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Ms. Gillespie graduated from the William S. Boyd School of Law in Las Vegas. In addition to being presented with a Pro Bono Honors award, Ms. Gillespie received CALI Excellence Awards in Business Organizations and Criminal Procedure – Adjudication.. Before joining Marquis Aurbach, Ms. Gillespie served as the law clerk to the Honorable Eric Johnson of the Eighth Judicial District Court where she oversaw a split docket of both civil and criminal matters. During law school, Ms. Gillespie worked as a legal summer intern with The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas and was an extern for the Honorable Michael Villani of the Eighth Judicial District Court. As a native of Las Vegas, Ms. Gillespie obtained her Bachelor Degree in Hospitality Management from the University of Nevada Las Vegas and then held various management positions in the hospitality industry until her transition into the legal field.. In her free time Ms. Gillespie enjoys spending time with her friends and family. She also loves to travel and play golf.

Ms. Gifford practices in the areas of asset protection, estate planning, probate, and guardianships.. Ms. Gifford obtained her Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration with an emphasis in Finance from California State University, Fresno, where she graduated summa cum laude.  During her undergraduate education, she also swam for the Fresno State Bulldogs.. Ms. Gifford received her Juris Doctor degree from the William S. Boyd School of Law at UNLV, where she graduated cum laude.  While attending law school, Ms. Gifford completed externships with the Honorable Elissa Cadish, the Ultimate Fighting Championship, and the Clark County School District. Additionally, Ms. Gifford participated in the National Sports Law Moot Court Competition as a member of the Society of Advocates. She also participated in the William S. Boyd School of Law’s legal clinic providing legal services to children and parents in need of assistance with family related legal matters.. Prior to attending law school, Ms. Gifford worked as a financial advisor for four years during which she obtained multiple licenses including her life/health insurance license, Series 6 and 63 securities licenses, real estate license, and mortgage license.  While working in financial planning, Ms. Gifford was able to work with CPAs and estate planning attorneys to build comprehensive plans for clients.  During those interactions, Ms. Gifford developed a passion for estate planning to ensure asset protection while developing maximum tax efficiencies for the distribution of wealth to heirs and charities.  It was this passion that prompted Ms. Gifford to attend law school and focus her education in tax and estate planning courses.. Away from the office, Ms. Gifford enjoys spending time with her husband, Eddy, and competing in CrossFit.

Ms. Frost’s practice focuses on general civil and commercial litigation.. In May of 2006, Ms. Frost obtained her bachelor of arts degree in government, sociology and anthropology from the University of Redlands. In May of 2009, Ms. Frost earned her juris doctorate from the William S. Boyd School of Law at UNLV where she graduated magna cum laude.. While in law school, Ms. Frost traveled to Colorado to participate in the ABA National Moot Court Competition as a member of the Society of Advocates. Additionally, she participated in the William S. Boyd School of Law’s legal clinic representing juvenile defendants and researching adult defendant innocence claims. Prior to graduating law school, Ms. Frost worked as a law clerk for in-house counsel at the Greater Las Vegas Association of Realtors. After graduating, she clerked at the Eighth Judicial District Court for the Honorable Jackie Glass.. In her spare time, Ms. Frost enjoys spending time with her husband, Aaron, family and friends. She also enjoys traveling, playing volleyball and attending pilates classes.

Ms. Finch is a member of Messner Reeves' Litigation practice group. She was born in Alliance, Nebraska and grew up in Rapid City, South Dakota. Upon graduation from SDSU in 2005, Ms. Finch relocated to Las Vegas, Nevada to began her career with Farmers Insurance in early 2006. For the past ten years, she has been involved in the defense of personal injury litigation claims through her work as a claims employee and ultimately as a trial attorney.

