McDermitt Business Lawyers

I was born and raised in Alaska. After high school I served on active duty in the US Navy from 200-2004. After being honorably discharged I attended New Mexico State University where I graduated with Honors in 2007. I attended law school at the University of New Mexico School of Law where I served as an editor of the New Mexico Law Review and was elected President of the Federalist Society. In 2012 I founded my law firm with my wife and law partner, Amanda N. Connor Esq. We focus our practice on business law, litigation, administrative law, land use...

Eddie L. Gomez is the founder and president of Eddie Gomez, P.C. He graduated from the University of Texas at Austin in 2003 with a B.B.A. in International Business, and earned his J.D. in 2006 from the University of Houston Law Center. Mr. Gomez has represented clients throughout the State of Texas in matters ranging from consumer litigation to criminal defense. Mr. Gomez is also licensed to practice law in the State of Nevada.

Before joining our Cory Reade Dows & Shaffer in 2019, Rowland practice law in Michigan, Utah, and Nevada in the areas of estate planning, business organization, contract disputes, and real estate matters.

David Liebrader is an experienced Nevada investment loss recovery attorney with offices in Las Vegas. For over 30 years he has been representing victims of investment fraud throughout the country. He is a FINRA arbitrator, a member of the Public Investors Arbitration Bar Association, and serves as a Nevada District Court Judge Pro Temp. Trust only an experienced Nevada attorney on your Nevada case.

For over 21 years Richard Cunningham has provided sound and trustworthy legal advice to his clients in Nevada and Washington. His extensive background in asset protection, business entity formation, corporate transactions, and estate and trust preservation makes him the ideal attorney to make sure what you have worked so hard for is protected. Focusing on your needs, long term goals, and specific wishes, Richard is sure to help ease even the most complex situations.

Dara J. Goldsmith was born and raised in Southern California. She enrolled at California State University Northridge at the age of 16, earning a Bachelor of Arts in Economics in 1987. While at Northridge, Dara was active in a wide range of campus and community activities and was selected the University’s 25th Homecoming Queen.

After graduating from Northridge, Dara attended Pepperdine University School of Law, where she earned a Juris Doctor in 1990, followed by a Masters of Laws in Taxation (LL.M.) from the University of Miami (1991 curriculum/1994 thesis).

After completing her coursework at the University of Miami, Dara moved...

Becky A. Pintar has extensive legal experience in representing business clients from the inception of the business, resolution of business issues, drafting contracts and agreements, and collection of debts, to help your business to achieve and maintain success. Her practice areas are comprised of general business, real estate transactions, contract claims, creditor bankruptcy claims and adversarial complaints, construction law, employment law, administrative law including planning and zoning, and homeowners associations. Ms. Pintar's transactional work includes drafting and review of contracts, commercial leases, and employment, indemnity, partnership, operating and land sales agreements. She has extensive trial experience including all phases of...

Assly Sayyar is an attorney practicing with Assly Sayyar, Attorney at Law, Inc. which maintains offices in Las Vegas, Nevada and San Diego County, California. She is a skilled and diligent attorney who has been practicing as a trial attorney since 2004. Originally born in England, Assly’s family immigrated to the U.S. when she was a child. She received her Bachelor of Arts in English Rhetoric from the University of Alaska Anchorage in 2000. Assly moved to Las Vegas where she attended the William S. Boyd School of Law. After graduating from law school Cum Laude in 2004, Assly...

Connor & Connor PLLC was founded in 2012 by husband and wife attorney team Derek and Amanda Connor. Connor & Connor PLLC specializes in business law, business formation, transactional law, and regulatory compliance. Connor & Connor PLLC has been at the forefront of Nevada’s cannabis industry since SB 374 was introduced in the Nevada Senate in early 2013. Since that time, Connor & Connor PLLC has become industry leaders in the cannabis regulatory compliance field, working with numerous clients, groups, and governments to ensure the safe and effective implementation and enforcement of Nevada’s complex cannabis laws. Connor & Connor PLLC’s team...

“An eye for an eye only ends up making the whole world blind.” – M. Gandhi

I was 23, uninsured, and injured on my stagehand job. To fight for getting my hospital bills paid, I hired a lawyer. He inspired me, and for the next seven years, I worked and saved for law school.

