Shann D. Winesett - a Henderson, Nevada (NV) Domestic Relations Lawyer

Henderson Domestic Relations Lawyer

Updated: 03/16/2026

Areas of Practice

Domestic Relations
Pension Division
Litigation

Attorney Information

Overview

Shann D. Winesett completed his undergraduate studies locally at the University of Nevada Las Vegas, where he graduated magnum cum laude with a bachelor's degree in English literature in 1988. After completing his undergraduate studies, Mr. Winesett spent two years in Germany studying philosophy and law at the Ludwig-Maximilians University in Munich. Mr. Winesett returned to the United States in 1990 to attend Loyola Law School in Los Angeles, California, where he earned his juris doctor degree in 1993. Mr. Winesett completed the American Bar Association's Family Advocacy Institute in 1998.

After graduating from law school, Mr. Winesett practiced law in Los Angeles with the national law firm Robins Kaplan Miller & Ciresi until returning to Las Vegas with his family in 1997. While primarily practicing in Nevada, Mr. Winesett maintains his license to practice law in California. Mr. Winesett is admitted to the United States Supreme Court and United States District Court for the Districts of Nevada and Central California.

In 2001, 2004, and 2005, Mr. Winesett received commendations from the United States Congress for his service to the community. In 2004, Mr. Winesett also received the Legal Aid Center of Southern Nevada's Louis Wiener Award for his representation of victims of domestic violence. Mr. Winesett is a contributing editor to the Nevada Family Law Practice Manual and is a member of the Executive Council for the Family Law Section of the Nevada State Bar Association.

Mr. Winesett represents clients in all forms of domestic relations matters, including divorce, complex custody disputes, relocation litigation, paternity, adoptions, post-divorce modifications of custody, visitation, child support, and alimony. Mr. Winesett also operates Las Vegas QDRO, a business entity that assists litigants and attorneys in dividing retirement assets upon divorce.

Awards and Honors

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Honors

Recipient, United States Congress Service to the Community Commendations, 2005
Recipient, United States Congress Service to the Community Commendations, 2004
Clark County Legal Service's Louis Wiener Award for Assisting Victims of Domestic Violence, 2004
Recipient, United States Congress Service to the Community Commendations, 2001

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Included on the 2026 Mountain States Super Lawyers list

Past Lists

2025 Mountain States Super Lawyers list
2023 Mountain States Super Lawyers list
2022 Mountain States Super Lawyers list
2021 Mountain States Super Lawyers list

Education

Legal Education
- Loyola Law School, Los Angeles, California, 1993
  Juris Doctor
Non Legal Education
- Ludwig-Maximilians Universität, Munich, Germany, 1990
  Postgraduate
  Major: Philosophy and German Law
- University of Nevada, Las Vegas, 1988
  B.A., Bachelor of Arts
  Honors: magna cum laude
  Major: English Literature

Past Positions

Smith Larsen & Wixom Las Vegas, Nevada September 2004 to July 2006 Practice Focus: banking law, commercial paper, business litigation
Dickerson Dickerson Consul & Pocker Las Vegas, Nevada May 1997 to September 2004 Practice Focus: domestic relations, business litigation
Robins Kaplan Miller & Ciresi (previously Simke Chodos Silberfeld & Anteau) Los Angeles, California June 1991 to May 1997 Practice focus: toxic torts, medical malpractice

