About Cliff Marcek

Cliff W. Marcek is a Las Vegas native who has spent his career representing personal injury clients throughout Nevada. He was born in Las Vegas in 1960, earned his bachelor's degree from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas in 1986, and went on to attend the University of the Pacific, McGeorge College of Law. After passing the California Bar, Cliff spent three years in insurance defense before returning to Las Vegas in 1994 and passing the Nevada State Bar.

In 1997, he established his own personal injury practice, then joined Carter Cullen in January 2023. Over his career, Cliff has tried more than 35 jury trials to verdict, more than 50 bench trials to decision, and has argued appeals before the Nevada Supreme Court, the Nevada Court of Appeals, and the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. He is Board Certified as a Personal Injury Specialist by the State Bar of Nevada and holds recognition from the National Trial Lawyers Top 100 and Super Lawyers.

Proven verdicts and settlements at Carter Cullen Injury Attorneys

These results are credited to Carter Cullen Injury Attorneys. A result appears under an attorney's own name only when a published source names them as counsel on the case.

$100 millionSettlementTop 20 in Nevada · #13

A Clark County judge approved a $100 million settlement in January 2024 for the families of five tourists killed when a Papillon Airways helicopter crashed in the Grand Canyon, with Lawrence J. Smith of the firm then known as Bertoldo Carter Smith and Cullen serving as local plaintiff counsel alongside lead counsel Gary Robb and Anita Porte Robb.

Clark County District Court, Las Vegas, NV (filed as Riggs et al v. Airbus Helicopters Inc., originally D. Nev. 2:18-cv-00912) · 2024Wrongful DeathRead the full story →

Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome. Each case is unique and depends on its own facts.

Practice areas

Education

University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law
J.D.
University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Undergraduate, 1986

Bar admissions & credentials

State Bar of Nevada
State Bar of California

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