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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...

NEVADA CREDITOR ATTORNEY
-Consumer loan and account litigation filed against or on behalf of the client;
-Bankruptcy litigation including motions for relief from stay, objections to confirmation, responses to motions to value or objections to proofs of claim, prosecuting or defending adversary actions;
-General and advisory counsel as to state, federal and industry regulatory requirements as to residential loans, motor vehicle loans, unsecured loans, and deposit accounts;
-Proactive advisement as to state/federal law, recent legislation, and litigation trends, including the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, Fair Credit Reporting Act, Regulations B/E/M/Z, CFPB updates;
-Litigation and trial experience in cases involving commercial leases, title disputes, construction...

I graduated from McGeorge School of Law in 1988 and moved to Nevada to work for the criminal defense firm of Goodman, Stein and Chesnoff. While at the Goodman firm, I was responsible for preparing all motions for clients who were assigned to me by each of the partners. This gave me significant experience in researching and preparing motions in Nevada state cases and in federal cases where the clients were usually charged with committing major drug crimes such as Continuing Criminal Enterprise, RICO and Conspiracy to Distribute Controlled Sentences in Los Angeles, California, San Diego, California and...

Xiaosheng, the founder and managing partner of Law Huang, hails from the Funiu Mountains at NanzhaoCounty of Henan, China. His academic credentials include a science degree in Geography from East China Normal University in Shanghai; law degrees from Foreign Affairs College in Beijing and the University of Notre Dame Law School in Notre Dame, Indiana. He also studied at a Ph.D. program at Fudan University in Shanghai. Attorney Huang has successfully represented a diverse range of over 2,000 American, Chinese, and international clients since 2002. He is a member of Bars of the State of New York, the U.S....

Christopher is a founding Partner of the law firm of Ford & Friedman where his practice is primarily devoted to family law litigation, encompassing complex divorce, child custody, and post-decree enforcement/modification matters.

Born in South Dakota, but raised in Las Vegas, Nevada, Christopher is proud to have obtained both his Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and Juris Doctorate from UNLV.

Christopher is a member of the Family Law Bar in Nevada and he is licensed to practice in the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.

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.

I have been helping individuals, families and small businesses transition a move from their home countries to the United States. I am an immigration attorney who has been practicing immigration and naturalization law for the past twenty (20) years. I have a wide swath of experience with many different types of immigration matters.

Charles E. Kelly has a unique background that enables him to represent clients and provide them unique perspectives based upon his training and experience. He is a Former Federal Prosecutor. As such he conducted many sophisticated jury trials; particularly in White Collar criminal law cases and drug cases. He also has the benefit of having been trained in a large Institutional Law Firm where he represented primarily Fortune Five Hundred Companies in National Litigation. His Firm is dedicated to addressing each Client individually and providing them with the best possible defense. He has also practiced in a...

Parish Derrick Heshmati is a partner and an attorney at HALO Attorneys. He helps clients navigate the confusing patchwork of Nevada injury law and insurance policies and procedures.

After spending nearly a decade resolving injury claims, Parish knows what injuries and losses are typically overlooked by insurance companies and how to use those facts to drive large settlements.

Contact attorney Parish Heshmati today to discuss your case.

Osvaldo E. Fumo is one of the founding attorneys of Pitaro & Fumo, Chtd. He earned his law degree from Whittier Law School and has practiced law in Nevada for more than 20 years. Osvaldo focuses most of his practice in criminal defense and has unique experience with capital cases. In 2019, the Nevada Attorneys for Criminal Justice honored Osvaldo with the Defender of the Year award. He maintains memberships with Super Lawyers, the Nevada Trial Lawyers Association, The American Bar Association, and the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, among others. Osvaldo is a first-generation American and has additionally...

AV Rating by Martindale Hubbell. Former trial attorney for the Immigration & Naturalization Service (INS); in private immigration practice since 1997. Prior to being hired with the INS through the Honors Program, served as Judicial Law Clerk for Chief Justice Thomas Steffen of the Nevada Supreme Court. Graduated from George Washington Law School, With Honors, in 1995. Also practice in the areas of Business and Personal Injury. Extensive experience in company formation, contract drafting and counseling businesses.