When I graduated, a big law firm hired me to fight for businesses in court. But I wanted to fight for employees, and eight years later, I opened my own firm and became a small business owner myself. I learned, however, that lawsuits rarely have real “winners.” Real...

Michael P. Balaban has handled labor and employment cases for mostly employees since 1997. During that time Michael has represented numerous clients in cases involving discrimination or other employment related claims, including cases brought under Title VII, the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, the Family Medical Leave Act, for wrongful termination, for whistle blowing, for wages and hours disputes, for unemployment benefits and for employment benefits. Michael believes his “hands on style” and preparedness is the key to the success he has achieved for his clients over the years. Labor and Employment law is...

Mr. Richards’s practice concentrates on business and contract litigation, construction defect, employment law and consumer law.

Mr. Richards relocated to Las Vegas, Nevada from Salt Lake City, Utah in 2003. Prior to practicing law, Mr. Richards served in the United States Marine Corps from 1997 until 2003. He participated in Operation Noble Eagle and Operation Iraqi Freedom as a non-commissioned officer with Fox Co. 2nd Bn, 23rd Marines. Mr. Richards also worked in the construction industry for several years, both before and after his service in the United States Marine Corps, building single family residential production homes in...

Brian Panish, a leading Los Angeles trial attorney, has secured some of the nation's most impactful jury verdicts for his clients. His groundbreaking victories include: A record-setting $4.9 billion verdict in Anderson v. General Motors, a landmark product liability case. Over 100 verdicts and settlements exceeding $10 million. Seven verdicts exceeding $50 million, demonstrating his ability to tackle complex high-stakes cases. More than 500 verdicts and settlements exceeding $1 million, highlighting his consistent success across various personal injury, car accident, wrongful death, and business litigation matters. Panish's dedication to his clients and relentless pursuit of justice have earned him recognition as one of the country's...

Andre Lagomarsino is the founder of Lagomarsino Law, a private legal firm based in Las Vegas. Lagomarsino Law focuses on key practice areas including commercial and personal litigation, civil rights, personal injury, family law, and estate planning, among others.

A veteran attorney with experience in high profile litigation, Andre has extensive knowledge and experience in both commercial and personal legal matters. He has represented businesses and individuals in litigation concerning contractual matters, employment issues, wrongful death cases involving egregious violations of civil rights by law enforcement, and serious personal injury. He leads a team of talented, dedicated attorneys, paralegals, legal assistants and investigators, who...

Keen Ellsworth, is an AV Preeminent Rated attorney & the founder of several law firms, including Ellsworth & Associates, Ltd. Ellsworth & Associates takes a different approach to the practice of law as it relates to clients & billing. High costs & inflation are affecting everyone. Our clients pay flat fees so they know what they're paying from the start. No surprises. No unexpected costly ills you can't afford to pay. Discounts for First Responders, Military, Veterans & the Elderly. For almost 30 years, Keen has practiced law in BOTH Nevada and Arizona in many fields, including: - Estate Planning and...

Jim Burau’s practice focuses primarily on wealth preservation planning for higher net worth clients. The firm employs a counseling-oriented approach to ascertain the client's estate and business planning goals, and then design a plan which integrates the client's tax- and non-tax related goals with their hopes and concerns for their loved ones. To this end, the firm incorporates a team approach by involving the client's financial advisors in the development and implementation of the plan, where appropriate. The firm's process also includes a high commitment to the funding and follow-through elements to ensure that the client's plan will work...

Kirk Nevada Walker is an attorney helping clients in Nevada and other states since 2008. Super Lawyers named Mr. Walker on the exclusive Mountain West Rising Stars list multiple years for litigation, which honor is received by no more than 2.5% of the lawyers in the mountain states. Nevada Business Magazine also lists Mr. Walker as its "Legal Elite" comprising of only the top 4% of attorneys in the State of Nevada.


Mr. Walker enjoys an AV rating, which is the highest rating by Martindale-Hubbell from judges and attorneys. Mr. Walker was named one of the top-rated lawyers in...

