Laena St-Jules

Laena St-Jules is Counsel in McDonald Carano’s Reno office. She is a member of the Appellate Practice Group and Commercial & Complex Litigation Practice Group. Laena’s business litigation experience includes matters involving contract disputes, shareholder derivative actions, securities, bankruptcy, and insurance coverage. She has trial and appellate experience in both state and federal court.

In addition to over five years in private practice at multinational law firms in New York, Laena most recently served for six years in the Nevada Attorney General’s Office where she was lead counsel representing state agencies in state and federal court in matters relating to water law, elections law, and the First Amendment, among others. Laena also clerked for Judge Paul A. Crotty of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York.

• J.D., magna cum laude, Cornell Law School, Ithaca, New York (2012) Order of the Coif; Managing Editor of the Journal of Law and Public Policy
• M.A., Modern Languages: French, Spanish, German; University of St Andrews, St Andrews, Scotland (2008)

• Nevada
• New York

• Commission Member, Nevada Commission on Ethics, appointed by the Legislative Commission
• Member, Washoe County Bar Association
• Member, Northern Nevada Women Lawyers Association