Karen Hanks

Karen Hanks was born and raised in Pasadena, Maryland, a small suburb located near Baltimore. She attended college at the University of Maryland Baltimore County. After completing her undergraduate degree, she attended law school at Syracuse University where she graduated magna cum laude. In 2005, Ms. Hanks was admitted to the Nevada bar. She has practiced in areas of business litigation, wills and trusts, probate, guardianship, immigration, real estate, civil appeals, and personal injury on both the plaintiff and defense side. Currently her area of practice focuses on real property law, contract disputes and appellate work. Ms. Hanks is a seasoned trial and appellate attorney. She has argued at both the Ninth Circuit and Nevada Supreme Court numerous times. Her most notable trial resulted in a $4.2 million jury verdict in favor of her client in a wrongful death/negligence case. Ms. Hanks is also committed to giving back to the community and regularly accepts pro bono cases. She serves as a TIP Mentor: a mentor program for newly admitted Nevada attorneys. She has served in that role since 2013. She is an arbitrator/mediator for the State Bar Fee Dispute Committee (term March 2020 - present) and has also served as a mediator for the Nevada Supreme Court Eviction Mediation Program. She holds a mediation certificate. She regularly speaks for continuing legal education courses. The list of courses is as follows: National Business Institute, Preparing and Trying the Personal Injury Case, June 20, 2013, Las Vegas, Nevada National Business Institute, A Litigation Paralegals Guide to Case Management November 2015, Las Vegas, Nevada National Business Institute, Advanced Civil Litigation Skills in Nevada December 15, 2016, Las Vegas, Nevada National Business Institute, A Paralegals Guide to Pleadings, Motions, Discovery Requests and Briefs November 12, 2020, Las Vegas, Nevada National Business Institute, Applying the Rules of Evidence: Get Yours in, Keep Theirs Out December 4, 2020, Las Vegas, Nevada National Business Institute, How to Lay a Foundation to Get Your Evidence IntroducedDecember 28, 2021, Las Vegas, Nevada