Celebrating Over 75 Years of Serving Nevada’s Legal, Business, Government, and Civic Communities
Scott Swain Receives Highest Band 1 Ranking in Private Wealth Law from Chambers
McDonald Carano congratulates Scott Swain, Co-Chair of our Trust & Estates Practice, on receiving his seventh consecutive year of the highest Band 1 ranking in Private Wealth Law in the Chambers High Net Worth Guide 2026. In addition to personally achieving the prestigious Band 1 accolade, the Trust & Estates Practice that Scott co-chairs also earned Band 1 ranking. Chambers High Net Worth Guide is the highly respected global guide to lawyers who are considered by clients and peers to be leaders in Private Wealth Law.
Band 1 recognition is awarded to lawyers who are the “most highly regarded practitioners” based on research in the categories of “legal ability, client service, commercial astuteness, diligence, commitment, professional conduct, experience, and effectiveness.” Chambers’ ranking process includes confidential surveys and interviews with clients who provided the following feedback about Scott to Chambers during the 2026 research process. Client feedback from prior research years is available here.
- “Scott is patient and thoughtful with clients, takes the time to understand their needs and develops effective strategies to help them achieve their goals.”
- “Scott has a high level of professionalism and genuine kindness, which keeps matters moving forward in a constructive, efficient way.”
- “Scott is extremely knowledgeable and has been a very valuable resource for my clients.”
- “Scott is consistently accessible and easy to work with and he delivers on high quality advice and service.”
- “Scott finds problems and fixes things. He is very patient and calm and has a way of connecting with clients in a reassuring way.”
About McDonald Carano
In 2024, McDonald Carano celebrated its 75ᵗʰ Anniversary of serving Nevada’s legal, business, government, and civic communities. More than 60 lawyers and government affairs professionals serve Nevada, national, and international clients from our offices in Reno, Las Vegas, and Carson City. McDonald Carano provides transactional, litigation, regulatory, and government affairs services to startups, corporations, private companies, trade associations, nonprofits, public entities, high-net-worth individuals, and family offices throughout Nevada. We are deeply committed to supporting local communities by volunteering our time, resources, and services, including pro bono legal services, to nonprofit organizations, charitable foundations, and public service entities. We are proud to be your Nevada law firm since 1949.
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