The Nevada Family Court Judges and Family Law Attorneys have elected attorney Jennifer V. Abrams to the Executive Council of the State Bar of Nevada, Family Law Section. Attorney Abrams is admitted to practice law in three states, but chooses to practice exclusively in Las Vegas divorce matters. She is regarded as both a skilled negotiator and a forceful litigator. As such, she has earned the respect of her opponents as well as the Clark County Family Court Judges that oversee each Las Vegas divorce matter. Fellow attorneys refer complex and substantial asset divorce cases to The Abrams Law Firm. Attorney Abrams routinely represents other lawyers or their spouses. The opposing party often retains more than one divorce lawyer to represent them against her in Contested Divorce matters. Attorney Abrams is a member in good standing of the State Bar of Nevada, State Bar of Nevada Family Law Executive Council, Clark County Bar Association, American Bar Association, American Association for Justice, which is formerly the Association of Trial Lawyers of America, the State Bar of California, and the Louisiana State Bar (both inactive). She received her Juris Doctorate degree, Magna Cum Laude, from the Pepperdine University School of Law in California, where she graduated 9th in a class of 255. She was a staff member of the Pepperdine Law Review for two years and has numerous awards and achievements including the American Jurisprudence Bancroft-Whitney Award and the CALI Excellence Award. She received her undergraduate degree in Business Administration, Accounting Theory and Practice, from California State University, Northridge and has passed the Certified Public Accountants (CPA) examination. Attorney Vincent Mayo Attorney Vincent Mayo possesses a wealth of family law experience. He has successfully represented clients in divorce and post-divorce matters and is highly regarded by his fellow family law attorneys and judges in the Clark County Family Courts. He has succesfully completed the American Bar Association's Family Law Trial Advocacy Institute program, which accepts only 50 applications nationally each year. 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 for four years, primarily in Family Law, for a prestigous local law firm. Attorney Mayo has been selected to be the co-editor of the Nevada Family Law Practice Manual. This manual is used by all family law attorneys and judges in Nevada as the foremost compilation of Nevada statutes, case law, and local and state rules. He is a well published attorney with numerous credits including: Better Your Odds: Knowing the Factors that Affect the Recovery of Marital Assets Wasted Through Gambling (Nevada Lawyer Magazine Fall 2006) A Closer Look at the Uniform Child Witness by Alternative Methods Act (*Communique June / July 2007) Three Common Approaches for Determining What Constitutes Legitimate Business Expenses for Child Support Purposes (*Communique June / July 2007) * Communique is the official Legal Journal for the Clark County Bar Association. Attorney Mayo is a member of good standing of the State Bar of Nevada, State Bar of Nevada Family Law Section, American Bar Association, Nevada Justice Association, and Clark County Bar Association. He also has been accepted as an American Bar Association Panelist. Vincent Mayo is admitted to practice before The United States District Court for the District of Nevada. He received his Juris Doctorate degree from the University of Dayton School of Law. Attorney Mayo served as associate editor of the law school's Law Review, was elected to the Moot Court Litigation team, earned a Dean's Award Scholarship, achieved Dean's List Honors, and simultaneaously worked as a Law Clerk for a Fortune 500 company while earning his law degree. Call 702.222.4021 or Contact us by Email