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Nathanael R. Rulis

Nathanael R. Rulis is a partner at Kemp Jones, LLP and represents clients in a broad array of complex commercial litigation matters. In state and federal courts alike, Nate has led clients all the way through verdict at trial in varying types of business, cannabis, real estate, and commercial contract litigation matters. He has also represented various clients on appeals before the Nevada Supreme Court and the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. In addition to his litigation practice, Nate also represents clients in the cannabis industry in administrative proceedings before the Nevada Cannabis Compliance Board.

Nate has received several awards for the number of pro bono hours he has donated for representing children placed in the Nevada foster care system through the Legal Aid Center of Southern Nevada’s Children’s Attorneys Project.

Nate earned his Bachelor of Arts degree in History, with a minor in Religion, from Pepperdine University, graduating cum laude. He then moved to Las Vegas and obtained his Juris Doctorate from the William S. Boyd School of Law. After graduating from law school, Nate served as a law clerk for the Honorable Kenneth C. Cory in the Eighth Judicial District Court. During his time as an attorney, Nate successfully completed the Georgetown University eDiscovery Training Academy.

BAR ADMISSIONS

Nevada
U.S. District Court, District of Nevada
U.S. Court of Appeals, 9th Circuit

EDUCATION

William S. Boyd School of Law, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, J.D., 2008
Pepperdine University, B.A. in History, cum laude, 2004

HONORS AND AWARDS

The Best Lawyers in America (Cannabis Law, Commercial Litigation), 2022

PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS AND MEMBERSHIPS

American Bar Association, Member
Clark County Bar Association, Member
International Cannabis Bar Association, Sustaining Member
Nevada Justice Association, Member
State Bar of Nevada

PAST EMPLOYMENT POSITIONS

Judicial Law Clerk to Honorable Kenneth C. Cory, Eighth Judicial District Court Dept. I