Leann E. Schumann

            LeAnn E. Schumann is an experienced attorney, practicing primarily in the areas of family law, criminal defense and estate planning. She earned her Bachelor of Arts with Honors in Criminal Justice and a Minor in African American Studies, from the University of Wyoming, while working full-time as a certified nursing assistant. LeAnn’s passion for the law led her to pursue law school at the University of Wyoming College of Law, where she interned at the Domestic Violence Legal Assistance Project and ultimately became the Student Director. She is first attorney in her family.

            After finishing law school in Wyoming, LeAnn relocated to Nevada to be closer to family and served as Deputy District Attorney for Mineral County. Her duties as a Deputy District Attorney included prosecuting misdemeanors, gross misdemeanors and felony offenses, including DUI’s, domestic battery and drug offenses. Based upon her work and research, her office was awarded numerous grants from the Nevada Attorney General’s Office for investigative assistance in sexual assault cases, as well as specialized officer training.

            In January 2014, to expand her practice, LeAnn accepted an associate position with a Yerington, Nevada law firm where she worked for over three years specializing in estate planning, family law issues and working as a public defender in Lyon and Mineral Counties. In June 2017, she proudly joined Johnston Law Offices, P.C.

            LeAnn has participated in numerous jury trials, contested divorce/custody hearings and appeals, vigorously defending the rights of her clients. Her litigation experience has assisted her in obtaining a record of success in contentious civil and criminal matters. She is an aggressive attorney - compassionate towards the needs of her clients - who works diligently and fights zealously for her clients.

            She resides in Yerington, Nevada with her family and actively participates in her community by participating in the PTO and volunteering her legal services to veterans in need of estate planning. She is currently admitted to practice in Nevada and the United States District Court of Nevada. LeAnn practices in Lyon County, Churchill County, Douglas County and Mineral County.