Martin J. Kravitz

Marty is managing partner with over 30 years of practice. He is rated "AV" in Martindale Hubbell, and a member of the prestigious Federation of Defense & Corporate Counsel. 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 throughout his career represented the interests of many of Las Vegas' most prestigious Hotel, Bank, and Insurance Companies in commercial litigation, premises  and products liability, professional malpractice, fraud, and insurance disputes.

Marty recently defensed an $11,000,000 products liability and warranty claim, after being hired by an excess carrier to assume the defense of the trial from the primary insurance company's designated attorney. In transactional litigation, Marty obtained a seven figure settlement against a national motel chain, which failed to live up to the terms of its lease.  This past year he also obtained defense verdicts for major hotel/casinos where the plaintiffs sought millions of dollars in damages.

Background: Admitted to the State Bar of Nevada, 1977; U.S.District Court of Nevada and U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit, 1978; U.S. Supreme Court, 1985.

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, 1996-present; American Bar Association; Clark County Bar Association; Defense Research Institute.

Publications and Presentations: Defending Hotel Security Claims (2008);  Advanced Trial Techniques (2008); Practical Legal Ethics (2002 & 2004); Ethical Dilemmas For Insurance Defense Counsel (2003); Evidence Preservation and Gathering Techniques (1999); Security Issues for Hotels (1995); Punitive Damages and Due Process (1991).

E-Mail: mkravitz@kssattorneys.com