Mary
Anne Decaria is a regular columnist for the Washoe
County Bar Journal on Family Law and has published articles
on nearly every Family Law subject. She has served on the
Executive Council of the Family Law Section of the State Bar
and was the Chair of the Northern Nevada Disciplinary Board
of the State Bar of Nevada. She also served as President of
Volunteer Lawyers of Washoe County, which provided Pro Bono
legal services to indigent clients.
Gary
R. Silverman is an author of the Bounds of Advocacy
(a book on ethics in divorce cases for the American Academy
of Matrimonial Lawyers), the Academy's Client Relations Handbook.
He has published an article on evidence in the American Bar
Association's family law publication. He was President of
the Washoe County Bar Association and Chair of the Family
Law Section of the State Bar. He was a Pro Bono Lawyer of
the Year. In 1996, 1997 and 2005, the firm was the Pro Bono
Law Firm of the Year.
Michael Kattelman
started his family law practice after serving as
a law clerk for the Family Court of the Second Judicial District
Court of Nevada. Mike has served on the Executive Council
of the Family Law Section of the State Bar of Nevada, and
as Vice President of the Court Appointed Special Advocate
Foundation (CASA) in Washoe County. He is a member of the
Nevada Trial Lawyers Legislative Steering Committee; the Washoe
County Family Law Bench Bar Committee; and the Committee of
Family Law Certification Requirements. Mike is a lecturer
on child custody jurisdiction; family law legislative issues;
and has published family law articles in The Writ.
Robert Cerceo
- Mr. Cerceo’s practice deals with all aspects
of family law proceedings. Editor of the quarterly Nevada
Family Law Report and member of the Family Law Executive Council
for the State Bar, Mr. Cerceo continues to write and lecture
on domestic relations issues. He received his accounting degree
in 1983 and his law degree in 1993, both from Rutgers University,
and is a member of the Nevada and American Bar Associations
and their Family Law Sections.
All attorneys in our office
have lectured widely on family law topics. Mary Anne served
as Chair of the Family Law Section annual seminar, providing
continuing legal education to most of the state*s Family Court
judges and lawyers.
Family law issues are complex. The frequent
changes in state and federal laws in custody , tax, child
support, insurance, property rights and retirement may affect
your case. You should hire attorneys who will recognize the
issues in your case, know the recent changes in the law, and
are sensitive to the difficult process you are undergoing.
What you really pay us for is independent advice.
Every case has strengths and weaknesses; clients have both
realistic and unrealistic goals and expectations. You would
not expect a physician to tell you what you want to hear about
test results. You want a realistic diagnosis and prognosis.
That is what we as lawyers owe to you. Our advice may not
be what you want to hear, but it will be straightforward.
And, if you want a "second opinion," we invite you
to seek it. The attorney-client relationship must be one with
which you are comfortable at all times.
We look forward to working with you.
Disclaimer
These materials have been prepared by Silverman, Decaria & Kattelman
for informational purposes only and are not legal advice.
Transmission of the information is not intended to create,
and receipt does not constitute, an attorney-client relationship.
No person should act upon this information without seeking
professional counsel.
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We
do a better job for the divorcing client by limiting our practice
almost exclusively to Family Law. While we engage in limited
collection and construction law, guardianships, personal injury
and wrongful death, will drafting and estate work, our practice
is primarily family law.