Background
Kotchka, Malani L. was born on October 27, 1952 in Honolulu, Hawaii, United States.
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Malani L. Kotchka
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Wright State University (Bachelor of Science, summa cum laude, 1973). University of Cincinnati (Bachelor of Arts, summa cum laude, 1974. Juris Doctor, 1977). Staff Member, 1975-1976 and Member, Editorial Board, 1976-1977, Cincinnati Law Review.
Career
Worked at Smith & Kotchka, Limited. (Las Vegas, Nevada) specializing in Management Labor and Employment Law (Private and Public Sector), Employment Discrimination, Employee Benefits, Industrial Compensation, Wrongful Discharge. Admitted to the bar, 1977, Arizona, United States.
District Court, District of Arizona and Navajo Nation.
1979, Nevada and United States. District Court, District of Nevada.
1982, United States. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
Staff Member, 1975-1976 and Member, Editorial Board, 1976-1977, Cincinnati Law Review. Member: Clark County and American Bar Associations.
State Bar of Nevada. State Bar of Arizona.
Nevada Self-Insurers Association. Smith & Kotchka was formed in 1982 (originally as Smith, Goold, Kotchka & Trenberth) and presently offers over 40 years of combined experience representing management, both public and private, in employment law, wrongful termination, industrial insurance compensation, employee benefits and labor-management relations.
The firm consists of two shareholders and two associates whose backgrounds and ranges of experience are summarized below.
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Membership
Member: Clark County and American Bar Associations. State Bar of Nevada; State Bar of Arizona. Nevada Self-Insurers Association.
