Motions in Las Vegas, NV

Thomas F. Pitaro has been practicing in Las Vegas since 1974. He consistently maintains the highest rating (AV) for a criminal defense attorney, according to Martindale Hubble Lawyer rating services.

Thomas F. Pitaro has successfully tried every type of criminal case in Las Vegas from Misdemeanors to Capital Murder.

- He is listed in Best Lawyers in America.
- National Association of Ciminal Defense Lawyers.
- He is one of the founding members of the Nevada Attorneys for Criminal Justice.
- He is a member of the Nevada Society of Italian American Lawyers
- Clark County Bar Association.

Thomas F. Pitaro has represented Unions by ensuring the ability for these groups to organize and assemble to assert the fundamental First Amendment rights of their members.

He currently sits as one of the select few Judges on the Police use of Force Review Board.

Thomas F. Pitaro is known as one of Americas Best Criminal Defense Attorneys.

He is an Adjunct Professor at UNLV's Boyd School of Law. He instructs in his area of expertise - Trial Advocacy.

Osvaldo Fumo, or Ozzie as he is better known to his family, friends and the legal community was born July 27, 1965. He moved with his family to Las Vegas in 1976. He is a graduate of Bishop Gorman High School in 1983, the University of San Diego in 1987 and Whittier Law School in December 1995.

Like his partner Tom, Ozzie also maintains the highest rating (AV) for a criminal defense attorney. Admitted to practice in Nevada in 1996. He practices primarily Criminal Defense and Personal Injury. He is admitted in all levels of the State Court in the Eighth Judicial District. He practices in the United States Federal Court District of Nevada. He has also argued successfully in the Ninth Circuit court of Appeals.

Ozzie often serves as a legal analyst for local television stations and is frequently quoted in the Las Vegas Review Journal as an expert on various cases. Ozzie also sits as on of the select few Judges for the Police Use of Force Board.

Memberships and awards include The American Bar Association, Nevada Trial Lawyers Association, Nevada Attorneys for Criminal Justice, The National Italian American Bar Association, Past President of the Nevada Society of Italian American Lawyers, National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, and in 2006 was awarded the Outstanding Service Award by the State Bar of Nevada.

His hobbies include the occasional cigar and travel.

Dustin R. Marcello was born and raised in Las Vegas, Nevada. His father moved here from Batavia New York, in the Buffalo area, while his mother is from Rhode Island. Dustin attended Clark High School, but was ultimately part of the first graduating class of Cimarron-Memorial High School. From there, he went to study Economics at the University of Nevada Las Vegas, specializing in monetary theory and growth dynamics of developing countries. After receiving his degree in Economics, he maintained his commitment to Las Vegas by attending the Boyd School of Law.

During law school, Dustin interned with the Honorable Judge Bruce Markell. After being licensed to practice in Nevada, he went on to work in the Appellate Division of the Clark County District Attorney’s Office writing appellate briefs on behalf of the citizens of the State of Nevada. Dustin is admitted to practice in Nevada, including the Federal District Courts and has had numerous appellate briefs affirmed by the Nevada Supreme Court. He ultimately left the District Attorney’s Office to practice criminal defense work with Osvaldo Fumo in August of 2009.

Right out of law school, Dustin drafted a legal manual entitled, “Southern Nevada Multi-Housing Association – 2007 Handbook. Additionally, he has a published article in Apartment Insight and has appeared as a guest on “Face to Face with John Ralston,” to discuss legal topics.

Please contact Mr. Marcello at the Law Offices of Osvaldo E. Fumo, Chtd. if you are interested in a legal consultation.

Michael Miceli moved with his family from New Jersey to Las Vegas in 1984, where he has resided to this day. He is a graduate of Valley High School in 1998, the Honors College of UNLV in 2003 where he graduated Cum Laude with a major in Criminal Justice and a minor in Political Science, and the Boyd School of Law in 2006.

In the spring of 2005 while in law school he was an extern for Justice Michael Cherry, who is now a member of the Nevada Supreme Court. Further in the summer of 2005 until his admittance to the Nevada Bar in the fall of 2006 he was a law clerk at the Federal Public Defender’s Office writing briefs in the Federal District Court of Nevada as well as the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals. He is licensed to practice in all Nevada courts including the Federal District Court of Nevada.

Michael is the protégé of Mr. Pitaro. He was hand selected by Mr. Pitaro to join his firm directly after being admitted to the Nevada Bar in 2006, based on superior trial skills during his enrollment in Mr. Pitaro’s Trial Advocacy course while attending the Boyd School of Law. He has tried numerous jury trials to verdict as well as filed appeals to the Nevada Supreme Court, demonstratin that he is one of the most zealous criminal defense attorneys in the State of Nevada.