Languages

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Classes and Seminars

QDRO-PHENIA: The Multiple Personalities of Retirement Benefits in Divorce, presented by appointment as a recurring seminar approved by the State Bar of Nevada's Board of CLE (Pecos Law Group, Dec. 8, 2023 - present)
Preparing Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law, State Bar of Nevada Family Law Conference, Ely, Nevada, March 4, 2016
Creating a Discovery Plan, State Bar of Nevada Family Law Conference, Ely, Nevada, March 3, 2016
Ethical Considerations in Divorce Settlements / Financial Divorce Settlements from Start to Finish, National Business Institute, Las Vegas, Nevada, February 20, 2015
Policies and Procedures of the Hague Convention on International Child Abduction, at Advanced Family Law Strategies, State Bar of Nevada, Las Vegas, Nevada, December 4, 2014
Contempt Proceedings in Nevada Family Courts / Advanced Family Law Seminar, National Business Institute, Las Vegas, Nevada, November 13, 2012
Filing for Divorce and Pretrial Motions / Valuing Assets and Dividing Community Property, Divorce Law Guide from A to Z, National Business Institute, Las Vegas, Nevada, March 3, 2012
Disposition of Negative Valued Assets in Divorce, at Advanced Family Law Strategies, State Bar of Nevada, Las Vegas, Nevada, December 2, 2009

Published Works

Articles

Falconi v. Dist. Ct., 140 Nev. Adv. Op. 8, 543 P.3d 92, (2024)
Martin v. Martin, 138 Nev. Adv. Op. 78, 520 P.3d 813 (2022)
Arcella v. Arcella, 133 Nev. 868, 407 P.3d 341 (2017)
Petit v. Adrianzen, 133 Nev. Adv. 91, 392 P.3d 630 (2017)
Ivey v. Eighth Jud. Dist. Ct., 129 Nev. Adv. Op. 16, 299 P.3d 354 (2013)
Boaz v. Boyle & Co., 40 Cal. App. 4th 700, 46 Cal. Rptr. 2d 888 (1995)
Beating Burnout: A Lawyer's Guide, Communique, June/July 2019, (Clark County Bar Association)
How We Deal with Howell: Military Pensions, Disability, and the Shrinking Rights of Former Spouses, Nevada Family Law Report, Volume 31, Issue 1, Winter 2018 (Family Law Section of the State Bar of Nevada)
Establishing and Developing a New Family Law Practice: Part 2: The Little Things Matter, Nevada Family Law Report, Volume 31, Issue 1, Winter 2018 (Family Law Section of the State Bar of Nevada)
The Hague Convention: An Outline Summary, Advanced Family Law Strategies (State Bar of Nevada, Dec. 4, 2014)
Contempt Proceedings in Nevada Family Courts, Advanced Family Law (National Business Institute, 2012)
Filing for Divorce and Preliminary Matters, Divorce Law Guide from A to Z (National Business Institute, 2012)
A Positive Approach to Negative Equity, Advanced Family Law Strategies (State Bar of Nevada, Dec. 2, 2009).
Update author of A Premarital Agreement and Annulment sections of the Nevada Family Law Practice Manual (2d Edition 2008).
Primary Confusion of Risk: The Continuing Saga of Duty Analysis after Knight v. Jewett, 23 Advocate 10 (1996).

Bar Admissions

U.S. Supreme Court, 2003
U.S. District Court District of Nevada, 1997
Nevada, 1994
California, 1993
U.S. District Court Central District of California, 1993
U.S. Court of Appeals 9th Circuit, 2006

Specialties and Certifications

Certified Family Law Specialist, State Bar of Nevada, 2017
Approved Parenting Coordinator, Clark County District Court, Family Division, 2016

Other Affiliations

Clark County District Court, 2011 - Present (Discovery Judge Pro Tem)
Clark County District Court, 2011 - Present (Domestic Violence Judge Pro Tem)
Clark County District Court, 2011 - Present (Guardianship Judge Pro Tem)
Clark County Truancy Diversion Program, 2011 - Present (Judge)
Supreme Court of State of Nevada, 2010 - Present (Foreclosure Mediator)
State Bar of Nevada, 2008 - Present (Disciplinary Committee)
State Bar of Nevada, 2007 - Present (Fee Dispute Committee)
State Bar of Nevada, 1997 - Present (Family Law Section)
Clark County Bar Association, 1997 - Present
California Trial Lawyers Association, 1993 - 1997
Los Angeles County Bar Association, 1993 - 1997

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Henderson, NV

8925 S Pecos Road
Suite 14A
Henderson, NV 89074

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