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Paola M. Armeni

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Biography

Ms. Armeni is a shareholder in the firm’s Government Investigations & Business Crimes Department. She focuses her practice in areas of litigation, specifically criminal law and civil rights.

Ms. Armeni gained great insight in legal court proceedings while serving as a law clerk to the Honorable Joseph T. Bonaventure of the Eighth Judicial District Court in Las Vegas, Nevada. As an attorney, she has participated in the only impeachment hearing of a Nevada public official, assisted in several high profile criminal cases tried in both the United States District Court and Eighth Judicial District Court. She has also been successful in civil rights actions against the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department, most recently receiving a jury award of approximately 2.1 million dollars.

Distinctions

Ms. Armeni recently received the “40 Under 40” Award from the Las Vegas Business Press for 2012. She was also recognized as a 2012 Mountain States Rising Star in Super Lawyers Magazine. She received the inaugural Young Lawyer of the Year Award from the State Bar of Nevada in 2011 and has been recognized by Super Lawyers Magazine as Mountain States Rising Star for years 2009-12. This tremendous distinction is shared by only 2.5% of the state's total attorneys. In 2009, she received the inaugural William S. Boyd School of Law 2008 College Alumni of the Year.

Ms. Armeni was selected by her peers as one of the top attorneys in Nevada and recognized in the Nevada Business Journal as a Legal Elite. She is among only 1% of Nevada attorneys to be named as such in 2012. She was also selected as one of Nevada Business Magazine's, Top 50 Up & Coming Attorneys for 2012 as well as a VEGAS INC. Top Lawyer.

She is also a member of the Legal Aid Center of Southern Nevada “50 Hours Club” for her donated service.

Affiliations

  • American Bar Association, Member
  • State Bar of Nevada's Young Lawyer’s Section, Chair
  • Clark County Bar Association, Member
  • William S. Boyd School of Law Alumni Association, Past President
  • Nevada Attorneys for Criminal Justice, Past President
  • National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, Member
  • William S. Boyd School of Law Mentor Program, Mentor
  • Transitioning into Practice Committee, a program the State Bar of Nevada has put into place to assist individuals who pass the bar, Member
  • Las Vegas Business Academy, a program that offers scholarships and mentorships to students obtaining their master’s degrees, Chief Legal Officer
  • Nevada High School Mock Trial Competition, Judge
  • Trial by Peers Program, Volunteer
  • Muscular Dystrophy Association, Volunteer
  • Board of Governors for State Bar of Nevada

In the News

The People: Super Lawyers

Several attorneys from the Las Vegas office of Gordon Silver were recently recognized in “Mountain States Super Lawyers” magazine’s annual survey of lawyers. 

Read More »Posted on: Aug 23rd, 2012   |  Posted In: GS In the News   |   Source: VEGAS INC. 

Paola M. Armeni, shareholder at Gordon Silver Attorneys and Counselors at Law, has been elected to serve as a Clark County representative

Paola M. Armeni, shareholder at Gordon Silver Attorneys and Counselors at Law, has been elected to serve as one of the four Clark County representatives.

Read More »Posted on: Jul 17th, 2012   |  Posted In: GS In the News   |   Source: Attorney at Law Magazine- Las Vegas 

The People: Paola Armeni, State Bar of Nevada Board of Governors

Paola M. Armeni, shareholder at Gordon Silver Attorneys and Counselors at Law, has been elected to serve as one of the four Clark County representatives on the Board of Governors for the State Bar of Nevada. 

Read More »Posted on: Jun 25th, 2012   |  Posted In: GS In the News   |   Source: VEGAS INC. 

On the Move: Paola Armeni, State Bar of Nevada Board of Governors

Paola Armeni, shareholder at Gordon Silver,has been elected to serve as one of four Clark County representatives on the Board of Governors for the State Bar of Nevada. 

Read More »Posted on: Jun 18th, 2012   |  Posted In: GS In the News   |   Source: Las Vegas Business Press 

Paola M. Armeni, Esq. Elected to Board of Governors for State Bar of Nevada and Chosen to Serve as Moderator for July 2012 Lorman Education Services P

(LAS VEGAS, NEV.) – Paola M. Armeni, shareholder at Gordon Silver Attorneys and Counselors at Law, has been elected to serve as one of the four Clark County representatives on the Board of Governors for the State Bar of Nevada, and also selected to serve as the moderator and guest speaker for the Lorman Education Services Police Liability Seminar on July 10, 2012.

Read More »Posted on: Jun 08th, 2012   |  Posted In: Press Releases   |   Source: Gordon Silver 

The People: Paola Armeni, 2011 Young Lawyer of the Year

Paola Armeni has been named Young Lawyer of the Year for 2011 by the State Bar of Nevada.

Read More »Posted on: Mar 12th, 2012   |  Posted In: GS In the News   |   Source: VEGAS INC. 

Paola M. Armeni, Esq. Named Young Lawyer of the Year

Paola M. Armeni, Esq., named Young Lawyer of the Year for 2011 by the State Bar of Nevada was recently named a Shareholder at Gordon Silver Attorneys and Counselors at Law, one of Nevada’s oldest and largest law firms. She specializes in government investigations and business crimes, and practices in the areas of litigation, specifically criminal law and civil rights. Gordon Silver is the first law firm to have a Government Investigations and Business Crimes department in Nevada.

Read More »Posted on: Feb 17th, 2012   |  Posted In: GS In the News   |   Source: Las Vegas Mirror 

 Paola M. Armeni

Bar Admissions

  • Nevada, 2003

Education

  • J.D., University of Nevada, Las Vegas William S. Boyd School of Law
  • B.S., Arizona State University.

Court Admissions

  • Nevada, 2003
  • U.S. Federal Court, Nevada, 2003
  • U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit