Katrina Weil

Katrina Weil is an attorney in McDonald Carano’s Reno office whose practice focuses on commercial and complex litigation, appellate advocacy, and trust, estate, and fiduciary disputes. She represents clients in sophisticated business and civil litigation matters in both state and federal courts, with experience handling all phases of litigation, including motion practice, discovery, hearings, and appellate briefing.

Katrina’s litigation experience includes complex business disputes, appellate litigation, high-stakes civil matters, and sophisticated trust and fiduciary disputes, including contested and high-value trust disputes. She has substantial experience drafting and arguing dispositive and pretrial motions, including motions for summary judgment, motions to dismiss, and discovery-related motions, as well as managing complex discovery and document review processes. Her practice also includes matters involving contested trusts and estates, fiduciary duties, and disputes concerning the administration and protection of assets.

In addition to her litigation practice, Katrina brings a strong business perspective to her work. With both an M.B.A. and B.B.A. in Business Management, she approaches disputes with a strategic understanding of financial, operational, and business risk considerations. This background allows her to provide practical legal counsel that aligns litigation strategy with broader business objectives and long-term client goals.

Before joining McDonald Carano, Katrina served as a judicial law clerk to the Honorable Justices Linda M. Bell and James W. Hardesty of the Nevada Supreme Court, where she prepared bench memoranda, conducted extensive legal research, and assisted in drafting appellate orders and opinions for both judicial panels and the court en banc.

Katrina earned her J.D., cum laude, from the William S. Boyd School of Law at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, where she served as Executive Managing Editor of the Nevada Law Journal. She also holds an M.B.A. and B.B.A. from Idaho State University, where she was a four-year NCAA Division I student-athlete and team captain of the women’s golf team.

• J.D., cum laude, William S. Boyd School of Law, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, 2021 (Dean’s Honor List 2020–2021, Merit Scholarship 2018-2021, Executive Managing Editor (Vol. 21) and Junior Staffer (Vol. 20) of the Nevada Law Journal )
• M.B.A., Idaho State University, 2018
• B.B.A., Business Management, Human Resources emphasis, Idaho State University, 2017

• Nevada
• California

• Nevada Business Magazine – “Best Up & Coming Attorneys” (2026), “Top Rank Attorneys” (2024-2025)

• Member, Northern Nevada Women Lawyers Association
• Member, Washoe County Bar Association