Gary E. Schnitzer

Schnitzer, Johnson & Watson, CHTD.

Phoenix, Arizona 85001

702-222-4142

Accident, Cannabis, Civil, Commercial, Construction, Contract, Medical Malpractice, Negligence, Personal Injury, Real Estate

Practicing since 1980, Gary has concentrated his practice in transactional matters and litigation in the fields of real estate, commercial, mortgage lending, corporate law, employment law, and insurance defense. Gary is rated “A.V.” by Martindale Hubbell. Gary regularly represents banks, mortgage lenders and loan servicers in a variety of individual and consumer class action matters, including federal appeals.

Recent accomplishments include representing a guarantor in a $2.16 billion loan package; representing a lender in Nevada regarding a $550 million loan package; representing a guarantor in a $100 million loan package; receiving a defense verdict in defending a title company against a $5 million breach of contract claim; successfully representing lenders and loan servicers against claims of fraud and other lender liability issues; representing the seller in the sale of $50 million business; and received a jury verdict award in excess of $2.2 million in a plaintiff's medical malpractice case against a doctor and a surgical center. Gary also has considerable experience in complex mass tort litigation.

Gary was recently named one of the 10 Most Prominent Real Estate Attorneys in Las Vegas by the Las Vegas Business Press.

Gary presently serves as a Referee for the Las Vegas Justice Court and often acts as a private arbitrator. Gary was recently appointed as Mediator to the U.S. District Court Early Mediation Program for Section 1983 Inmate Cases.

Admitted to Practice: State Bar of Nevada, 1980; United States District Court, 1980; Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, 1982; United States Supreme Court, 2003.

Professional Activities: Clark County Bar Association; American Bar Association; and Private Mediator. Panelist, ABA Business Law Section, Spring 2012, Fisher Memorial Program: “Home Ownership: American Dream or American Nightmare”.

Bar Admissions
  • State Bar of Nevada, 1980
  • United States District Court, 1980
  • Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, 1982
  • United States Supreme Court, 2003
Awards
  • Top Attorneys in the Mountain States
  • Top Lawyer by Vegas Inc.
  • 10 Most Prominent Real Estate Attorneys in Las Vegas by Las Vegas Business Press
  • AV Preeminent Rated by Martindale Hubbell
  • Champion of Justice by The Federal District Court of Nevada and Nevada Legal Services
  • Rated 10 out of 10 by Avvo
  • Super Lawyer by Super Lawyers Magazine
  • Gold Client Champion by Martindale Hubbell
8985 South Eastern Avenue, Suite 200
Las Vegas, NV 89123

P: 702-222-4142
F: 702-362-2203
E: [email protected]
Publications and Presentations
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Description: Contributor to: "Commercial and Residential Lease Enforcement and Evictions in Nevada-How to Do Them Right," Las Vegas, 2003; Frequent lecturer, Las Vegas Board of Realtors. Cases: Taft v. Steinberg, 97 Nev. 597, 637 P.2d 533 (1981); Piedmont