Susan K. Stewart

Susan Stewart joined McDonald Carano in July 2026 as a member of the Construction Law & Litigation Practice Group and the Commercial & Complex Litigation Practice Group. Ms. Stewart served in the Nevada Attorney General’s Office for 20 years prior to joining McDonald Carano.

Ms. Stewart most recently served as a Deputy Attorney General in the Nevada Attorney General’s Office and Construction Law Counsel for the State Public Works Division. She managed the daily legal functions for the State Public Works Division and the implementation of a billion-dollar construction budget. Ms. Stewart also represented the State Public Works Division’s interests throughout legislative sessions and presented all legal matters before the Division’s Board and various state-level governing bodies. She also was responsible for the development of all contracts, agreements and leases for the Division.

Ms. Stewart is admitted to practice in California and Nevada, as well as the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit, U.S. District Court, Southern District of California, U.S. District Court, Nevada, and the U.S. District Court, Western District of California.

• J.D., University of the Pacific McGeorge School of Law, 1993
• B.A., Political Science and English, May 1990
• Inducted into The Order of the Barristers, 1993

• Nevada
• California

• Certificate of Recognition, State of Nevada, Office of Governor Joe Lombardo, May 20, 2026
• Certificate of Recognition, State of Nevada, Office of the Attorney General, Aaron D. Ford, May 20, 2026

• “Recognizing and Addressing Public Works Implications in State Government Contracting” Nevada State Purchasing, May 23, 2024
• “Litigating a False Claims Case – By the Numbers” American Bar Association, Section of State and Local Government Law, April 23, 2015
• “Recent Changes in Nevada Public Works Law” Nevada Government Civil Attorneys Conference, May 14, 2009
• “Public Contracts and Competitive Bidding” Lorman Education Services, January 16, 2009

• Washoe County Bar Association
• Northern Nevada Women Lawyers Association
• California Lawyers Association