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After graduating from Arcadia High School in southern California, Glenn A. Paternoster lived abroad in the Philippines, attending the University of Santo Tomas in Manila where he studied biology for two years. Following his return to the United States, Glenn graduated from the University of the Pacific, School of Business, obtaining a Bachelor of Science Degree in Finance in 1989. In 1991, Glenn completed a program of studies on Global Legal Issues at the Institute of World Legal Problems that included a course personally taught by former Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court, William R. Rehnquist, at the University...

I graduated summa cum laude from New York University and obtained my juris doctorate from the UCLA School of Law, ranked among the top 15 law schools in the country. I am an experienced attorney who handles a diverse range of matters, including civil business litigation, real estate litigation, estate planning, and probates. I also serves as general counsel for several businesses. I have litigated numerous matters in Nevada and California, as well as in the federal courts. I have successfully argued before the Nevada Supreme Court.

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...

Immigration Lawyer in Las Vegas, Nevada

Christian Gabroy is a sole practitioner at Gabroy Law Offices. He specializes in tort law, class action litigation, and trial litigation at both the federal and state level. He is bar associated in Illinois and Nevada.

Charles L. Geisendorf, a native Las Vegan, has practiced law in the valley since 1999. He is admitted to all Nevada state courts, the Supreme Court of Nevada, the U.S. District Court for the District of Nevada, and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. After serving in the U.S. Army’s 82nd Airborne Division, Charles earned a bachelor’s degree from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas and a law degree from the University of Colorado School of Law, Boulder. In his 20th year of practice, Charles has devoted the bulk of his practice to business and civil litigation....

Andrew Platt helps business owners manage state and federal government regulations including tax compliance. An experienced contract preparer, he is experienced in drafting and negotiating agreements for businesses transactions and in real estate transactions.

Michael E. Smith, Esq. is a graduate of the University of Nevada, Las Vegas and the William S. Boyd School of Law. Mr. Smith focuses primarily in the areas of Business Law, Intellectual Property, Contract Drafting and Review, Elder Law, Civil Litigation, and Personal Injury. Mr. Smith is admitted to practice in all Nevada state and municipal courts, as well as the United States District Court and Bankruptcy Court for the District of Nevada.

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...

W. West Allen is a partner with the nationally-recognized law firm of Lewis and Roca LLP where he currently serves on the firm's governing Policy Committee. As part of the firm's Intellectual Property and Technology Group, Mr. Allen has extensive experience litigating and resolving intellectual property disputes concerning trademarks, patents, copyrights, trade dress, trade secrets, unfair competition, as well as other business, Constitutional and related federal claims. Mr. Allen co-founded the Nevada State Bar's Intellectual Property Section and was subsequently elected that Section's first Chair in 2004. In 2005, Mr. Allen was appointed by the Chief Judge of the U.S....

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...

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.

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.

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...

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...

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.