Mike Pavlakis

Mike Pavlakis serves as of counsel with Allison MacKenzie in Carson City, Nevada. His practice covers real estate, business law, corporate governance, health care, education, and estate planning matters. He has represented hospitals and school districts and provides legal advice involving commercial operations and transactions. His firm lists business entity formation and charitable organizations among his practice areas. His work combines organizational counseling with legal questions affecting real property, institutions, and business relationships.

Pavlakis earned a B.A. from Chapman College in 1974. He then received a Diploma in European Integration from the University of Amsterdam in 1976 and a J.D. from the University of California, Hastings College of Law in 1978. These studies gave him experience with legal institutions and broader governmental and business structures. His subsequent judicial clerkship and private practice helped build a foundation for advising businesses, educational organizations, and health care institutions.

Pavlakis clerked for Justice Manoukian of the Nevada Supreme Court from 1978 to 1979. He joined Allison MacKenzie in 1979 and has worked on matters involving commercial governance, real estate, education, and health care. His official biography highlights representation of hospitals and school districts, as well as general business matters. The combination of institutional clients and long-term private practice reflects his experience with transactions, operational legal questions, and Nevada law.

Mike Pavlakis was admitted to the Nevada bar in 1979 and is currently listed as inactive in California, where he was admitted in 1978. He is admitted before the US District Court for the District of Nevada and the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. His professional memberships include Nevada and local bar associations. The firm lists a Nevada Business Magazine Legal Elite recognition and an AV peer rating for his professional work.

Law Office Affiliations

• Attorney, Allison MacKenzie
• Member, State Bar of Nevada
• Member, The State Bar of California
• Member, First Judicial District Bar Association
• Member, Washoe County Bar Association
• Member, American Bar Association

Licensed State

• Nevada
• California

Education

• University of California, Hastings College of Law
  Juris Doctor (JD)
• Chapman College
  Bachelor of Arts (BA)
• University of Amsterdam
  Diploma in European Integration

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