Richard Galin
Erika Gallegos
Roger Loftis
Barry Harrison
Richard Galin, of counsel at Gordon Silver, was elected vice chairman of the State Bar of Nevada administrative law section. Galin focuses on various areas of financial and commercial law.
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Cinthia Pedroza is food and beverage operations manager and Max Vilsaint Jr. is director of facilities at Downtown Grand Las Vegas. Pedroza previously was the food and beverage manager at the Four Seasons Las Vegas, while Vilsaint was previously director of engineering at the Westin Lake Las Vegas.
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Roger Loftis is manager of Members Auto Brokerage, a subsidiary of Clark County Credit. Loftis has more than 20 years of experience in the financial services industry, including more than 15 years in management. He oversees the staff as well as the acquisition of new and used cars.
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Barry Harrison is senior vice president and senior lending officer at Meadows Bank. A longtime Nevada banking professional, Harrison assists local businesses, individuals and real estate firms with loans and other financial needs.
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Pisanelli Bice attorney M. Magali Calderon received the AV Preeminent Peer Review Rating by Martindale-Hubbell. The rating is the highest a lawyer can receive for professional excellence.
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Erika Gallegos, a member of the security department at Clark County Credit Union, received her Bank Secrecy Act Compliance certification. Gallegos, who has been with CCCU for nine years, is qualified to detect fraud in all areas of the credit union.
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The College of Southern Nevada Foundation will recognize Las Vegas Mayor Carolyn Goodman, former mayor Oscar Goodman and the Southern Nevada Franchised New Car and Truck Dealers Association at its eighth annual Legacy of Achievement Gala on April 12 at the Rio.
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Joanne Farwell is manager of Rampart casino’s new bingo hall, which opens this spring.
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Sandi Baker, Elizabeth Borngesser and Candace Corra joined Houldsworth, Russo and Co. Baker and Borngesser join the firm as staff accountants, and Corra is an accounting intern.
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Dr. Florence Jameson, founder of Volunteers in Medicine of Southern Nevada, was recognized as a Queen of Hearts honoree for 2014, presented by the Discovery Children’s Museum. She was one of 10 Queen of Hearts honorees for her advocacy and efforts in providing free medical care for Southern Nevadans.
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Kaempfer Crowell attorneys Bob Gronauer, Mark Fiorentino, Chris Kaempfer and Jennifer Lazovich were recognized by Chambers USA as leaders in real estate: zoning/land use. The firm was also recognized for excellence in real estate law.
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Fisher & Phillips attorneys Mathew Cecil, Mark Ricciardi, David Dornak and Anthony Golden received the AV Preeminent Peer Review Rating from Martindale-Hubbell. The rating is the highest a lawyer can receive for professional excellence.
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Fifteen medical oncologists, radiation oncologists and breast surgeons from Comprehensive Cancer Centers of Nevada were named Top Doctors by Castle Connolly. Drs. Nicholas Vogelzang and Wolfram Samlowski were chosen as national Top Doctors. Thirteen physicians at CCCN were named regional Top Doctors. They are: Drs. Mary Ann Allison; Fadi Braiteh; Dan Curtis; Khoi Dao; Souzan El-Eid; Farzaneh Farzin; Clark Jean; Edwin Kingsley; Raul Meoz; Paul Michael; Hamidreza Sanatinia; James Sanchez and Michael Sinopoli.
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Glen Meek is an investigative reporter at KLAS-TV. During his 16-year career, Meek has been an investigative reporter at various local TV stations. Most recently, he was a criminal defense investigator for the federal Public Defenders Office in Las Vegas.
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Bobby Finken is director of Nevada sales at Propel Financial Services, a tax lien financing company. Finken previously was with Tax Ease, where he was the company’s commercial loan officer for more than eight years. He also was sales manager at Eagle Picher Minerals, a mining operation.
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Russell Witt is national director of tribal development at Gaming Laboratories International, a gaming testing laboratory and technical consultant. Witt is responsible for strategic planning, initiatives, policies and procedures of GLI’s tribal development team, which services the needs of tribal gaming regulators and operators nationwide.
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Jennifer Carleton, a shareholder at Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck, was appointed by the Henderson City Council to the city’s charter committee. Carleton’s term is through June 30, 2017.
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Edward Smith, a broker with First Choice Business Brokers, received the Platinum Club award for 2013 at the national conference. Smith was ranked No. 2 worldwide for highest number of sales closed in 2013, No. 3 worldwide for highest number of listings in 2013 and No. 3 worldwide for highest number of sales in 2013. He has more than 47 years of experience in the real estate industry.
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Nevada State Bank announced the winners of its Beautiful Nevada Essay Contest for public school students. Winning students received an iPad Mini and their schools each received $5,000. The winning Southern Nevada essays were written by: Fiona Mobley, fifth grade, Manse Elementary School, Pahrump; Perri McGillivray, seventh grade, Cadwallader Middle School, Las Vegas; and Skye Maynard, 12th grade, Foothill High School, Henderson. The essay contest — open to all Nevada public school students from kindergarten to 12th grade — asked entrants to answer the question, “What makes Nevada beautiful to you?”
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Agent Tom Prince opened an office for Allstate Insurance Co. The agency sells auto, property and life insurance, an array of financial services including mutual funds and annuities, as well as protection for boats, recreational vehicles and businesses.
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Matthew Dushoff, a shareholder at Kolesar & Leatham, was recognized as a Top 100 trial attorney by the National Trial Lawyers.