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In a city that has seen many out-of-state law firms open their doors in Las Vegas, Jolley Urga Woodbury Holthus & Rose remains one of the last “Vegas born” firms.  I was raised in Las Vegas and I am proud to work and live in such a great community.. I practice primarily in the areas of licensing, corporate and real estate transactions. I also focus a significant part of my practice on business and privilege licensing, including medical and retail marijuana establishments, liquor licensing, gaming licensing, auto dealership licensing and transportation licensing. Melissa has been closely involved with the legal aspects of the emerging cannabis industry in Nevada and assists clients with matters involving medical and retail (recreational) marijuana establishments.. Along with my law degree, I earned a Master’s of Business Administration which allows me to counsel my clients not only as to the legal requirements of starting and owning a business, but the intricacies of running a successful enterprise. I believe strongly in treating clients with the utmost care and respect and make it a priority to be responsive to their concerns and needs.. Outside of my career, I also enjoy spending time with my family. I also enjoy yoga and outdoor activities such as snowboarding, camping and hiking.

My wife and I are proud to have deep roots in Southern Nevada, including pioneer ancestors who were among the original settlers of Clark County. Not only were we both born and raised here, hiking at Red Rock, snow-skiing at Mt. Charleston, and boating at Lake Mead, but we both have parents who graduated from Las Vegas High School.  We have been grateful to raise our own children here and watch them excel academically, and in other areas, through participation in local school and private sports teams, dance teams, scouting, and Church activities.. My grandfather George H. "Bud" Albright was listed in the Las Vegas Review Journal's survey of the "Top 100" Most Influential residents in the history of Southern Nevada, due to his role as the "Father of the Las Vegas Convention Center" a project he spearheaded as a local political leader and public administrator.  My wife Elaine's family was influential in the development of Pahrump Nevada, where they were among the first land-owners and ranchers.. I appreciated the opportunity, during and after Law School, to extern for Judge Lloyd D. George, for whom Las Vegas's Federal Courthouse is named, and to clerk for Justice Thomas L. Steffen and the Nevada Supreme Court in Carson City, Nevada.   But my most important mentor was my father, Vern Albright, a prominent local attorney since the 1960s.  I continue to enjoy serving both local and international clients in real estate and corporate transactions and in business litigation in Nevada's State and Federal Courts, and in alternative dispute resolution proceedings, where I act both as an attorney advocate, and as an arbitrator, in resolving or adjudicating various legal claims.

Mr. Ellis focuses his practice on commercial litigation, real estate, and entertainment law. He regularly prosecutes actions on behalf of both businesses and individuals seeking monetary damages as well as injunctive or declaratory relief. His experience also includes defending businesses and individuals in various disputes.. Mr. Ellis is experienced in both state and federal litigation, arbitration, mediation, and other forms of alternative dispute resolution and has particular experience in commercial litigation and protecting creditors’ rights.. Prior to joining Howard & Howard, Mr. Ellis litigated a wide array of cases, providing him with a well-rounded background in a variety of Courts. He also counseled businesses in California and Nevada on corporate matters including formation, funding, and mergers and acquisitions.

Maria Veronica provides tailored counseling to help companies at all stages of their evolution. From business formation, day-to-day corporate governance, investments, agreements, to the point of eventual sale, Veronica is able to assist her clients in a variety of matters and situations.. In her practice, she represented businesses ranging in size from startup companies to Fortune 500 international corporations. Veronica also acquired experience as an in-house counsel for a privately held real estate investment and management company handling real estate assets with market value exceeding $2 billion.. Drawing on her international background, involvement working with multinational clients, and exposure to other cultures, clients particularly value Veronica’s unique knowledge when dealing with foreign entities. As a native European, she has a greater appreciation of the cultural and linguistic challenges that confront U.S. businesses when negotiating with foreigners, as well as foreign businesses when entering the United States market.

John R. Bailey, managing partner of the law firm Bailey Kennedy, has been practicing law in Nevada for over 30 years.. Bailey formed his firm in 2001 After 16 years with Nevada’s largest law firm, Lionel, Sawyer & Collins. Dennis Kennedy joined as a named partner in 2006 and the firm has continued to grow steadily since then. Bailey Kennedy was the only law firm in Nevada in the Inc. 5000 list of fastest growing companies in the United States for both 2010 and 2011.. Bailey is one of Southern Nevada’s top civic leaders. He serves as chairman of the governing board at the Andre Agassi College Preparatory Academy and a director of Nevada’s Public Education Foundation. He is also a member of the Council for a Better Nevada and director at Shuffle Master, Inc. as well as a two-time former Chairman and Commissioner on the Nevada Athletic Commission.. Bailey Kennedy has been named among the “Best Places to Work” in Las Vegas and Nevada by Las Vegas Business Press, In Business Las Vegas and Nevada Business magazine. The firm focuses on litigation, appellate work, healthcare law and administrative law. Its dynamic team of professionals represents, among others, top healthcare facilities, publicly traded corporations, gaming companies, financial institutions, travel and tourism leaders, public entities, real estate developers, entertainment concerns, and entrepreneurs.

