Personal injury is a classification of tort law specifically dealing with negligence, product’s defects, car accidents, reckless conduct, and other segments of tort law. Hence it is important to hire a law firm or lawyer that exclusively practices in injury and accident law. Why? Personal injury is our specialty. Our Las Vegas personal injury lawyers understand the law, statutes and issues that are unique to injury law. Anyone who hires a law firm that is not a specialist in injury law is getting a jack-of-all-trades-attorney: someone that may understand basic fundamentals of that practice, but does not solely practice it.
District Attorney Arthur E. Mallory was elected as District Attorney of Churchill County in November 1998. He has been dedicated to law enforcement and criminal prosecution for 41 of his 47-year professional career.
District Attorney Mallory is a past member of the State of Nevada Commission on Judicial Selection. He also served on the State Commission on Rural Courts and the Advisory Committee on Criminal Justice in Rural Areas. Mr. Mallory also served on the Nevada Supreme Court’s Committee on Court Monitoring of Domestic Violence and has taught numerous seminars on that subject. He is admitted to practice before the United States Supreme Court and various lower state and federal courts.
Earlier in life, Mr. Mallory was the District Attorney of five counties outside of Atlanta, Georgia, where he investigated and tried all homicide and death penalty cases. He is one of only a few people ever to hold the elected office of District Attorney in two different states.
Mr. Mallory served in the United States military, active duty and reserve, and the National Guard from 1970 to 1991.
In 1986, the Smithsonian Institute and the American Trial Lawyers’ Association named Mallory as one of the top prosecutors in America.
Mr. Mallory has two graduate degrees. He has taught Jury Persuasion for the American Bar Association and has been an instructor at the University of Nevada, Reno, in both the graduate and undergraduate programs, Emory law school, the National Advocacy Center and NITA.
Community Service
Fallon Navy League, Board of Directors 1998, Vice President 2000
Boy Scouts of America, Chairman Nominating Committee, Pony Express District 1998
Newlands Water Protection Association, Member
Churchill Arts Council, Member
Fallon Rotary Club, Member, Board of Directors 1996
Churchill County Farm Bureau, Member
Stillwater Firearms Association, Life Member, Instructor
Churchill Economic Development Council, Member
University of Nevada, Cooperative Extension, Governing Board 1998 to 2004
Our mission is to promote justice and to protect the people of Churchill County by aggressively and fairly prosecuting those who violate the law. The Churchill County District Attorney’s Office is committed to a standard of excellence in providing our citizens with the most effective and efficient prosecution of criminal offenders in order to provide safe streets and neighborhoods in our community. We strive to enforce the law fairly, impartially, and justly while treating all victims of crime with compassion, respect, and dignity.
Office Functions
The Churchill County District Attorney’s office is mandated by law to:
Prosecute all felonies, gross misdemeanors, and misdemeanors in Churchill County
Advise and represent all of the county’s elected officials and departments
Provide legal advice to county law enforcement agencies
Provide victim and witness assistance services
In our criminal division, we represent the interests of citizens by ensuring that offenders within the county are timely charged with crimes that accurately reflect the offending conduct.
Our civil division serves the role as an in-house law firm for the county. We are the legal advisor to county commissioners and other elected officials and work closely with those officials in solving a wide range of legal problems by providing general day-to-day legal advice. This may include both informal advice and formal legal opinions; preparation, review and/or approval of resolutions, ordinances, covenants, and agreements; and representing the county in administrative hearings, judicial proceedings, and other actions.
Our legal representation also includes advising and assisting the Churchill County Juvenile Probation Office by representing that office in juvenile matters with District Court.
Mackedon Law, P.C. is the newest incarnation of a firm established in 1984 and is honored to continue the practice of law with the next generation of native Nevada lawyers.
We are proud to continue serving the rural communities of Nevada.
Our areas of practice include:
Pershing County (Lovelock, Nevada),
Nye County (Tonopah, Nevada),
Lander County (Austin, Battle Mountain, Nevada),
Mineral County (Hawthorne, Nevada),
Esmeralda County (Goldfield, Nevada),
Churchill County (Fallon, Nevada) and,
Lyon County (Yerington, Fernley, Dayton, Silver Springs, Nevada)
We think you will enjoy working with our firm because of our experience and dedication to our clients. Any lawsuit is trying, but we attempt to make the process easier and as stress-free as possible. In real property matters we can deal with large- or small-scale transactions, whether you’re clearing title to property, developing real property or simply planning for your future and the preservation of your real property and other assets. We defend our clients vigorously and will honestly assess your legal situation without running up unnecessary legal fees.
Legal Expertise. Personal Service.
Whatever your age or situation, we will help you every step of the way. Whether you’re starting a business, clearing title to property, developing real property or simply planning for your future and the preservation of your assets, we can help.
Michael F. Mackedon has practiced law in Fallon, Nevada, for over 50 years. He was born and raised in Fallon and is a graduate of Churchill County High School, the University of Nevada, and Georgetown Law School.
Mike has maintained a general practice of law that over the years has included criminal law, real property law, commercial transactions, trusts, estates, natural resources, water law, and public lands law. He has represented the City of Fallon as City Attorney since 1993.
He lives in Fallon with his wife Michon, a retired professor of English and Humanities. Together they raised four children and are now enjoying five grandchildren.
Trent was born and raised in Fallon. In 1917 his family settled in Fallon and began farming, a tradition the family has carried on for over a century.
Trent attended Colorado Mesa University on an athletic scholarship and obtained his Bachelor’s Degree. After obtaining his Bachelor’s Degree, he knew he wanted to become an attorney to help others and pursued his law degree at the William S. Boyd School of Law at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.
After obtaining his law degree, Trent spent the first two years of his career in Las Vegas where he practiced in the areas of personal injury, medical malpractice, and civil litigation. After two years of practicing in a big city, Trent wanted to get back to his small town roots and serve the community he grew up in. In 2018, Trent and his family moved back to Fallon where he has served his community and other rural counties and surrounding cities.
In his spare time, Trent enjoys spending time with his wife and three children and getting back to his roots by helping out on his family’s ranch.
Areas of practice : • Civil litigation • Personal injury • Criminal record sealing • Estate planning • Contracts/Leases • Real Property
Sean Rowe was first elected as the District Attorney for Mineral County in November, 2010. After serving eleven years in office, he announced his resignation in December of 2021 to join Mackedon, deBraga & Rowe Law, P.C., beginning in January, 2022.
Prior to serving as the Mineral County District Attorney, Sean worked as a deputy district attorney, as the Mineral County Public Guardian, and as an attorney in his general practice firm. Sean is passionate about seeking justice on behalf of his community and clients, improving governance, and developing community resources. At Mackedon, deBraga & Rowe, Sean serves clients in estate planning, probate matters, and general litigation.
Before moving to Fallon in 2007, Sean graduated from the University of Idaho College of Law in Moscow, Idaho, following undergraduate and graduate studies in English.
When he has a rare spare moment, Sean is outdoors, hiking in the Sierras and exploring the Great Basin region with his spouse Jessica and their children.
