Paul H. Schofield

Rebecca H. Miller


OUR SERVICES:

When your family needs legal assistance, our firm provides legal services in the areas of divorce, inclusive of the division of property and debts, child support, child custody, the preparation of prenuptial agreements.  Other areas of our domestic relations practice include tcollaborative divorce, termination of parental rights, post-divorce matters, adoptions, probates, name changes, and guardianships.

For further assist our clients in their personal family matters, our firm offers legal services in the area of Will formalization and Estate Planning, which includes the preparation of Wills, Powers of Attorney and Directive to Physicians. 

Our firm also provides services in the areas of commerical/business disputes, mediation, alternative dispute resolution, arbitration, Chapter 7 and 13 bankruptcy filings.  

Schofield Miller Law Firm is an AV law firm and offers you, the client, the highest level of expertise and ethics.  Our principal members offer over 50 years of legal experience combined.  


Information regarding our  mediation services  or go to www.mediate.com/vegas

Collaborative Law with a Twist One of the most interesting developments in Nevada family law is the emergence of collaborative law. As originally practiced, collaborative law requires both parties and their attorneys to sign a pledge not to litigate. Jennifer Abrams, a leading family law practitioner and member of the Board of Directors of the newly established group, Nevada Collaborative Professionals, believes collaborative law keeps family matters private and diminishes hostilities. Documents and pleadings alleging spousal abuse, adultery and other sordid behavior are not necessary because parties are handling their differences out of court. Divorce filings are a matter of public record. Any person is entitled to access files of any divorce case, unless the court seals the records. Attorney Abrams says divorce courts will seal records on request, but the pleadings may still be released under certain limited circumstances. Nevada Collaborative Professionals currently requires lawyers in Nevada who practice collaborative law to withdraw from the case if litigation becomes necessary due to failed negotiations. Attorney Abrams opposes this requirement. In theory that creates an incentive for the collaborative lawyers to try harder, but in practice the clients end up with a larger legal bill to bring on new counsel in the middle of a case. Attorney Abrams' point of view is that the availability of litigation with the attorneys who are already familiar with the case is both cost-effective and, more of an incentive to settle than the current scenario provides. 

See:  Collaborative Professionals of Nevada