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Unlocking Family Law: The Paralegal’s Role CLE 

March 19, 2025 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM

Family law has been described as everything from the “Wild West” of civil procedure to a specialization in the field of “human misery” – but if done well, family law is an opportunity to help people navigate through one of the most sensitive and difficult periods of their lives. Being a family law paralegal requires not just excellent organization, writing, and case management skills, but a level of empathy and type of communication skills (with the client and the attorney) which goes beyond most other areas of law. This program aims to address the special challenges Family Law Paralegals face, and how to best meet them.

FACULTY

SHAHANA MEDINA POLSELLI is a proud native of New York City, where she lived for twenty years before relocating to Las Vegas, Nevada in late 2007. Shahana transitioned from film and music PR into the legal field in 1999, when she joined the New York entertainment law firm of Marshall & Solovay assisting attorneys with high profile music artists, music business clients, alternative film financing deals and licensing contracts.  She followed counsel, Marilyn G. Haft, Esq. to her firm of Marilyn G. Haft, P.C., and later, Haft, Harrison & Wolfson and spent several years working closely with Ms. Haft on business and legal affairs of the multimedia and communication industries, including the film, television, digital and publishing sectors.

After moving to Las Vegas in 2007, Shahana was proud to join The Jimmerson Law Firm, P.C. (then, Jimmerson Hansen, P.C.) as a Paralegal in 2008, specializing in Family Law. In 2013, she was promoted to Senior Case Manager/Senior Paralegal. For the last 16 years, she has worked closely with Attorney James J. Jimmerson, Esq. on complex family law cases involving divorce, custody, and financial issues. Shahana serves as a client liaison during all aspects of cases including discovery, motion practice, hearings, settlement conferences and trials. She also assists with firm management. Shahana strives to provide personal attention to family law clients and hands-on assistance in guiding them through the often-difficult, delicate, confidential, and sensitive process of family law, or other, litigation. Shahana’s passion is family law, but her experience includes civil litigation, including jury trials, entertainment law, alternate dispute resolution, and business contracts and disputes. In 2022, Shahana graduated from the University of Phoenix, summa cum laude, with a Bachelor of Science in Management, and is she is currently a 2L at the William S. Boyd School of Law.

Purpose

The purpose of the Paralegal Division of the State Bar of Nevada is to enhance paralegals’ participation in the administration of justice, professional responsibility and public service in cooperation with the State Bar of Nevada. We are the first statewide organization of working, attorney supervised paralegals in the state of Nevada.

How to Join 

Membership Open to Boyd Law Students

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Dues: Annual dues are $25