Following graduation from Weber State University in 1990 with a Bachelor of Science in English and a Business Minor, Marjorie obtained her law degree from J. Reuben Clark Law School at Brigham Young University in 1993, where she was active in the Student Bar Association.

Marjorie opened the firm of Goldsmith & Guymon, P.C. with Dara J. Goldsmith in 1996. She practices primarily in bankruptcy, business law, estate planning, family law, guardianship, probate and trust administration. Marjorie is licensed in Nevada and Utah, admitted to practice in both state and federal courts in both jurisdictions. She is also admitted to...

Adam Smith is a Las Vegas attorney with a unique combination of personal injury and complex litigation experience. Adam’s legal practice was born out of a career specializing in complex problems. Adam began his working career as an accountant and consultant with the world’s largest accounting firm. During that time, Adam helped coordinate a Chicago city-wide program helping underprivileged families complete tax returns and take advantage of tax credits and refunds. As an accountant, Adam consulted on massive legal cases and investigated complicated fraud schemes. These experiences led Adam to a passion for the law and its mandate for rigid...

Jack joined the litigation team at Eglet Prince in 2016, and practices catastrophic personal injury law. He has been recognized as one of Nevada’s “Legal Elite” and “Best Up and Coming” by the Nevada Business Press, a “Rising Star” by the Mountain States Super Lawyers publication, and a “Top 10 Under 40” personal injury attorney in Nevada by the National Association of Personal Injury Attorneys (NAOPIA). Prior to joining Eglet Prince, Jack was a business litigator for one of Nevada’s oldest law firms, and before then served as insurance defense counsel for a national law firm. During law school, Jack...

Mr. Hogan is rated as an “AV Pre-eminent”® attorney, the highest designation afforded by Martindale Hubbell®. He has also been repeatedly recognized in Super Lawyers Magazine, Mountain States edition (2009, 2014, 2015, 2016) with distinction as one of the top 100 litigators in the Mountain States for 2015. He has been consistently selected as “Legal Elite” in Nevada Business Magazine’s polling since 2012. A skilled trial and civil litigation attorney, Mr. Hogan has extensive experience representing clients in complex litigation matters involving contracts, business torts, complex commercial litigation, business dissolutions, civil torts, employment law, professional and medical...

Financial Services

Cohan PLLC provides a wide range of legal and regulatory services to life insurance companies, broker-dealers, investment advisors, and product administrators related to the design, marketing, and sale of group variable life insurance products, individual and group annuities, stable value wraps, synthetic instruments, and other insurance products.

Corporate Litigation

Clients from global brands and middle-market companies to innovative startups and individuals each trust Cohan PLLC to resolve their trickiest legal disputes. Whether that’s litigation in state or federal trial and appellate courts in Nevada; or mediation, arbitration, and regulatory agency proceedings.

Emerging Companies

Cohan PLLC works with high-growth companies and their...

AV Rated attorney in a family firm with three attorney sons specializing in contracts,small businesses, estate planning (wills, trusts, powers etc.) and probate

Joe Hardy is a partner in the Las Vegas office and a member of the Commercial Litigation Group. Mr. Hardy represents clients in disputes involving acquisitions and dispositions of businesses and their assets. He also represents clients in litigation concerning corporate governance, structured finance, asset securitizations, project development and financing, and business formations. He has successfully represented commercial landlords in disputes, including evictions, with tenants. Mr. Hardy has successfully tried several cases and has acted as local counsel in various matters. He has argued before the Ninth Circuit and the Nevada Supreme Court. His practice includes pursuing and defending claims...

Thomas D. Reid received his Juris Doctorate from the University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law in Sacramento, California. Prior to his law school career, he studied Criminal Justice at the University of Nevada in Reno, Nevada. Tom is currently licensed to practice law in California and Oregon. He is an active member of the American Bar Association, Phi Alpha Delta law fraternity, the University of Nevada Alumni Association, and the Oregon and California State Bars. He served as the Treasurer, Secretary, Vice President and is currently a past President of the Probate and Estate Planning Section of the...

Clayton attended the University of California at Berkeley where he studied business, and later transferred to Brigham Young University where he obtained his Bachelor of Science Degree in Exercise Science in 2006. Clayton graduated from the University of Toledo College of Law in 2012, where he excelled in international business transactions, appellate writing, and estate planning.