Ms. Delos Santos graduated from the William S. Boyd School of Law, where she served as the Society of Advocates’ Mock Trial Chair and a Senior Staffer for the Nevada Law Journal. In addition to receiving the Robert Eglet Outstanding Advocate Award, Ms. Delos Santos was also presented with the CALI Excellence Award in Opening and Closing Statements.. Before joining Marquis Aurbach, Ms. Delos Santos clerked for the Honorable Judge Carli Kierny of the Eighth Judicial District Court, where she oversaw a split docket of both civil and criminal matters. Ms. Delos Santos was also an extern for Air Force JAG and held various judicial externships for nearly every Nevada court in Las Vegas, including the Nevada Supreme Court. As a Las Vegas native, Ms. Delos Santos received her BA in Criminal Justice from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.. In her spare time, Ms. Delos Santos enjoys cooking, traveling, and spending time with her family, friends, and her dog, Archie.

Ms. Calderon joined Pisanelli Bice in February of 2011 and represents clients in a variety of complex business cases.  Her litigation practice is focused on commercial disputes ranging from breach of contract and fiduciary duty claims to property and construction disputes.  Ms. Calderon has experience with all aspects of litigation from discovery through motion practice and trial.. Ms. Calderon is an active Children's Attorney Project volunteer, representing children in the foster care system.  She is also fluent in Spanish.. During her law school career, Ms. Calderon served as the managing editor of the Nevada Law Journal and as a judicial extern to The Honorable James C. Mahan of the United States District Court for the District of Nevada.  Ms. Calderon was also a member of the Society of Advocates.  She is the recipient of a Scribes Award from the American Society of Legal Writers, as well as a Dean's Award.  Ms. Calderon received her undergraduate degree from the University of Nevada, Reno, where she was a Millennium Scholar.

Mrs. 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, Mrs. 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.  After ending her employ at The Willick Law Group, Mrs. McKellar accepted a position at The Dickerson Law Group again practicing in exclusively the area of Family Law, until finally starting her own practice, the Law Offices of Mandy J. Mckellar.  Mrs. McKellar is also a recent member of the State Bar of Nevada Ethics committee.. Mrs. McKellar’s published works include,” Love me, Love my dog: Divorce Litigation and the Family Pet.”  Nevada Lawyer, September 2008, Volume 16, Issue 9, and “Rivero…The New and Improved Opinion.” Communiqué, February 2010, Volume 31, No. 2.  "Truancy Diversion Program," Communique, August 2011, Volume. 32, No. 8.. Mrs. McKellar prides herself on offering high quality representation at a price that is affordable for the legal consumer.

Mr. Wright’s practice consists exclusively of corporate association law representation of Common-Interest Communities (“CIC’s”), and CIC Industry Organizations.. Mr. Wright is Of Counsel to Marquis Aurbach (“MAC”). He received his Juris Doctor from the University of Detroit School of Law in 1993, and his Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, with a concentration in Management, from Hawaii Pacific University in 1986. He was admitted to practice by the Supreme Court of Florida in 1994 (Retired), and the Supreme Court of Nevada in 2000.. Mr. Wright has practiced for nearly three decades and over seventeen years exclusively in Common-Interest Community Law; six of those years with his own firm just prior to joining MAC. He was selected by Community Association Management Executive Officers, Inc. ("CAMEO") and Las Vegas High-Rise Condominium Association ("LVHCA") to represent those organizations for most of that time period. He is a member of the Nevada Bar Real Property Section, and has written statutory language adopted by the Nevada Legislature for Nevada Revised Statutes Chapter 116 (The Common-Interest Ownership (Uniform Act)).. Prior to CIC practice, Mr. Wright was General Counsel of a large, international communications company, directing a staff of a dozen attorneys, and representing the corporation before federal and state regulatory agencies, including the Federal Communications Commission and various State Attorneys General and Public Utility Commissions. He was also in-house counsel to an international medical personnel corporation, representing the corporation before regulatory agencies including the Immigration and Naturalization Service, and writing portions of federal immigration law for adoption by the United States Congress; a sole practitioner in the areas of personal injury litigation, fair debt and collections practices, general practice civil litigation and consulting to other law firms on personal injury practice; and an associate to law firms in the areas of commercial collections, personal injury, bankruptcy, probate, and general practice civil litigation.. Mr. Wright is an avid bodybuilder and surfer, and enjoys traveling internationally with his wife.

