Bernard Nash joined Dickstein Shapiro in 1988 and leads the firm’s State Attorneys General Practice, where he represents clients in complex state and federal legal and legislative matters. Mr. Nash’s work typically involves cases of first impression, matters having public policy implications and/or a governmental interest, and complex litigation. He routinely counsels major private sector clients on a wide range of matters involving State Attorneys General and also has represented states in significant policy disputes.

Under Mr. Nash’s leadership, the State Attorneys General Practice has become the country’s largest and premier practice devoted to resolving State Attorney General disputes. According to Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business, Mr. Nash is “the leading practitioner in the country” in representing clients before State Attorneys General and is known as “the godfather of State Attorney General work.”

Bar Admissions

District of Columbia
Maryland
New York
U.S. Supreme Court

Education

City College of New York, of the City University of New York, B.B.A., 1963
Brooklyn Law School, J.D., 1966, cum laude