Gary E. Schnitzer

Practicing since 1980, Gary has concentrated his practice in transactional matters and litigation in the fields of real estate, commercial, mortgage lending, and corporate law, and insurance defense. Gary is rated “A.V.” by Martindale Hubbell. Gary regularly represents banks, mortgage lenders and loan servicers in a variety of individual and consumer class action matters.

Recent accomplishments include representing a lender in Nevada regarding a $550 million loan package; receiving a defense verdict in defending a title company against a $5 million breach of contract claim; successfully representing lenders and loan servicers against claims of fraud and other lender liability issues and; representing the seller in the sale of $50 million business. Gary also has considerable experience in complex mass tort litigation.

Gary presently serves as a Referee for the Las Vegas Justice Court and often acts as a private arbitrator.

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

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.

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).

E-Mail: gschnitzer@kssattorneys.com