Our Lawyers

Andrew M. Cox is a Founding Partner and practices primarily in estate planning, offering assistance with Trusts, Wills, Trust and Estate Administration, Probate and other wealth preservation matters. Mr. Cox publishes a Newsletter known as the Probate & Trust Review, and he has personally handled the tax and estate planning for many of Nevada’s wealthiest families.

Mr. Cox received his undergraduate degree in Accounting from the University of Utah and his Law degree from Brigham Young University (Cum Laude) where he received the RIA/Maxwell McMillan Award as the outstanding student in taxation. He is licensed to practice law in Nevada and Utah. Mr. Cox is also a Certified Public Accountant, having previously practiced as a Senior Accountant with the international accounting firm of KPMG in Phoenix, Arizona.

Mr. Cox is past Chairman of the Probate and Trust Section of the State Bar of Nevada, and past member of the State Bar’s Consumer Protection Committee. Other affiliations include Member of the Board of Directors for the Tuacahn Center of the Arts, Professional Advisor to the UNLV Foundation where he received the Charitable Planner of the Year Award in 2001, the Nevada Community Foundation and the LDS Foundation. Mr Cox is also a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, the Southern Nevada Estate Planning Council and the Tax, Probate and Trust Sections of the Nevada State Bar Association. Mr. Cox is frequently featured as a public speaker presenting seminars to professional associations and consumers on Trusts, Wills, Probate and Estate Taxation.

Douglas D. Gerrard is a Founding partner in the Firm and a resident of Henderson, Nevada. He was born in Salt Lake City, educated at Brigham Young University, University of Utah and the Brigham Young University College of Law where he was a presidential and a merit scholar. Mr. Gerrard is a member of the Nevada and Utah State Bar Associations, the Ninth Circuit Bankruptcy Appellate Panel and the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, the American Bar Association and the American Banking Institute, the National Association of Bond Lawyers, the Nevada Land Title Association. Mr. Gerrard is a featured speaker on panels and seminars on title and escrow liability, bankruptcy, municipal finance and lender liability. Mr. Gerrard has participated in the review of several Nevada general obligation and assessment bonds, and has broad experience in the area of real estate, corporate law and banking law. He has also served as a federal and private banking auditor where he reviewed bond underwriting, acquisition and warrant financing.

Jay R. Larsen is a partner of the Firm and practices primarily in the area of estate planning, asset protection, business formation, and probate. Mr. Larsen received his undergraduate degree in finance from the University of Utah (Summa Cum Laude) and his law degree from Brigham Young University in 1992 (Magna Cum Laude). He went on to receive an L.L.M. in Taxation from the Washington School of Law, Washington Institute for Graduate Studies, and has been serving the estate, trust and asset preservation needs of clients for more than 24 years.

Mr. Larsen is a member of the Nevada and Utah Bar Associations, the Southern Nevada Estate Planning Council and the Tax, Probate and Trust Sections of the Nevada State Bar Association. Mr. Larsen also serves on the Planned Giving Committee for the Nevada State College. He enjoys serving the community through membership in the Rotary Club of Green Valley. He has authored the article “Avoiding Probate: Pitfalls and Perks,” Nevada Lawyer, Vol. 4, No. 3 (March 1996), as well as many articles for the Probate & Trust Review, the Firm’s newsletter, as well as articles for various continuing legal education publications. Mr. Larsen is a frequent speaker to private and public groups on Trusts, Probate, Estate Administration, Taxation and Wealth Preservation.