After graduating law school, Clayton worked as an associate attorney for five years with the Law Firm of Darl C. Gleed & Associates, LLLC in Kailua-Kona, Hawaii, focusing on estate planning, probate, trust administration, business planning, and real estate transactions. During his time in Hawaii,...

Mr. Millward is admitted to the Nevada State Bar (2008), the U.S. District Court for the District of Nevada, and the Idaho State Bar (2009), and the U.S. District Court for the District of Idaho. Mr. Millward received his undergraduate degree from Idaho State University in 2005, where he obtained a B.S. in Political Science. He received his Juris Doctorate from Gonzaga University School of Law in 2008, completing courses for a Business Law emphasis. During Mr. Millward's third year of law school, he received the CALI Award in Bankruptcy and clerked for Mr. Joseph P. Delay of...

I am a managing partner at the Eclipse Law Group. We are a civil litigation firm dedicated to representing our clients with the integrity and respect they deserve.

Ryan assists businesses ranging from established companies to startups in identifying, protecting, and capitalizing on their intellectual property, including trademarks, service marks, domain names, trade secrets, patents, and copyrights. Ryan's practice focuses on trademark clearance, prosecution, monitoring, enforcement, and licensing where he counsels clients regarding the selection and registrability of trademarks and service marks; the development, acquisition, sale, and management of trademark portfolios; and the drafting and negotiating of trademark license, assignment, and dispute settlement agreements. Ryan also assists clients regarding all aspects of business formation and startup planning, including business entity selection and preparation of related agreements as well...

Mr. Hsu’s practice encompasses a wide variety of subject areas in civil litigation, commecial, and administrative disputes, as well as representing both public agencies and private individuals and businesses. He has a no-nonsense approach to solving and analyzing risks for a client in an effective and efficient manner while providing zealous advocacy.

Malik W. Ahmad is admitted to practice law in the State of Nevada. Attorney Malik Ahmad is admitted to the Supreme Court of Nevada, and all of the courts in the state of Nevada. His areas of practice includes civil, business and general litigation with emphasis on business litigation, bankruptcy both chapter 7 and chapter 13. Also, he extensively deals in foreclosure litigation, including predatory lending defense, loan modification. He has given CLE lecture attorneys in Nevada. His office is conveniently located at 8430 West Lake Mead Ave., Suite 100, Las Vegas, Nevada 89128. He can be contacted via phone...

Attorney Greg Carlson has worked at both large and small law firms in Nevada and California, including one of California’s premier estate planning firms, and in the estate planning department of one of Nevada’s largest law firms. Greg previously operated his own estate planning practice, and most recently worked as a legal director for Charles Schwab Trust Company in Nevada. As a legal director with Charles Schwab Trust Company, Greg advised Schwab’s trust administration team and worked with estate planning attorneys across the country to draft various types of trusts. Greg has also worked as a law clerk for the...

AV Rated attorney providing quality legal services since 1997.

Anat Levy has over 30 years of legal experience in the areas of business, entertainment and intellectual property contracts and litigation. She graduated from U.C. Berkeley in 1983, and graduated from UCLA Law School in 1986. She worked at large firms and in-house for multi-national motion picture studios. Anat has had her own firm since 2000, and also serves as an arbitrator and a mediator. She speaks at numerous continuing education and other seminars, and she generously gives back to her community through a host of pro-bono work. She is married and is a mother...

Specializing in litigation, real estate transactions, bankruptcies, and personal injury. Attorney Judah Zakalik is a Partner in Peters & Associates, LLP, a Nevada law firm helping consumers in Las Vegas and Henderson find debt relief through a Chapter 7 or Chapter 13 bankruptcy or debt settlement, and helping homeowners avoid foreclosure through loan modifications and workouts, short sales, and deeds in lieu of foreclosure. Mr. Zakalik’s legal background includes experience in personal injury, corporate litigation, real estate transactions, corporate bankruptcies, and intellectual property rights. As a courtroom litigator, Mr. Zakalik represented financial institutions in lawsuits brought by homeowners...