Marilyn Denise York

Marilyn Denise York

also known as Attorney Marilyn D. York, Inc.

4.0
Rating: 9.0

Licensed for 27 years

Family Lawyer at Reno, NV
Practice Areas: Family, Divorce & Separation, Child Support ... +5 more

548 California Ave., Reno, NV

About Marilyn

Biography

Practice Areas

8

Practice Areas

Family 44%

Exclusively practicing in all Family Law Matters. Marilyn is a Certified Family Law Specialist and owns the largest exclusive family law practice in Nevada serving more than 120 new clients per year.

29 years | 2,100 cases

44%
Divorce and Separation 32%

Exclusively practicing in all Family Law Matters. Marilyn is a Certified Family Law Specialist and owns the largest exclusive family law practice in Nevada serving more than 120 new clients per year.

32%
Child Support 14%

Exclusively practicing in all Family Law Matters. Marilyn is a Certified Family Law Specialist and owns the largest exclusive family law practice in Nevada serving more than 120 new clients per year.

14%
Adoption 2%

Exclusively practicing in all Family Law Matters. Marilyn is a Certified Family Law Specialist and owns the largest exclusive family law practice in Nevada serving more than 120 new clients per year.

2%
Alimony 2%

Exclusively practicing in all Family Law Matters. Marilyn is a Certified Family Law Specialist and owns the largest exclusive family law practice in Nevada serving more than 120 new clients per year.

2%
Child Custody 2%

Exclusively practicing in all Family Law Matters. Marilyn is a Certified Family Law Specialist and owns the largest exclusive family law practice in Nevada serving more than 120 new clients per year.

2%
Marriage and Prenuptials 2%

Exclusively practicing in all Family Law Matters. Marilyn is a Certified Family Law Specialist and owns the largest exclusive family law practice in Nevada serving more than 120 new clients per year.

2%
Uncontested Divorce 2%

Exclusively practicing in all Family Law Matters. Marilyn is a Certified Family Law Specialist and owns the largest exclusive family law practice in Nevada serving more than 120 new clients per year.

2%

Fees and Rates

Cost

Retainer

Always


Payment Methods

  • Cash
  • Check
  • Credit Card

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Licenses

Licensed in Nevada for 26 years

State: Nevada

Acquired: 1999

Active

No misconduct found

Licensed in California for 27 years

State: California

Acquired: 1998

Active

No misconduct found

Location

Law Offices of Marilyn Denise York

548 California Ave., Reno, NV, 89509

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Marilyn Denise York's Reviews

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4.0 /5.0

4 Client Reviews

5 star (3)
4 star (0)
3 star (0)
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1 star (1)

Posted by anonymous | April 16, 2021 | Hired Attorney

This review is from a person who hired this attorney.

For being a female she sure is super hateful to all other females

I'm just going to put it out there this chick will lie about everything just to get her way okay she gave my child to a openly violent abuser okay not just to me or my kids but also to numerous other people random people proven actively on drugs okay handed a little tiny baby to him and guess what he... was in prison in less than 6 months on new charges of violence and I got handed the child. But all that being said this chick lied in court completely and utterly lied and and my side was not able to be heard all she does is give you perks the more you spend money the more show live for you and that's all it is

Posted by Gordon | September 16, 2019 | Hired Attorney

This review is from a person who hired this attorney.

Super Lawyer for Men

Marilyn, Ilin and the entire staff were extremely easy to work with and extremely knowledgeable and professional in handling a difficult breakup. Their advice was excellent and the outcome was much better than I had hoped to achieve. Simply put, they exceeded both their promise and my expectations. ...Highly recommend.

Marilyn York

Replied last September 19, 2019

Thank you Gordon, you were wonderful to work for.

Posted by Carolyn | January 21, 2015

Marilyn York is the BEST

Marilyn is sharp and to the point when it comes to legal rights for minors. She does not make reckless promises and always has the good of the child in mind. She will fight with everything she has to assure the innocent child is protected, especially when abuse is suspected. She has watched over m...y grandson for 5 years and I thank God for her. Yes she is expensive and she earns every penny, what is your children's well being worth? Everything......Marilyn, that is what he is worth.

