Alisa A. McAffee

Associate

Alisa McAffee’s practice includes transportation, premises liability, personal injury, medical malpractice, and general insurance defense.

Ms. McAffee attended the William S. Boyd School of Law and earned two concentrations; one in Alternative Dispute Resolution and the other in Business and Commercial Law. She was a Public Interest Law Association Grant Recipient and a UNLV Public Interest Fellow. Ms. McAffee was also a student attorney with the Nevada Attorney General’s Office, a fellow with the Utah Attorney General’s Office, and a judicial intern for Judge Stefany Miley with the Clark County District Court in Nevada.

Before her legal career, Ms. McAffee was a regional leader and licensing coach at a financial services company. She maintains her Nevada life insurance license and is a FINRA registered representative.

Location

Las Vegas Office
1160 North Town Center Drive
Suite 330
Las Vegas, NV 89144

Education

JD: University of Nevada-Las Vegas, William S. Boyd School of Law, 2021

BS: University of Nevada-Las Vegas, 1998, Community Health Education, Minor in Women’s Studies, magna cum laude

Contact

mcaffeea@hallevans.com

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Career Distinctions & Honors
  • UNLV Public Interest Fellow, 2019-2021
  • American Bar Association Janet D. Steiger Fellow, 2020
  • Public Interest Law Association Grant Recipient, 2020
Professional Associations
  • Clark County Bar Association
  • American Bar Association
License
  • Life Insurance License, State of Nevada, 2012-present
  • FINRA Representative, Series 6 and 63, 2014-2019; 2022-present
  • FINRA Principal, Series 26, 2017-2019
Business & Community Service
  • Represent.Us, Las Vegas Chapter Communications Coordinator, 2017 – 2018
  • William S. Boyd School of Law Community Law Day, Volunteer, 2018 & 2019
Certifications
  • LexisNexis® Proficiency Certification
  • LexisNexis® Practice-Ready Certification
  • Westlaw® Advanced Legal Research Certification
Other Activities
  • Ms. McAffee enjoys making hand-crafted soaps and amigurumi crochet.

Aaron D. Cuellar

Associate

Aaron Cuellar’s experience includes general litigation, workers’ compensation, tax law, and corporate governance. 

Mr. Cuellar earned his JD from Gonzaga School of Law, an MBA from Gonzaga School of Business, and a BA in Political Science from Saint Mary’s College of California.  While in law school, Mr. Cuellar clerked for the Honorable Chief Judge Stanley A. Bastian with the Eastern District Court of Washington, was a legal intern for a credit union, and clerked for the Gonzaga Law Low-Income Tax Clinic. He received the CALI Excellence for the Future Award in Corporate Social Responsibility and was a recipient of the Dean’s Excellence Award Scholarship and a merit scholarship.  Mr. Cuellar is admitted in all courts in the State of Nevada. He is also certified to represent clients before the Internal Revenue Service.

Practice Areas

Bar Admissions

  • Nevada, 2024
  • U.S. District Court, District of Nevada

Location

Las Vegas Office
1160 North Town Center Drive
Suite 330
Las Vegas, NV 89144

Education

JD: Gonzaga School of Law, 2024
MBA: Gonzaga School of Business, 2024, Financial Concentration, Honors Dean’s List
BA: Saint Mary’s College of California, 2021, Political Science

Contact

cuellara@hallevans.com

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Career Distinctions & Honors
  • CALI Excellence for the Future Award, Corporate Social Responsibility, 2022
  • Dean’s Excellence Award Scholarship Recipient, 2021
  • Merit Scholarship Recipient, 2021
  • Linden Cup Moot Court, Semi-Finalist, 2022
Professional Associations
  • State Bar of Nevada
    • Young Lawyer Section
    • Tax Law Section
    • Elder Law Section
Professional Experience
  • Judicial Extern, Chief Judge Stanley A. Bastian, Eastern District Court of Washington, Spokane, WA, 2023

Aaron C. Garrett

Senior Associate

Aaron Garrett’s practice includes business transactional work, complex commercial litigation, employment law, premises liability, and construction defect matters.  Mr. Garrett frequently represents nonprofits in the areas of formation, obtaining tax exemption, legal compliance, contracts, and other transactions.

