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Richard I Dreitzer

Deceased

Bar #6626 - ATTORNEY Deceased

Admitted
10/14/1998
Law school
Washington University

In Memoriam

Richard Ian Dreitzer - 1969-04-10 to 2025-09-15

Richard Ian Dreitzer was born and raised in Brooklyn, New York, the oldest son of Marty and Arlene Dreitzer. He graduated from Canarsie High School at 17 and went on to attend Cornell University's School of Industrial and Labor Relations, graduating with honors. He earned his Juris Doctor from Washington University in St. Louis in 1994, and built his legal career in Nevada as a commercial litigator and labor and employment specialist.

Richard was the managing partner of Fennemore's Las Vegas office, where he was widely respected for his professionalism and commitment. Over more than two decades he gave extensive volunteer service to the State Bar of Nevada, serving on numerous boards and committees beginning in 2001. He was elected to the Board of Governors and served from 2013 through 2025, ultimately leading the profession as President of the State Bar of Nevada and, at the time of his passing, its Immediate Past President.

His steady leadership, dedication, and generosity of time and talent left a lasting impact on Nevada's legal community. Richard Dreitzer passed away on September 15, 2025, at the age of 56, and is remembered for the many contributions he made to the bar and the broader profession he served throughout his career.

In Memoriam: Richard Dreitzer (State Bar of Nevada) - Richard Ian Dreitzer Obituary (1969-2025) (Echovita) - State Bar Honors Dreitzer with Presidential Award (State Bar of Nevada)

Discipline history

No discipline on record.

Record last verified Apr 24, 2026

Appellate record

Handled 18 Supreme Court of Nevada / Court of Appeals of Nevada / U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit cases on record.

Results in appellate decisions and orders

50% won of 10 decided cases
Won 5Mixed 1Lost 4
Civil cases
40% of 5
Court-order requests
60% of 5
Details by role (challenging vs. defending a ruling)
  • Civil cases - Challenging a ruling: won 2 of 2
  • Civil cases - Defending a ruling: won 0 of 3 (1 mixed)
  • Court-order requests - Requesting a court order: won 0 of 1
  • Court-order requests - Opposing a court-order request: won 2 of 3
  • Court-order requests - Defending a ruling: won 1 of 1

Appellate courts uphold far more rulings than they overturn, so lawyers who mostly defend rulings tend to show higher won-shares than lawyers who mostly challenge them. This breakdown lets you compare like with like.

Won means the court ruled the way this side asked. Mixed means the court agreed in part. Cases that were dismissed or have no clear result are listed but not counted. Based on the court's published decisions and unpublished orders; coverage is still being extended.

  • 90968 - DIST. JUDGE VS. FORD (CIVIL) (Feb 13, 2026)Request deniedWon - opposed the court order case details
  • 89535 - MONARCH CASINO & RESORT, INC. VS. DIST. CT. (CAMPBELL) (CIVIL) (Aug 21, 2025)Request grantedLost - opposed the court order case details
  • 85525 - UNITED HEALTHCARE INS. CO. VS. FREMONT EMERGENCY SERVS. (MANDAVIA), LTD. C/W 85656 (Jun 12, 2025)Partly overturnedMixed - defended the ruling case details
  • 85603 - TIPPING POINT GAMING, LLC VS. CAESARS ENTER. SERVS., LLC C/W 85822 (Jun 12, 2024)Ruling overturnedLost - defended the ruling case details
  • 85939 - CAMPBELL VS. MONARCH CASINO & RESORT, INC. C/W 86392 (Mar 20, 2024)Ruling overturnedWon - challenged the ruling case details
  • 87804 - IN RE: JUDICIAL DISCIPLINE OF ELIAS GOICOECHEA (Mar 1, 2024) case details
  • 85645 - IN RE: JUDICIAL DISCIPLINE OF DOUGLAS E. SMITH (Jan 27, 2023) case details
  • 84787 - GARMONG VS. NEV. COMM'N ON JUDICIAL DISCIPLINE (Dec 28, 2022)Request deniedWon - defended the ruling case details
  • 84997-COA - SCHEELER VS. DIST. CT. (SHEAR) (Oct 7, 2022)Dismissednot counted case details
  • 82629 - IN RE: JUDICIAL DISCIPLINE OF RICHARD SCOTTI (May 24, 2021) case details

Case data via YourNevadaJudges.com - Nevada appellate decisions and orders; U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit dockets via CourtListener (Free Law Project)

Profile data from official public records, last verified Apr 24, 2026. Request a correction via the corrections page.