Helping Clients Across Nevada

McDonald Carano was founded in Reno in 1949 and has grown to 60 attorneys and government affairs professionals serving Nevada, national, and international clients from offices in Reno, Las Vegas, and Carson City. We celebrated our 75^th Anniversary in 2024. Learn more about our history and what makes us proud here.

McDonald Carano was created, built, and sustained by attorneys and employees who are true Nevadans with long histories of multigenerational ties to Nevada. We serve on the boards of community service organizations and nonprofit charities and foundations, as well as members of Nevada State boards and commissions, to help improve the lives of all Nevadans. Please click here for examples of how the next generation of leaders at McDonald Carano demonstrates our firm’s commitment to leadership in our profession and the community.

McDonald Carano is the only locally owned, full-service, state-wide law firm that remains from the pioneering Nevada firms that established our State's legal community. McDonald Carano embodies Nevada's "Battle Born" character as we proudly continue to thrive as an independent Nevada law firm. Putting clients first—and delivering innovative, pragmatic solutions—is at the heart of what we do.

McDonald Carano provides transactional, litigation, regulatory, legislative, and government affairs services to startups, corporations, private companies, trade associations, nonprofits, public entities, high-net-worth individuals, and family offices throughout Nevada. We guide clients through every challenge and opportunity that comes their way. Law firms around the world also select McDonald Carano when their clients need Nevada counsel.

McDonald Carano’s reputation as the go-to law firm in Nevada is underscored by being the only Nevada firm in Meritas, State Law Resources, and the Wage and Hour Defense Institute. Also, combining Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business and Chambers High Net Worth Guide, McDonald Carano received the most Band 1 ranked attorneys, most Band 1 ranked practice groups, and most ranked practice groups overall of any law firm in Nevada. In addition, since 2010, McDonald Carano lawyers have received 93 Lawyer of the Year awards in 20 areas of law from The Best Lawyers in America. We also received more recognitions than any other law firm and any other business in the Best in Business Awards hosted by Northern Nevada Business Weekly, including 1^st Place Law firm, 1^st Place Most Philanthropic Company, Influential Leaders, and Up & Coming Business Persons.