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Jenica M. Pelayo

Jenica Mistica Pelayo is originally from Texas. She earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Marketing from the University of Texas at Dallas. Prior to attending law school, Ms. Pelayo worked in public and college libraries. While in law school, Ms. Pelayo was involved in guiding 1L students as a legal writing teaching assistant and...

Estera A. Kis

Estera Kis is originally from Canada, where she earned her Bachelor of Arts degree in Criminal Justice with Honors from Mount Royal University. During her undergraduate studies, she served on the board of the Canadian Association of Criminology and Legal Studies, reflecting her early commitment to legal scholarship and community engagement. In 2022, Ms. Kis...

Jeffrey J. Ashbeck

Jeffrey Ashbeck was born and raised in the city of Huntington Beach, California. Jeffrey attended University of California, Santa Barbara, graduating in 2018 with a major in Philosophy. In 2021, Jeffrey was accepted at University of California, Davis – School of Law, King Hall, and received his Juris Doctor degree before being admitted to the...

Tonya M. Merrbach

Tonya Merrbach is an associate attorney at the Las Vegas office of BWB&O. Ms. Merrbach attended Iowa State University, where she earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Criminal Justice and Interdisciplinary Studies. After graduation, Ms. Merrbach worked as a Legal Assistant in her home state of Pennsylvania for three years before attending law school...

Michael D. Maupin

Michael Maupin graduated with an undergraduate degree in History from the University of Nevada, Reno and taught in Northern Nevada schools for fifteen years before leaving the teaching profession and going to law school at the Boyd School of Law, at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Prior to entering into private practice Michael clerked...

Imani Dixon

Ms. Dixon has experience in both criminal and civil litigation, including Federal Litigation from her recent time as an Assistant United States Attorney in the District of Nevada. Ms. Dixon attended Florida A&M, College of Law in Orlando, Florida where she earned the Torts Book Award. Ms. Dixon later earned her Juris Doctorate from UNLV...

Reema A. Hassanieh

Reema Hassanieh attended University of Nevada, Las Vegas, where she earned her Bachelor of Arts in Criminal Justice and a Minor in Marriage of Family Therapy. During her undergraduate career, Ms. Hassanieh was selected to compete as a part of UNLV’s Mock Trial team, which furthered her passion for pursuing a legal career. She then...

Joseph J. Roskelley

Joseph Roskelley attended Brigham Young University, Idaho, where he earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in interdisciplinary studies, studying philosophy and electrical engineering. In 2019, Mr. Roskelley received his Juris Doctor degree from BYU’s J. Reuben Clark Law School. Prior to starting law school, Mr. Roskelley completed an internship with the Nevada U.S. magistrate judge,...

Peter C. Brown

Peter C. Brown is a Partner Emeritus of the Las Vegas and Denver offices of Bremer, Whyte, Brown & O’Meara. Las Vegas serves as Mr. Brown’s home base, but he is constantly on the move handling complex litigation for his clients throughout the western United States. Mr. Brown has extensive experience in all aspects of...

Shanna B. Carter

Shanna B. Carter is an associate at the Las Vegas, Nevada office of Bremer Whyte Brown & O’Meara LLP. Ms. Carter attended William S. Boyd School of Law. During law school, she earned the CALI Excellence for the Future Award in Lawyering Process II, Negotiation, and Privacy and Drones for the highest grade in those...

Andrew J. Sharples

Andrew Sharples is an associate attorney practicing out of the firm’s Las Vegas office. Mr. Sharples focuses on general liability and personal injury matters. Originally from Michigan, Mr. Sharples attended Wayne State University Law School where he participated in moot court and mock trial, winning his school’s in-house mock trial competition in October 2011. Mr....

Patrick Wang

Patrick Wang is an Associate at the Las Vegas office of Bremer Whyte Brown & O’Meara, LLP. Mr. Wang attended the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, where he earned a Bachelor of Arts in Criminal Justice. In 2014, Mr. Wang received his Juris Doctor from Western State University College of Law and was admitted to...

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