Blue Diamond Lawyers

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...

David grew up in Georgia, where he excelled in academics and football. He received a full athletic scholarship to play football at the prestigious Furman University in Greenville, South Carolina where he became an ESPN Academic All-American. In 2008, he graduated with Cum Laude honors and received a bachelor’s degree in Spanish and Political Science with a concentration in Latin American Studies. It was at Furman where David developed a passion for serving the community while clerking for the Steve Henry Law Office. Specializing in criminal defense, David helped Mr. Henry manage his non-profit organization “Law in Action,” where David...

What does someone with a master’s degree in philosophy and degree in physics do when searching for a new career? They enter law school of course. Having completed both degrees and dirtying his hands with a half dozen careers (philosophy teacher, condensed matter researcher, and restaurant manager) Philip decided law school was the answer. Attending UNLV Boyd School of Law, Philip was sure to participate in as many areas of law as possible. This exposure led him to family law. It was an exciting area because regular people need personal assistance. Philip wasn’t...

Attorney Ann E. Kolber is the founding member of Law Practice, Ltd., a Las Vegas family law firm. With over 30 years of legal experience, Ms. Kolber has handled a wide range of family law cases, from divorce, child custody, and child support to paternity, property division, and alimony. Ms. Kolber strives to resolve cases amicably through alternative dispute resolution methods like negotiation and mediation. When these fall short, however, she is a fearless advocate for her clients in litigation.
Mr. Kolber is licensed to practice law in California and Nevada and before the U.S. District Court District of Nevada...

Attorney Daven P. Cameron moved to Las Vegas as a child, making Las Vegas his home for nearly 20 years. After graduating high school in Las Vegas, Daven attended the University of Nevada Las Vegas, obtaining his Bachelor of Science degree. Thereafter, Daven attended the William S. Boyd School of Law, graduating at the top of his class. While in law school, Daven served as a judicial intern to The Honorable Richard F. Boulware with the United States District Court for the District of Nevada. Throughout law school, Daven received numerous awards for his written and oral advocacy skills and...

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...

Jocelyn’s family immigrated to Las Vegas in 1981 fleeing a civil war. It is her experience as an immigrant navigating complicated processes that inspired Jocelyn to study law to try to help other families the way her family’s attorney helped them. On her way to becoming an immigration lawyer, Jocelyn graduated from the University of Nevada Las Vegas with a Bachelor’s degree in English Literature in 2003. Thereafter, Jocelyn studied law at the University of Arizona where she was a member of the Arizona Law Review. During her time as a law student, Jocelyn represented her first family...

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...

A native of Las Vegas, Brittni graduated from the University of Arizona,magna cum laude, with a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science. Brittni then returned to Las Vegas and attended law school at UNLV where she was involved in moot court competitions and externed for the Nevada Supreme Court. Following law school Brittni clerked for the Honorable Ronald Israel in the Eighth Judicial District Court of Nevada and later practiced civil litigation. Presently, Brittni practices in the areas of estate planning, trust administration, probate, and guardianship, general business matters and civil litigation. Outside of the office, Brittni enjoys spending time with her...

Robert A. Goldstein acts as a mediator and arbitrator in cases arising out of personal injury, professional negligence ,commercial, real estate, ,and construction disputes. Robert was admitted to practice law in California in 1980, and was admitted to the Nevada bar in 1993. He has personally tried over one hundred (100) cases, which have included several jury verdicts. With over thirty years of experience as a litigator representing plaintiffs and defendants, Robert has the ability to understand and evaluate each side of every claim, as well as gaining an understanding of each side's perspective. Robert has...

Education Scott Dilbeck graduated from Southeastern Oklahoma State University in 2001 with a degree in Political Science and a minor in Business. Scott graduated from the University of Oklahoma College of Law in 2004. Experience Scott has extensive legal experience in Bankruptcy and multiple facets of civil litigation. With practice experience in both Oklahoma and Nevada, Scott has represented individuals and multinational corporations in a variety of practice areas, including Chapter 7 and Chapter 13 consumer bankruptcy, complex personal injury litigation including medical malpractice, insurance subrogation, insurance bad faith, products liability, construction defect, and toxic torts. Scott's experience also includes loan modification, practice...

