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| | Address | | 290 South Arlington Avenue, Suite 100 | | Reno, Nevada 89501 | | (Washoe Co.) | |  | Accepts Credit Cards |
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(Main Office)
| Silverman, Decaria & Kattelman,
Chartered practices in the following areas of law:
Family Law, Adoptions, Child Custody, Child Support, Divorce. | | Year Established: 1985 | Firm Profile:
Silverman & Decaria Chartered was founded in 1985. The firm became Silverman, Decaria & Kattelman Chartered in 2004. The Firm is a Martindale-Hubbell Bar Registered of Preeminent Lawyers firm. Silverman & Decaria practices primarily divorce and family law. Silverman, Decaria & Kattelman Chartered was selected as the Pro Bono law firm of 1996 in the State of Nevada. | | Firm Size: 3 | Clients:
REPRESENTATIVE CLIENT: Western Nevada Supply Co. | Office Hours:
Monday: 08:30 AM - 05:00 PM
Tuesday: 08:30 AM - 05:00 PM
Wednesday: 08:30 AM - 05:00 PM
Thursday: 08:30 AM - 05:00 PM
Friday: 08:30 AM - 05:00 PM
| Rate Information:
Fixed Hourly Rates
Accepts Major Credit Cards
 Visa
MasterCard | | Gary R. Silverman (Member) born Kansas City, Missouri, November 6, 1945; admitted to bar, 1970, Nevada; 1971, U.S. District Court, District of Nevada and U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Education: University of Nevada (B.A., 1967); University of Colorado (J.D., 1970). Assistant District Attorney, Reno, Nevada, 1970-1971. City Attorney and Assistant District Attorney, Winnemucca, Nevada, 1974-1976. Washoe County Pro Bono Law Firm of the Year, 1996-1997. Pro Bono Lawyer of the Year, 1992. Best Lawyers in America. Member: Washoe County (President, 1983-1984) and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Nevada (Chairman, Family Law Section; Lecturer, Various Topics, 1995—); Nevada Trial Lawyers Association; American College of Family Law Trial Lawyers; Fellow: American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers (Member, Bounds of Advocacy Committee; Client Handbook Committee, 1991—; American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers Foundation, Treasurer, 1997-1998); American College of Family Trial Lawyers. [With U.S.A.R., 1967-73]. Practice Areas: Family Law; Child Custody; Child Support; Divorce. Email: Gary R. Silverman | | Mary Anne Decaria (Member) born Ogden, Utah, November, 4, 1954; admitted to bar, 1981, Nevada; 1982, U.S. District Court, District of Nevada and U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit; 1983, California. Education: University of Utah (B.A., magna cum laude, 1977); Gonzaga University (J.D., cum laude, 1981). Phi Delta Phi. Law Clerk, Honorable John W. Barrett, Second Judicial District Court, Washoe County, 1981-1982. Presenter at various CLE seminars on Family Law. Monthly Column, Family Law, Washoe County Bar Publication, The WRIT. Pro Bono Law Firm of the Year, 1996-1997. Nevada Delegate, National Council of Community Property States, 1996—. Listed in Best Lawyers in America. Member, Nevada Supreme Court Rules Committee, 2005—. Member: Washoe County (Board of Directors of Volunteer Lawyers, 1997-2000; President, 1998-2000) and American (Member, Family Law Section) Bar Associations; State Bar of Nevada (Executive Committee Member, Family Law Section; Chair 1995 and 1996 Family Law Seminar; Member, Child Support Statute Review Committee, 1992, 1996; Chair, Northern Nevada Disciplinary Board, 1996-1999); State Bar of California; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America; Nevada Trial Lawyers Association. Fellow: American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers; Journal of American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers (Member, Editorial Board); International Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers. Reported Cases: Schryver vs. Schryver, 108 Nev. 10, 826 P.2d 569 (1992); Scott vs. Scott, 107 Nev. 237, 822 P.2d 654 (1991); Wilson vs. Pacific Maxon Inc., 102 Nev. 52, 714 P.2d 1001 (1986); Wilson vs. Pacific Maxon, Inc., 100 Nev. 479, 686 P.2d 235 (1984). Practice Areas: