Timothy O’Reilly provides legal advice and representation for select legal matters and various administrative law proceedings throughout Nevada for the firm.

Prior to joining Linebarger, he served as President of O’Reilly Law Group and was a founding board member of Lexicon Bank. Prior to joining O’Reilly Law Group, he worked for the Clark County District Attorney Criminal Appeals Division and the Nevada Attorney General, Department of Transportation.

Mr. O’Reilly is active in several community service organizations. A sampling of his involvement includes: Mentor in the State Bar of Nevada’s Transitioning into Practice Program, youth Little League, basketball coach, and football organizations; UNLV Alumni Association; Royal Purple Las Vegas Bowl; Henderson Development Association Member; Las Vegas Chamber of Commerce; and Easter Seals of Southern Nevada Board of Directors.

He is admitted to practice in Nevada, California, U.S. Court of Appeals 9th Circuit, U.S. District Court District of Nevada, Supreme Court of Nevada, and Supreme Court of California.

Mr. O’Reilly received a Bachelor of Science from the University of Nevada, William S. Harrah College of Hotel Administration and his Juris Doctor from the University of Nevada, William S. Boyd School of Law.

John Turner joined Linebarger’s Dallas office in 2022, supporting the Firm’s bankruptcy operations for clients in Chapter 11 and Chapter 7 bankruptcies and receivership proceedings.

Before joining Linebarger, Mr. Turner held various positions as an attorney practicing in the areas of commercial litigation, bankruptcy, and creditors’ rights. He managed his own law office in Florida for several years. He also served as in house counsel managing litigation, real estate workouts and foreclosure, bankruptcy reorganization, title claims, and lender liability matters for loan servicers.

Mr. Turner is actively involved in various civic and charitable functions in the counties where he works.

Mr. Turner was admitted to the Texas State Bar in 1993 and the Florida Bar in 2017. He is licensed to practice before the U.S. District Courts for the Northern, Western, Southern, and Eastern Districts of Texas and the U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida.

Mr. Turner holds a Bachelor of Arts in History from the University of Texas. He also has an MBA in Corporate Finance from the University of Dallas Graduate School of Management and a Juris Doctorate from Southern Methodist University School of Law.

LaVonda Russell provides litigation and client support from the firm’s Dallas office, bringing years of experience across the legal profession and the financial services industry.

Ms. Russell graduated from Texas A&M University with a Bachelor of Science in Psychology and a minor in Business. After graduating, she entered into a career in the financial services industry for a number of years before beginning law school.

She graduated Cum Laude from Texas Southern Thurgood Marshall School of Law in 2014 with her Doctor of Jurisprudence and later attended and graduated with her LL.M. from American University Washington School of Law in 2015. She is licensed in Texas, Washington D.C., and the United States District Court of the Northern District of Texas.

Shortly after returning to Dallas, she opened the Law Office of LaVonda Russell, where she practiced in probate, estate planning, and consumer law. Since opening her practice, she has been an active member of the Dallas Bar Association, the J. L. Turner Legal Association, and has been a board member of the J.L. Turner Legal Association Foundation since 2019. Ms. Russell has also previously served as the Legislative Director for a Texas State Representative. LaVonda is active in her community volunteering with a variety of local organizations and non-profits.

Camille Stecker reviews pleadings regarding documents in bankruptcy matters, prepares files for confirmation hearings, attends confirmation hearings and 341 hearings, and reviews dockets for resolution of contested matters set for hearings. She joined the firm in 2021.

Ms. Stecker was admitted to the Texas Bar in 2022 and is also admitted to practice before the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Texas and the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Texas. She is a member of the Dallas Bar Association, State Bar of Texas, and achieved the Society of Legal Scholars, Texas Bar College, 2023. 

JJ Wells combines tax role expertise with legal experience to assist in the recovery of outstanding receivables for the firm’s public-sector clients.

Since joining the firm in November 2021, Mr. Wells has provided litigation support to clients in central and south Texas. In 2025, Mr. Wells also served as Director of Analytics & Discovery over the Homestead Exemption Analysis division before joining the firm’s Victoria office.  

Originally from Pleasanton, Texas, Mr. Wells attended the University of Texas at Austin, earning his undergraduate degree in Journalism. In 2009, he enrolled in the Texas Tech School of Law and became a licensed attorney in 2012.

Mr. Wells began his career as a title examiner in Midland. He worked in private practice based in San Marcos and then Luling before joining the Caldwell County District Attorney’s Office. His time at the DA’s office was initially as a prosecutor and later as the sole attorney dedicated to non-criminal County matters and the primary legal resource for the Caldwell County Commissioners Court.