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Rick TrachokDistrict 10 - Washoe County (map) P.O. Box 281 |
Regent Rick Trachok was appointed by Gov. Brian Sandoval to serve on the Board of Regents beginning September 3, 2011. He is currently serving on the Academic and Student Affairs Committee, Cultural Diversity Committee and Workforce, Research and Economic Development Committee.
He is a partner in Jones Vargas’ Administrative and Regulatory and Government Affairs Practice Groups in Reno. Regent Trachok focuses his practice in the areas of regulatory and gaming law, utility regulation and commercial law. He joined the firm in November 2009, and is the lead outside regulatory counsel for NV Energy. In 2008, he was included in the Nevada Business Journal’s “Legal Elite,” issue as one of Nevada’s top international gaming and regulatory law attorneys.
Regent Trachok earned a bachelor’s degree from the University of Nevada, Reno in 1974, where he was an athlete on the track, skiing and cross-country teams, as well as a member of the agriculture academic honor society, Gamma Sigma Delta. Following graduation, he served in the U.S. Marine Corps from 1974–1977. He earned a Juris Doctor, summa cum laude, from California Western School of Law in 1980 and a master of laws degree from Cambridge University, Sidney Sussex College in 1984.
He is admitted to practice before the state and federal courts of Nevada, Washington DC and New York and is a member of the Nevada, Washoe County and American Bar Associations, as well as the American Arbitration Association, District of Columbia Bar Association, New York Bar Association and International Bar Association. Regent Trachok was a deputy district attorney with the Washoe County District Attorney's Office before going into private practice in 1981. He has also served as chairman of the Board of Bar Examiners for the State of Nevada since 2000.
Regent Trachok served 15 years as an adjunct professor at UNR, teaching construction law in the graduate construction management program (1988-2003) and is currently an adjunct professor at the University of San Francisco School of Law teaching the Law of International Trade. He currently serves on the emeritus board of trustees for Sage Ridge School. He previously served on the board of directors for numerous civic organizations including The Nature Conservancy of Nevada and Nevada Opera, Tahoe Rim Trail, Reno Chamber Orchestra and the Reno Philharmonic.
Regent Trachok is married to Cathy and has two children.
Education
- Cambridge University, Sidney Sussex College
- L.L.M., Public International Law, 1984
- University of Cambridge Scholarship Recipient
- California Western School of Law
- Juris Doctor, summa cum laude and first in class of 194, May 1980
- Honors/Awards: Dean’s Award, Alumni Outstanding Scholarship Award; Miller Taxation Award, Prentice Hall Tax Award, American Jurisprudence Awards: Property, Conflicts, UCC-II (secured transactions), Trusts and Wills, Income Tax, Estate and Gift Tax; West Publishing Company Awards: Highest Scholastic Overall Legal Scholarship (1978-79 and 1979-80); California Western School of Law Academic Scholarship 1979-80 and Nevada Supreme Court Scholarship 1979-80
- Member, Editorial Board, California Western Law Review, 1978-80
- Staff Writer, California Western Law Review, 1978-79
- Publications: “Marshall v. Barlow’s Inc., Are Employers’ 4th Amendment Rights Protected?” California Western Law Review (16 Cal. L. Rev., 1979
- University of Nevada, Reno
- Bachelor of Science, Agriculture 1974
- Member, Gamma Sigma Delta (Agriculture Academic Honor Society)
- Member, Varsity Track, Skiing and Cross-Country Teams, 1970-74
- Captain, Cross Country Team, 1973
- British Track and Field Club Competitor, 1972-73
Professional Experience
- Partner, Jones Vargas, December 1, 2009 - present
- Partner, Bruce & Trachok, 2007 - November 30, 2009
- Partner, Morris, Pickering, Peterson & Trachok, 2005-2006
- Managing Partner, Bible, Hoy & Trachok, 1984-2005
- Member, Supervisory Board of Directors, Gauselmann AG (a German multinational conglomerate), 1998 - present
- Chairman, Global Gaming and Governance Committee (an Italian publicly traded company), 2007 - present
- Chairman, Board of Bar Examiners, State of Nevada, 2000 - present
- Member, Board of Bar Examiners, State of Nevada, 1991-2000
- Associate, Lionel, Sawyer & Collins, 1981-1984
- Washoe County Deputy District Attorney, 1980-1981
- Intern to U.S. Senator Paul M. Laxalt (assigned to Judiciary Committee), Summer 1979
- U.S. Marine Corps, 1st and 2nd Lieutenant, Platoon Commander, Legal Officer, 1974-77
Academic/Teaching Experience
- University of San Francisco School of Law, January 2006 - present
- Adjunct Professor (teaching the law of international trade)
- University of Nevada, Reno, 1988-2003
- Adjunct Professor (taught construction law in the graduate construction management program)
- Nevada School of Law, Reno, 1981-1985
- Adjunct Professor/Assistant Dean (taught contracts and conflicts of law)
Publications
- Nevada Civil Practice Manual, wrote chapter on Nevada Bond and Lien Law
- Fifty State Construction Lien and Bond Law, wrote chapter on Nevada Law
- Fifty State Public Construction Contracting, co-wrote chapter on Nevada Law
- Nevada Construction Law and Mechanic’s Liens, 1995
Memberships
- American Arbitration Association
- American Bar Association
- Nevada Bar Association
- Washoe County Bar Association
- District of Columbia Bar Association
- New York Bar Association
- International Bar Association
Civic/Charitable Affiliations and Awards
- Nevada Business Journal’s “Legal Elite,” as one of Nevada’s top International Gaming and Regulatory Law attorneys, 2008
- Governor Brian Sandoval’s Transition Team, member, 2011
- Sage Ridge School, President of the Board of Trustees 2005–08; Board of Trustees 1999–2009; current member of Emeritus Board of Trustees
- The Nature Conservancy of Nevada, Board of Directors, 2003–2009
- Reno Chamber Orchestra, Board of Directors, 1999–2006
- Nevada Opera, Board of Directors, 1999–2001
- Tahoe Rim Trail, Board of Directors, 1993–98; Honorary Director 1998 - present
- Reno Philharmonic, Board of Directors, 1984–89
- Nevada Chapter of the Associated General Contractors, Board of Directors, 1988-90
Languages
- German, written and spoken