Pisanelli Bice PLLC, a Las Vegas-based law firm, announced today that four of the firm’s leading attorneys will be honored with prestigious Best Lawyers Awards from Best Lawyers, the oldest and most respected peer-review in the global legal community. Recognizing their high-caliber professional abilities within the legal field and based upon a comprehensive peer review among top legal professionals, the 2025 edition of The Best Lawyers in America® will feature firm Cofounder and Partner James J. Pisanelli, firm Cofounder and Partner Todd L. Bice, Managing Partner Debra L. Spinelli, and Of Counsel M. Magali Mercera.
Celebrating Bice’s exceptional litigation skills, Best Lawyers will further recognize him in the 2025 edition of the Lawyer of the Year Awards.
In addition, Best Lawyers will feature firm associate Emily A. Buchwald in the 2025 edition of Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America.
“This prominent recognition from Best Lawyers illustrates how several key members of our firm now lead the nation in a myriad of practice areas, a status earned through the determined application of insurmountable legal expertise, a highly strategic approach to complex litigation and a stalwart dedication to our clients’ success,” Spinelli said. “Our driven team of professionals takes immense pride in being honored alongside our respected legal colleagues, who clearly voiced their confidence in our top-level legal acumen through this rigorous peer-review process.”
Pisanelli’s Best Lawyers Award honors his outstanding contributions with bet-the-company litigation, commercial litigation, construction law, construction litigation and real-estate litigation.
Bice’s Best Lawyers Award recognizes his excellence in appellate practice, bet-the-company litigation, commercial litigation, first-amendment litigation, land-use and zoning litigation, and mergers-and-acquisitions litigation.
Bice’s Lawyer of the Year Award further honors his land-use and zoning litigation.
Spinelli’s Best Lawyers Award celebrates her esteemed accomplishments with bet-the-company litigation, commercial litigation, construction litigation and health-care litigation.
Mercera’s Best Lawyers Award honors her valuable efforts in commercial litigation.
Buchwald’s inclusion in Ones to Watch recognizes her top-quality work with civil rights law and commercial litigation.
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Las Vegas, NV – (Aug. 15, 2024) – Pisanelli Bice PLLC, a Las Vegas-based law firm, announced today that four of the firm’s leading attorneys will be honored with prestigious Best Lawyers Awards from Best Lawyers, the oldest and most respected peer-review publication in the global legal community. Recognizing their high-caliber professional abilities within the legal field and based upon a comprehensive peer review among top legal professionals, the 2025 edition of The Best Lawyers in America® will feature firm Cofounder and Partner James J. Pisanelli, firm Cofounder and Partner Todd L. Bice, Managing Partner Debra L. Spinelli, and Of Counsel M. Magali Mercera.
Celebrating Bice’s exceptional litigation skills, Best Lawyers will further recognize him in the 2025 edition of the Lawyer of the Year Awards.
In addition, Best Lawyers will feature firm associate Emily A. Buchwald in the 2025 edition of Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America.
“This prominent recognition from Best Lawyers illustrates how several key members of our firm now lead the nation in a myriad of practice areas, a status earned through the determined application of insurmountable legal expertise, a highly strategic approach to complex litigation and a stalwart dedication to our clients’ success,” Spinelli said. “Our driven team of professionals takes immense pride in being honored alongside our respected legal colleagues, who clearly voiced their confidence in our top-level legal acumen through this rigorous peer-review process.”
Pisanelli’s Best Lawyers Award honors his outstanding contributions with bet-the-company litigation, commercial litigation, construction law, construction litigation and real-estate litigation.
Bice’s Best Lawyers Award recognizes his excellence in appellate practice, bet-the-company litigation, commercial litigation, first-amendment litigation, land-use and zoning litigation, and mergers-and-acquisitions litigation.
Bice’s Lawyer of the Year Award further honors his land-use and zoning litigation.
Spinelli’s Best Lawyers Award celebrates her esteemed accomplishments with bet-the-company litigation, commercial litigation, construction litigation and health-care litigation.
Mercera’s Best Lawyers Award honors her valuable efforts in commercial litigation.
Buchwald’s inclusion in Ones to Watch recognizes her top-quality work with civil rights law and commercial litigation.
About Pisanelli Bice:
Pisanelli Bice is a Las Vegas-based firm focused primarily on commercial litigation. The firm, founded by attorneys James J. Pisanelli and Todd L. Bice, represents clients ranging from single entity developers and entrepreneurs to Fortune 500 companies, municipalities, public agencies as well as some of Nevada’s largest gaming companies. For more information, please visit www.pisanellibice.com.
