Mariteresa Rivera-Rogers

Upon joining Wright Stanish & Winckler in 2011, Mariteresa Rivera-Rogers brought to the firm an extraordinary depth and breadth of experience in the criminal justice system.  She developed into a strong criminal defense lawyer through years of service as a Deputy Public Defender and at her own firm, Evans & Rivera-Rogers, a development that continues to make her one of southern Nevada’s highly regarded advocates.

Ms. Rivera-Rogers is fluent in Spanish, and both the federal and state courts recognize her as a certified court interpreter.  Additionally, Nevada’s courts, including its Supreme Court, have repeatedly called on her services in the governance of court interpreters’ certification generally and in attention to language access to the courts.  Her spirit of community and professional service has also led to involvement with the Clark County Bar Association (board member), Latino Bar Association (former board member), the Southern Nevada Association of Women Attorneys (former board member), the Clark County Law Foundation and Community Service Committee (member), and the Nevada Supreme Court Task Force on Racial and Economic Bias (former member).

Areas of Practice

• Criminal Law
• Juvenile Law

Bar Admissions

• Nevada, 2003
• U.S. District Court, District of Nevada, 2003

Education

• William S. Boyd School of Law, University of Nevada, Las Vegas
  • J.D. cum laude – 2003
  • Dean’s Award
  • CALI Award – Child Welfare
• University of Nevada, Las Vegas
  • B.A. – 1998
  • Major: Latin American Studies
  • Major: Spanish

Professional and Civic Associations

• Nevada Attorneys for Criminal Justice, Member
• Clark County Bar Association, Board Member
• Latino Bar Association, former Board Member
• Clark County Law Foundation and Community Service Committee, Member
• Southern Nevada Association of Women Attorneys, former Board Member
• AOC State of Nevada Court Interpreter Certification. Workshop Faculty
• Supreme Court Task Force on Racial and Economic Bias, Former Member
• Supreme Court of Nevada, Administrative Office of the Courts, Court Interpreter Certification Advisory Committee, Member
• Supreme Court of Nevada, Administrative Office of the Courts, Language Access Committee, Member

Past Professional Positions

• Evans & Rivera-Rogers, LTD, Partner, 2008 – 2011
• Clark County Public Defender's Office, Deputy Public Defender, 2003 – 2008
• Eighth Judicial District Court, Interpretive Services Administrator – 1981-2003

Pro Bono Activities

• Legal Aid of Southern Nevada, 2004 - Present
• Juvenile Court Watch Program, 2011 - Present

Interpretation Services

• Federally Certified Court Interpreter (Spanish)
• Nevada & New Jersey State Certified Court Interpreter (Spanish)