I am an accomplished mediator in both the public and private sector. I am a private mediator with Advanced Resolution Management and I serve as a Nevada Supreme Court Settlement Judge.
My areas of expertise include dispute resolution of business, contracts, real estate, product liability and personal injury matters.
My background: Having grown up in Las Vegas, I left and received my Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Washington and my Law degree from Seattle University.
I returned to Las Vegas in 2002, where I worked in the following offices:
Advanced Resolution Management (3 years to Present)
Nevada Supreme Court - Supreme Court Settlement Judge (2 years to Present)
Kuzemka Law Group (3 years to Present)
Clark County District Attorney’s Office (1 Year)
Clark County Public Defender’s Office (8 Years)
Nevada Attorney General’s Office (3 Years)
I have taken many cases to trial and obtained favorable results for my clients, including:
Not Guilty Verdicts in many cases - Misdemeanors and Felonies
Practice areas
Alternative Dispute Resolution Mediator with Advanced Resolution Management Nevada Supreme Court Settlement Judge
6 years, 25 cases
Misdemeanors to Felonies - DUIs, Battery Domestic Violence, Drug Charges, i.e., Possession of Controlled Substance, Possession of Drug Paraphernalia, Trafficking in Controlled Substance, Property Crimes, Burglary, Robbery, Trespass, Fraud, Theft, Murder, Violation of Probation.
18 years, 1,100 cases
DUIs and DWIs - The best representation!
18 years, 200 cases
Languages spoken
English
State | Status | Acquired | Updated |
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NV | Active | 2004 | 02/19/2022 |
Legal answers | 6 |
Legal guides | 0 |
Award name | Grantor | Date Granted |
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Global Directory of Who's Who | Top Attorney 2015 | 2015 |
Power of 20 | Edwardo Cordova | 2010 |
Title | Company name | Duration |
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Managing Partner | Kuzemka Law Group | 2015 - Present |
Supreme Court Settlement Judge | Nevada Supreme Court | 2017 - 2019 |
Mediator | Advanced Resolution Management | 2016 - 2019 |
Senior Deputy Attorney General | State of Nevada Office of Attorney General | 2012 - 2015 |
Senior Attorney | Clark County Public Defender's Office | 2005 - 2012 |
Law Clerk to Honorable David T. Wall (retired) | Eighth Judicial District Court Of Nevada | 2003 - 2004 |
Association name | Position name | Duration |
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Nevada Attorneys for Criminal Justice | Member | 2015 - Present |
State Bar of Nevada | Member | 2004 - Present |
Nevada Attorneys for Criminal Justice | Member | 2005 - 2012 |
Publication name | Title | Date |
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Nevada Lawyer Magazine | Addiction: What to Do? | 2013 |
Seattle Journal for Social Justice, Article Editor | Who Is Excellent? (Article Editor) | 2002 |
School name | Degree | Graduated |
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Seattle University School of Law | JD - Juris Doctor | 2002 |
University of Washington | BA - Bachelor of Arts | 1996 |
Conference name | Title | Date |
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Family Law Conference at Ely | Ethics | 2016 |
Addiction & Substance Abuse | Ethics | 2016 |
Nevada State Bar | Ethics CLE | 2015 |
Nevada State Bar Conference | Addiction and Legal Profession | 2014 |
Case name | Outcome |
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United States v. Bundy et al | Case Dismissed with Prejudice as to my client. |
State of Nevada v. Wyeth Pharmaceuticals, Pfizer, et al | Matter Settled prior to Trial |
State of Nevada v. Raven Navajo | Convicted of Lesser Degree of Murder. |
State of Nevada v. Cheryl Kirkby | Case Dismissed at Calendar Call |
State of Nevada v. Miller | Not Guilty - Felony Receiving or Transferring Stolen Property |
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August 19, 2015
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