Mr. Weber attended Southwestern University in Los Angeles, graduating with Honors in the Civil Litigation concentration. Mr. Weber worked as an extern for a civil litigation firm in Downtown L.A., and as an extern for an entertainment firm in Paramount Studios. Before law school, Mr. Weber studied at UNLV, where he received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Broadcast Journalism, covering the UNLV men’s basketball team.. Prior to Marquis Aurbach, Mr. Weber worked as a practicing attorney at a civil litigation firm, specializing in commercial litigation, contract disputes, and personal injury.. While outside of the office, Mr. Weber enjoys playing sports, guitar, and seeing live music.

Mr. Vlasic is a Martindale-Hubble® AV Preeminent™ rated attorney who practices primarily in the area of commercial business law.  For well over a decade, Mr. Vlasic has represented (both through law firms and as general counsel), hundreds of clients ranging from sole-proprietorships and start-ups to some of largest privately and publicly held companies doing business in southern Nevada and beyond.. Mr. Vlasic plans and forms entities, negotiates and drafts purchase and sale agreements, assignment agreements, operating agreements, employment agreements, confidentiality and non-disclosure agreements, LOIs, MOUs, lease agreements, and a variety of other business-related contracts and agreements.. Mr. Vlasic not only negotiates and drafts the foregoing business contracts and agreements, he also has well over a decade of experience successfully litigating disputes related to them in Nevada state and federal courts (including in front of the Nevada Court of Appeals and the Supreme Court of Nevada).. Mr. Vlasic has been recognized by his peers as a Nevada Business Magazine®, "Legal Elite: Top Attorneys in Southern Nevada," every year from 2014 - 2018, as a Super Lawyers® "Mountain States Super Lawyer Rising Star" every year from 2014 - 2018, and as a Super Lawyers® “Top Rated Business Litigation Attorney” from 2020 - 2023.. Mr. Vlasic is a member of the State Bars of Nevada and Louisiana.. Prior to practicing law, Mr. Vlasic obtained his Series 7 and 63 securities trading licenses and worked as a Registered Representative for Charles Schwab and Ing Financial Services.

Mr. Sullivan is the Managing Partner at Chris Sullivan Law Firm.. Following law school, Mr. Sullivan served the Eighth Judicial District Court as Law Clerk to the Honorable Judges Hardcastle, Pavlikowski, Parraguirre and to the then Chief Judge Lee Gates.. Upon leaving the Courthouse, Mr. Sullivan worked for two AV-Rated law firms practicing primarily in the areas of Personl Injury, Criminal, Divorce & Custody, Business Litigation and Real Estate law.. Mr.Sullivan has handled complex cases in courts across America and overseas.. Mr. Sullivan has served on the Board of Directors of various non-profit organizations focused on providing assistance to children with special needs, including:  Project Sunshine, The Society of St. Mary, Building Hope Nevada and Workforce Connection's Youth Council.. Most recently, Mr. Sullivan served as a Specialty Judge in Clark County's Truancy Diversion Program.. Mr. Sullivan offers his serves on a personalized basis to the most discerning clients.

