Maxson-Rushton, Kimberly

Partner

Phone: 702-832-1900

Fax: 702-366-1857

Email: krushton@cooperlevenson.com

Location: Las Vegas, NV

Overview

Based in our Las Vegas, Nevada office, Kimberly Maxson-Rushton is known as one of the premier administrative law attorneys in Nevada.

Active in the U.S. gaming industry, Kimberly is also the Executive Director and General Counsel for the Livery Operator’s Association of Las Vegas and a leader in Nevada’s marijuana industry.

Casinos, gaming suppliers and businesses related to the gaming industry all depend on Kimberly’s guidance in this rapidly changing field of law.

She also has a long and distinguished career in the areas of commercial transportation, cannabis, and other state licensing and regulatory matters.

Education

Juris Doctor (J.D.), University of Denver, College of Law
Bachelor’s Degree, University of Nevada

Bar Admissions

State of Nevada

Practice Highlights:

Kimberly began her career in the Clark County District Attorney’s Office from 1993 to 1998 before moving to the Nevada Attorney General’s Office where she served as Chief of the Las Vegas office and Counsel to the Nevada Gaming Control Board and Nevada Gaming Commission from 1998 to 2003.

In 2003, Kimberly was appointed by the former Nevada Governor to serve as a Commission and later Chairman of the Nevada Transportation Services Authority from 2003 to 2007.

Awards and Recognitions

Kimberly was selected for inclusion among The Best Lawyers in America® in the area of Administrative/Regulatory Law in Nevada each year from 2013-present, and in the area of Gaming Law in Nevada from 2016 – present.*

Kimberly was recognized by her alma mater, University of Nevada, Reno with the 2017 Alumni Professional Achievement Award.

In 2005, Kimberly was named Top 40 Under 40 by In Business Las Vegas.

*No aspect of these awards from Best Lawyers have been approved by the Supreme Court of New Jersey or Nevada, or the American Bar Association. To view a description of the standard or methodology used by Best Lawyers, click here.

Professional Associations

Member – State Bar of Nevada
Board Member – Opportunity Village since 1994
Judge for “We the People” through the State Bar of Nevada
Kimberly is an active participant in industry events, associations and organizations, including:
- Member, University of Nevada Las Vegas Advisory Foundation Board
- Member and Past Chairman, Opportunity Village Board of Directors
- Graduate and Former Chair of Leadership Las Vegas Council of the Las Vegas Chamber of Commerce
- Former Member, Editorial Board of BLVDS LV Magazine
- Member and Trustee, International Association of Gaming Attorneys
- Board member and Past Chairman of the Law Related Education Committee of the Nevada State Bar
- Member, Gaming Law Section of the Nevada State Bar
- Executive Director of the Livery Operators Association of Southern Nevada.
- Member of the Public Education Foundation Board of Directors
- Member of the Board of Nevada Affiliates of Planned Parenthood
- Board member, Nevada Center for Civic Engagement

Articles

“SB 212 Makes Towing in CICs Easier,” Community Interests, Nevada Chapter of Community Associations Institute, Aug. 2019
“Blurred Lines or Bright Line Between Gaming and Medical Marijuana,” Nevada Law Magazine, Sept. 2015
“Getting Taken for a Ride,” Las Vegas Review Journal, Nov. 2014
“Recent Amendments to NGC Regulation 16 Provide Licensees and Regulators with More Flexibility,” Nevada Gaming Lawyer, 2011
https://nvbar.org/wp-content/uploads/GamingLaw_2011_NGC_Reg_16.pdf
“Law-Related Education – Working For Our Future,” State Bar of Nevada – Nevada Lawyer, Jan. 2010

Seminars

Speaker, International Association of Gaming Advisors (IAGA), Belfast, Ireland: “Grey Market Exposure and Suitability Under Scrutiny: How Grey Can You Go?” June 2023

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