ANTHONY A. ZMAILA

 Anthony A. Zmaila conducts a litigation practice that encompasses complex business and commercial matters, as well as creditor’s rights.  A veteran litigator, he has tried matters in both Missouri and Nevada over his twenty-three-year practice. Following graduation from St. Louis University School of Law in 1978, he studied at Leningrad State University in the former U.S.S.R.  He wrote and delivered a paper to the Civil Law Faculty on the comparative treatment of victims of defective products in the respective countries.  (Later, he would teach Russian for two years at the University of Nevada-Las Vegas.)  Returning to the United States in 1979, he practiced in worker’s compensation and personal injury law.

In 1981, Mr. Zmaila began his career in business law.  At the request of his then Missouri employer, he moved to Las Vegas, Nevada, as counsel to the company that operated Dunes Hotel and Casino.  He became a member of the Nevada Bar in 1982.  By 1984, he became General Counsel to Dunes Hotels and Casinos, Inc.  As general counsel, he devoted substantial time to securities issues, gaming issues, and litigation management.

Mr. Zmaila has provided counsel to Nevada gaming notables Morris Shenker, Richard Bunker, and Burton Cohen.  Mr. Zmaila joined the firm as “Of Counsel” in June 2000.  He also serves as the firm’s director of continuing legal education.

Email - AZmaila@nevadafirm.com