Paul provides practical and creative solutions for individuals and businesses in commercial and real estate transactions, contracts and litigated disputes. He forms LLC's and corporations, negotiates and writes a variety of agreements, and brings parties together for a positive outcome in their business and real estate dealings. He represents buyers, sellers, landlords, tenants, lenders and borrowers.. Paul found a niche as a Mediator, having gained certification in Washington DC upon completing Pepperdine University School of Law's interactive training program with the Straus Institute For Dispute Resolution. After 25+ years in the legal profession, Paul understands: "The Mediator provides a key opportunity for people to pave their own path to justice without the fallout, expense and uncertainty at the mercy of the court system". Paul's mission is to better the lives of others, making the most of his experience and knowledge in the law. Successful representation hinges on closely listening to and getting people's objectives, bringing about excellent results, promptly and affordably.. I carry out clients' strategies with corporations and limited liability companies (LLC), as well as other business organizations and asset protection and estate planning methods, such as wills and trusts.  I have successfully represented individual heirs, administrators and trustees in trust and estate administration both in and out of probate court.Currently, I represent an intriguing business, Energy System Nevada, LLC (ESN). ESN owns the patent to game changing technology we expect will revolutionize oil and gas drilling. I assisted in the formation and our law firm serves as general counsel for ESN.  It owns the intellectual property rights to a unique, safer, environmentally friendly and money saving method and tool for surface (above ground) blowout prevention (BOP) on land-based oil rigs.. I have served as an Arbitrator with the Clark County Eighth Judicial District Court Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) program. I enjoy volunteering on pro bono legal matters and further benefit the community via several volunteer and fund raising avenues.. I devote my utmost and personal attention, effort and professionalism to each client.

I am an Attorney licensed in the State of Nevada, and I focus primarily in the areas of civil litigation and real estate. I am interested in pursuing business opportunites in many different forms and discussing new ideas. I have made the Las Vegas Valley my home and I am very active in the local business community. I am one of the founding members of the Rebel Venture Fund, I was a member of Law Review, and I graduated Beta Gamma Sigma from the MBA program at the Lee School of Business.

Mr. Kozlowski is a founding partner in the firm’s Corporate, Real Estate, Finance and Banking, and Construction Practice Groups, concentrating his practice in the areas of real estate finance, real estate development and land use approval, real estate acquisitions and dispositions, commercial leasing, construction, and general commercial and corporate transactions.. His determination and unique ability to meet real world challenges with smart, practical and efficient solutions have earned him a place at the forefront of his practice, as evidenced by his inclusion as one of Nevada Business Journal's Legal Elite in 2010, 2011, 2012, and 2015; a list of Southern Nevada's top 100 attorneys compiled by peer ratings. Mr. Kozlowski has also been recognized by Super Lawyers Magazine as a Mountain States Rising Star for the years 2010, 2011 and 2012, a distinction shared by only 2.5% of the state's total attorneys. He has been recognized as a Mountain States Super Lawyer® in 2013, 2014, and 2015, and holds the highest distinction of AV-Rated® by Martindale-Hubbell®.. Mr. Kozlowski is an active faculty member for Nevada continuing legal education programs, instructing other attorneys and professionals in the areas of real estate, construction and landlord/tenant law. In 2013, Mr. Kozlowski was featured as one of Nevada’s Top 10 Real Estate Attorneys in the Las Vegas Business Press, Vol. 30, Issue 16.. Mr. Kozlowski’s representative clients include Comerica Bank, Bank of Nevada, Nevada State Bank, Pacific Western Bank, McDonald's Corp., Lennar, Kimball Hill Homes, RSM McGladrey, Sullivan Square, Parsons Corp., Performance Contracting, Kittrell Jenson Contractors, Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, Credit Suisse, Century Gaming, Caesar’s Entertainment, MGM, Sapient Corp., and several NBA players.

Jonathan C. Callister was born in Pasadena, California and raised in Southern California and Northern Utah. He is the founder and managing attorney of CALLISTER LAW in Las Vegas, Nevada. Jon has practiced in the areas of business, commercial, tax, estate, asset protection, real estate, healthcare transactions and planning for over 15 years.. Jon has structured and implemented numerous business and estate transactions and plans from multi-million dollar business purchases, formations (including structuring physician related transactions and business formations), secured transactions and estate plans to employment agreements, real estate purchases, and tax disputes.. After law school, Jon earned a Master of Laws (LLM) in Taxation from the University of Florida which has assisted in his ability to advise clients in tax disputes, audits, and the tax consequences of numerous business and estate planning transactions.. Jon has lectured to numerous groups on proper structuring of business and estate plans, including their tax consequences. He represents a broad range of clients from banks, numerous physicians, physician groups and other professionals, including other law firms, to restaurants, clubs, and other small to moderately sized private businesses, to individuals with specific planning or transactional needs.

