Curriculum Vitae

Education:
Awards:

“Super Lawyers” – Recognized as in Top 5% for Business Bankruptcy in the Mountain States (2010-2023)
“Legal Elite” by Nevada Business Magazine (2016-2023)
“Woman of Achievement” by Nevada Women’s Fund (2007)
“20 Under 40” by Reno Gazette Journal (2007)

Professional Membership:
Community & Industry Leadership:

President of the Northern Nevada Bankruptcy Bar Association (2007-2009)
Chairperson of the Board of Directors, Big Brothers Big Sisters of Northern Nevada (2005-2012)
Chairperson of the State Bar of Nevada’s Continuing Legal Education Committee (2002-2009)
Member of Board of Directors for the UC Davis Law School Alumni Association (2005-2014)
President of the Northern Nevada Women Lawyers Association (2002)
Mentor in the ASCENT (All Students College Educated in Nevada Today) (2007-2009)
Advisory Board Member for KUNR Public Radio (2006-2009)

Representative Past & Present Corporate Clients:
  • Amtrak
  • AMH Properties
  • Banc of America Leasing & Capital, LLC
  • California Bank & Trust
  • Educational Credit Management Corporation
  • Gaston & Wilkerson
  • National Loan Acquisitions Company
  • Nevada Commercial Services
  • Collection Service of Nevada
  • Port of Subs
  • Renown Health
  • Umpqua Bank
  • US Bank
Publications:

Contributing Author to the Nevada Real Property Practice and Procedure Manual (2021)
Co-authored “Navigating Nevada’s Foreclosure Laws,” featured in In Business Las Vegas’ October 2007 Commercial Real Estate special publication
Published “Preference Actions Under the Bankruptcy Code: What You & Your Clients Should Know” in the April 2006 issue of the Communiqué, the journal of the Clark County Bar Association