Admitted
1983, Nevada, U.S. District Court, District of Nevada, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit and U.S. Tax Court; 1995, U.S. Supreme Court
Law School
Salmon P. Chase College of Law, J.D., 1982
Law School Graduation Year
1982
College
Transylvania University, B.A., 1979
Memberships
Clark County (Member, Board of Directors; Secretary/Treasurer, 1997; President-Elect, 1998; President, 1999) and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Nevada (Member, Fee Dispute Committee, 1998-1999; Operations Committee, 2002-2003; Board of Governors); Southern Nevada Association of Women Attorneys (Member, Vice President, 1988; Secretary, 1995); Southern Nevada Association of Bankruptcy Attorneys (Member, Steering Committee, 1995-1997; Pro Bono Liaison, 1998-2000); Clark County Law Foundation (Member, Board of Directors, 1994-2000; President, 2000); Nevada Cultural Foundation (Member, Board of Directors); Nevada Law Foundation (Colleague, 2002); American Bankruptcy Institute.
Biographical
Senior Editor, 1993-1997, Editorial Staff, 1996-1999, and Publisher, 1999, Communique. Listed in: Who's Who in American Law; Distinguished Women in Southern Nevada, 1999, 2000; In Business Magazine, Who's Who in Business, 2001, 2002, 2003; Outstanding Young Women of America; Outstanding Lawyers, 2003. Finalist: Nevada Commission on Judicial Selection, District Court Department, 2002; Las Vegas Chamber of Commerce Community Achievement Award, 1997, 2000, 2001. Recipient: Las Vegas Chamber of Commerce Community Achievement Award, Professional Category, 2002; Clark County Bar Association Distinguished Service Award, 1997, President's Award, 2001. Honoree, National Association of Women Business Owners, Women of Distinction, 2000. Speaker: Investiture of Honorable Johnie B. Rawlinson, U.S. District Court Judge, 1998; Immigration Ceremony, Foley Federal Building, 1996; Career Day, UNLV, 1999; Swearing in Ceremony for New Admittees to the State Bar of Nevada, 1999; Nevada Trial Lawyers Association Brown Bag Lunch, 2000. Facilitator, National Conference of Bar Presidents, American Bar Association Convention, 1998. Appointed: Business Court Task Force, Nevada Supreme Court, 2000; Pro Bono Compliance Committee, Nevada Supreme Court, 2000. Member, Honorable Order of Kentucky Colonels; The Social Register of Las Vegas; Family Planning Services Advisory Committee, Clark County Health District. Member, Board of Directors, 1985-1993, President, Board of Directors, 1992, and Chair, Council of Advocates, 1996-1998, 2000-2001, Planned Parenthood of Southern Nevada.