SMITH & SHAPIRO - Key Persons
Aimee M. Cannon is an attorney with over 20 years of experience practicing in a diverse range of legal specialties to include aviation law, military justice, detainee operations, environmental law, government contracts, real estate, and business litigation. Originally from Southern California, she graduated in 1996 from the University of California Irvine with a B.A. in Political Science. She attended the University of Arizona College of Law, where she graduated with a Juris Doctorate degree, in 1998. She has been an active member of the State Bar of North Carolina since 1999 and an active member of the Nevada State Bar since 2010.
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LITIGATION
Mr. Gregory Smith is an attorney at law practicing estate planning and administration with an emphasis in probate, asset protection, trusts, wills, corporate formation, tax planning, and consulting. Mr. Gregory Smith also has extensive corporate, LLC, and partnership experience in mergers and acquisitions and business structuring. Mr. Gregory Smith served ten years as a certified public accountant at elite firms such as Arthur Andersen, Ernst & Young, and Deloitte LLP. Advancing his skills, Mr. Gregory Smith completed his law degree from the William S. Boyd School of Law at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas to become an attorney. As an attorney in Nevada and a certified public accountant* (CPA), Mr. Smith is highly qualified to handle all your asset protection and business structuring needs.
Mr. Gregory Smith has over twenty-five years of leadership in community and faith-based organizations teaching, training and counseling youth and adults to be self-reliant, law-abiding and strong contributors to their families, the community and the nation.
Mr. Gregory Smith lives in the Las Vegas, Nevada area with his family. He has been married for over twenty years, has four children and has been actively involved in a number of youth and adult community and sports endeavors throughout that time. His interests and activities include cycling, tennis, snow skiing, camping and hiking, and a variety of water sports.
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CORPORATE FORMATION
Job Titles:
- Attorney
- Founding Partner in the Firm
- Founding Partner in the Firm and a Resident of Henderson
James E. "Jim" Shapiro is a founding partner in the Firm and a resident of Henderson, Nevada. He obtained his Bachelors of Science degree in Accounting from Weber State University in Ogden, Utah where he graduated cum laude. Mr. Shapiro attended Brigham Young University's J. Reuben Clark Law School, where he was a Merit Scholar and the Managing Editor of Publications for the Journal of Public Law, and where he also graduated cum laude.
Mr. Shapiro focuses his practice in the areas of real estate, corporate, business and banking law. He has more than 20 years of experience in complex litigation and in assisting clients navigate through challenging business and real estate transactions, including partnership disputes, representing a wide variety of business and property owners. Mr. Shapiro handles lawsuits at all levels, including appeals and has appeared and argued before the Nevada Supreme Court. Mr. Shapiro is a member of the Nevada and Utah State Bar Associations.
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ASSET PROTECTION
Sheldon A. Herbert is an attorney with 25+ years of experience, practicing predominantly in creditor rights, bankruptcy, real estate, and general business litigation. Originally from Western Canada, he graduated in 1993 from Brigham Young University with a B.A. in Broadcast Communications. He attended the University of Nebraska-Lincoln College of Law, where he graduated with a Juris Doctorate degree, with distinction, in 1996. Sheldon has been a member of the State Bar of Nevada since 1996. He has participated at various times with the Nevada American Inns of Court program, the Clark County Bar Association, and the Southern Nevada Association of Bankruptcy Attorneys.
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REAL ESTATE