Mr. Smith focuses his practice on complex commercial and real estate transactions, including navigating licensing and zoning regulations. He also serves as corporate counsel for a multinational construction equipment distributor, and several healthcare companies. Mr. Smith began his career as a complex commercial litigator and has leveraged his experience in the courtroom to assisting his clients in strategic corporate structuring. Mr. Smith also believes in giving back to the community and utilizes his proficiency in legal Spanish to serve Spanish-speaking individuals in the community. In 2021 the Legal Aid of Southern Nevada awarded Mr. Smith became part of the 100 Hours Award for over 100 hours of pro bono service given in a single year.. Mr. Smith graduated from the Brigham Young University, J. Reuben Clark Law School and Marriott School of Business with a joint Juris Doctor and Master's of Public Administration degree, with a finance emphasis. While pursuing his JD/MPA degree, Mr. Smith was selected to serve as a senior editor for the Brigham Young University Law Review and as a solicitations editor for the Brigham Young University Education and Law Journal. Mr. Smith also participated with the Intellectual Property Moot Court team, served as a research assistant to two professors, and served as the chapter president of the Federal Bar Association.. Mr. Smith has also gained significant practical experience while serving as a judicial extern for the Honorable Judge David Sam, U.S. District Court, District of Utah; the Honorable Judges William T. Thurman and Kevin R. Anderson, U.S. Bankruptcy Court, District of Utah; and the Honorable Presiding Judge J. Frederic Voros, Utah State Court of Appeals; the Utah Attorney General's Office in conjunction with the National Insurance Crime Bureau.. Prior to law school, Mr. Smith worked in the healthcare financing industry and studied at the University of Utah, where he graduated magna cum laude with a Bachelor of Arts degree in History, graduating from the Honors College where he published his honors thesis and a comprehensive report regarding income inequality. During his university studies, Mr. Smith also interned for two U.S. Senators.. Mr. Smith loves spending time with his family, travelling, practicing muay thai and boxing, and training for competitive races.

Mr. Shelton has experience as a lead attorney handling all aspects of discovery and motion practice, up to and including trials in a variety of practice areas.. Mr. Shelton obtained his Bachelor of Arts in History from the University of Oregon prior to serving as a sergeant in the U.S. Army, where he served two tours in Iraq in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. Mr. Shelton received his Juris Doctorate, cum laude, from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, William S. Boyd School of Law.. During his time in law school, Mr. Shelton worked as a law clerk for several law firms, from which service he gained experience on cases ranging from corporate governance, government affairs, bankruptcy, personal injury, to criminal matters. In addition to his clerking activities, Mr. Shelton worked as a Student Attorney at the Thomas and Mack Juvenile Justice Clinic representing juvenile clients in delinquency matters, served as a volunteer instructor for the Legal Aid Center of Southern Nevada Foreclosure Mediation Program, and as a teaching assistant for Professor Jean Whitney’s Legal Writing class. Mr. Shelton is licensed to practice in Arizona, Idaho, Nevada and Oregon.

Mr. Rushforth has a wife of 46 years, six children, and 24 grandchildren, and he has been practicing law in the field of trust and estates since 1978.  His career started in Utah, but he has practiced in Nevada since 1981.  For decades, he has been active in the Legislative Committee of the Probate and Trust Section of the State Bar, and in that capacity, he has assisted in the drafting of Nevada law relating to trusts and estates.. Mr. Rushforth is an afficionado of computers and all things electronic.  He is also a licensed Ham radio operator (K7LTR).  He and his wife usually have annual passes to Disneyland.

Mr. Rulis represents individual clients and businesses of many different sizes in a broad array of complex commercial litigation matters. In state and federal courts alike, Mr. Rulis leads his clients through the litigation process in varying types of business, real estate, and commercial contract disputes by preparing pleadings, managing discovery, drafting and opposing dispositive motions, negotiating favorable settlements, and pursuing post-judgment collections. He also represents clients for appeals before the Nevada Supreme Court and the Ninth Circuit, which includes drafting appellate briefs and participating in appellate settlement conferences.. Additionally, Mr. Rulis has experience representing abused and neglected children on a pro bono basis through the Legal Aid Center of Southern Nevada's Children's Attorneys Project.. During his time as an attorney, Mr. Rulis has successfully completed the National Institute for Trial Advocacy deposition training program and the Georgetown University eDiscovery Training Academy.. Prior to joining Kemp, Jones & Coulthard, Mr. Rulis was a law clerk for the Honorable Kenneth C. Cory, where he performed legal research and wrote bench memoranda on a variety of civil and criminal matters.

Mr. Rickard has been in practice with the firm since May of 2010. Prior to joining Pisanelli Bice, he worked with Jim Pisanelli and Todd Bice at Schreck Brignone through the merger and transition into Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck. Mr. Rickard has handled a variety of cases in both federal and state court, including contract disputes, landlord/tenant, fraud and misrepresentation, quiet title, and matters involving injunctive relief. He also spends a substantial amount of his time working on political and regulatory matters and statewide ballot initiatives. Mr. Rickard has worked on a number of matters before the Nevada Supreme Court and the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. Mr. Rickard earned his undergraduate degree and law degree in Nevada. Before attending law school he served as an AmeriCorps VISTA volunteer with the Mercy Housing Corporation in California. His volunteer work focused on providing affordable housing for low-income families and related social welfare programs. During law school, Mr. Rickard worked in the Juvenile Justice Clinic and was a student notes editor for the school's law review. In addition, Mr. Rickard worked as a tutor in the Center for Academic Success and Enrichment and as a judicial extern for The Honorable Jackie Glass in the Eighth Judicial District Court of Nevada.

Mr. Richardson is one of a few attorneys in Las Vegas with extensive litigation experience and expertise in probate, trust and guardianship matters, and in particular, elder competency and undue influence situations, financial exploitation of the elderly, disinheritance, transfers of titles, validity of wills, and prosecuting or defending claims of breach of duties by executors, guardians or trustees. He has represented numerous automobile and recreational vehicle dealerships in administrative matters, franchise disputes and lemon law claims.. Mr. Richardson began his legal career as a police legal advisor and assistant city attorney in Overland Park, Kansas, and later moved to Las Vegas where he served as chief of the fraud division for the Clark County District Attorneys Office. Mr. Richardson has served as lecturer for the National Business Institute and the Las Vegas Metro Police Department’s Police Academy.

Mr. Powers is a Chicago native who practices commercial litigation and complex civil litigation with a focus on representation of corporations, businesses and insurance companies. He also practices construction defect litigation and civil rights law.. Prior to entering the practice of law, Mr. Powers was a commercial airline pilot with United Airlines. He flew the Bombardier Canadair Regional Jet 700 series (CRJ-700). Mr. Powers was also a flight instructor with one of the preeminent flight schools in the country, and has instructed hundreds of aviation students.. Mr. Powers attended The Ohio State University, majoring in Aviation and Aircraft Systems. He was a member of Ohio State University’s Flight Team. Mr. Powers decided to transfer his passion for handling the pressure and responsibility of ensuring people’s safety in the sky for the responsibility and honor of advocating for them in the courtroom. Thus, he attended Loyola University New Orleans, College of Law. Mr. Powers was President of Phi Delta Phi International Fraternity, a member of Loyola’s Trial Advocacy Program, and earned the CALI award in Trial Practice Seminar. In his third year of law school, Mr. Powers was admitted to Loyola’s Stuart H. Smith Law Advocacy Program, where he practiced criminal defense in Orleans Parish.. Prior to joining Marquis Aurbach Coffing, Mr. Powers served as a law clerk to the Honorable Timothy C. Williams in the Eighth Judicial District Court in Las Vegas, Nevada. As a law clerk, he assisted the judge with a docket of over 2500 complex civil litigation cases and construction defect cases.. In his spare time, Mr.  Powers is still an avid aviation enthusiast and flies regularly. He also enjoys being active in all sports, and spending time with friends and family.

