Focusing primarily on product defects, catastrophic injuries, fire litigation, and complex commercial cases, Will Kemp is considered one of the Nation’s best litigators in products liability and multi-district litigation. Will emerged on the mass litigation scene as Lead Trial Counsel in the MGM Fire Litigation and has since tried numerous complex cases including the San Juan Dupont Plaza Multi-District Fire Litigation. He successfully tried two Propofol multi-dosing cases against drug company Teva, winning verdicts totaling more than $667 million for patients who contracted Hepatitis C infections during outpatient colonoscopy procedures, and earning him the Nevada Justice Association’s 2012 Trial Lawyer of the Year award. He successfully tried a negligence case against health insurer United Healthcare for a $524 million verdict in 2013.

Known for his innovative strategies in complex cases, Will has been appointed to the Plaintiffs’ Steering or Lead Counsel Committees for numerous multi-district tort litigations including Castaño Tobacco, Breast Implants, Orthopedic Bone Screw, Fen-Phen Diet Drug, and Baycol. US News named Mr. Kemp as one of Nevada’s Best Lawyers in numerous fields including Personal Injury, Commercial, and Bet-the-Company Litigation, Chambers USA touts him as “a go-to lawyer for major mass tort cases and personal injury matters,” Super Lawyers has included his name in their publications since 2007, and he is recognized as one of Nevada Business Magazine’s Legal Elite. He also holds Martindale-Hubbell’s highest AV rating for competency and ethics.

BAR ADMISSIONS

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

EDUCATION

• Northwestern University School of Law, Chicago, Illinois, J.D., 1978
  • Loyola University of Los Angeles, A., 1975

HONORS AND AWARDS

• 2012 Trial Lawyer of the Year Award
• The Best Lawyers in America (Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Construction Litigation, Land Use and Zoning Litigation, Real Estate Litigation, Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs), 2006-Present
• The Best Lawyers in America, Lawyer of the Year, 2013-2020, 2022-2023
• Chambers USA, Nevada Litigation: General Commercial
• Martindale-Hubbell, AV Preeminent
• Nevada Business Magazine, Legal Elite
• Super Lawyers, Mountain States Top 10

PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS AND MEMBERSHIPS

• American Bar Association
• Clark County Bar Association
• Nevada Justice Association
• State Bar of Nevada

Randall Jones’s practice embraces many aspects of civil litigation. Named Trial Lawyer of the Year in 1998 by the Nevada Trial Lawyers Association, Randall has tried more than forty jury trials to verdict in both state and federal court, including In re: Kitec Fitting Litigation, the largest class action case ever tried in Nevada, resulting in verdicts and settlements of nearly $300 million for 32,000 Nevada homeowners. He is admitted in, and has appeared before and argued cases in, the Nevada Supreme Court, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, and the United States Supreme Court. Randall’s practice is focused on complex commercial litigation as well as mass tort, Multi‑District Litigation and class action claims – In re: MGM Fire Litigation, Breast Implants, Fen‑Phen Diet Drug, and Humana v. Forsyth, which resulted in a significant United States Supreme Court decision – in addition to a wide range of administrative law matters such as land use and zoning claims, insurance coverage/bad faith claims, catastrophic injury, and wrongful death actions.

Randall’s skills as a civil trial lawyer have been recognized on a local and national level. Randall was named in Las Vegas Magazine’s “Top Lawyers, Las Vegas’ best attorneys as chosen by their peers,” and in Nevada Woman’s “Best Lawyers.” He is an inductee of the American College of Trial Lawyers, an honor reserved for the top one percent of Trial Lawyers in the United States, and has been recognized for his advocacy skills by another prestigious trial organization, the American Board of Trial Attorneys. He is also past President of the Las Vegas Chapter of the International Network of Boutique Law Firms, an elite group of boutique law firms in the United States and abroad. He is listed in Super Lawyers and in the Business Litigation Section of The Best Lawyers in America, and was named Lawyer of the Year by Best Lawyers. Chambers USA considers him “among the top litigators in the state.” The American Trial Lawyers Association has also recognized Randall as one of the top 100 trial lawyers in Nevada, and Nevada Business Magazine counts him among the state’s Legal Elite.  In 2021, Randall was awarded with the State Bar of Nevada’s Presidential Award, which is presented to a bar member practicing 20 years or more and whose conduct, honesty, and integrity represents the highest standards of the legal profession. In 2023, Randall was awarded with the Nevada Justice Association’s Lifetime Achievement Award, which is intended to recognize a lawyer who has devoted his or her career to helping injured victims, consumers, and those persons who lack the money, education, and ability to protect their own rights. Randall has been appointed as a Civil Arbitrator & Mediator for the American Arbitration Association, and has served on its Construction Advisory Committee and was a long‑standing Panel Member of the Nevada Medical/Legal Screening Panel. He has been a contributing author of the American Bar Association’s Survey of State Class Action Law for more than a decade.

