Nevada Supreme Court Experience

Kris argued her first case in the Nevada Supreme Court in 1981. Her experience in the Nevada Supreme Court covers a range of substantive legal issues, including:

• State taxes
• Administrative Agency Powers
• Community Property
• Nevada Real Property Laws
• Contract Disputes
• Choice of Laws
• At-will Employment
• Jurisdiction
• Insurance
• Punitive Damages
• Stipulations and Trial Practice
• Jury Deliberations and Instructions
• Destruction of Evidence and its Consequences
• Torts or Civil Wrongs
• Nevada Receiverships
• Probate/Creditors

Legal Experience

• American Law Institute, elected member, 1987-present. The authoritative group on American Common Law, find out more at ali.org
• American Law Institute’s Federal Judicial Code Revision Project, advisor, 2004
• Consultative Group, Restatement of the Law Governing Lawyers, member

• Settlement Judge, Nevada Supreme Court, 1997-present

• Nevada Board of Bar Examiners, member, 1991-07

• Nevada Supreme Court Committee on the Revision of the Rules of Civil Procedure, member, 1999-03

• Ninth Circuit Judicial Conference, Lawyer Representative, 1995-98

• Clark County Bar Association Professionalism Award, 1997

• President Washoe County Bar Association, 1991-92

• American Bar Association, member

• Clark County Bar Association, member

• Washoe County Bar Association, member

• ABA Section of Litigation Pretrial Practice and Discovery Committee, co-Chair, 1989-91

• Nevada State Bar Standing Committee on Ethics and Professional Responsibility, member, 1986-89

• Committee to Study and Enact Model Rules of Professional Conduct, member, 1984-85

Ratings

• Rated in Best Lawyers in America - Business Litigation (Reno and Las Vegas), 2003-present.
• Super Lawyers – Dual rating – Business Litigation; Class Actions/Mass Torts, 2008
• Martindale Rating A/V