Kostan R. Lathouris, an enrolled tribal member and elected Tribal Council Member of the Chemehuevi Indian Tribe, received his Juris Doctor from the William S. Boyd School of Law at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (“UNLV”) in 2015 and his Bachelor of Arts in Political Science, as a University Honors Scholar, from UNLV in 2009. He is a member of both the State Bar of Nevada and the State Bar of California and is admitted to practice in the Supreme Court of the United States; the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals; the United States District Courts for the District of Nevada, the Central District of California, and the Eastern District of California; and in various tribal courts.

Mr. Lathouris practices federal Indian law and tribal law, including rendering legal opinions; developing tribal policies and codes by reviewing and drafting tribal laws; representing tribal interests in tribal-state gaming compact negotiations; and asserting and defending tribal sovereignty in tribal and federal court litigation for various tribes. After clerking with the Law Offices of Rapport & Marston in Ukiah, California, Mr. Lathouris formed his own professional limited liability company in Las Vegas, Nevada: Lathouris Law PLLC.