Benson, Emily McFarling Esq.

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Updated 1/3/2011

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McFarling Benson

2800 W. Sahara Avenue Ste 6G

Las Vegas, NV 89102

Phone: (702) 565-4335

Fax: (702) 732-9385

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Websites associated with this firm:http://www.lasvegasfamilylawspecialist.com (Las Vegas Family Law Specialist)

Summary

Current Employment Position(s)

Partner

Lawyer Overview

In addition the practice of law, Emily is the author of several children's books and was the operator of an Internet publishing company. She is a country and jazz music singer. Emily loves to travel. Her most recent excursions were to the Dominican Republic, Belize, and Guatemala. Emily has lived overseas in Germany, Hungary, England and Greece as well as in New Hampshire, Ohio, California, Hawaii, Massachusetts and Missouri.

Areas of Practice

  • Divorce and Family Law 40%
  • Business Litigation 10%
  • Business Transactions 5%
  • Real Estate Litigation 10%
  • Real Estate Transactions 5%
  • Probate & Estate Planning 10%
  • Personal Injury and Automobile Accidents 10%

West Practice Categories

Adoption, Alternative Dispute Resolution, Business & Commercial, Business Organizations, Car Accident, Child Custody, Child Support, Contracts, Debtor-Creditor, Divorce, Elder Law, Estate Planning, Family Law, Litigation & Appeals, Personal Injury, Probate & Estate Administration, Real Estate, Trusts, Wills, Wrongful Death

Qualifications

Bar Admissions

  • Nevada, 2003
  • California, 2003
  • Arizona, 2006
  • U.S. District Court District of Nevada, 2004

Certification/Specialties

  • Certified Mediator
  • Certified Family Law Specialist, State Bar of Nevada, 2010

Professional Associations and Memberships

  • Nevada Trial Lawyers Association (Member)
  • American Bar Association (Member)
  • Mediators of Southern Nevada (Member)
  • Clark County Bar Association
  • State Bar of Nevada Family Law Division
  • American Inn of Court (Member)

Education

  • Northeastern University School of Law, Boston, Massachusetts, January, 2002
    Juris Doctor
  • University of Missouri-Columbia, Columbia, Missouri, May, 1998
    Sociology and Psychology
    Honors: cum laude

Fees

Accepts Credit Cards

Articles

Published Works

  • What Could Constitute Permissible Regulation of Sexually Explicit Material on the Internet after the Playboy Decision?
  • A Reference Guide for Plaintiff's Attorneys to use the Engle Verdict Claim Nonmutual Offensive Collateral Estoppel in a Case Against the Tobacco Companies
  • "Rate of Lung Disease in Women Increasing Rapidly" and "New Pill May Help Smokers Quit",, Tobacco Control Update, Fall/Winter, 2000
  • Yes Virginia, Secondhand Smoke Increases Risk of Cancer", Tobacco Trial, 1998
  • The Contagious Disease Acts and the Systematic Degradation of Women in Victorian Britain
  • Everybody is Different, Everyone is the Same, Losing Your Teeth, and Private Parts,, EducationalChildrensBooks.com,, July, 2001

Office Information

Address

2800 W. Sahara Avenue Ste 6G
Las Vegas, NV 89102

Office Hours

8:30am to 5:00pm Monday through Friday

Phones

(702) 565-4335

Faxes

(702) 732-9385

Emails

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Websites

http://www.lasvegasfamilylawspecialist.com (Las Vegas Family Law Specialist)

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