Randall is also committed to serving the legal profession and the public. He served as a Trustee of his Alma Mater, California Western School of Law for over 20 years and was a founding Board member of the Thomas and Mack Legal Clinic at the Boyd School of Law, University of Nevada Las Vegas. He was named a Colleague of the Nevada Law Foundation, created by the Nevada Bar to provide legal services to the poor. Randall was also a Board Member of the Legal Aid Center of Southern Nevada, a nonprofit, public interest law firm serving low-income residents of Clark County, Nevada, from 1995 to 2023, and now serves as an Emeritus Board Member.

BAR ADMISSIONS

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

EDUCATION

• California Western School of Law, San Diego, California, J.D., 1981
• Honors: California Western School of Law, Trustee
• University of Nevada, B.A., 1978

HONORS AND AWARDS

• The Best Lawyers in America, Lawyer of the Year, 2023
• The Best Lawyers in America (Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Construction Litigation, Land Use and Zoning Litigation, Real Estate Litigation), 1999-Present
• Chambers USA, American’s Leading Lawyer in Business
• Chambers USA, Nevada Litigation: General Commercial
• Conferred Honorary Doctor of Laws degree by California Western School of Law
• Martindale-Hubbell, AV Preeminent
• Named Trial Lawyer of the Year, Nevada Trial Lawyers Association, 1998
• Nevada Business Magazine’s Legal Elite
• Nevada Woman’s “Best Lawyers”
• Super Lawyers
• The American Trial Lawyers Association recognized as one of the top 100 trial lawyers in Nevada and Nevada Business Magazine
• Trial Lawyer of the Year, Nevada, 1998

PUBLISHED WORKS AND SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS

• Co-author, Survey of State Class Action Law, Nevada published annually by the American Bar Association
• Contributing author, American Bar Association’s Survey of State Class Action Law
• Panel Member, Nevada Medical/Legal Screening Panel

PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS AND MEMBERSHIPS

• American Arbitration Association, Construction Advisory Committee
• American Bar Association
• American Board of Trial Attorneys
• American College of Trial Lawyers
• Civil Arbitrator & Mediator, American Arbitration Association
• Clark County Bar Association
• Las Vegas Chapter of the International Network of Boutique Law Firms, President
• Legal Aid Center of Southern Nevada, Emeritus Board Member
• Nevada Justice Association
• State Bar of Nevada
• Thomas & Mack Legal Clinic, Advisory Board Member

REPRESENTATIVE CASES

• In re: Kitec Fitting Litigation
• In re: MGM Fire Litigation, Breast Implants, Fen‑Phen Diet Drug
• Humana v. Forsyth

Spencer H. Gunnerson is a partner at Kemp Jones, LLP and conducts a litigation practice with an emphasis on commercial, real estate and title litigation. Spencer has successfully represented numerous large corporations, developers, title companies, banks, and individuals, both as plaintiffs and defendants. He has also actively participated in the litigation of wrongful death, product liability and appellate matters. Spencer has extensive experience in representing his clients in court and at mediation; and has successfully argued before the Nevada Supreme Court. As a result of his efforts to work at the highest levels of professional excellence, Spencer is the recipient of Martindale-Hubbell’s highest AV rating. His distinction as an elite litigator has been recognized through the honors he’s received as a Best Lawyer in Commercial Litigation for 2021-2023, a Super Lawyer in Commercial Litigation in 2023, and a Nevada Business Magazine Top Rank Attorney in 2023. Previously, he was named as a Super Lawyers Mountain States Rising Star and one of Nevada Business Magazine’s Best Up and Coming Attorneys.

As a graduate from the S.J. Quinney School of Law at the University of Utah, Spencer served as the Editor-in-Chief for the Journal of Law & Family Studies in 2002-2003. He is the author of two publications: Franco v. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints: The Constitutionality of Clergy Malpractice Claims, JLFS, Vol. 4, No. 1; and Pitiful Plaintiffs: Child Welfare Litigation and Federal Courts, JLFS, Vol. 4, No. 2.

In addition to practicing law, Spencer enjoys spending time with his family, cycling, and serving in his church and in the community. In 2013, he served as the President of the Governing Board for a local charter school and seeks to be an active participant in education. Spencer is a member of the Clark County and Nevada Bar Associations, as well as the Nevada Justice Association.

BAR ADMISSIONS

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

EDUCATION

• The S.J. Quinney College of Law at The University of Utah, J.D., 2003
• Brigham Young University, B.A., 1999

HONORS AND AWARDS

• AV Preeminent, Martindale-Hubbell
• The Best Lawyers in America (Commercial Litigation), 2021-Present
• Best Up and Coming Attorneys, Nevada Business Magazine
• Super Lawyers, Mountain States Rising Stars
• AV Preeminent, Martindale-Hubbell
• The Best Lawyers in America (Commercial Litigation), 2021-2023
• Nevada Business Magazine Top Rank Attorney, 2023
• Super Lawyer (Commercial Litigation), 2023
• Nevada Business Magazine Best Up and Coming Attorneys
• Super Lawyers, Mountain States Rising Stars

PUBLISHED WORKS

• Author: Franco v. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints: The Constitutionality of Clergy Malpractice Claims, JLFS, Vol. 4, No. 1
• Author: Pitiful Plaintiffs: Child Welfare Litigation and Federal Courts, JLFS, Vol. 4, No. 2
• Co-Author: “A Changing Landscape: Expanding the Use of the Lis Pendens in Litigation.” Communiqué, Aug. 2023.

PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS AND MEMBERSHIPS

• Clark County Bar Association, Member
• Nevada Bar Association, Member
• Nevada Justice Association, Member
• State Bar of Nevada

Michael J. Gayan is a partner at Kemp Jones, LLP and practices in many areas of civil litigation, including complex commercial disputes and the prosecution of class actions and mass actions, wrongful death actions, and commercial and residential construction defect litigation. He has helped try cases to verdict and recovered more than $300 million for his clients, including In re: Kitec Fitting Litigation, the largest class action case ever tried in Nevada. Michael also represents companies and individuals in prosecuting and defending commercial litigation, including contract disputes, insurance coverage disputes, shareholder derivative suits and class actions, partnership disputes, and antitrust actions. He recently secured a complete defense verdict and award of nearly $600,000 in fees and costs for a client accused of committing legal malpractice. Michael has litigated cases before state and federal trial courts in Nevada and throughout the country from California to Massachusetts as well as the Nevada Supreme Court, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, and the Supreme Court of the United States.

Based on his successes, Michael has been recognized by Best Lawyers for his commercial litigation work and as a Rising Star by Super Lawyers for his class action and mass tort work. Since 2015, he has authored the Nevada section of the American Bar Association’s Survey of State Class Action Law. Michael also serves on the Nevada Justice Association’s Construction Defect committee and drafts amicus curiae briefs on the NJA’s behalf. Reported cases on which he’s worked include Panorama Towers Condo. Unit Owners’ Ass’n v. Hallier, 498 P.3d 222 (Nev. 2021), Principal Investments, Inc. v. Harrison, 366 P.3d 688 (Nev. 2016), Barrett v. Eighth Judicial District Court, 331 P.3d 892 (Nev. 2014), Vanguard Piping Systems, Inc. v. Eighth Judicial District Court, 309 P.3d 1017 (Nev. 2013), Slaughter v. Uponor, Inc., 475 Fed.Appx. 150 (9th Cir. 2012).

Michael enjoys giving back to the community by litigating pro bono matters for those in need and has received several awards for the number of hours he has donated. His pro bono matters have ranged from representing foster children in family court to successfully litigating a construction defect matter on behalf of the Legal Aid Center of Southern Nevada to prosecuting and settling a class action on behalf of more than 10,000 Nevada payday loan customers. Born and raised in Wisconsin, Michael earned his undergraduate degree in business/finance from Brigham Young University in 2004 and graduated cum laude from the Boyd School of Law, University of Nevada Las Vegas in 2008. He is admitted in Nevada state and federal courts and the Supreme Court of the United States. He is also a member of Public Justice’s Class Action Preservation Project Committee.

BAR ADMISSIONS

• Nevada
• U.S. District Court District of Nevada
• U.S. Supreme Court

EDUCATION

• William S. Boyd School of Law, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, J.D., cum laude, 2008
• Brigham Young University, B.S. in Business Management, 2004

HONORS AND AWARDS

• The Best Lawyers In America (Commercial Litigation, Construction Law), 2021-Present
• Super Lawyers, Mountain States Rising Stars, 2012–2017 (Class Actions/Mass Torts)
• Clark County Pro Bono Project, Honor Roll, Multiple Years

PUBLISHED WORKS AND SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS

• Speaker: Preparing Witnesses with Documents: Risks and Rewards, May 2022
• Co-Author: “How to Avoid (or Compel) Disclosure of Documents a Witness Reviewed Before Testifying.” Communiqué, Apr. 2022.
• Author: “NRCP 23: Its Recent Amendments and Powerful Features.” Communiqué, Oct. 2019
• Author: Survey of State Class Action Law, Nevada published annually by the American Bar Association, 2015 to present
• Author: Judge Dredd: Hollywood Fiction or Las Vegas Reality? 8 NLJ 698 (2008)

PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS AND MEMBERSHIPS

• State Bar of Nevada
• Clark County Bar Association
• Nevada Justice Association
• Public Justice, Patron Member

REPRESENTATIVE CASES

• Panorama Towers Condo. Unit Owners’ Ass’n v. Hallier, 137 Nev. Adv. Op. 67, 498 P.3d 222 (2021)
• In re: Kitec Fitting Litigation
• Principal Investments, Inc. v. Harrison, 366 P.3d 688 (Nev. 2016)
• Barrett v. Eighth Judicial District Court, 331 P.3d 892 (Nev. 2014)
• Vanguard Piping Systems, Inc. v. Eighth Judicial District Court, 309 P.3d 1017 (Nev. 2013)
• Slaughter v. Uponor, Inc., 475 Fed.Appx. 150 (9th Cir. 2012)

OTHER PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

• Judicial extern to Honorable Robert C. Jones, United States District Court, District of Nevada

Eric M. Pepperman is a partner at Kemp Jones, LLP and represents clients in a wide range of matters involving civil litigation at both the trial and appellate court levels. His practice focuses on litigating actions involving product defects, wrongful death, catastrophic injuries, mass torts, eminent domain, and complex commercial disputes. He has helped his clients recover hundreds of millions of dollars through settlements and judgments, including a nearly $10 million trial verdict against NV Energy on behalf of landowners in an eminent domain case.

