Michael P. Balaban has handled labor and employment cases for mostly employees since 1997 in cases involving discrimination or other employment related claims, including cases brought under Title VII, the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, the Family Medical Leave Act, for wrongful termination, whistle blowing, wages and hours disputes, and unemployment benefits and for employment benefits. Michael Haight has lived in Las Vegas since 1976, and left only to go to law school in Oregon, where he met Mark Henness. Mike was born to be an injury lawyer. His civil litigator father inspired his love of the law, and his mother inspired him to help others. Mike and Mark combined forces in 2000, and fight to protect the rights of Nevadans. Mike Valiente was born and raised in Las Vegas and proudly represents personal injury victims in Nevada and California. Mike graduated at the top of his class from the William S. Boyd School of Law and subsequently founded Valiente Mott Injury Attorneys with the goal of helping people, not insurance companies.
Mitchell Resnick is the co-founder and managing partner of Resnick & Louis, P.C. A renowned name in insurance and institutional defense litigation, representing hotels and casinos, retails stores, commercial litigation, regulatory/ administrative, and real estate litigation. Mitch is licensed to practice law in Arizona, California, Colorado, Nevada, New Jersey, and New York. Navid Afshar is an appellate attorney with the Clark County Special Public Defender’s Office. Originally from Chicago but having lived most of his life in Las Vegas, Navid is honored to be part of an amazing team of experienced and talented attorneys. Navid strives to preserve his client’s constitutional rights.
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Nick Pomponio recently opened his own law firm, Pomponio Injury Law, to focus on providing the highest level of customer service to all of his clients. He believes that each client is not a number, but rather part of the family. Give Nick a call today! Nikki L. Dupree-O’Brien is a founding partner of Green Valley Law Group. Her practice areas include consumer bankruptcy, family law and estate planning. Ms. DupreeO’Brien recognizes that every client has individualized needs and aims to provide first class legal service with personalized representation. Puneet K. Garg is one of the founding partners of Anthem Injury Law. He has vast experience serving various clients with different needs. Puneet’s representation of clients has included serving as counsel to Fortune 500 companies, large and small healthcare providers, celebrities, large and small businesses, and personal injury victims Rena McDonald a native Nevadan, has recently relocated and expanded her firm to downtown Henderson. Her areas of practice include Business Development, Family Law, Estate Planning and Bankruptcy. She was nominated for the HCC’s 2017 Small Business Award, and as Board member of The Shade Tree, she contributes to her community. Renee Finch is a Partner at the law firm Messner Reeves LLP. Her practice is devoted largely to defending corporations, insurers and their insureds in high-exposure cases in which claimed medical expenses and other alleged damages total in the millions. To date, she has tried 19 such cases to verdict. Robert E. Murdock opened his own law firm in 1992 and became a mainstay in Las Vegas newspapers, TV news and CourtTV. Mr. Murdock has lectured extensively on Catastrophic Injury Cases and Litigation and has been retained as an Expert Witness with regard to litigation matters. Super Lawyer and AV Preeminent Rated by Martindale Hubbell.
Robert M. Draskovich has broken new ground in courtrooms across the country. In seemingly impossible cases, he has confounded courtroom observers with complete acquittals. Draskovich has pioneered a methodology of combining Science with the Art of Persuasion and has been a legal commentator for the The New York Times, CNN, NBC, and Fox News.
Robert Sidell is a best-selling author and attorney. He’s been practicing law for over 43 years. He represents individuals who’ve been injured in all types of accidents – from serious car crashes to slip and fall injuries. He hosts a radio show on the #1 talk radio station in Las Vegas, NV.
Roger Croteau dedicates his firm to solving complex legal and financial problems utilizing the law to create intelligent and cost-effective solutions. Mr. Croteau focuses on litigation matters involving commercial / business disputes, personal injury matters, bankruptcy and family disputes. Members of the firm handle your legal problems with competency, compassion and concerns.
Ryan D. Johnson was named by MyVegas Magazine one of the Top 100 Lawyers and by the National Advocates as a Top 40 Under 40. He is an expert in trusts and estates and earned his J.D. from the Boyd School of Law where he served on staff for the Nevada Law Journal.
Sagar Raich is the Managing Member of Raich Law PLLC, a Nevada Law Firm serving Businesses of all size – from startups to companies generating nine figure revenues. Mr. Raich has successfully handled many complex litigation and transactional matters. Continued on page 68