Our Team

After graduating from the University of Oklahoma Law School in 1994, John and his new wife, Julie, also a graduate of OU Law, decided to move to fabulous Las Vegas, Nevada. They hopped into their 1982 Chrysler LeBaron and headed west. Money was tight, and ramen was a regular on the menu while they studied for the bar. Both passed...

Leonard Stone is a founding partner of Shook & Stone and has spent more than 29 years handling Catastrophic Injury and Wrongful Death cases involving commercial vehicles, pedestrians, industrial or construction accidents, as well as dangerous conditions of public and private property. Mr. Stone has been licensed to practice law in Nevada since 1995, acting as lead counsel on many...

Kurt Anderson Litigation Attorney at Shook & Stone is a devoted attorney with over 25 years of experience in litigation. Kurt specializes in complex cases and in solving the most challenging legal cases.

Gabe is an alumnus of the William S. Boyd School of Law in Las Vegas, Nevada. There, he earned a Cali award (highest grade in the class) in Trial Advocacy and was on the Dean’s List. In 2015. Gabe was a student editor for the nationally recognized textbook Law and Religion, Cases and Materials throughout law school. Gabe worked for...

Brian Mosich is a second-generation Nevadan who fondly remembers off-roading at a young age in areas that are now entirely suburbs. He received his Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from UNLV and subsequently went to work in the tech industry. He returned to UNLV and earned a Juris Doctorate from the William S. Boyd School of Law, proving that...

Jacquie Merritt is a Social Security Disability Hearing Attorney at Shook & Stone and has spent more than 22 years handling disability cases before the Social Security Administration.  Ms. Merritt has been licensed to practice law in Pennsylvania since 1998 and has assisted thousands of disabled individuals obtain their disability benefits.  Ms. Merrit is a member of the National Organization...

Emily K. Cunningham, originally from the Pacific Northwest, proudly calls Las Vegas her home. After her father relocated to Las Vegas when she was twelve, she spent her summers in Las Vegas. She moved full time to Vegas during high school, graduating from Arbor View High School. Emily earned her degree in political science from the University of Nevada, Las...

Bryan Spinelli is an attorney specializing in Nevada’s workers’ compensation law, dedicated to guiding clients through the complexities of the system. A graduate of the William S. Boyd School of Law at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, he earned his Juris Doctor in 2023 and was admitted to the State Bar of Nevada in October 2023, followed by admission...