Chaz has substantial experience serving clients in the gaming and entertainment industries.  However, while focusing on these areas of law, Chaz has also gained significant experience in business development, business transactions, commercial litigation, asset protection, estate planning, campaign/election law, and intellectual property.

Chaz’ experience in the entertainment industry spans nearly fifteen years.  Prior to entering the study and practice of law, Chaz worked in the film and television industry as a grip, electrician and cameraman.   A former film student and member of the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employes (IATSE), Chaz has worked on dozens of feature films, music videos, commercials, and television programs. In addition to his many credits as a film crew member, Chaz previously managed his own production company, where he produced short films, music videos, and commercials.  Today, Chaz provides legal services to producers, actors, filmmakers, and artists of all kinds.

Since entering the study and practice of law, Chaz has gained experience in government affairs, commercial litigation, corporate transactions, gaming, entertainment and many other areas of law.  Prior to founding Rainey Legal Group, Chaz was the Legal Counsel to Brandywine Bookmaking, the owner/operator of Lucky’s Race and Sports Books, handling the legal affairs of more than ten locations scattered throughout the State of Nevada.  Since launching Rainey Legal Group, Chaz has expanded his practice to include a wide array of legal matters and disciplines.  Chaz’ clients include gaming companies, film producers, graphic designers, manufacturers, real estate developers, defense contractors, financial service providers, hospitality and tourism companies.

While in law school, Chaz served as a legal extern in the Washington, D.C. office of then Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid. He also served as a summer associate for the internationally known law firm of Greenberg Traurig, LLP. While in his third year of law school, Chaz clerked for a general practice attorney based in the Las Vegas Valley, where he gained exposure to a wide range of litigation matters, including contract disputes, workers compensation claims, and personal injury. Upon graduating from law school, Chaz accepted a position with the startup gaming company Brandywine Bookmaking, where he directly assisted the company’s President and CEO in developing the venture from a simple concept to a licensed multi-million dollar gaming operation.

Chaz earned his undergraduate degree in English from the University of California, Berkeley, where he graduated with highest honors.

ADMITTED TO PRACTICE:

      Nevada Supreme Court

      District of Columbia Court of Appeals

      U.S. District Court for the District of Nevada

      U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia

      U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Nevada

      U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals

PUBLICATIONS:

"Gaming Law in Legal Education: Gaming Law's Unexplored Opportunities in America's Law Schools." THE GAMING LAWYER, International Association of Gaming Law Advisors, 2008. (winner of the 2007 Shannon Bybee Award).

"A Humanist Examination of the African Economic Community: Using Economic Integration to Combat Tyranny and Promote Human Rights." forthcoming publication in 2009.

"The African Court: Building a Continental Benchmark of Justice," JUS GENTIUM QUARTERLY REVIEW, February 2007.

"Challenging the Social Imaginary with Fear and Loathing, with Decadence and Depravity," Honor's Thesis, UC Berkeley, 2002.

Multiple short-form articles in: JUS GENTIUM: A STUDY IN INTERNATIONAL LAW, articles include:

1. *"Vulture Funds Circle Over Africa."
   

2. *"Israeli Feminists Fight For Front Row Seats."
   

3. *"My Bombs are Bigger Than Yours: How Jacque Chirac Revived the Old Game of Mutually Assured Destruction."
   

4. *"Dearest Mr. President: A Discourse on How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb."
   

5. *"The Legacy of the Second Congolese War Continues."
   

6. *"Despite Public Outcry, a Deal in Dubai Might not be so Bad."
   

HONORS & AWARDS:

1. *Regional Semifinalist in Nationals Moot Court Competition (2006)
   

2. *Regional 2nd Place Brief in Nationals Moot Court Competition (2006)
   

3. *Regional 5th Place in Jessup International Moot Court Competition (2006)
   

4. *William S. Boyd Dean's Award, Awarded for work with the International Law Society (2007)
   

5. *William S. Boyd Educational Grant for Outstanding Community Service (2005–2006; 2006–2007)
   

6. *William S. Boyd Educational Grant for Outstanding Community Service (2005–2006; 2006–2007)
   

7. *CALI Award in International Law (Spring 2006)
   

8. *CALI Award in Lawyering Process II (Spring 2005);
   

9. *Recipient of Rodkey Academic Scholarship (2001-2002)