Previously, Mr. Garrett co-founded a boutique law firm, and a nonprofit legal services firm based in Salt Lake City. He also served as a trust specialist for the Utah State Board of Education.

Practice Areas

Bar Admissions

  • Utah, 2009
  • U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit
  • U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit
  • U.S. District Court, District of Colorado
  • U.S. District Court, District of Utah
  • U.S. Supreme Court

Location

Salt Lake City Office
175 South Main Street
Suite 500
Salt Lake City, UT 84111

Education

JD: University of College of William & Mary Law School, 2009
BA: University of Southern California, 2003, Art History

Contact

garretta@hallevans.com

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Career Distinctions & Honors

  • Editor-in-Chief, William & Mary Law Review, 2008-2009

Professional Associations
  • Utah State Bar

Geoffrey T. Cunningham

Senior Associate

Geoffrey Cunningham’s litigation practice includes premises liability, construction defect, employment law, real estate litigation, HOA litigation, probate litigation, business litigation, and appellate work. He also represents insurers with bad faith and coverage matters.

Before joining Hall & Evans, Mr. Cunningham practiced insurance defense, criminal defense, corporate litigation, and family law in both Montana state and Federal District Court at a small firm in Billings, MT. Additionally, the broad nature of his practice included regular appellate cases at the Montana Supreme Court.

Mr. Cunningham is a Billings native who attended Billings Central Catholic High School and earned his bachelor’s degree from Montana State University. After graduating from the University of Wyoming College of Law, he returned to his hometown to begin his career as a litigator. He is licensed in Montana and Wyoming.

Practice Areas

Bar Admissions

  • Montana, 2015
  • Wyoming, 2017
  • U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
  • U.S. District Court, District of Montana

Location

Billings Office

175 North 27th Street
Suite 1101
Billings, MT 59101

Education

JD: University of Wyoming, 2015
BA: Montana State University, 2011, History

Contact

cunninghamg@hallevans.com

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Appeals
  • Hanson v. Town of Fort Peck, 2023 MT 208, 414 Mont. 1, 538 P.3d 404
  • First Nat’l Props., LLC v. Joel D. Hillstead Tr., 2020 MT 211, 401 Mont. 59, 472 P.3d 134
  • B.D. v. Deming, 2020 MT 205N, 401 Mont. 556, 468 P.3d 815
  • Oldman v. State, 2015 WY 121, 359 P.3d 964
Professional Associations
  • American Bar Association
  • State Bar of Montana
  • Wyoming State Bar
  • Yellowstone Area Bar Association
  • Montana Defense Trial Lawyers

Nathan R. Garcia

Senior Associate

Nathan Garcia is a versatile attorney with experience in civil litigation, transactional law, and trust and estate planning.

Mr. Garcia handles a wide variety of general civil litigation across Utah and Colorado including premises liability, insurance defense, and HOA matters.  His transactional work includes wills/trusts, entity formation, lease and contract negotiations, buy/sell agreements, and corporate governance. Mr. Garcia also handles complex trust and estate administration.

Prior to joining Hall & Evans, Mr. Garcia was the co-founder of a boutique law firm, and a nonprofit legal services firm based in Salt Lake City.

Practice Areas

Bar Admissions

  • Utah, 2011
  • Colorado, 2019
  • U.S. District Court, District of Colorado
  • U.S. District Court, District of Utah

Location

Salt Lake City Office
175 South Main Street
Suite 500
Salt Lake City, UT 84111

Education

JD: Seattle University School of Law, 2011

BA: University of Utah, 2008, Sociology

Contact

garcianr@hallevans.com

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