Our Mediators

EMILY MCFARLING, ESQ.

Managing Partner

Emily opened a solo law practice in Las Vegas in 2003 with the primary focus of family law. Since that time Emily has worked diligently to establish a reputation as a knowledgeable and aggressive attorney, gaining the respect of both her peers and Judges. Emily has grown her practice over the years and in 2010 gained the credential of Certified Family Law Specialist by the State Bar of Nevada. This is the top Family Law credential an attorney can obtain in Nevada.

While her practice is primarily focused on representing clients in the Nevada Supreme Court, Nevada Court of Appeals, and Clark County District Court Family Division, Emily is also licensed to practice in the United States Supreme Court, 9th Circuit Court of Appeals, United States District Court – District of Nevada, as well as all state courts in Arizona and California and she represents clients in those courts in cases related to her primary practice.

Emily is a fellow of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers and Past President of the Nevada Chapter. She is a fellow of the International Academy of Family Lawyers and an AV Preeminent Rated Attorney by Martindale Hubbell. Emily is a member of the Hague Convention Attorney Network for the U.S. Department of State Bureau of Consular Affairs / U.S. Central Authority for the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction. Emily was appointed by the Nevada Supreme Court and served on the Commission on Nevada Rules of Appellate Procedure. Emily is also a certified parenting coordinator, arbitrator, and mediator. She currently serves on the Nevada Family Law Specialization Board and is on the Board of Directors of Our Nevada Judges, Inc.

As an attorney, Emily is particularly knowledgeable in handling complex property division and financial issues, international child custody issues, parental kidnapping, and high conflict child custody cases, although her primary focus is representing clients in family law appeals.

Prior to becoming an attorney, Emily worked for three years at the Tobacco Control Resource Center and Tobacco Products Liability Project in Boston, Massachusetts doing research projects on legal issues relating to tobacco. Emily has worked for the New Hampshire Department of Justice Consumer Protection Division and three law firms in Massachusetts in the areas of family law, tobacco litigation, real estate, business transactions and estate planning.

Emily has written several children’s books. She is a country and jazz singer. She loves to travel internationally and has lived in Budapest, London, Berlin, and Rhodes. She has a real estate company in Budapest, Hungary. She is mom to two teen boys and two Boston terriers.

Julie Bravo-Bezard, Esq.

Attorney

Julie moved to Las Vegas in 1994 with the intention of staying for two or three years. While Las Vegas’s booming economy originally drew her here from California, it was the open-armed and dynamic community she found that convinced her to stay and grow deep roots in southern Nevada. After working several years in financial services, Julie found a second career in education, earning a bachelor’s in secondary education in 2005, and a master’s in literacy in 2010. For more than fifteen years, Julie thrived as a passionate educator, teaching English and geography to middle and high school students.

A life-long learner, Julie eventually developed an itch to serve her community in a new role. After her many years of teaching close reading, research, argumentation, and public speaking skills, the law seemed like not only a natural choice, but also the ideal way to expand her capacity to help others. At UNLV’s Boyd School of Law, Julie intentionally sought out diverse studies, experiences, and social connections. Driven by her desire to understand the lives and perspectives of others, she taught record sealing classes, externed with a federal court judge, represented clients in eviction court, and completed a second externship with the Nevada Bureau of Consumer Protection.

Julie met Emily through the Partners in Pro Bono program with the Legal Aid Center. Following their collaboration on a landlord/tenant issue before the Nevada Court of Appeals, Julie decided to join McFarling Cohen Fic and Squires as an associate attorney. Both her personal and professional experiences make Julie an empathetic and passionate advocate for children and families.

Ever the Renaissance woman, Julie enjoys gardening, cooking, road cycling, high performance driving, travelling, learning foreign languages, building, and singing in her church choir. Her greatest joys, however, come from her large blended family including her husband, three adult children, four adult stepchildren, two grandsons, two pets, and numerous grand pets