Anthony (“Tony”) L. Barney was born in Portland, Oregon and was raised in Las Vegas, Nevada. He graduated from Western High School, and received his Bachelor of Science (B.S.) degree in Zoology from Brigham Young University (“BYU”) in Provo, Utah. While at BYU, he became a member of the Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society. He returned to Las Vegas and received his Master of Science (M.S.) degree in Kinesiology from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. He then attended law school at the University of Missouri, Kansas City (“UMKC”) and received his Juris Doctor (J.D.) degree. At UMKC, he was recognized as a Dean’s Honor Roll student. He also served as president of the Federalist Society at UMKC. Thereafter, he completed his Master of Laws in Taxation (LL.M.) degree at the University of Missouri, Kansas City and returned to Las Vegas. Anthony is licensed to practice law in the Nevada and Idaho State and federal courts and maintains offices in Las Vegas and Pahrump, Nevada.

Anthony L. Barney, Esq. is the president and majority shareholder of Anthony L. Barney, Ltd., where he practices in the areas of estate and trust litigation, estate, trust, and business planning. Anthony has twenty years of legal experience to address the needs of his clients in the preparation of wills, revocable living trusts, revocable trusts, irrevocable trusts and domestic asset protection trusts; as well as business formation, organization and trust administration. He serves numerous service professionals, including architects, engineers, general contractors, entertainers, doctors, realtors, and other lawyers. He has also represented corporate, partnership, and limited-liability companies, common interest communities, management companies, and 501(c) nonprofit corporations throughout the Las Vegas and Pahrump Valleys.

He represents contractors in the building trades with administrative disputes involving the Nevada State Contractor’s Board.

Anthony L. Barney, Ltd. has an extensive and successful appellate history in the state and federal courts having worked on several appeals with several published opinions. Anthony has worked on the rules committee for the probate section of the Nevada State Bar Association. He has drafted bill legislation for the Nevada legislature, and has participated as a member of the Southern Nevada Estate Planning Council, State Bar of Nevada, and Idaho State Bar. He has served as a professional and legal advisor to various local charities in the Southern Nevada region. Mr. Barney is the past vice president of the governing board for a K-12 Nevada Public Charter School, and is past vice president of a charitable foundation dedicated to the improvement of education. He was the host of the business and estate planning radio program entitled “Matters of Trust,” which aired for several seasons in Las Vegas.

Anthony is an avid gardener and loves the outdoors. He enjoys the building trades and real estate development. He enjoys using his technical and science-based educational background to assist his clients with their legal matters. Anthony has served as a Boy Scout leader, having achieved the rank of Eagle himself. He loves and appreciates his Las Vegas and Pahrump communities. Anthony has continued his love of education by serving as an instructor for National Business Institutes (“NBI”) teaching other attorneys for more than ten years in the area of trust and estate planning and related litigation. Anthony is a published author in the Nevada Lawyer magazine. Anthony is a member of the Nevada State Bar Association and the Idaho State Bar. He is a passionate advocate for his clients, having argued in the justice, family, probate, and business courts of the District Courts of Clark, Nye, and Washoe Nevada Counties and before the full panel of Nevada Supreme Court. He serves as a professional advisor to various local charities in the Southern Nevada region. He is fluent in Spanish.