
Vincent Mayo
Super Lawyers®Divorce and Family Law Lawyers in Las Vegas, NV in Las Vegas, NV
About Vincent Mayo
Attorney Vincent Mayo is certified by the State Bar of Nevada as a family law specialist and is a partner at The Abrams Law Firm LLC. Attorney Mayo is also a Martindale-Hubbell AV Rated preeminent attorney. This distinction is achieved by only a small fraction of licensed attorneys worldwide. Mr. Mayo is Board Certified in Family Law by the American Bar Association accredited National Board of Trial Advocacy, a division of the National Board of Legal Specialty Certification. He is one of only seventeen Las Vegas divorce attorneys to receive this distinction. He has also successfully completed the ABA's Family Law Trial Advocacy Institute program, which accepts only 50 applications nationally each year. Vincent Mayo began his legal career in Nevada working in the Clark County Family Courts system. He worked directly for Clark County Family Court Judge Gloria Sanchez as a Law Clerk, from September of 2002 to March 2004. Before joining The Abrams Law Firm, he practiced for four years, primarily in Family Law, for a prestigious local law firm. Attorney Mayo has been selected to be the co-editor of the Nevada Family Law Practice Manual. This manual is used by all family law attorneys and judges in Nevada as the foremost compilation of Nevada statutes, case law, and local and state rules. He is a well published attorney with numerous credits including: Recognition and Enforcement of Due Process Rights in Family Court Criminal Contempt Proceedings (Nevada Family Law Report Fall 2017) Have the Interests of Parents Been Placed at Odds With Those of Their Kidnapped Children? (Nevada Family Law Report Summer 2015) Better Your Odds: Knowing the Factors that Affect the Recovery of Marital Assets Wasted Through Gambling (Nevada Lawyer Magazine Fall 2006) A Closer Look at the Uniform Child Witness by Alternative Methods Act (*Communique June / July 2007) Three Common Approaches for Determining What Constitutes Legitimate Business Expenses for Child Support Purposes (*Communique June / July 2007) Las Vegas Divorce Matters and Revocable Family Trusts (Nevada Family Law Report - Winter 2013) Attorney Mayo is a member of good standing of the State Bar of Nevada, State Bar of Nevada Family Law Section, American Bar Association, Nevada Justice Association, and Clark County Bar Association. He also has been accepted as an American Bar Association Panelist. Vincent Mayo is admitted to practice before The United States District Court for the District of Nevada. He received his Juris Doctorate degree from the University of Dayton School of Law. Attorney Mayo served as associate editor of the law school's Law Review, was elected to the Moot Court Litigation team, earned a Dean's Award Scholarship, achieved Dean's List Honors, and simultaneously worked as a Law Clerk for a Fortune 500 company while earning his law degree. Awards and Honors Super Lawyers® Selectees Vincent Mayo included in a Super Lawyers® list Honors Completion of the ABA 21st Family Law Trial Advocacy Institute, 2007 Dean's Award Scholarship, University of Dayton School of Law Other Sources of Feedback About Vincent Mayo Included on the 2026Mountain States Super Lawyers list Past Lists 2025 Mountain States Super Lawyers list 2024 Mountain States Super Lawyers list 2023 Mountain States Super Lawyers list 2022 Mountain States Super Lawyers list 2021 Mountain States Super Lawyers list 2020 Mountain States Super Lawyers list
Education
Legal Education
- University of Dayton School of Law, Dayton, Ohio, 2002
- J.D.
- Honors: Dean's List
- Honors: Moot Court Team
- Law Review: The Dayton Law Review, Associate Editor, 2000 - 2002
Non Legal Education
- The University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia, 1998
- B.A.
- Major: History
Current Employment Position(s)
- Partner Attorney
Past Positions
- Pecos Law Group, Associate, 2004 - 2008
- Nevada Eight Judicial District Court, Law Clerk, 2002 - 2004
- Clark County Family Court
Published Works
Articles
- Have the Interests of Parents Been Placed at Odds With Those of Their Kidnapped Children?, Nevada Family Law Report, Summer, 2015
- Better Your Odds: Knowing the Factors that Affect the Recovery of Marital Assets Wasted Through Gambling, Nevada Lawyer Magazine , Fall, 2006
- Las Vegas Divorce Matters and Revocable Family Trusts, Nevada Family Law Report, Winter, 2013
- Three Common Approaches for Determining What Constitutes Legitimate Business Expenses for Child Support Purposes , Communique - Clark County Bar Association, June / July, 2007
- A Closer Look at the Uniform Child Witness by Alternative Methods Act, Communique - Clark County Bar Association, June / July, 2008
- Co-Editor, Nevada Family Law Practice Manual
Bar Admissions
- Nevada, 2004
- U.S. District Court District of Nevada, 2005
- Specialties and Certifications
- Certified Family Law Specialist, State Bar of Nevada, 2012
- Certified Family Law Specialist, State Bar of Nevada, 2013
- Certified Family Law Specialist, State Bar of Nevada, 2014
- Certified Family Law Specialist, State Bar of Nevada, 2015
- Board Certified in Family Law, National Board of Trial Advocacy , 2014
- Board Certified in Family Law, National Board of Trial Advocacy , 2015
- Certified Family Law Specialist, State Bar of Nevada, 2016
- Certified Family Law Specialist, State Bar of Nevada, 2017
- Board Certified in Family Law, National Board of Trial Advocacy, 2016
- Board Certified in Family Law, National Board of Trial Advocacy, 2017
- Board Certified Family Law Specialist, State Bar of Nevada, 2018
- National Board of Trial Advocacy, Board Certified in Family Law, 2018
- AV Rated Divorce Attorney, Martindale-Hubbell, 2017
- AV Rated Divorce Attorney, Martindale Hubbell, 2018
- Board Certified Family Law Specialist, State Bar of Nevada, 2019
- Board Certified Family Law Specialist, State Bar of Nevada, 2020
- AV Rated Divorce Attorney, Martindale-Hubbell, 2019
- AV Rated Divorce Attorney, Martindale-Hubbell, 2020
- National Board of Trial Advocacy, Board Certified in Family Law, 2019
- National Board of Trial Advocacy, Board Certified in Family Law, 2020
Other Affiliations
- American Bar Association, 2008 - Present (Member)
- Nevada Justice Association, 2008 - Present (Member)
- State Bar of Nevada, 2004 - Present (Board Certified Family Law Specialist)
- State Bar of Nevada Family Law Section, 2004 - Present
- Clark County Bar Association, 2004 - Present
- Martindale-Hubbell , 2017 - Present (AV Rated Preeminent Attorney)
Attorney Details
| Full Name | Vincent Mayo |
| Firm | THE ABRAMS LAW FIRM LLC |
| Address | 6252 South Rainbow Boulevard, Suite 100, Las Vegas, NV 89118 |
| Phone | 702-222-4021 |
| Phone | 702-248-9750 |
| Website | www.theabramslawfirm.com |
| Website | www.theabramslawfirm.com/las-vegas-divorce-law-blog |
| New Clients | ✓ Currently accepting |