Eric devotes the majority of his efforts toward representing individuals who have suffered catastrophic personal injuries or who have experienced the wrongful death of a loved one. He has successfully represented his clients in cases involving a wide variety of defective products, including bad pharmaceuticals, medical devices, tires, consumer propane cylinders, fuel pumps, vehicle components, and recreational sporting equipment.

Eric is active in the Nevada legal community. He is a member of the Nevada Justice Association and served on the executive council for the Young Lawyers Section of the Nevada State Bar from 2012-2017. He has also represented individuals on a pro bono basis before the Nevada Supreme Court, as well as in district court actions and arbitrations. In 2016, Eric was a recipient of the Legal Aid Center of Southern Nevada’s Badge of Excellence, an award given to attorneys who dedicate more than 100 hours toward pro bono services in a given year.

Prior to joining Kemp Jones, LLP as an attorney in 2010, Eric was a law clerk to the Honorable Michael P. Villani in the Eighth Judicial District Court. Reported cases on which he has worked on include: City of North Las Vegas v. 5th & Centennial, LLC, 331 P.3d 896 (Nev. 2014), and Morrison v. Health Plan of Nevada, 328 P.3d 1165 (Nev. 2014).

BAR ADMISSIONS

• Nevada
• U.S. District Court, District of Nevada
• U.S. Supreme Court

EDUCATION

• William S. Boyd School of Law, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, J.D., magna cum laude, 2009
• University of Nevada, Reno, B.A. in Political Science, 2004

REPRESENTATIVE CASES

• City of North Las Vegas v. 5th & Centennial, LLC, 331 P.3d 896 (Nev. 2014)
• Morrison v. Health Plan of Nevada, 328 P.3d 1165 (Nev. 2014)

HONORS AND AWARDS

• The Best Lawyers in America (Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs), 2023
• Mountain States Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers, 2023
• Recipient, Legal Aid Center of Southern Nevada Badge of Excellence

PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS AND MEMBERSHIPS

• American Bar Association
• Clark County Bar Association
• Nevada Justice Association
• Nevada State Bar, Young Lawyers Section, Executive Council Member, 2012-2017
• State Bar of Nevada

PAST EMPLOYMENT POSITIONS

• Judicial Law Clerk to Honorable Michael P. Villani, Eighth Judicial District Court

Mona Kaveh is a partner at Kemp Jones, LLP and practices primarily in the areas of complex civil and commercial litigation. She has successfully litigated several cases on behalf of her clients, including participating in trying jury trials to verdict in both state and federal court. Mona has obtained significant monetary awards for her clients, as well as successfully defended them against claims that sought damages in the multi-millions. Based upon her exceptional advocacy and legal accomplishments, she has been named one of America’s Top 100 Attorneys, a lifetime achievement award given to less than one-half percent of attorneys in the United States. She has also been named a Mountain States Rising Star by Super Lawyers for the years 2020-2023, and one of The Best Lawyers in America for commercial litigation.

Mona also dedicates a portion of her practice to pro bono legal services. She is actively involved with the Children’s Attorneys Project through the Legal Aid Center of Southern Nevada, where she represents abused and neglected children who are placed in foster care. Due to her commitment to the program, Mona has received several awards for her pro bono hours and has been nominated by the organization as a “pro bono master.”  In 2017, she received the Legal Aid Center of Southern Nevada’s Myrna Williams Children’s Pro Bono Award and, in 2018, she received the organization’s highest award of Pro Bono Attorney of the Year. In 2019, Mona was one of three individuals in the United States to receive the prestigious American Bar Association’s Pro Bono Publico Award and was also presented with a proclamation from the Clark County Board of Commissioners that same year.  In 2020, the William S. Boyd School of Law presented Mona with its highest public interest award, the Silver Staircase Award.

Mona was born and raised in Las Vegas, Nevada. She obtained her Bachelor of Arts degree in Journalism and Media Studies with a Criminal Justice minor from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas on a full-tuition scholarship. Mona graduated early with an Honors diploma and a magna cum laude designation. She obtained her Juris Doctorate degree from the William S. Boyd School of Law. Throughout law school, Mona worked at a criminal defense and civil litigation law firm, while simultaneously volunteering her time with the Kids Court School, Street Law Program, the Law School’s Mentorship Program, and the Partners in Pro Bono Program. She also served as an extern with the Children’s Attorneys Project at the Legal Aid Center of Southern Nevada, as well as with the Honorable James M. Bixler at the Eighth Judicial District Court.

