Emily Meibert Featured in the Alumni Spotlight for William S. Boyd School of Law

Emily Meibert was featured in the Alumni Spotlight for William S. Boyd School of Law. Read more below!

What have you been up to since you graduated?

After graduating, I moved back home to Reno and spent the first-year clerking in the First Judicial District Court for Judge James E. Wilson Jr. I have since been admitted to practice in both Nevada and California. This last September, I began practicing civil law in the Carson City/Reno area for Allison MacKenzie Ltd. I also have joined the young lawyers committee for Nevada Justice Association and began volunteering for the Northern Nevada Food Bank.

What do you enjoy in your off hours?

In my off hours I enjoy spending time with my family, boyfriend, and friends. Now that there is an end in sight regarding the pandemic, my family and I are getting back to our weekly Sunday night dinners. Also, a group of my friends and I have started doing our Wednesday trivia nights again. I am really looking forward to having a summer this year because I love playing softball or spending my weekends up at Lake Tahoe on a paddle board.

If you could have dinner with anyone from history, who would it be?

Ruth Bader Ginsburg aka The Notorious RBG. Aside from my grandpa, Justice Ginsburg is the closest thing I have to a superhero. In fact, I have an action figure of her in my office—a gift for passing the bar from fellow Boyd Alum, Elva Castañeda. I am so grateful to Justice Ginsburg for all the work she accomplished during her life and the impact she has made on the world.

Alumni Spotlight: Emily Meibert ’19

Our own Emily Meibert and Chelsea Bibb volunteered with the Nevada Justice Association at the Food Bank of Northern Nevada!

Congratulations to Victoria Mendoza, 2021’s Carson City Soroptimist highlights ‘Women Helping Women’ honoree! Read more about Victoria below. Allison MacKenzie is proud to sponsor Victoria and this honor.

Soroptimist International of Carson City is pleased to introduce our next 2021 “Women Helping Women” honoree Victoria Mendoza, who is among eight local women to be honored at our Feb. 18 virtual event.

Victoria is the Executive Director and Managing Attorney for Volunteer Attorneys for Rural Nevadans (VARN) and sponsored by our Partnership Sponsor, Allison MacKenzie, Ltd.

She has been practicing law in Nevada since 1978, and has been an attorney and the Pro Bono Coordinator at VARN since 2014. Victoria’s dedication to VARN’s mission of providing free civil legal services to victims of domestic violence and sexual assault in our rural counties is evident by your many years of service.

Her leadership in the effort to help the families, most of whom are women with children, has allowed the victims to escape the very difficult situations they face and pursue necessary family law matters.

Victoria has also been actively involved with other community efforts that aim to help women such as the Nevada’s Women Fund, Pack PAWS, Nevada Hispanic Services, and Step II. Thank you, Victoria for being such a committed partner in the efforts to improve the lives of women and girls in our community, by providing your time, expertise and compassion for thousands of women and children in our community.

Go here for the announcement of the eight women being recognized this year.

See the fifth person profiled, Suzanne Crawford, here. Go here for the fourth honoree profile of Jessica Weisser. Go here for the third honoree profile, Katie Leao Geiser. Go here for the second honoree profile of Tiffany Kenison. Go here for the first honoree profile of Lupe Ramirez.

Tickets for our Virtual “Celebrating Women Helping Women” Recognition Event can be purchased on our Club website here.

Local event attendees will receive our fun “Celebration Party Bags” to help make their at-home Celebration Watch Party festive and exciting. Join us as our community extends our appreciation and thanks to each of our Honorees for their dedication to improving the lives of women and girls.

Allison MacKenzie is proud to sponsor ‘Women Helping Women’, an honor by the Soroptimist International of Carson City. The organization is inviting businesses, nonprofits, and local agencies to sponsor a woman from their company or from the community as a “Women Helping Women” honoree in recognition of her dedication to improving the lives of women or girls.

Soroptimist International of Carson City is pleased to announce the “Women Helping Women” Honorees to be recognized for their dedication to improving the lives of women or girls in our community, at our Virtual “Celebrating Women Helping Women” Recognition Event, via Zoom, on February 18, 2021 from 6:30 pm to 8 pm.

