Background
Nikas, Richard John was born on September 9, 1968 in Long Beach, California, United States. Son of John Nikolas and Dorothy (Bernardo) Nikas.
Nikas, Richard John was born on September 9, 1968 in Long Beach, California, United States. Son of John Nikolas and Dorothy (Bernardo) Nikas.
Bachelor in International Relations, University Southern California, 1991. Juris Doctor, University Southern California, 1995.
Worked at Williams Woolley Cogswell Nakazawa & Russell (Long Beach, California) specializing in Admiralty and Maritime Law, International Law, Litigation. Admitted to the bar, 1996, California. United States District Court, Central and Eastern Districts of California.
Phi Alpha Delta.
Member and Finalist, Hale Moot Court Honors Program. Member, Hale Moot Court National Honors Team. Recipient: Best Oralist, Spong National Invitational Moot Court.
The Judge East. Avery Crary Award for Excellence in Oral Advocacy.
Assistant Editor, Boating Briefs of the Maritime Law Association, 1994-1996. Author: "Foreign Arbitration Clause in Salvage Agreement May Not Be Enforced Absent Reasonable Relationship with the Foreign State," Boating Briefs, Volume 3, Number.
2, 1994. Federal Safety Acting Precludes State Tort Claims on Injuries From Unguarded Boat Propeller, Boating Briefs, Volume 5, Number.
1.; Boxing The Compass: The Origin and Development of Admiralty Tort Jurisdiction in The United States. Testing the Limits: The Limitation of Shipowner Liability Under The Limitation Acting, The Fire Statute and Office of Price Administration 90, University of Southern California Law Center.
Company-Author: The Effects of Recent Case Law on the Recreational Boating Industry, 9 United States.F. March Lord Justice Volume 2 (1997). Recent Developments in Recreational Boating Law, Pacific Admiralty Seminar (1996).
Contributing Author: Benedict on Admiralty, Ch IX-X in Volume 2 (Matthew Bender 1996).
Research Assistant, Benedict on Admiralty, Matthew Bender Publishing Company, Volume 2, Church 2, 3, 4, 5, 1995-1996. Volume 8, Church 12, 1995-1996.
President: First Year Law Students Association, 1992-1993.
University of Southern California Admiralty and Maritime Law Society, 1992-1995. President, 1993-1994.
President Emeritus, 1994-1995, University of Southern California International Law Society. President, 1993-1994.
Captain, 1994-1995, University of Southern California Jessup International Moot Court.
Board of Advisors, Hale Moot Court Advisory Board. Member, Hellenic-American Council.
Head football coach Ocean View High School, Huntington Beach, 1995. Mentor Huntington Beach Unified School District, since 1997. Pitcher Greek Olympic Baseball Team, Atlantic City Surf Professional Baseball Club.
Managing general partner Old Reliable Baseball, LLC. Board governors The American Mariner, Loyola University, 1999. Member California State Bar Association, Maritime Law Association, Society Naval Architects and Marine Engineers (chairman panel 0-38), Association Professional Ball Players American.