Mona is admitted to practice law before the state and federal courts of Nevada, the state courts of California, the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, and the Supreme Court of the United States. She is a member of the American Bar Association, the Clark County Bar Association, the Nevada Justice Association, the Young Lawyers Section of the State Bar of Nevada, and was also invited to join the Legal Aid Center of Southern Nevada’s Pro Bono Advisory Council in 2019. Mona is also a 2018 graduate of Leadership Las Vegas, a premier community leadership program offered by the Las Vegas Metro Chamber of Commerce for professionals who want to make a positive impact in the community. She joined the Board of Directors for the Legal Aid Center of Southern Nevada in 2023.

BAR ADMISSIONS

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

EDUCATION

• William S. Boyd School of Law, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, J.D., 2009
• University of Nevada, Las Vegas, Nevada (Honors College), B.A. in Journalism and Media Studies with Criminal Justice Minor, magna cum laude, 2005

HONORS AND AWARDS

• The Best Lawyers in America (Commercial Litigation), 2023
• Mountain States Rising Star, Super Lawyers,  2020-2023
• Silver Staircase Award, Public Interest Law Association at William S. Boyd School of Law, 2020
• Clark County Board of Commissioners Proclamation, 2019
• American Bar Association’s Pro Bono Publico Award, 2019
• Pro Bono Attorney of the Year Award, Legal Aid Center of Southern Nevada, 2018
• Myrna Williams Children’s Pro Bono Award, Legal Aid Center of Southern Nevada, 2017
• Nominated by the Legal Aid Center of Southern Nevada as a “Pro Bono Master,” 2017
• America’s Top 100 Attorneys, 2017
• Pro Bono Project, 100 Hour Club, Legal Aid Center of Southern Nevada
• Pro Bono Project, 50 Hour Club, Legal Aid Center of Southern Nevada

PUBLISHED WORKS AND SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS

• Speaker, A Conversation with Barbara Buckley, Oct. 2023.
• Speaker, Civility and Professionalism in the Legal Profession, June 2023.
• Co-Author, “Digging Deeper: Punitive Damages in Intoxicated Driver Cases.” Communiqué, Aug. 2022.
• Speaker, Public Interest Law Association Panel Series: Law Firm/Pro Bono, Oct. 2019.
• Author, “Thank you!” Communiqué, Feb. 2019.
• Speaker, Find it Free and Fast on the Net: Strategies for Legal Research on the Web, Government Internet Resources: Federal State and Local, Dec. 2015.
• Author, “Building a Child (And Yourself).” Communiqué, Oct. 2014.

MEDIA

• Nevada State Treasurer’s Office, featured on social media as part of Women’s History Month, Mar. 2021 & 2022
• Robert, Amanda. “‘Fighting for them’ – Mona Kaveh gives a voice to foster children in Las Vegas.” ABA Journal, Feb./Mar. 2021, pgs. 61-62, 64.
• Hees, Gael. “Fostering a Better Future.” UNLV Law Magazine, 2019, p. 8.
• “Kaveh Receives Prestigious American Bar Association Award.” Nevada Lawyer, Aug. 2019, p. 35.
• “Mona Kaveh 2019 Pro Bono Publico Award Recipient.” YouTube, uploaded by Bill Jones, Aug. 2019.
• “Mona Kaveh’s Challenge to the Legal Community.” YouTube, uploaded by Legal Aid Center of Southern Nevada, Feb. 2019.
• “Mona Kaveh – 2018 Pro Bono Attorney of the Year.” YouTube, uploaded by Legal Aid Center of Southern Nevada, Dec. 2018.
• “Mona Kaveh – 2017 Myrna Williams Children’s Pro Bono Award.” YouTube, uploaded by Legal Aid Center of Southern Nevada, Dec. 2017.

PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS AND MEMBERSHIPS

• American Bar Association, Member
• Clark County Bar Association, Member
• Leadership Las Vegas, Las Vegas Metro Chamber of Commerce, Graduate
• Legal Aid Center of Southern Nevada’s Pro Bono Advisory Council, Member
• Legal Aid Center of Southern Nevada, Board of Directors
• Nevada Justice Association, Member
• State Bar of California, Member
• State Bar of Nevada, Member
• Young Lawyers Section of the State Bar of Nevada, Member

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

Chad R. Aronson practices in a wide variety of civil litigation matters in both the state and federal courts, including commercial and real estate matters, class actions, product liability, as well as wrongful death actions.

Before joining Kemp Jones, LLP, Chad was a law clerk to the Honorable Gloria M. Navarro, Chief Judge of the U.S. District Court for the District of Nevada. Prior to entering the legal profession, Chad served as a legislative aide for the Ohio General Assembly, handling local and state-wide matters.

Chad obtained his Bachelor of Arts degree in political science from The Ohio State University and his Juris Doctorate from Case Western Reserve University School of Law, graduating magna cum laude, Order of the Coif.