Mr. Pisanelli is the co-founder of Pisanelli Bice, PLLC, a firm primarily focused on commercial litigation. Prior to forming Pisanelli Bice, Mr. Pisanelli was the co-chair of Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck's litigation group, where he oversaw 80 litigators across the United States and managed his own practice. He specializes in commercial litigation, construction, defamation, and health care law, and has worked on a wide range of cases in these fields. Mr. Pisanelli has worked with a variety of commercial clients ranging from Fortune 500 companies to single entity developers and entrepreneurs. He continues to represent many of Nevada's largest gaming companies in commercial disputes, as well as one of Nevada's largest newspapers and the local affiliate of a national television broadcast company in defamation actions and related matters. Mr. Pisanelli's construction practice includes litigation and commercial transactions for local, national, and international developers and contractors. Although his practice has focused primarily on commercial litigation, Mr. Pisanelli also practices transactional law for his construction clients. He has represented major hotel properties, institutional home builders, commercial developers, design professionals, and subcontractors in the negotiation and preparation of construction contracts and development agreements.Mr. Pisanelli has tried and prosecuted numerous cases to judgment in state and federal court, as well as in various alternative dispute resolution settings. He also serves as a faculty member for the National Institute for Trial Advocacy and serves on the Advisory Board for a national banking system.

Mr. Onello has resided in Las Vegas for over twenty (20) years. After receiving a BSBA in International Business Management at UNLV, Mr. Onello was accepted to the Boyd School of Law, where he received several awards for his legal writing and analysis. Onello Law Group was founded in 2016, whereafter our office has represented clients in several areas of law, including: family law, criminal defense, personal injury, estate planning, probate, consumer protection, record sealing and gaming law (and more). Onello Law Group has a focus on family law, which often overlaps with other areas of practice, which is why it is important to have an attorney with other practice experience. Outside of legal practice, Mr. Onello enjoys rock climbing, mountain biking, trail running, and Brazilian Jui Jitsu.

Mr. Mougin joined Kring & Chung, LLP in May 2001, opening the San Diego branch office for the firm's business, construction and personal injury defense clients.  Shortly thereafter, Mr. Mougin also opened the Kring & Chung office in Las Vegas, Nevada.  Mr. Mougin is now acting as Managing Partner of both the Las Vegas and San Diego offices of Kring & Chung.  Both offices have extensive experience in dealing with the nuances of business transactions, business litigation, personal injury, commercial trucking and construction law in California and Nevada, including NRS Chapter 40 as well as the handling and management of OCIP/WRAP issues. In addition to his business and personal injury defense practice, Mr. Mougin currently represents developers, owners and general contractors as well as specialty subcontractors in both civil defense and business litigation matters. Mr. Mougin also has experience handling the defense of a number of high-profile professional malpractice lawsuits as well as sports and entertainment clients.  He is also personal counsel to a number of prominent construction firms in both California and Nevada.

Mr. Mikhaylov focuses his practice on commercial litigation in federal and state court. He has represented clients in a variety of matters, including professional negligence, contract disputes, construction defect, general liability, product defect, and shareholder derivative cases.. Prior to joining Pisanelli Bice, Mr. Mikhaylov acquired significant complex civil litigation experience at a national firm. He has conducted numerous depositions and successfully argued dispositive motions in various matters. His attention to detail and thorough understanding of the litigation process provides his clients the highest level of legal representation.. Mr. Mikhaylov obtained his juris doctorate degree from the St. Thomas University, School of Law. During law school, he was a member of the St. Thomas moot court team and became a semi-finalist in the Duberstein Bankruptcy Moot Court Competition, the largest single site appellate moot court competition in the United States. Mr. Mikhaylov received his undergraduate degree in Finance from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, where he was a Millennium Scholar.

