Matthew James Cook, Esq. is a Partner in the Las Vegas office of Resnick & Louis, P.C. Mr. Cook has extensive litigation experience in insurance defense, bodily injury defense, wrongful death, premises liability, construction defect, products liability, and breach of contract cases. Prior to joining Resnick & Louis, P.C. Mr. Cook worked at a prominent insurance defense firm where he assisted hundreds of clients in resolving their cases. Mr. Cook is licensed to practice law in Nevada and California. Mr. Cook was admitted to practice in the United States District Court for the District of Nevada. Mr. Cook graduated from William S. Boyd School of Law with a J.D. and LL.M in Gaming Law, which included the study of intellectual property rights, trademarks, copyright, patents, international I.P., and gaming law. From 2018 to 2019, Mr. Cook was a Judicial Law Clerk for the Honorable Judge Joanna Kishner. In spring 2018, Mr. Cook was an Extern at the Nevada Gaming Control Board for Board Member Terry Johnson. Mr. Cook is the Inaugural Melanie Kushnir Access to Justice Fellow. Mr. Cook established Legal Aid Center of Southern Nevada’s first Google AdWords Marketing Campaign to raise awareness for their legal services. Mr. Cook got Legal Aid Center of Southern Nevada a $120,000.00 per year Google Ad Grant to fund the project. Mr. Cook created over 50,000 keywords and 2,000 advertisements that were seen all across Nevada. During his 3 month project, the advertisements had over 12,000 interactions and appeared on over 200,000 devices.
In 2017, Mr. Cook was OPLS President. In 2016, Mr. Cook was OPLS Vice President. In 2015, Mr. Cook was BLSA Vice President of Programming and Community Relations. He also received the Judge Earl White Scholarship and Community Service Scholarship. From 2016 to 2018, Mr. Cook was a Boyd Public Interest Fellow and he was involved in Partners in Pro Bono. In 2015, Mr. Cook worked at the Eighth Judicial District Court as a Judicial Extern for the Honorable Judge Joe Hardy. Previously, Mr. Cook worked at the Legal Aid Center of Southern Nevada as a Family Rights Law Clerk, and he started out in the Consumer Rights Project. Also, during 2015, Mr. Cook worked as a J.D. Fellow at Nevada Legal Services where he completed 300 hours of community service. Mr. Cook received the Public Interest Law Association Grant along with the Segal AmeriCorps Education Award. Mr. Cook assisted clients in their appellate briefs and criminal record sealing. In 2013, Mr. Cook established Opportunity Village’s first Google AdWords Campaign, which assisted disabled individuals in Southern Nevada. Mr. Cook obtained a $120,000.00 per year grant to fund the campaign. Mr. Cook oversaw the program’s success for over a year as a volunteer. In 2012, Mr. Cook graduated from Lee Business School at University of Nevada Las Vegas with a BSBA in Marketing.