BAR ADMISSIONS

• Nevada
• U.S. District Court, District of Nevada

EDUCATION

• Case Western Reserve University School of Law, Cleveland, Ohio, J.D., magna cum laude, Order of the Coif, 2017
• The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, B.A. in Political Science with Philosophy Minor, 2011

PUBLISHED WORKS

• Author, The Third Amendment Incorporated: “Soldiers” and Domestic Law Enforcement, 67 Case W. Res. L. Rev. 537 (2016)
• Co-Author: “A Changing Landscape: Expanding the Use of the Lis Pendens in Litigation.” Communiqué, Aug. 2023.

PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS AND MEMBERSHIPS

• Anti-Defamation League, Associate Board
• Clark County Bar Association
• Nevada Justice Association
• State Bar of Nevada

OTHER PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

• U.S. District Court for the District of Nevada, Judicial Law Clerk to Chief Judge Gloria M. Navarro
• U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio, Summer Legal Extern to Chief Judge Edmund A. Sargus
• The Ohio General Assembly, Legislative Aide to State Representative Sean J. O’Brien

Madison S. Florance represents clients in a wide variety of civil and commercial litigation matters, including personal injury, business, and commercial contract disputes, at both the trial and appellate levels. Prior to joining Kemp Jones, LLP, Madison began her legal career working in insurance defense, representing trucking and other companies in personal injury litigation.

Madison, a Las Vegas native, earned her undergraduate degree in Communications and English from the University of San Diego and graduated magna cum laude from the University of San Diego School of Law. While in law school, Madison served as the Comment Editor of the University of San Diego’s Law Review and as President of Phi Delta Phi.

Madison is licensed to practice law in the state and federal courts of Nevada, as well as the state courts of California. She is also a member of the Clark County Bar Association.

BAR ADMISSIONS

• Nevada (2016)
• California (2021)

EDUCATION

• University of San Diego School of Law, J.D., magna cum laude, 2016
• University of San Diego, B.A. in Communications and English, 2013

HONORS AND AWARDS

• Pro Bono Project, 50 Hour Club, Legal Aid Center of Southern Nevada, 2019

PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS AND MEMBERSHIPS

• Clark County Bar Association, Member
• Phi Beta Kappa, Member
• State Bar of Nevada, Member

Jackson Wong represents clients in a variety of civil and commercial litigation matters, including personal injury, class actions, business and commercial disputes, and commercial and residential construction defect. He has a genuine interest in solving clients’ problems and approaches each matter with care.

Prior to joining Kemp Jones, LLP, Jackson worked in other industries and legal capacities. He has worked in house for a publicly traded company, as a lobbyist at a prominent firm, and as judicial law clerk to the Honorable Susan H. Johnson. His wealth of experience enables him to provide clients with sound legal guidance that is tempered by practicality.

Jackson is licensed to practice in the state and federal courts of Nevada.

BAR ADMISSIONS

• Nevada
• U.S. District Court, District of Nevada

EDUCATION

• William S. Boyd School of Law, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, J.D., 2020
• University of California, Riverside, B.A. in Political Science with Philosophy Minor, summa cum laude, 2011

HONORS AND AWARDS

• Super Lawyers: Mountain States Rising Stars, 2023
• Top Rank Attorneys: Southern Nevada, 2023
• Legal Aid Center of Southern Nevada’s Pro Bono Project: 50-Hour Club, 2022
• Top Rank Attorneys: Southern Nevada and Up & Coming, 2022
• Clinical Legal Education Association Award, 2020

PUBLISHED WORKS

• Author, “More Than Just a Game: The Labor and Employment Issues within Esports” 11 UNLV Gaming L. J. 123 (Fall 2020).

PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS AND MEMBERSHIPS

• Clark County Bar Association, Member, 2021 – present
• State Bar of Nevada, Member, 2020 – present
• Young Lawyers Section, 2021 – present
  • Co-chair of The Trial Academy, 2021 – present
  • Executive Council Member, 2022 – 2023
  • Secretary, 2023 – present
• Nevada Justice Association, 2018 – present
• Phi Beta Kappa, Member, 2011

OTHER PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

• Judicial Law Clerk to the Honorable Susan H. Johnson, Eighth Judicial District Court
• Judicial Intern to the Honorable Kathleen E. Delaney, Eighth Judicial District Court

Breanna K. Switzler represents clients in a wide variety of civil and commercial litigation matters, including personal injury, business, and commercial contract disputes, at both the trial and appellate levels. 

Born and raised in Nevada, Breanna obtained her Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. She went on to obtain her Juris Doctorate from the William S. Boyd School of law, graduating magna cum laude, and with a concentration in Business and Commercial law.  

In the course of obtaining her Juris Doctorate, Breanna externed within the Nevada Gaming Control Board, the Nevada Governor’s Office, and with the then Honorable Chief Judge Abbi Silver of the Nevada Court of Appeals. She also served as the Articles Editor for the Nevada Gaming Law Journal. Prior to joining Kemp Jones, LLP, Breanna was a law clerk to the Honorable Bonnie A. Bulla at the Nevada Court of Appeals.

