He played college basketball at the University of Southern California (USC) where he became the first Jew to captain a major athletic team at that school.

[4] As a junior the following year, Nemer averaged 12.0 points per game and was named to the PCC South Division First Team as well as USC's most valuable player.

[5] After college, Nemer played basketball in the Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) for the Firestone Non-Skids for several years.

[1] In one such case he handled, Nemer agreed to defend a man who had been arrested for plotting to kill him.

[1] Nemer helped grow the law firm which by 2002 had 140 practicing attorneys in the Los Angeles area.