Attorney Lianna Urfalyan has dedicated her entire legal career to complex divorce and child custody matters. She has a well-earned reputation in the Las Vegas legal community for her attention to detail in her legal writings and being a strong advocate for her clients in litigation and settlement conferences.
Ms. Urfalyan is admitted to the State Bar of Nevada and is currently in the process of being certified as a family law specialist. She has co-authored the Hague Convention Chapter for the American Bar Association (ABA) in 2017; The Codex of Family Law Manual to assist new attorneys with specific statutes and case law for the Family Law Conference in Bishop, California in 2018; the ABA publication for Foreign Discovery in 2020; and the State Bar of Nevada divorce information guide in 2023. In 2021, Ms. Urfalyan was distinguished by the Legal Aid Center of Southern Nevada for her legal contributions and community service.
Attorney Urfalyan received her Juris Doctorate from Southwestern Law School in Los Angeles, California in 2017. While in law school, she received the CALI Excellence for the Future Award for Children and the Law, the Witkin Award for Family Law Procedure and Practice, and the Wiley W. Manuel Certificate for Pro Bono Legal Services by the State Bar of California.
During law school, Ms. Urfalyan also served as a Law Clerk/Judicial Extern to the Honorable Robert Broadbelt III and the Honorable Amy Pellman. She also clerked for three California law firms who practiced solely in family and fertility law.
Prior to achieving her Juris Doctorate, Ms. Urfalyan earned a B.S. in Biology in 2013 and a B.A. in Psychology in 2014, both from the University of Nevada – Las Vegas (UNLV). In addition to English, she is also fluent in Armenian.