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LAS VEGAS – (July 12, 2024) – In recognition of their exemplary work in the legal field, five attorneys with Pisanelli Bice PLLC, a Las Vegas-based law firm, received the honor of being selected for inclusion on the prestigious 2024 Super Lawyers lists. The 2024 Mountain States Super Lawyers list will feature firm partners Debra L. Spinelli, James J. Pisanelli, Todd L. Bice and M. Magali Mercera. The 2024 Mountain States Rising Stars list will include firm associate Emily A. Buchwald. Super Lawyers additionally honored Bice and Pisanelli with inclusion on the list of Top 100 lawyers, and further recognized Spinelli on the list of Top 50 Women lawyers.
A rating service of outstanding lawyers who attain a high degree of peer recognition and professional achievement, Super Lawyers selects the top 5 percent of attorneys to add to its lists each year. Super Lawyers’ patented, multiphase selection process, driven by research and peer review, targets to provide a credible and comprehensive listing of exceptional attorneys nationwide to use as a resource for those seeking legal counsel.
“These selected attorneys have proven their extensive legal expertise and top-level litigation skills in handling complex cases across a wide array of specialties, and our associate’s ongoing dedication promises an impressive career to come,” said Spinelli, managing partner of Pisanelli Bice. “Inclusion on the Super Lawyers’ lists demonstrates that respected colleagues across our industry recognize and honor our team’s acumen. We anticipate these listings will help our firm to connect with new clients, and we look forward to addressing their legal needs with our leading team of professionals.”
Henderson’s Department of Economic Development was recognized as an Accredited Economic Development Organization by the International Economic Development Council. It is one of only 81 organizations worldwide to earn this honor. In addition to leading to the team to this accreditation, director of economic development and tourism Jared Smith is also a Certified Economic Developer—a distinction achieved by only about 2% of economic developers in the country.
Kevin Murray, manager of housing and justice systems, community solutions for SilverSummit Healthplan, a wholly owned subsidiary of Centene Corporation, has been elected to serve as a board member for the Southern Nevada Homeless Continuum of Care. Murray leads SilverSummit’s justice and housing programs and has spearheaded several important initiatives, including partnering with agencies like Las Vegas Rescue Mission and Salvation Army of Southern Nevada for emergency shelter collaborations. As a member of the board, he will contribute to the coordinated and regional approach in planning and providing services to combat homelessness and promote affordable housing solutions.
Select Health announced Jason Worthen as the new president for the Desert Region, overseeing operations in Southern Nevada. Worthen joined Select Health in November 2022 as Medicare assistant vice president, then served as vice president of government programs. As region president, he will be responsible for the development and execution of strategic initiatives across all aspects of Select Health’s activity in the health insurance market in the Desert Region. Prior to joining Select Health, Worthen served as the senior vice president for Medicare programs nationally for Steward Health Care and as regional vice president at Steward Health Care.
Three attorneys at Pisanelli Bice—managing partner Debra Spinelli, partner Jordan Smith and associate Tyler Stevens—will receive the honor of inclusion in Nevada Business Magazine’s 2024 list of Top Rank Attorneys, showcasing the top respected attorneys across Nevada, voted for inclusion by their peers.
Adam Bult will join Carrie Johnson as co-chair of Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck’s litigation department. Bult’s practice focuses on complex commercial and construction disputes handling high-stakes, complicated litigation matters. He is also a member of the firm’s PRIDE group as well as co-chair of the firm’s recently launched sober affinity group, Brownstein Pathways.
LAS VEGAS – (Feb. 27, 2024) – Pisanelli Bice PLLC, a Las Vegas-based law firm, announced today the addition of Alexandra Mateo as a new commercial litigation associate.
Mateo earned her juris doctor from the William S. Boyd School of Law at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, after completing her bachelor’s degree at the University of California, Irvine.
Prior to joining the firm, Mateo worked with the Clark County District Attorney’s Office. She also served as an extern for former Nevada Supreme Court Justice Abbi Silver, and further worked with the education advocacy department at Legal Aid Center of Southern Nevada. During law school, she served as the vice president of the auction for the Public Interest Law Association, and as the symposium editor for the Nevada Law Journal.
“Alexandra’s wide-ranging experience with highly respected legal entities demonstrates an acumen for a variety of legal topics, which will directly benefit our clients’ interests,” said Debra L. Spinelli, managing partner of Pisanelli Bice. “Commercial litigation remains a key focus of our firm, and we make it a priority to continue building our high-quality team in this complex legal area.”
