Douglas County Family Lawyers

My Practice is devoted to helping you obtain results at one of the most difficult times in your life. I will personally provide you with the prompt legal answers and guidance you need to understand the legal process and obtain a favorable outcome. As a family law attorney, I handle divorces, custody issues, child and spousal support, guardianships, adoptions and restraining orders. I have litigated cases for more than 24 years in California and Nevada.

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Marilyn has over 21 years of exclusive family law experience, unlike many other attorneys who advertise 27 years of experience but hardly any of it is in family law. She passed the California and Nevada Bar exams on her first attempts. She is always sober (therefore clear headed); quick thinking; and good at math to do marital balance sheets and protect your financial assets.

Marilyn is fully dedicated and passionate about Men's Rights and protecting their children; she is fair, honest, powerful...

Mike leads a 7-lawyer "dream team" that was awarded the gold medal for the LVRJ's "Best of Vegas" best criminal defense firm for 2017 and 2018. Known as one of the premier criminal and DUI defense lawyers in the nation, Mike has been helping clients fight--and beat--their criminal and DUI charges for 22 years.

Attorney Michael Becker has taken more than 90 criminal cases to trial, securing dozens of "not guilty" verdicts and hung juries. He has achieved acquittals and/or dismissals in numerous serious felony cases, including murder, child abuse, rape, drugs and prostitution.

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Las Vegas Defense Group was voted "Best Criminal Defense Firm - Gold Winner" for 2018 and 2017 in Las Vegas Review-Journal's Annual "Best of Las Vegas." Mr. Castillo practices criminal defense, appellate law, personal injury, and family law throughout Nevada at Las Vegas Defense Group, LLC. Mr. Castillo began his legal career as an extern with the Clark County District Attorney’s Office, where he learned up close how the prosecution operates. Now he can anticipate their strategies in order to provide a more proactive defense for his clients. Mr. Castillo's practice extends to both the trial and appellate levels, and...

Lee Hotchkin is one of the most experienced lawyers in Reno area. With over thirty-eight years of experience, he is among the regions most seasoned lawyers, with an array of experience across a wide spectrum of practice areas. Lee attended both the University of California at Davis and The University of the Pacific’s McGeorge School of Law, where he earned his J D. (Juris Doctor) degree in 1980. He is an active member of both the Nevada and California State Bar Associations. His legal experience includes acting as the former Senior Chief Trial Deputy of Washoe County Public Defender's...

Eric A. Stovall Ltd is a law firm helping clients throughout Nevada. Before entering law in 1987, Eric Stovall was a licensed insurance agent and ran an independent insurance agency in Reno, Nevada. This experience reveals valuable insights and gives Mr. Stovall a special perspective when handling a personal injury case. As an experienced Reno accident lawyer, Mr. Stovall has fought for, and won, compensation for clients who have been injured in construction accidents, railroad accidents, airplane accidents, workplace accidents and car accidents. If you are in need of a personal injury lawyer in Nevada contact Eric A. Stovall...

RETAIN A FORMER POLICE OFFICER FOR YOUR DEFENSE After you have been charged with a crime, it is vital to retain a criminal defense attorney who has the experience and skill to fight your charges. Defending your case in the strongest possible way is critical to your freedom and your future. Your lawyer should have a thorough understanding of both defense and prosecution and should know exactly what a police officer can and cannot do when making an arrest. At Wolfe Law, Attorney Paul R. Wolfe brings experience unmatched by the vast majority...

With over a decade of experience in criminal law, Davies has represented clients in cases ranging from traffic violations, to car accidents, to capital murder. He has extensive trial and courtroom experience, and, in 2007, attended the National Criminal Defense College in Macon, Georgia for an intensive two-week training program designed specifically for trial work.

Gloria Petroni is a family law attorney and founder of the Petroni Law Group. She handles cases including divorce, child support, child custody, spousal support, as well as estate planning cases. Ms. Petroni is a State Bar of Nevada Certified Family Law Specialist which means she has met the requirements for experience, and legal knowledge and is in the top eschelon of family law attorneys in Nevada.

At the Law Office of Roger R. Harada, we are dedicated to providing the highest level of legal services to its clients through a commitment to the following three principles: honest and candid communications; a constant and never-ending pursuit of increased professional knowledge and skill; and, hard work and determination. My goal in every matter for which I am retained is to help my clients resolve their legal problems in the most efficient and expedient manner possible while diligently protecting my client's best interests at all times.

Stacy Rocheleau graduated from Whittier College with a degree in Business and earned Juris Doctorate degree from the University of San Diego. Stacy is a member in good standing with the State Bar of Nevada and is admitted to practice before all District Courts in the State of Nevada, the U.S. Federal District Court, and the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals. Stacy has been practicing divorce and family law for almost 14 years. She has served as a truancy judge and a pro-tem judge for domestic violence and discovery. Stacy is a member of the Family...

Mr. Gabroy graduated from Tulane University Law School in May of 2016. Mr. Gabroy brings with him an array of prior expertise from his time working in both Louisiana and Nevada. As a first year law student, Mr. Gabroy clerked for Malcolm P. LaVergne & Associates and thereafter for the Nevada Attorney General’s Office.

As a second and third year law student, Mr. Gabroy clerked for the legendary and nationally respected law firm Herman, Herman, & Katz. As a law clerk for Herman, Herman & Katz, Mr. Gabroy worked alongside and learned from lawyers taking on some of the biggest corporations,...

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I am a founding partner of Lonardo & Jacovino and the founder of the Jacovino Law Office. We are located in Las Vegas, Nevada. At the firms, our clients and their legal issues are given individual, personal attention. I attended the University of Nevada, Las Vegas and obtained a Bachelor’s Degree with honors in Psychology. I graduated with a Juris Doctorate from the William S. Boyd School of Law at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas in 2009. Through my legal education and career, I have participated in many community based legal programs including internships...