Posted by Buddy | May 27, 2010

THE RIGHT LAWYER AND PARALEGAL

I was fortunate to have the team of Marilyn York, Esq. and Del Porter, Paralegal as my counsel to win my divorce in 2009. Their independent talents compliment each other for a very efficient and effective team. I engaged them 20 days before trial. This is an extraordinary short period of time to prep...are for a case as intense and detailed as this one was. They did a phenomenal job to acquire, organize, and utilize an enormous number of documents. Del Porter is an unusually fast and efficient paralegal with outstanding organization. She is thorough to the extreme with superior intelligence and is highly motivated to win. She became amazingly familiar with my divorce within a short period of time. She knew more about the details of my own divorce than I did and had them organized and ready to provide to Marilyn York during trial preparation. She was enormously productive with the Web and found the most amazing information very quickly. She provided very effective support for Marilyn York allowing her to concentrate on the legal issues of the case. Del Porter, being a woman, understood and could see through my ex-wife (X) immediately. She seemed to know what my X was up to. Ms. Porter anticipated much of the dishonest testimony my X would be giving and dug up from the Web, the documents and other sources supporting facts to disprove my X's testimony. Discrediting my X's testimony was enormous in winning the case. The divorce was very emotional and stressful which diminished my concentration and recall. Ms. Porter had the ability to provide me with very positive encouragement and had the ability to inject some fun and enjoyment into the process reducing a great deal of my stress. She was very valuable in winning this divorce and a pleasure to work with in such a stressful case. I would insist on Del Porter as the paralegal if I should ever have another divorce and highly recommend Del and Marilyn as the divorce team to handle my family or friend's divorces. Very truly yours, Buddy Shaw, Divorced Reno Nevada 4/19/10

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Marilyn Denise York's Lawyer Endorsements

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Mark Smallhouse

Divorce and separation lawyer | Apr 16

Relationship: Worked together on matter

"Marilyn is a tremendous asset to my clients who are going through a difficult time-period in connection with a divorce. Her practice is centered on representing Men in divorces, against whom the legal system often seems to be tilted against. Marilyn's tough no-nonsense approach has leveled the playing field for my clients. They have all given Marilyn tremendous reviews."

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Experience

Rating:  9.0 (Superb)

Honors

2020

Client Champion Award, Martindale-Hubbell

2019

Peer Review Rated, Martindale-Hubbell

2019

Certified Specialist - Family Law, State Bar of Nevada

2019

Peer Review Rated, Martindale-Hubbell

2018

Certified Specialist - Family Law, State Bar of Nevada

2017

Certified Specialist - Family Law, State Bar of Nevada

2016

Certified Specialist - Family Law, State Bar of Nevada

2015

Twenty under 40 Award, Reno Tahoe Young Professionals (YPN)

2015

Certified Specialist - Family Law, State Bar of Nevada

2008

Rising Stars, SuperLawyers

Work Experience

2001 - Present

President and Owner, Attorney Marilyn D. York, Inc.

Associations

2016 - Present

Nevada Youth Empowerment Project (NYEP, a youth charity))

Chairman of the Board

2015 - Present

State Bar of Nevada, Family Law Section

Certified Family Law Specialist

1999 - Present

State Bar of Nevada

Member

1999 - Present

Washoe County Bar Association

Member

1998 - Present

State Bar of California

Member

Sample of Legal Cases

Over 2,000 Cases

Excellent: generally there are or no "winners" in Family Law Cases but fair settlements prevail with enough expertise and effort. Justice does not flow reliably like water from a tap. It needs fought for.

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Education

1998

Southwestern University School of Law

JD - Juris Doctor

1996

University of Nevada

BA - Bachelor of Arts

Speaking Engagements

2019

Marilyn has spoken at many local organization meetings and luncheons.

Family Law

2017

Paralegal Luncheon

Family Law

Publications

2019

Washoe County Family Court Numerous Family Law Court Documents (Public Records)

Languages

English

Activity

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