State University School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 1985). Phi Beta Kappa; Phi Alpha Theta. Member, Wayne State University Law Review, 1984-1985; Law Clerk, Michigan Court of Appeals, Research Division. Deputy Attorney General, Nevada Attorney General's Office, Criminal Division, 1990-1997. Assistant U.S. Attorney, District of Nevada, Criminal Division, 1997-2006. Member: Clark County Bar Association; American Bar Association; Nevada Attorneys for Criminal Justice. [U.S. Coast Guard Reserves, 1976-1985; Major, U.S. Air Force, Judge Advocate Corps., 1986-1998]. Practice Areas: Criminal Law; Criminal Appeals.Email: Margaret M. Stanish