Photo Caption: Left to right; top row Dr. Betsy Card, Suzanne Crawford, Niki Gladys, Tiffany Kenison; bottom row, Katie Leao Geiser, Victoria S. Mendoza, Lupe Ramirez and Jessica Weisser.

Our “Celebrating Women Helping Women” Recognition Event is an opportunity for the community to recognize the Honorees who are sharing their time, expertise, compassion and motivation to help other women or girls. Our eight “Women Helping Women” Honorees are;

Dr. Betsy Card
Sponsored by Tahoe Carson Radiology

Suzanne Crawford
Victim/Witness Administrator for the Carson City District Attorney’s Office
Sponsored by Carson City District Attorney’s Office

Niki Gladys
Executive Director, Western Nevada College Foundation
Sponsored by Western Nevada College

Tiffany Kenison
Executive Director, Miss Carson City & Outstanding Teen Pageant
Sponsored by Griffin Development Services

Katie Leao Geiser
Executive Director, Boys & Girls Clubs of Western Nevada
Sponsored by Lumos & Associates

Victoria S. Mendoza
Executive Director & Managing Attorney, Volunteer Attorneys for Rural Nevada (VARN)
Sponsored by Allison MacKenzie

Lupe Ramirez
Latino Outreach Coordinator, Western Nevada College
Sponsored by Greater Nevada Credit Union

Jessica Weisser
Youth Empowerment Coordinator, Xquisite
Sponsored by Xquisite

The Carson City community is invited to join us as we celebrate the many efforts of women in our community who are providing outstanding support, care, mentoring, and encouragement to other women or girls.

Attendance, via Zoom, at our Virtual “Celebrating Women Helping Women” Recognition Event is $25 for one login/attendee. Additional Household Attendee Packages are available for $15 for each additional person in your household who plans to attend.

Visit our Club website at www.sicarsoncity.org for more details and online purchase. Guests will enjoy a safe and fun night, as they plan their own Celebration Watch Party. All paying guests receive a special delivered “Celebration Party Bag” with fun goodies to enjoy during their at home party.

Guests will enjoy a presentation by our Keynote Speaker, Erika Lera, Family Advocate Supervisor at Ron Wood Family Resource Center and our 2020 Soroptimist Ruby Award Recipient. Then our 2021“Women Helping Women” Honorees will be recognized and share their thoughts on their work and the benefits of women helping women.

Closing out the event will be the presentation of our 2021 Soroptimist Ruby Award. Nominations for the Ruby Award are being accepted until January 29th. Learn more at our Club website www.sicarsoncity.org. There are also opportunities for program advertising in our event program.

Event registration will end on Monday, February 15, 2021, or sooner if the event sells out. Join us for this inspiring and empowering community recognition event.

Be sure to visit and follow Soroptimist International of Carson City on our Facebook page @SICarsonCity to learn more about our eight “Women Helping Women” Honorees over the next five weeks. Each Honoree will be highlighted so that we can share her efforts to improve the lives of women and/or girls in our community.

Soroptimist International of Carson City is a volunteer organization that provides women and girls with access to the education and training they need to achieve economic empowerment.

Founded in 1957, the Carson City club is part of Soroptimist International of the Americas where almost 160,000 Soroptimists in 21 countries and territories contribute time and financial support to community-based projects that benefit women.

Internationally, there are clubs in more than 120 countries throughout the world. For membership information please email sicarsoncity@gmail.com .

Thank you to everyone who participated in our Angel Tree for the Boys & Girls Clubs of Western Nevada! We were able to deliver many gifts to the children in our region. 🎅🎄

Allison MacKenzie is proud to partner with the Boys & Girls Club of Western Nevada on an Angel Tree for the holiday season! Clients are invited to take a tag; the gifts should be delivered to our office no later than 8:30 a.m. on December 21^st. Thank you for helping us support an amazing organization in our community!

During the COVID-19 pandemic, Allison MacKenzie’s primary goal is to protect the health and safety of our clients and our employees. In compliance with Governor Sisolak’s most recent COVID-19 guideline update, we will be open to the public by appointment only, and we encourage our employees and clients to continue conducting business virtually or by phone whenever possible.

