Robert Katz is originally from California, however moved to Las Vegas in 2008. He played competitive sports at an early age and was part of the junior ice hockey team that won the California State championship, playing at the Fabulous Forum where the Los Angeles Kings originally skated. Later, he played on a youth hockey team which competed in Vancouver, Canada. The skills Robert learned through competitive sports provided a sound foundation for solving those problems and challenges he faces every day as a lawyer.
Robert graduated from California State University, Northridge in 1992, earning a Bachelor’s of Science degree in Political Science, with an emphasis in American Government and International relations. While in college, he co-founded Equity Earth, a nonprofit recycling company dedicated to reducing the amount of solid waste restaurants send to landfills, and through the circulation of a monthly community newsletter, promoting education for conserving natural resources.
In 1994, Mr. Katz was admitted to Golden Gate University, School of Law. After his first year, he interned with the Marin County Counsel’s office assisting in the representation of Marin County. After his second year, Mr. Katz became the only certified law student at the Marin District Attorney’s office permitted to appear in court on behalf of the People of the State of California. Robert graduated Golden Gate University, School of Law in 1998 and was admitted to the California Bar in 1999, the Nevada Bar in 2001, and the Arizona Bar in 2002.
In 2005, Robert founded Katz & Associates with the main objective of providing his clients with superior legal services. In 2006, Katz & Associates expanded its offices to Las Vegas, Nevada, and currently encompasses California, Nevada and Arizona.
Mr. Katz is also admitted to practice before the United States District Court for the Central District of California, as well as the United States District Court of Nevada. He is a member of the American Bar Association, the California Bar Association, the Nevada Bar Association, the Arizona Bar Association, the Los Angeles Bar Association, the San Fernando Valley Bar Association, the Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles, and the Defense Research Institute.