Las Vegas Fraternal Order of Police
Teamsters Local 14
Greater Las Vegas Association of Realtors
Mayor Oscar Goodman
Former County Commissioner Bruce Woodbury
Former District Attorney Rex Bell
Clark County Commissioner Larry Brown
Former Lt. Governor Lorraine Hunt Bono
Former First Lady Sandy Miller
Former Mayor Jan Jones
Former Chancellor Jim Rogers
Former State Senator and Probate Commissioner Don Ashworth
Former Sheriff Ralph Lamb
Former Supreme Court Justice Tom Steffen
Former Judge Mendoza
Former State Senator Bob Beers
The Honorable Sig Rogich
Former State Senator and Assemblyman Ty Hilbrecht
Tony Alamo
Mark Anderson
Don Ashworth
Bill Brady
David Chavez
Vince Consul
Joe Cortez
Tom Crowe
Clifton Davis
Doug Driggs
Bob Forbus
Ron Futrell
Eva Garcia
David E. Goldwater
Ashley Hall
Frank Hawkins
Liliam Hickey
Susan Hunt-Krygiell
Mark Hutchison
Patricia Jarman
Patrick Kang
Steve Kwon
Ted Lachowicz
John D. Lee
Andy Leavitt
Dennis Leavitt
Jim Marsh
Todd Marshall
Brad Mainor
John Moran Jr
Dr. James Nave
James Ordowski
Wayne Pearson
David Phillips
Cal Potter, III
Terry Raben
Marc Ratner
Sam Schmidt
Rad Smith
Neal Tomlinson
Mark Tratos
Patty Trent
Doug Unger
Veronica Burris Valentine
Mike Vaswani
EDUCATION:
University of Utah College of Law Salt Lake City, UT., Doctor of Jurisprudence, J.D.
Claremont Men's College, Claremont, CA, U.S.A.
Bachelor of Science, B.S., 1975, Magna Cum Laude
LEGAL EMPLOYMENT:
1979-Present: Law Offices of Marc Risman. Named by the Nevada Business Journal as one of 16 “Super Lawyers” in Nevada.
Areas of Practice
• Business Law
• Gaming Law
• Trademarks & Trade Names
• Intellectual Property
• Travel Law
• Sports Law
• Entertainment Law
• Personal Injury
1979: Law Offices of George E. Graziadei ‑Associate Attorney, Las Vegas, NV.
1979: Jones, Jones, Close, Bell, and Brown‑ Summer Law Clerk, Las Vegas, NV
1979: Hilbrecht, Jones, and Schreck ‑ Law Clerk, Las Vegas, NV.
1978: Alexander Anolik & Associates ‑Associate Attorney, San Francisco, CA
Specialized in travel industry law with emphasis on: China Airlines account; travel agency contracts, administrative law, and litigation; assisted Mr. Anolik with his book, "The Law and the Travel Industry;" and construction law.
1977-1978: Salt Lake County District Attorney‑Prosecutor Intern prosecution of misdemeanor cases and assist in trial of felonies.
AFFILIATIONS:
State Bar of Nevada
State Bar of California
International Forum of Travel and Tour Advocates
International Bar Association
Sports Lawyers of America
American Bar Association
ATLA
Nevada Trial Lawyers Assoc.
Clark County Bar Association
PUBLICATIONS:
Clark County Bar Association, Bar Journal,
"Law of Boxing"
Clark County Bar Association, Bar Journal, Nov. 2005,
"Reality of Reality TV Law"
COURSES TAUGHT:
Community College of Southern Nevada, 1998, Hotel Law
Cornell University, Spring, 1998, Travel Law Seminar
POSITIONS HELD:
Chairman ‑ Sports and Gaming Law Committee of the International Bar Association
Chairman ‑ Gaming Law Committee of the American Bar Association's General Practice Division
Chairman ‑Transit Technical Study Committee of the Regional Transportation Commission of Clark County
Board - University of Utah College of Law
Director ‑ Vietnam Veterans of America, Chapter 17; Nevada Easter Seals; Nevada Opera Theater; Las Vegas Sister Cities Association, Inc.
Member - Clark County Bar Association Continuing Legal Education Committee
"Marc Risman has the experience to get the job done right. He knows the law and will make an outstanding District Court judge."
The Honorable Tom Steffen, retired Chief Justice of the Nevada Supreme Court