The Lakes Lawyers

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.

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...

Prior to entering a career in plaintiff's law, David had an externship with the Honorable Judge Kerry Early, Eighth Judicial District Court for the District of Nevada. He was responsible for writing bench memos, and researching case law. David also was a Student Mediator at Thomas and Mack Legal Clinic, where he studied mediation theory and practice and mediated cases weekly at the Neighborhood Justice Center and Family Court. In addition, David’s previous experience includes work at the Southern Nevada Senior Law Program, which offers legal services to senior citizens, an externship with the Honorable Magistrate Judge Carl Hoffman...

Education: William S. Boyd School of Law, University of Nevada, Las Vegas Juris Doctorate – May 2021. Bar Admissions: Nevada; U.S. District Court District of Nevada University of Nevada, Reno Bachelor of Arts – May 2018 Major: Human Development & Family Studies Legal Experience: The Giuliani Law Firm, 2024-present Office of the Clark County Probate Commissioner Law Clerk to the Clark County Probate Commissioner, July 2022 – December 2023 Worked on all types of probate and trust matters that the Probate Commissioner had jurisdiction over, while dealing with the procedures and statutes associated therewith. Regional Justice Center, Department XIII, Las Vegas, NV Law Clerk to the Honorable Mark R....

Amanda was born and raised in Reno, Nevada. After attending the University of Nevada, Reno, she moved to Las Vegas to attend the UNLV William S. Boyd School of Law. Amanda received her law degree in 2020, and passed the Nevada Bar in 2020. After graduation, she began as an associate attorney at Goldsmith & Guymon.

Neil is a Nevada Board Certified Family Law Specialist that has practiced in Las Vegas since 1988. He is AV rated ( Pre-eminent) with Martindale Hubbell and is a Fellow of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers. Neil handles simple and complex family law matters including custody, high end asset division, alimony and business division issues. Neil has handled domestic and international custody and relocation cases and has argued before the Nevada Supreme Court. In 2016 he was successful in trying a relocation case where his joint physical custodian client was allowed to relocate to Australia against...

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...

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.

Joe Riccio is a Partner at Marathon Law Group, PLLC and one of the founding members of the firm. He has practiced law in every court in Clark County. His primary areas of practice involve complex family law cases involving divorce and child custody, personal injury law including injuries sustained in motor vehicle accidents and slip and fall accidents. Joe has a perfect AVVO rating by his clients, received the award of Client’s Choice multiple times, he is A/V Rated by Martindale-Hubbell. In 2014 and 2015, he received honors from the National Academy Of Family Law Attorneys. In 2014, 2015, 2016,...

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.

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...

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...