Las Vegas Criminal Defense Attorney Michael Troiano, has been recognized by The National Trial Lawyers, as a “Top 40 under 40 Nevada Trial Lawyer”, a Mountain States “Rising Star” by Super Lawyers, and received the “10 Best DUI Attorney Client Satisfaction Award” by The American Institute of DUI/DWI Attorneys. Mr. Troiano was born and raised in Las Vegas, Nevada. He holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Criminal Justice, from the University of Nevada-Las Vegas.

After college, Michael chased his dream of becoming a lawyer and moved to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. After receiving his law degree from Duquesne University, he moved...

Chris Karsaz is a landlord-tenant attorney dedicated to Landlord Rights and Eviction Representation for the rental housing industry. He is the principal and founder of Karsaz Law, a firm that represents large and small multifamily property management corporations and apartment communities.

Attorney Margo Chernysheva earned her J.D. from the William S. Boyd School of Law at UNLV. She is a chair of Fee Dispute Committee at the Nevada State Bar, and a chair emerita of the Nevada chapter of the American Immigration Lawyers Association. Attorney Margo is a licensed Specialist in Immigration Law and was named one of the Ten Best Immigration Attorneys for 2018-2020 by the American Institute of Legal Counsel. She is fluent in Russian and Armenian, and her staff is fluent in a variety of languages.

Martindale-Hubbell AV rated defense oriented law practice focusing on product and general liability.

Specialties: Representing Fortune 500 companies and small locally owned businesses in negligence, complex tort litigation and general litigation matters in Nevada for 21 years.

Following receipt of the degrees of Bachelor of Science in Accounting (Cum Laude) and Juris Doctor (Cum Laude) from Brigham Young University, I received a Masters of Law in Taxation from Denver University School of Law. I passed the CPA exam in 1977 & worked as a tax accountant for Deloitte & Touche. I offer considerable experience in planning, implementing, and analyzing sophisticated estate and asset protection strategies. I’m a very practical, customer-centric individual, and I pride myself on maximizing tax benefits & estate planning strategies for my clients. I have worked on thousands of cases over the years, and I’ll give...

Paul started his career at an early age by working at a number of major insurance carriers. He spent 8 years as a senior trial counsel at one of the nation’s largest insurance defense firm, and worked primarily on large exposure and catastrophic injury cases, including trying cases involving spinal injuries, various orthopedic injuries, death and traumatic brain injuries. Paul also has extensive experience in handling commercial litigation cases, personal injury, products litigation and hospitality litigation. Paul is a seasoned personal injury trial lawyer and is fluent in multiple languages, including Russian, Ukrainian, German and Polish. He also teaches...

Phil Aurbach graduated from Western Kentucky University in 1973 in Business Administration with a Finance emphasis. He then attended the University of San Diego School of Law and graduated in 1977 after serving as the Research Editor of the San Diego Law Review. After a brief period with the Clark County District Attorney’s office and several law firms, until 1988 when Mr. Aurbach merged his firm with Al Marquis' firm to form Marquis Aurbach. He was admitted to practice in Nevada in September 1977 and, although not a certified specialist as defined by the State Bar, he enjoys...

Jeremy Alberts began his career at the Supreme Court of Nevada where he served as a Law Clerk to the Honorable Justice Michael Douglas. During his tenure as a Law Clerk, he presented numerous precedent setting cases to the presiding Justices of the Nevada Supreme Court. Immediately following his service at the Supreme Court, Jeremy joined the complex litigation group in the Las Vegas office of Weinberg Wheeler Hudgins Gunn & Dial.

Since joining the firm, Jeremy has been directly involved in the litigation of numerous complex cases. His clients represent a broad range of corporate entities who entrust him with...

Chad Olsen is a partner with significant contract, business, employment, construction, and insurance experience. Chad represents small, large, and national businesses of all types. Through detailed legal analysis and strategic planning, Chad has eliminated millions of dollars in potential liability for his clients. He has also recovered millions of dollars for these same clients. Simply put, clients not only retain Chad to resolve disputes, but also to prevent them.