Mr. Mike H. T. Nguyen, Esq. is the managing member of the Nguyen & Associates, LLC Personal Injury Law Firm who oversees the day-to-day business operations and litigation department. His legal career is filled with numerous accomplishments. At the age of 28, he argued before the Nevada Supreme Court, en banc, and won a unanimous decision on an issue of first impression. He became one of the youngest attorneys to do that in Nevada. At the age of 27, he successfully secured a verdict for his client after a 2-day trial on a complex contract matter. The client’s case was rejected by a number of other firms prior to coming to Mr. Nguyen.. Mr. Nguyen was named Top 10 Under 40 by the National Academic of Personal Injury Attorneys in 2016. He was also named 10 Best Attorneys for Nevada and 10 Best Attorneys for Nevada Under 40 by the American Institute of Family Law Attorneys in 2015. Additionally, he was the Featured Attorney for Personal Injury by Avvo in 2015 and won the Client’s Choice Award in that same year. Recently, Mr. Nguyen was named Top 40 Lawyers Under 40 for Nevada in the Litigation category by the American Society of Legal Advocates. Prior to establishing Nguyen & Associates, LLC in February 2014, Mr. Nguyen was a litigator and a de facto partner at Greenberg & Nguyen, Attorneys at Law, where he tried numerous cases in a 3-year period. Mr. Nguyen expanded Nguyen & Associates, LLC from a single attorney firm to a reputable boutique firm with many staff in less than 2 years. Additionally, he was able to shift the entire firm’s focus from representing clients in multiple areas of law to only representing personal injury victims. With the acquisition of a new building on Ponderosa Way in early 2016, Mr. Nguyen has made it the new home for Nguyen & Associates, LLC. Mr. Nguyen’s dedication to his clients is immeasurable. He regularly works on weekends and does not limit his free consultation to 15 minutes or half-hour.. Mr. Nguyen currently serves as the Chairman of the Vietnamese-American Community of Las Vegas Organization. He has successfully hosted 3 events: 2015 Moon Festival, 2015 Lunar New Year, and 2016 Moon Festival since taking office. He has also co-directed an ESL and Citizenship course than ended successfully in early 2016.

Mr. McKinnon is a litigator who specializes in resolving complex commercial disputes, employment law matters, and securities litigation. Mr. McKinnon graduated from the William S. Boyd School of Law in Las Vegas where he focused his legal education on corporate structure and pretrial litigation. He worked as an extern under the Honorable Timothy C. Williams and gained valuable insight in managing a courtroom and performing complex legal analysis.. While in law school, Mr. McKinnon taught a course on the small claims court system in conjunction with the Legal Aid Center of Southern Nevada and was recognized with the “Outstanding Student Teacher” award. He also spent a summer working for the Utah Division of Securities learning the ins and outs of securities compliance and investigations at the state level. Mr. McKinnon also represented UNLV at the Tulane NFL Negotiating Competition where he learned valuable negotiating skills.. Before joining Marquis Aurbach, Mr. McKinnon worked as a practicing attorney at a well-known civil litigation law firm, specializing in complex commercial litigation, employment contract disputes, and landlord tenant law.. Prior to law school, Mr. McKinnon studied at Utah State University, where he received a Bachelor’s of Science degree in Political Science and a minor in Sociology. He was also a sportswriter for the school newspaper, the Utah Statesman.. When not practicing law, Mr. McKinnon spends his time with his wife, Sarah, watching sports, and spending time with family and friends.

Mr. Maupin grew up in Las Vegas and obtained a Bachelor of Arts in History from the University of Nevada Reno.  He earned his Juris Doctor from the Boyd School of Law at UNLV.. Before attending law school Mr. Maupin worked for fifteen years in Northern Nevada schools teaching History, Government, Geography, and Theater among other subjects.  He was admitted to the Nevada Bar in 2015.  Prior to coming to Marquis Aurbach Coffing, Mr. Maupin worked as a law clerk for the Legal Aid Center of Southern Nevada and for the Honorable Judge Lynne Simons in the Second Judicial District.. In his spare time Mr. Maupin enjoys participating in community theater, and is on the board of directors for the Good Luck Macbeth theater company.