Lester A. Berman

Attorney Lester Berman is a skillful arbiter with years of litigation experience. He is also a small claims referee before the Las Vegas Justice Court. Les is a Martindale-Hubbell AV rated attorney, signifying a pre-eminent legal ability rating and a very high general recommendation rating from others in his field. He has experience in the following courts:

The Nevada Supreme Court
The United States District Court
The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals
The Eighth Judicial District Court, Clark County, Nevada
Various other courts of Clark County, Nevada

Les has assisted in writing and publishing articles for the legal education course, “Successful Judgment Collections in Nevada”, as well as other seminars on Collection Law.

Bar Admissions and Memberships:

United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, 1983
State Bar of Nevada, 1980
United States District Court for the District of Nevada, 1980
Supreme Court of the State of Nevada, 1980
Supreme Court of the State of Arizona, 1979
United States District Court for the District of Arizona, 1979
State Bar of Arizona, 1979 (presently inactive)
Clark County Bar Association, 1980
Commercial Law League of America, 1990-2003

Education Information:

J.D., University of Arizona, 1979
B.A., Arizona State University, 1976

Awards:

International Academy of Trial Lawyers Award, 1979

Lecturer:

“Successful Judgment Collections in Nevada,” National Business Institute, 1993 and 1996

Alternate Dispute Resolution background:

Arbitrator: Court Annexed Arbitration Program, 2000-present
Referee: Las Vegas Township Justice Court, 2004-2005, 2007-present
Justice of the Peace Pro Tempore: Las Vegas Township Justice Court, 2005-2006