Background
Hicks, Alvin James was born on March 24, 1946 in Los Angeles, California, United States. Son of Carl N. and Margaret J. (Anderson) Hicks.
Hicks, Alvin James was born on March 24, 1946 in Los Angeles, California, United States. Son of Carl N. and Margaret J. (Anderson) Hicks.
Bachelor of Science in Finance cum laude, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, 1968; Juris Doctor, University of Southern California, 1972.
Worked at McDonald Carano Wilson McCune Bergin Frankovich & Hicks Limited Liability Partnership (Reno, Nevada) specializing in General Civil and Trial Practice in all Courts, Gaming, Administrative Law, Corporate, Corporate Finance, Securities Law, Securities Litigation, Commercial, Construction, Real Property, Taxation, Probate, Business and Estate Planning, Workers Compensation (Employers" Defense), Labor, Employment Law, Bankruptcy, Personal Injury, Insurance Defense, Environmental Law. Admitted to the bar, 1972, Nevada. 1977, United States. Supreme Court.
Author: "Number Longer the Only Game in Town: A Comparison of the Nevada and New Jersey Regulatory Systems of Gaming Control," Southwestern University Law Review, 1980-1981.
Deputy District Attorney, Washoe County (Reno) Nevada, 1972-1973. Chief Deputy Attorney General of the State of Nevada Gaming Division, 1974-1978.
Trustee, 1981 and President, 1985-1986, International Association of Gaming Attorneys. Member: State Bar of Nevada (Chairman, Gaming Section, 1985-1988).
Washoe County and Clark County Bar Associations.
American Bar Association (Member, General Practice Section. Chairman, Gaming Law Committee, 1986-1988). McDonald Carano was founded in 1949 by United States Senator Alan Bible and World World War II veteran Robert L. McDonald.
The firm now offers statewide services through its offices in Reno and Las Vegas.
Practice areas center on commercial, gaming, construction and general litigation matters. The partners and associates are prominent in professional associations and civic affairs
The firm is a member of Commercial Law Affiliates, an international affiliation of business, commercial, real estate and commercial litigation law firms.
Chairman dinner committee American Lung Association Nevada, Reno, 1984. Member International Association Gaming Attorneys (president 1985-1986, trustee 1981-1989), American Bar Association (general practice section gaming law committee vice chairman since 1988), Nevada State Bar (gaming law section Executive Committee since 1986).
Married Suzette D. Swanson, June14, 1969. Children: Joshua, Marissa.