Breanna is admitted to practice in Nevada state and federal courts. She is also a member of the Clark County Bar Association. 

BAR ADMISSIONS

• Nevada

EDUCATION

• William S. Boyd School of Law, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, J.D., magna cum laude, with a concentration in Business and Commercial Law, 2020
• University of Nevada, Las Vegas, B.A. in Political Science, 2017

PUBLISHED WORKS

• Co-Author, “Digging Deeper: Punitive Damages in Intoxicated Driver Cases.” Communiqué, Aug. 2022.

HONORS AND AWARDS

• CALI Awards in Federal Indian Law, Sales and Leases, and Administrative Law

PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS AND MEMBERSHIPS

• Clark County Bar Association, Member
• State Bar of Nevada, Member

Katrina M. Stark represents clients in a wide variety of civil and commercial litigation matters, including personal injury, business disputes, and construction defect actions, at both the trial and appellate levels.

Katrina was born and raised in New Zealand, and moved to Las Vegas, Nevada in 2014. She obtained her Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology from Nevada State College and her Juris Doctorate from the William S. Boyd School of Law. While in law school, Katrina interned with the Honorable Ronald J. Israel of the Eighth Judicial District Court, and with Justice Abbi Silver of the Nevada Supreme Court. She also served as a senior staffer for the Nevada Law Journal.

Katrina is admitted to practice in Nevada state and federal courts. She is also a member of the Clark County Bar Association.

BAR ADMISSIONS

• Nevada

EDUCATION

• William S. Boyd School of Law, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, J.D., 2021
• Nevada State College, B.A. in Psychology, 2018

HONORS AND AWARDS

• CALI Award in Civil Discovery

PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS AND MEMBERSHIPS

• Clark County Bar Association, Member
• State Bar of Nevada, Member

Joseph D. Laurita represents clients in a wide variety of civil and commercial litigation matters, including personal injury, and business and commercial disputes.

Joe is a native of Las Vegas, Nevada. He obtained his Bachelor of Science in Business Administration in Economics from the University of Nevada, Reno, and earned his Juris Doctorate from Creighton University School of Law, graduating magna cum laude. During law school, Joe was an associate in the Creighton University School of Law’s Writing Center, tutoring first and second year law students to learn and refine their legal writing skills. Joe also worked in the M.R. Abrahams Legal Clinic, enabling access to justice by providing free legal assistance on civil matters for low-income residents of Douglas County, Nebraska. After graduating from law school, Joe returned to Las Vegas and was a judicial law clerk to the Honorable Jacqueline Bluth of the Eighth Judicial District Court before joining Kemp Jones, LLP.

Bar Admissions

• Nevada

Education

• Creighton University School of Law, J.D., magna cum laude, 2022
• University of Nevada, Reno, B.S.B.A. in Economics, 2019

Honors and Awards

• CALI Awards in R. Abrahams Legal Clinic – Civil Litigation Clinic and Legal Research and Writing II
• Alpha Sigma Nu Jesuit Honor Society Member
• Phi Delta Phi International Honor Society Member

Don Springmeyer is Of Counsel at Kemp Jones, LLP and leads teams of skilled trial attorneys focused on high damage complex and class action litigation. Springmeyer is a 4th generation Nevadan with a heritage in our state’s legal profession stretching back to his grandfather, George Springmeyer, who served as the United States Attorney for Nevada from 1922‐26.

Don was recognized as the first Trial Lawyer of the Year in 1997 by the Nevada Trial Lawyers Association for his pioneering work in Nevada in price‐fixing class actions. Don received a National Pro Bono Service award from Primerus Law Firms for his successful pro bono work representing breast cancer victims fighting for insurance coverage for their stem-cell treatments.

His accolades and awards continue to the present day, with perennial naming to multiple “best of” groups including trial attorneys, top 10% attorneys, and class action attorneys. Most recently, Don was recognized in the 30th edition of The Best Lawyers in America® for his expertise in Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Plaintiffs. He has been AV® Pre‐eminent Peer Review Rated through Martindale‐Hubble for well over 30 years.

He is held in high regard by Nevada’s judiciary. Recently, the Nevada Supreme Court appointed Springmeyer to the Nevada Rules of Appellate Procedure Committee, tasked to review and make recommendations to the Court on whether to update and how to revise the Nevada Rules of Appellate Procedure. This appointment followed his earlier appointment to, and work on, the Nevada Rules of Civil Procedure Committee, including a chairmanship of the Subcommittee on Class Actions and Rule 23.

Don heads up fluid teams of trial attorneys and highly experienced paralegals which have recovered many tens of millions of dollars in verdicts, judgments, and settlements for their clients, and achieved notable appellate victories establishing the rights of their clients.

He has been AV® Pre‐eminent Peer Review Rated through Martindale‐Hubble for over 30 years.