Family Law; Adoption Law; Child Custody; Child Support; Divorce. Email: Mary Anne Decaria | | Michael V. Kattelman (Member) born Hayward, California, January 11, 1972; admitted to bar, 1998, Nevada and California; 1999, U.S. District Court, District of Nevada. Education: University of the Pacific (B.A., magna cum laude, 1994); University of California, Hastings College of the Law (J.D., 1997). Phi Kappa Phi; Alpha Lambda Delta. Recipient, "YLS Tower of Strength Award," State Bar of Nevada, 2005. Named, Washoe County Pro Bono Law Firm of the Year, 2005. Law Clerk to the Honorable Scott T. Jordan, Nevada District Court Judge. Community Law Instructor, 1996-1997. Lecturer, Child Custody Jurisdiction (UCCJN). Vice President/Secretary, Court Appointed Special Advocate Foundation, 2004-2008. Member: Washoe County Family Law Bench Bar, Committee - Rules, 2003-2004; Nevada Trial Lawyers Legislative Committee, 2004—2006; Committee of Family Law Certification Requirements, 2004—; Nevada Supreme Court Family Law Rules Committee, 2005—; Nevada Supreme Court Family Law Rules Committee, 2005—; Nevada Delegate, Community Property States Symposium, 2005-2006. President, University of the Pacific Alumni Association, 2008—. Bruce R. Thompson Chapter of American Inns of Court, 2008—. Member: Washoe County Bar Association (Board Member, 2007— Treasurer); State Bar of Nevada (Executive Council, Family Law, 2006—); Nevada Justice Association (formerly Nevada Trial Lawyers Association). Practice Areas: Family Law; Adoption Law; Child Custody; Child Support; Divorce; Appellate Practice. Email: Michael V. Kattelman | | Robert Cerceo (Member) born Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, June 17, 1960; admitted to bar, 1994, Nevada; U.S. District Court, District of Nevada, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit and U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Rutgers University (B.A., 1983; J.D., 1993). Extensive writings and lectures on family law topics for continuing legal education courses and State Bar publications. Senior Citizens Law Project Advisory Board for City of Las Vegas, 2003-2006. Pro Tem Hearing Master, Juvenile Division, Eighth Judicial District Court, 2004-2006. Outsource Mediation Committee, Eighth Judicial District Court, 2004-2006. Board of Directors for Mediators of Southern Nevada, Inc., 2006 and 2008. Editor for Nevada Family Law Report, State Bar of Nevada, 2006—. Award of Merit from National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, 2002. Peacemaker of the Year from Mediators of Southern Nevada, 2006. Member: Clark, Washoe County and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Nevada (Executive Counsel, Family Law, 2007—). Fellow: International Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers. (Certified Family Law Specialist, State Bar of Nevada). Languages: English and German. Practice Areas: Family Law. Email: Robert Cerceo | | ASSOCIATE | | Dixie R. Grossman (Associate Attorney) born Williston, North Dakota, May 1, 1975; admitted to bar, 2001, Montana; 2005, Nevada; U.S. District Court, District of Nevada. Education: University of Montana (B.A., 1998); University of Montana School of Law (J.D., 2001). Law Clerk to the Hon. Deborah Schumacher, Nevada District Court; Hon. Frances Doherty, Nevada District Court; Hon. Charles McGee, Nevada District Court. Member, Board of Directors, Washoe Legal Services, 2007-2008. Secretary, Washoe County Family Law Bench Bar. Member: Washoe County and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Nevada; State Bar of Montana. Practice Areas: Family Law; Adoption Law; Child Custody; Child Support; Divorce. Email: Dixie R. Grossman | | LEGAL SUPPORT PERSONNEL | | Susan G. Sunday (Paralegal) born Oakland, California, July 22, 1960; Member: National Association of Legal Assistants (Member, 1999—); Sierra Nevada Association of Paralegals (Member, 1994—; Second Vice President, 1998-2000; Treasurer, 1996-1998). Practice Areas: Family Law; Insurance Defense. Email: Susan G. Sunday |
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