Experience Matters: Over 160 Combined Years Of Legal Insight
Jack W. Fleeman
Practice Areas
- Family Law
- Divorce
- Child Custody
- Child Support
- Out of State Relocation with Children
- Termination of Parental Rights
- Adoption
- Juvenile – Abuse and Neglect
- Domestic Violence
- Violations of Protective Orders
- Personal Injury
- Wills and Trusts
Biography
Jack W. Fleeman is a Las Vegas native with strong ties to the local community. Mr. Fleeman practices primarily in the areas of family law, wills and trusts, and judgment collections.
Mr. Fleeman graduated with a bachelor's degree from the UNLV Honors College. After undergraduate school, Mr. Fleeman worked as emergency medical technician and as an American Heart Association certified CPR and First Aid Instructor. Mr. Fleeman was also a substitute teacher for the Clark County School District.
Mr. Fleeman holds a Juris Doctorate, magna cum laude, from the William S. Boyd School of Law and is admitted to practice before the state and federal courts of Nevada. Since his admission to the State Bar, Mr. Fleeman has been lead counsel in hundreds of motion hearings and several trials before the Family Court.
Mr. Fleeman is a member of the American Bar Association, Clark County Bar Association, and of the State Bar of Nevada Family Law Section.
Education
- William S. Boyd School of Law, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, Nevada
- Juris Doctorate - 2007
- Honors: magna cum laude
- Honors: Top Grade Award (CALI) – Legal Processes I (legal research and writing)
- Honors: Top Grade Award (CALI) – Legal Processes III (legal drafting)
- Honors: Top Grade Award (CALI) – Property I
- Honors: Top Grade Award (CALI) – Property II
- Honors: Academic Merit Scholarship
- University of Nevada, Las Vegas, Nevada
- B.A. - 1999
- Honors: Bluecoats Academic Scholarship
- Honors: Dean's List John & Mitizi Hughes Honors College Scholarship
- Honors: Liberal Arts College Academic Scholarship
- Honors: Nevada Boys State, 1994
- Honors: Rotary Club 4-Way Speech Scholarship
- Honors: Sylvan Century III Leaders Scholarship
- Honors: University Honors
- Major: Political Science
Fraternities or Sororities
- Pi Sigma Alpha
Bar Admissions
- Nevada, 2007
- U.S. District Court District of Nevada, 2009
Professional Associations
- State Bar of Nevada, Family Law Section
- State Bar of Nevada, Southern Disciplinary Panel
- State Bar of Nevada, Fee Dispute Committee
- Clark County Bar Association
- Clark County Bar Association, Publications Committee Member
- American Bar Association, Family Law Section
Honors
- Super Lawyer – Mountain States, 2018 - Present
- Super Lawyers Rising Star, 2016, 2017
- Circle of Support Award, Clark County Bar Association Publications Committee Member of the Year, 2015
Published Works
- Fleeman, J., “Five Things Attorneys Should Know About Family Law,“ Communiqué, the official publication of the Clark County Bar Association, January 2016
- Fleeman, J., “Recent Changes in Child Custody Law: Dimming the Bright Line Rule for “Physical Custody” Designations in Nevada,” Communiqué, the official publication of the Clark County Bar Association, June/July 2015, republished in the Nevada Family Law Review (NFLR), Summer 2015, Vol. 28, Issue 2
- Fleeman, J. “5 Things Every Lawyer Should Know About Discovery in Family Law Cases,” Communiqué, the official publication of the Clark County Bar Association, January 2015
- Fleeman, J., “Does Nevada Have Jurisdiction Over Your Custody Case?” AVVO Legal Guide, September 5, 2014
- Fleeman, J., “Spousal Support & Attorney’s Fees,” Legal Aid Center of Southern Nevada, August 22, 2014
Classes & Seminars
- Associate Editor, Communiqué, the Official Publication of the Clark County Bar Association
- Presenter, Spousal Support and Attorneys Fees, a Continuing Legal Education seminar sponsored by the Legal Aid Center of Southern Nevada
Representative Cases
- Nguyen v. Boynes, 133 Nev. Adv. Op. 32, 396 P.3d 774 (2017)
- Miller v. Miller, 134 Nev. Adv. Op. 16, P.3d (March 15, 2018)
Pro-Bono Activities
- Nevada Supreme Court / Legal Aid Center of Southern Nevada, Pro Bono Appeal Project Attorney
- Legal Aid Center of Southern Nevada, Children’s Advocacy Project Attorney
- Eighth Judicial District Specialty Courts, Clark County, Nevada, Truancy Diversion Judge – Legacy High School, 2011 - 2013
- Eighth Judicial District Court, Clark County, Nevada, Guardian Ad Litem, 2006 - 2008
- Little League Baseball Coach
Past Positions
- State Bar of Nevada, Certified Family Law Specialist
- State of Nevada, Committee to Study Child Custody and Propose Legislative Reform, 2017 to 2018
- Nevada Family Law Specialist Certification Committee
- Eighth Judicial District Court, Family Division Las Vegas, Nevada, Child Support Hearing Master, pro tempore
- Eighth Judicial District Court, Family Division Las Vegas, NV, Discovery Hearing Master, pro tempore
- Eighth Judicial District Court Las Vegas, Parenting Coordinator