ADMISSIONS

• State Bar of Nevada
• U.S. District Court, District of Nevada
• U.S. District Court, Northern District of California
• U.S. District Court, Eastern District of California
• U.S. District Court, Northern District of Florida
• U.S. Court of Appeals, 4th Circuit
• U.S. Court of Appeals, 6th Circuit
• U.S. Court of Appeals, 7th Circuit
• U.S. Court of Appeals, 9th Circuit
• U.S. Court of Appeals, 11th Circuit
• U.S. Supreme Court

EDUCATION

• University of Wisconsin-Madison Law School, Madison, Wisconsin, J.D., cum laude, 1979
  • Abraham Sigman Award for Excellence in Oral Advocacy
  • Member Regional Champion Team, ABA National Appellate Advocacy Competition
• Yale, New Haven, Connecticut, B.A. in Political Science, cum laude with Special Honors in Political Science, 1976

OTHER NOTABLE PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

• Judicial Law Clerk to Honorable Senior Judge Bruce R. Thompson, U.S. District Court, District of Nevada

Christopher W. Mixson is Of Counsel with Kemp Jones, LLP. Chris, licensed in Nevada and Oregon (inactive), has developed a specialty practice focusing on environmental and natural resource law, with a particular emphasis on Indian water law. Chris also has an active appellate practice in the Nevada Supreme Court, Nevada Court of Appeals, and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.

Chris has also worked on renewable and solar energy law and policy, including regulatory cases before the Public Utilities Commission of Nevada and was previously a registered lobbyist with the Nevada Legislature. Chris’s practice involves significant interaction with State and Federal regulatory agencies on behalf of his long-term (multi-decade) clients.

Prior to attending law school, Chris worked in the Natural Resources Department at the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, MD, and was biological field technician for the U.S. Park Service at the Indiana Dunes National Park on the shores of Lake Michigan.

ENVIRONMENTAL/NATURAL RESOURCE LAW AND LITIGATION

• Represents clients, including Indian Tribes, farmers/ranchers and environmental organizations in water rights disputes before the Nevada Division of Water Resources, the Truckee River Special Hearings Officer, the district courts and Supreme Court of Nevada, the United States District Courts, and the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
• Represents clients in ongoing, multi-year regulatory matters before State and Federal administrative agencies
• Represents clients in renewable energy matters before the Public Utilities Commission of Nevada, the district courts of Nevada, and before the Nevada Legislature
• Represents clients in National Environmental Policy Act and Endangered Species Act litigation
• Provides local counsel services for national environmental non-profit organizations and law firms

BAR ADMISSIONS

• Nevada
• Oregon (inactive)
• U.S. District Court, District of Nevada
• U.S. Court of Appeals, 9th Circuit

EDUCATION

• Lewis & Clark Law School, Portland, Oregon, J.D., 2006
  • Certificate in Environmental and Natural Resources Law
• University of Evansville, Evansville, Indiana, B.A. in Philosophy and Biology, 2000
• Harlaxton College, Grantham, England, Spring 1998

HONORS AND AWARDS

• Selectee, Lewis & Clark Law School Cornelius Honor Society
• Environmental Leadership Award, Natural Resources Law Institute
• Pro Bono Project 100 Hour Club (2020) and 50 Hour Club (2021), Legal Aid Center of Southern Nevada
• The Best Lawyers in America (Water Law), 2023
• Top Rank Attorneys, Environmental & Natural Resource Law, Administrative Law, Writs & Appeals, 2023

PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS AND MEMBERSHIPS

• Board Member and Secretary, Environmental and Natural Resources Section, State Bar of Nevada
• Appointee, Nevada Supreme Court Commission to Study Adjudication of Water Cases (2021–present)

REPRESENTATIVE CASES

• National Fish and Wildlife Foundation, et al. v. U.S. Board of Water Commissioners, et al.,
  893 F.3d 578 (9th Cir. 2018): primary drafter of appellate briefing for milestone water rights case setting affirmative precedent allowing changes of former irrigation water rights to instream flow in the Walker River to reverse ecological decline of Walker Lake in Nevada
• Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe v. Truckee-Carson Irrigation District, et al.
  (9th Cir. Case No. 16-15507, Sept. 13, 2017): won additional 8,300 acre-feet of water for Native American Tribe based on irrigation district’s historic illegal diversions of water from the Truckee River
• Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe v. Nevada Dept. of Wildlife, 724 F.3d 1181 (9th Cir. 2013): won precedent-setting case against State of Nevada establishing that instream use of water for wetlands purposes is not legally equivalent to using water to irrigate crops
• Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe v. Orr Water Ditch Co., 600 F.3d 1152 (9th Cir. 2010): won precedent-setting case establishing that federal district court has jurisdiction to protect Native American Tribe’s surface water rights from nearby groundwater pumping
• Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe v. Bureau of Indian Affairs, Docket No. IBIA 17-036 (2018): successfully sued Bureau of Indian Affairs leading to settlement for the release of $72 million of economic development funds for Native American Tribe