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LEGAL EXPERIENCE 8TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, positions held with the court: DISTRICT COURT JUDGE, FAMILY DIVISION, DEPT. N (Elected in 2008; Re-elected in 2014; unopposed in 2020) ARTICLES “Issues Surrounding Relocation,” COMMUNIQUÉ (June/July 2019) “Registration of Foreign Judgments at Family Court,” COMMUNIQUÉ (December 2018) (Personal) “Farwell Marshal Bill,” VEGAS LEGAL MAGAZINE (Winter 2017) “Alleging Child Abuse/Neglect in Custody Cases,” COMMUNIQUÉ (June/July 2017) (and on cover) REPUBLISHED WITH PERMISSION OF CCBA IN NFLR “Unreimbursed Medical Expenses and Enforcement under IV-D,” NFLR (Spring 2016) “5 Things Attorneys Need to Know About Costs,” COMMUNIQUÉ (January 2016) “Annulments: Not Easy by Design,” COMMUNIQUÉ (June/July 2015) “3 Mandatory Rules Pervasively Not Followed at Family Court” “Attorney’s Fees at Family Court,” COMMUNIQUÉ (August 2013) (and on cover) ASSOCIATIONS American Judge’s Association; Judicial Family Institute; Nevada District
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Judge Association; State Bar of Nevada, Family Law Section; Clark County Bar Association. CERTIFICATES Achievement in Judicial Education by Supreme Court of Nevada; General Jurisdiction, Ethics, & Substance Abuse, all 3 from Nevada Judicial College; Negotiation Skills for Judicial Officers by Family Mediation Center; Certificate of Appreciation by ONE Promise Nevada (pro bono organization). COMMITTEES Security; School Board; various hiring committees for Family Court. ARBITRATOR (2004 to December 2008), mandatory arbitration of civil cases under NAR 3 LAW CLERK (April 1994 to August 1995), to the Hon. Gerald W. Hardcastle, Family Division, Dept. D MATHEW HARTER, ESQ., Attorney at Law (August 1995 to December 2008) Solo attorney practicing primarily in Family Law (I personally handled over 9,000 Family Court cases as an attorney, including court-appointed in NRS 432B abuse/neglect cases), also in the areas of Personal Injury and Criminal Law (including court-appointed counsel for indigent juveniles and adults). Practice included appearing in federal, state (including appellate cases), county, almost every city/township’s court in Clark County and various administrative hearings (e.g., Worker’s Compensation). ASSOCIATIONS DURING LAW PRACTICE American Inn of Court; American Bar Association, Family Law Section; State Bar of Nevada, Family Law Section; Nevada Trial Lawyers Association; Clark County Bar Association; Nevada Legal Services
