Attorney Robert Ryan Morishita

Morishita Law Firm, L.L.C. – Las Vegas, NV

 

Robert Ryan Morishita is a founder of the Morishita Law Firm. Robert Ryan Morishita earned a B.S. degree, magna cum laude, in mechanical engineering from the University of Utah in 1995. While an undergraduate, Ryan was inducted into the Pi Tau Sigma mechanical engineering honor society and the Golden Key National Honor Society. Ryan earned a J.D. degree from the University of Utah College of Law in 1998 and was inducted into the Order of the Coif. While attending law school, Ryan was a staff member of the Utah Law Review and authored Patent Infringement After GATT: What is an Offer to Sell?, 1997 Utah Law Rev. 905.

 

Ryan is a member of the state bars of Nevada and Utah. Ryan is also a registered patent attorney. Ryan practices in the areas of domestic and international patent preparation and prosecution, trademark prosecution, copyright, and intellectual property litigation. Ryan has drafted and prosecuted patent applications in the art areas of mechanical devices, electrical devices, medical devices, casino games, electronic gaming machines, sporting equipment, electrical control systems, and software. Ryan presented at seminars on intellectual property and patent law for the State Bar of Nevada, Global Gaming Expo, and has been a regular contributor to the Nevada chapter of INTA’s State Trademark and Unfair Competition Law treatise.

 

Attorney Michael D. Stein

Snell & Wilmer L.L.P. – Las Vegas, NV

 

Michael Stein's practice is concentrated in business and contract law matters, commercial litigation, intellectual property, internet law, defamation law, news gathering, insurance coverage, and First Amendment law.

Education

University of California, Hastings College of the Law (J.D., 1992)
University of San Diego (B.B.A., 1986)
Beta Alpha Psi
Omicron Delta Epsilon
Beta Gamma Sigma

 

Court Admissions

Supreme Court of Nevada
United States Supreme Court
United States District Court, District of Nevada
United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit

 

Professional Memberships & Activities

State Bar of Nevada
Intellectual Property Law Section
American Bar Association
Business Law Section
Litigation Section
Intellectual Property Section
Clark County Bar Association

 

Representative Presentations & Publications

Discovery in the Information Era - The Nuts and Bolts of Federal and Nevada State Court Initial Disclosure Requirements, Snell & Wilmer Litigation Training Program, Las Vegas, Nevada (October 21, 2008)
Grounds for an Award of Attorney's Fees and Costs, Snell & Wilmer Litigation Training Program, Las Vegas, Nevada (October 21, 2008)
New Venture Creation & Strategy in the Information Era, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, Las Vegas, Nevada (October 6, 2008; March 6, 2008; November 6, 2007)
Recent and Upcoming Changes in the Patent Landscape, McCormick and Schmidt (November 26, 2007)

 

Other Professional Experience

Gentile DePalma f/k/a Dominic P. Gentile, Ltd. (2003-2007)
Michael Stein & Associates, Ltd. and Kenehan, Lamberston & Stein (1996-2003)
Blalock, Stein & Williams (1994-1996)
Goold, Patterson, DeVore & Rondeau, Associate (1992-1994)
Goold & Patterson, Summer Intern (1991)
Treasury Department, Internal Revenue Service, San Francisco Appeals, Law Clerk (1990-1991)