Bonnie Lonardo is a founding partner of LJ Law, a full-service law firm based in Las Vegas, Nevada. Prior to and during her attendance in law school, Ms. Lonardo owned a financial planning business where she helped middle class Americans get out of debt and save for their future. While in law school, she represented abused and neglected children and juveniles in cases involving criminal charges and school discipline. She wrote and argued an Amicus Curiae Brief in the Eighth Judicial District Court - Family Court. Additionally, Ms. Lonardo also worked for the Clark County Self-Help Clinic where she...

Each situation is unique. Some cases require aggressive litigation, others are best served through skillful negotiations. I have the experience and ability to help protect your assets and emotional health regardless of the course chosen.

Ms. McKellar graduated from Thomas M. Cooley Law School in 2006. After graduation she was an intern for the Honorable Nancy Oesterle in Las Vegas Justice Court Department 6. Soon after completing her internship for the Judge, Ms. McKellar devoted her entire practice exclusively to the area of Family Law by accepting a position at Willick Law Group, where she remained until 2009. She also practiced in the area of misdemeanor offenses in criminal law. After ending her employ at The Willick Law Group, Ms. McKellar accepted a position at The Dickerson Law Group again practicing in exclusively...

Hi! I’m Tiffany Ballenger Floyd, Las Vegas Estate Planning Attorney.

My practice areas include all aspects of Wills & Trusts and Estate Planning, Asset Protection (including design and formation of Nevada Asset Protection Trusts), as well as work with Nevada LLC and Business Formation, Planning and Maintenance. I also help clients with drafting and negotiation of Premarital and Post Marital Agreements. I am licensed to practice in both Nevada (2008) and California (2007). I'm proud to serve as a Pro Bono Children's Attorney with the Legal Aid Center of Southern Nevada, which provides...

James graduated magna cum laude from Brigham Young University’s J. Reuben Clark Law School where he served as an articles editor for the BYU Law Review and was honored with a membership in the Order of the Coif for outstanding legal scholarship. James continues to be recognized well past law school for his professional abilities. He is AV Preeminent rated, the highest possible attorney rating in legal ability and ethical standards by Martindale-Hubbell, the profession’s oldest publisher of attorney profiles and ratings. He also is also rated the highest possible rating of “Superb” by AVVO.com, an unbiased...

Attorney Vincent Mayo is certified by the State Bar of Nevada as a family law specialist and is a partner at The Abrams Law Firm LLC. Attorney Mayo is also a Martindale-Hubbell AV Rated preeminent attorney. This distinction is achieved by only a small fraction of licensed attorneys worldwide.

Vincent Mayo began his legal career in Nevada working in the Clark County Family Courts system. He worked directly for Clark County Family Court Judge Gloria Sanchez as a Law Clerk, from September of 2002 to March 2004. Before joining The Abrams Law Firm, he practiced as a divorce lawyer in Las...

Attorney Darren Weiss graduated from the University of Nevada Las Vegas with a B.A. in Criminal Justice before attaining his Juris Doctor from the University of Pacific’s McGeorge School of Law in 1998. Darren has been licensed to practice law in the State of Nevada, and admitted to practice in the Federal Southern District of Nevada since the year 2000. He is a member of the Nevada Bar Association, the American Bar Association, and other community groups and charitable organizations.

Darren has spent his career developing his legal skills and knowledge of the law and has handled thousands of cases...

Keen Ellsworth, is an AV Preeminent Rated attorney and the founder of the law firm of Ellsworth & Bennion, Chtd. He has been practicing law for over 20 years as a litigator in the fields of real estate and land use, business and corporate law, construction, personal injury, commercial and real property disputes, labor/union law, general business law, asset protection/trust law, contracts, probate law, general civil litigation, family law, and transactional law. Mr. Ellsworth is an arbitrator and has served in over 150 cases. Mr. Ellsworth served as a mediator on the Foreclosure Mediation Panel, which was created...

My primary focus of law is family law. Divorce and child custody is civil litigation and it is among the most mentally and emotionally involved areas of work. Family lawyers have acumen in not only the community property and child custody laws, but also contract law, constitutional law, property law, and a little criminal law too.

Since 2005, I have represented clients in all walks of life and from all over the US and the world in just about all courts in Las Vegas, North Las Vegas, Henderson, Boulder City, Clark County and also before the Supreme Court...

Concerned first and foremost with the welfare of our clients, we take care to afford them the respect and attention they deserve. We offer responsive, cost-effective services, along with aggressive, professional representation. Our office staff speaks Spanish.

As early as the first two years of his career, Zach was already experiencing high-dollar success on behalf of his clients, including a $4,188,137.24 judgment in McEwen v. Accelerated Commercial Consultants, a federal RICO case; and a $3,427,692 judgment in In Re the Matter of the Estate of Roslyn Schrager, a probate fraud case. Although Zach was going up against much more experienced attorneys, he refused to be intimidated and did not relent in his pursuit of justice until the case was adjudicated in favor of his clients. Zach’s success is not limited to high-profile cases. In his first...

David entered law school with the goal of opening his own law firm in Las Vegas, focusing in family law, criminal law, and personal injury law. As such, while in school, David focused his studies in those areas to help accomplish that goal. Immediately after passing the Bar Exam in 2011, David opened his law firm. Since then, David has represented hundreds of clients and has gained hundreds of hours of experience in all the different courtrooms in Clark County. Moreover, David has additional training through continued legal education classes by attending the family law conferences in 2006, 2012,...