In his more than 20 years of practice, Mr. Katz has counseled his clients in the areas of Federal and State Income and Estate Taxation; State and Local Real Property Taxation; Estate Planning, Probate, and Trust Administration; Business Organizations and Business Transactions; Real Estate, and Health Care Transactions.. Mr. Katz has handled several disputes before the IRS and the Nevada Department of Taxation. Mr. Katz has lectured at several continuing education seminars on business organizations, business transactions, and tax issues, including, income and real property tax issues, §1031 like-kind exchange issues, partnership taxation, and taxation of S Corporations.. Mr. Katz co-authored one of the first articles on the “Spendthrift Trust Act of Nevada” following the enactment of amendments to it that now allow clients to create Nevada Asset Protection Trusts. Mr. Katz earned his B.S. in Accounting from the University of Nevada at Las Vegas in May, 1994; his J.D. (cum laude) from Suffolk University Law School, Boston, MA in May 1997; and his LL.M. (taxation) from Boston University School of Law in May 1998. While at Suffolk Law School, Mr. Katz served as Research Assistant to Professor Russell Murphy during the 1995-1996 academic year.. Mr. Katz is admitted in Nevada and Massachusetts.  He is admitted to practice before the U.S. District Court for the District of Nevada, the U.S. Tax Court, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, and the U.S. Supreme Court.

Tisha Black Chernine is the managing partner of Black & Wadhams. She practices primarily in the areas of complex corporate and real estate transactions. Her focus includes corporate formation, mergers and acquisitions, real property purchase and sales, financing, distressed property foreclosures, modifications and litigation, and landlord tenant matters.. In 2011, Ms. Black Chernine co-authored Nevada State Assembly Bill  284 with the Nevada State Attorney General’s office. The Bill was signed by Governor Sandoval in June of 2011 and will change the way foreclosures are conducted in the state of Nevada. Ms. Black has taught seminars in the areas of contract law, foreclosure, premises liability, risk management, landlord/tenant law, real estate agency, ethics,  the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act and securitization in the commercial and residential real estate context.. Ms. Black Chernine is also a prolific and published writer. Her articles have been published in Tax Notes, Broker Agent Magazine, CCIM Perspectives, Forbes Magazine, the Las Vegas Review Journal, the Las Vegas Sun and the Las Vegas Business Resource Guide. She continues to write weekly articles on the Black & LoBello Blog and Newsletter and has been a featured attorney and business owner in the Nevada Business Press and In Business Las Vegas. She has also been a guest speaker on several business and real estate oriented radio programs.. A native Las Vegan, Ms. Black Chernine graduated from Boston University in 1993, receiving dual bachelor’s degrees in English and History. She then completed law school in Michigan in two years, and was awarded her Juris Doctor. In 1996, Ms. Black Chernine was admitted to practice law in the state of Nevada, United States District Court, District of Nevada and the Eighth Judicial District Court. She is a member of the Nevada State Bar Association and Clark County Bar Association, and the American Trial Lawyers Association. She is has been recognized in Who’s Who Among American Law Students and Who’s Who Among American Lawyers. In 2011, she was chosen as a “Rising Star” by SuperLawyers, a nationally recognized publication among attorneys.. Ms. Black Chernine served two years on the Spring Valley Town Board and continues to serve on several advisory panels as well as community boards including St. Jude’s Ranch for Children. She is a Board Member of the Lied Institute for Real Estate Studies at the University of Nevada Las Vegas, and a faculty member of the National Business Institute. She is happily married and has three children.

Award-winning attorney Adam Wax is a Las Vegas local who has been practicing law in Nevada for over a decade. He primarily practices in the areas of plaintiff personal injury litigation, criminal defense, business litigation, insurance defense, insurance coverage, bad faith, and transactional matters. Adam represents companies ranging from small businesses to several Fortune 500 Companies with gross annual revenue exceeding $1Billion.. Adam gravitates toward personal injury matters involving complex and/or catastrophic injuries. Additionally, Adam enjoys drafting and reviewing contracts of all types for any size business. Martindale-Hubbell® awarded him the highest possible rating of AV® Preeminent™ for ethical standards and legal ability.. Adam has been admitted to practice law and remains in good standing in both the State of Nevada and the United States District Courts. Adam earned his Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science, with a Minor in Law and Society, from the University of Southern California (USC) in 2006. He received his Juris Doctorate degree from the William S. Boyd School of Law in 2010, during which time he served as a Judicial Extern to the Honorable Mark R. Denton, District Court Judge, Department XIII.. Adam has been named a Mountain States Rising Star by Super Lawyers Magazine, a member of the Legal Elite by the Nevada Business Magazine, a Top 100 Trial Lawyer by The National Trial Lawyers, and one of the Top 40 Litigation Lawyers Under 40 in Nevada by the American Society of Legal Advocates.. Clients appreciate Adam’s availability, attention to detail, and always knowing the status of their matters. He strives to return every phone call and email within 24 hours, generally returning calls and emails within minutes. In his personal time, Adam enjoys playing sports, especially hockey, skiing, and skydiving. He is an avid fan of the Vegas Golden Knights hockey team and anything involving the USC Trojans.