For those that visit or work in our office, we have implemented safety precautions to ensure we are minimizing risk to our clients and team alike.

Effective November 24, 2020 all visitors are required to wear a face covering over their nose and mouth when inside our office. Disposable masks and gloves are available at the front desk. Our employees will be wearing face coverings while interacting with the public.

Our office has adopted measures to comply with social distancing requirements, including allowing no more than one client meeting at any given time (including document drop off), allowing six feet of spacing at all times, and utilizing the mail slot for contactless delivery.

Our team is following stringent sanitizing protocols, including common spaces, conference rooms, restrooms and frequently touched surfaces. We ask that if you are sick or have been exposed, that you refrain from visiting our office, and we will make all of our remote capabilities available to you.

We are proud of our community’s efforts during this time and welcome you to join us in taking precautions to aid in the continued health and safety of our region. We are committed to continuing to serve our clients in the fashion that you have come to expect.

Please let us know how we can be of assistance or if you have any questions.

We are honored to be a top 10 finalist in the Law Firm category of the Best in Business awards by the Northern Nevada Business Weekly! Thank you to our community for your support and acknowledgment.

Allison MacKenzie is proud to sponsor ‘Women Helping Women’, an honor by the Soroptimist International of Carson City. The organization is inviting businesses, nonprofits, and local agencies to sponsor a woman from their company or from the community as a “Women Helping Women” honoree in recognition of her dedication to improving the lives of women or girls.

Honorees will be recognized at the “Celebrating Women Helping Women” event to be held virtually from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Feb. 18.

Now through Dec. 31, businesses, nonprofits and agencies can sponsor an individual woman who has gone above and beyond in her professional or volunteer work to make a difference in the lives of women and girls. Sponsors need to complete a “Women Helping Women” honoree recognition form when submitting their sponsorship fee. Forms are available at http://www.sicarsoncity.org or by request at sicarsoncity@gmail.com. Submit your sponsorship and recognition form early as only 12 women will be honored at the virtual celebration in February.

SI Carson City recognizes that throughout the community, there are women who share their time, expertise, compassion, and motivation to help other women or girls and they deserve to be acknowledged for those efforts. Submission criteria include:

• Is there an outstanding female staff member who provides a level of care and compassion that sets her apart, or an employee who volunteers in the community helping a nonprofit with its program efforts for women or girls?
• Is there a board member or volunteer who has dedicated her time to making sure women or girls in the community have access to activities that encourage their education, improve life skills, provide quality health care or provide support in order to overcome family hardships?

Join in as a “Women Helping Women” honoree sponsor. Additional sponsorship opportunities are available.

The 12 honorees will be announced in early January with event ticket sales and program advertising opportunities at that time. Honorees will be invited to a private virtual reception before the event and be recognized with their sponsor. Honorees will be recognized at the event, will receive a framed recognition certificate, have a profile page in the event program, and be highlighted on the SI Carson City website and Facebook page. The 2021 honorees will have an engraved nameplate added to the community SI Carson City “Women Helping Women” plaque and join the 2020 “Women Helping Women” honorees listed on the plaque. Visit the “Event: Celebrating Women Helping Women” website page.

Emily Meibert’s announcement was featured in the Northern Nevada Business Weekly. Read the full article below.

CARSON CITY, Nev. — Allison MacKenzie law firm on Oct. 5 announced the hiring of Emily Meibert as an associate attorney.

Meibert was born and raised in Northern Nevada. She earned her Doctor of Jurisprudence from UNLV’s William S. Boyd School of Law in 2019 as well as a Bachelor of Arts in Criminal Justice, Pre-Law from the University of Nevada, Reno in 2015.

Prior to joining Allison MacKenzie, Meibert was Judicial Law Clerk to the Honorable James E. Wilson Jr. with the First Judicial District Court in Carson City. Her community work includes being a mock trial coach for Students United for Diversity in the Law and a promoter for Alzheimer’s Awareness.

She has also volunteered time to Applied Behavioral Technologies, focusing on children and mental health. Meibert will be working in the firm’s various practice areas as an associate attorney focusing on litigation and estate planning.