Emily D. Neves
Emily D. Neves
Associate
About
Emily Neves was born and raised in Southern California. She earned her Juris Doctor from Western State College of Law, graduating summa cum laude and completing the Family Law Certificate program. During law school, Ms. Neves served as a Dean’s Fellow and participated in Moot Court as both a competitor and later a student coach. She also earned CALI Awards in Community Property, Sales, Remedies, and Federal Income Taxation.
Ms. Neves previously graduated from California State University, Long Beach with a Bachelor of Arts in Criminal Justice and a minor in Forensic Science.
Outside of work, Ms. Neves enjoys spending time with her family and my dogs.
Locations
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Newport Beach Office 20320 SW Birch St,
Second Floor
Newport Beach, CA 92660
Profile Highlights
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Education
- University of the Witwatersrand-B.A.
- University of the Witwatersrand-LLB
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Memberships
- American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers (AAML)
- American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA)
- American Bar Association
- Association of Certified Family Law Specialists
- Clark County Bar Association
- Founding Fellow of the Orange County Bar Foundation
- Master Bencher
- Orange County Bar Association
- Robert A. Banyard Inn of Court
- University of California, Irvine’s Chief Executive Roundtable.
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Offices
- Newport Beach
- Las Vegas
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Specialties
- Board of Legal Specialization Board of Legal Specialization
- Certified Family Law Specialist Certified Family Law Specialist
- The State Bar of California The State Bar of California
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Admitted
- CA
- DC
- NV
- WA
- South Africa
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Achievements
- ADL American Jurisprudence Award 2024
- Top 100 Southern California Super Lawyers 2016
- Top 100 Women Attorneys in California in 2015 - Selected by the Daily Journal
- Top 50 Orange County Super Lawyer 2015-2018 | 2024 | 2026
- Top 50 Women Southern California Super Lawyers 2016 | 2021-2023
- Avvo Top-Rated Lawyer 2020
- Robert A. Banyard Inn of Court Angelo Palmieri Award for Excellence in Professionalism and Civility 2011-2012
- California Super Lawyer 2005 | 2012-2026
- The Best Lawyers in America 2020-2025
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Speaking Engagements
- West Coast Casualty Seminar, Anaheim, CA 1998: Care, Feeding and Handling of Experts
- West Coast Casualty Seminar, Anaheim, CA 2000: The Effects of the Aas decision-A Subcontractor's Perspective
- Lorman's Construction Defect Claims, Anaheim, CA 2001: The Subcontractor's Perspective: Defending the Trades
- Mealey's Construction Defect Litigation Conference 2001, Anaheim, CA: The Art of Release: From Standing to Structured Settlements
- West Coast Casualty Seminar 2002, Anaheim, CA: The Nuts and Bolts of Handling a Construction Defect Lawsuit
- MC2 Conference 2010, San Diego, CA: Mock Trial Presentations
- CRI Conference 2012, Phoenix Arizona: Making the Points that Count: How Juries Decide
- Orange County Women's Lawyers, Santa Ana, CA October 2013: How to have it all: Achieving Success as Lawyers, Leaders, Mothers and Rain Makers
- Network Adjusters May 2014, Denver, Co: Handling Trucking Claims
- Network Adjusters May 2014, Denver, Co: The MCS -90 Endorsement
- Chubb Insurance, New York, NY February 2016: Handling the Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Case
- Chubb Insurance, New York, NY February 2016: Traumatic Brain Injury Cause of Action
- Chubb Insurance, New York, NY February 2016: The Reptile Method and how to Respond
- Banyard Inn of Court 2016, Costa Mesa, CA: The overlap of Family Law and Bankruptcy issues
- Combined Claims Conference 2017, Anaheim, CA: The Top 10 Jury Verdicts in 2016
- Orange County Bar Association Small and Solo Firm section 2017, Santa Ana, CA: How to Grow a Successful Practice
- Brian Kahn Attorneys, Johannesburg, South Africa: The American Jury Trial System
- Consulegis, Prague, Czech Republic October 2018: Recent Developments in California Law
- Law-Di-Gras, San Diego, CA February 2019: Handling the CRPS Case and the use of Subrosa
- Banyard Inn of Court February 2019, Costa Mesa, CA: Marvin Actions: Crossover between Family Law and Civil Law
- Loyola Law School March 2019, Los Angeles, CA: Mock Jury Trial Demonstration - Voir Dire
- Sompo International April 2019, New York, NY: Handling the Mild Traumatic Brain Injury Case
- Liberty Mutual/Chubb, May 2020: Effectively Using Mock Trials in High Exposure Cases
- Callahan and Blaine, May 2020: Handling the Litigated Divorce Case
- Chubb Insurance June 2020: Handling the Policy Limits Demand/Handling the Catastrophic Accident Claim
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Education
- U.C.L.A. – B.A.
- U.C. Hastings – J.D.
- UC Law San Francisco – J.D.
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Memberships
- Orange County Bar Association Family Law Section
- Robert A. Banyard Inn Court Board of Directors
- Robert A. Banyard Inn Court Board of Directors and President
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Offices
- San Diego
- Newport Beach