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Marshal Willick and Jennifer Abrams, “Trends in Marital Agreements.”

Annual State Bar of Nevada Advanced Family Law Program

December 1, 2016

8:45 a.m. – 4:45 p.m.

7.0 CLE credits, including .5 ethics credit

State Bar of Nevada Office

3100 W. Charleston Blvd.

Las Vegas, Nevada 89101

This presentation will provide a survey of all  three types of marital agreements:  Premarital Agreements; Post-Nuptial Agreements; and Separation…

Amy Robinson of Pecos Law Group receives a CDFA®

Pecos Law Group is pleased to announce that certified paralegal, Amy Robinson, recently completed a program in professional divorce analysis and is now a Certified Divorce Financial Analyst® (CDFA®).

Is Your Facebook Page Community Property?

Is Your Facebook Page Community Property?
 

In a recent Texas bankruptcy case, a Texas Bankruptcy Court found that business social media accounts are property interests. The court ordered the former owner to turn over his social media account passwords to the reorganized debtor. The important distinction was that the social…

Pecos Law Group Is Appealing The Following Cases

At Pecos Law Group, we are always looking for a challenging appeal to the Nevada Appellate courts to correct mistakes and injustices created by unfair or legally incorrect Family Court Decisions.  Following are the appeals we currently have in progress:
 

College Tuition and Related Expenses

Pecos Law Group prevailed at the…

Pecos Law Group Wins Appeal on Issue of Children’s College Expenses

The Nevada Court of Appeals has reversed a family court judge’s decision to modify the parties’ marital settlement agreement that provided that a dad would pay for the children’s future college expenses.In this case, a local family court judge determined that because the specific amount dad would have to…

ATTACK ADS: THE NEW FRONTEIR IN LAWYER MARKETING?

As the presidential election quickly approaches, political groups bombard us with television attack ads firing shots at the opposing candidate or viewpoint.  Throughout the years these tactics have become so commonplace that we have grown accustomed to the vitriol and low blows.  Now, however, a different group has begun…

The Calm Before Divorce

There is a scene in the Netflix series House of Cards that exemplifies the traditional idea of what leads to divorce. The couple, Frank and Claire Underwood, engage in an aggressive argument one evening, and the next morning, Claire informs her husband that she is leaving him. …

DIVORCED MEN DON’T EAT THEIR VEGETABLES

We all know that divorce results in a number of changes in lifestyle for both spouses, but did you know that divorce can have noteworthy effects on diet, especially in men? A recent study done in Social Science and Medicine found that after a divorce, the healthiness of…

Pecos Law Group’s Jack W. Fleeman Named Super Lawyers 2016 Mountain States Rising Star

Attorney Jack W. Fleeman has been selected as one of Nevada’s 2016 Mountain States Rising Stars after a selection process that included nomination by at least one fellow attorney, in-depth research into Mr. Fleeman’s peer recognition and professional achievements, and evaluation by top-rated practioners within the area of family…

The Law Needs To Be More Proactive Than Reactive When It Comes To Family Law

The law is based on precedent, therefore, lawyers tend to look at the past, rather than the future. We tend to try to reconcile contemporary issues with the past rather than to use the present to shape the future. As a result, there is little overall innovation in law…