Honors and Awards

Laura Thalacker

2016 Las Vegas “Lawyer of the Year” (Litigation – Labor and Employment) – Best Lawyers in America® (2016)

2016 Best Lawyers in America®: Employment Law (Management), Labor Law (Management), Litigation – Labor and Employment

2015 Mountain States Super Lawyers®: Labor and Employment Law

Notable Practitioner, Chambers & Partners® (2016)

2015 Las Vegas “Lawyer of the Year” (Employment – Management) – Best Lawyers in America®

2015 Best Lawyers in America®, Labor and Employment (Management) and Labor and Employment Litigation

Mountain States Super Lawyers® – Top 50 Women (2013)

Mountain States Super Lawyers® (2012-2014)

Leader in the Field of Labor and Employment Law – Chambers & Partners USA® Guide (2010-2014)

Las Vegas Top Lawyers – Employment (Management) (2012-2014)

AV Preeminent Peer Review Rating™ – Martindale-Hubbell®

Senior Professional in Human Resources (SPHR) – Human Resources Certification Institute

Senior Certified Professional in Human Resources (SHRM-SCP) – Society for Human Resources Management

Past Chairperson, State Bar of Nevada, Labor and Employment Section

Past Chairperson, State Bar of Nevada, Publications Committee

Past Regional Vice-Chair (North America), Lex Mundi Global Labor and Employment Practice Group

Doreen Spears Hartwell

Fellow, Litigation Counsel of America

2016 Best Lawyers in America®: Commercial Litigation

Lawyer Representative, United States District Court, District of Nevada (three year term commencing 2014)

Member, Access to Justice Commission (2014-present)

AV Preeminent Peer Review Rating™ – Martindale-Hubbell®

Las Vegas Top Lawyers – Desert Companion (2014)

Nevada Legal Elite – Nevada Business Magazine (2012-2015)

Local Hero Award – Bank of America (2008)

Lawyer of the Year – Las Vegas Chapter of the National Bar Association (2008)

Judge Sally Loehrer Pro Bono Service Award – Legal Aid Center of Southern Nevada (2005)

Myrna Williams Children Pro Bono Award – Legal Aid Center of Southern Nevada (2001)