Background
Thalacker, Laura J. was born on July 11, 1969 in Cresco, Iowa, United States.
Thalacker, Laura J. was born on July 11, 1969 in Cresco, Iowa, United States.
Wartburg College (Bachelor of Arts, Political Science and Women"s Studies, summa cum laude, 1991) Alpha Chirurgical University of Iowa College of Law (Juris Doctor, with high distinction, 1994).
Worked at Lionel Sawyer & Collins (Las Vegas, Nevada) specializing in General Civil and Trial Practice in all State and Federal Courts. Administrative Law, Bankruptcy, Health Care, Hotel and Resort Law, Real Estate and Construction, Financial Services, Mining, Probate, Labor Taxation, Natural Resource and Environmental Law, Public Utilities, Land Use Planning and Zoning and Gaming Law. Intellectual Property Law, Immigration Law.
Admitted to the bar, 1994, Nevada and United States.
District Court, District of Nevada. Phi Delta Phi. Senior Note and Comment Editor, Iowa Law Review, 1993-1994.
Member, Chicago Moot Court Team. Recipient: Best Advocate Award and Best Brief Award, Iowa Appellate Advocacy II Moot Court Competition.
Member: Clark County and American Bar Associations.
State Bar of Nevada. Nevada American Inns of Court. The firm was founded in 1967 by Las Vegas litigator Sam Lionel and former Nevada Governor Grant Sawyer, now deceased.
With the addition of former Nevada Supreme Court Chief Justice Jon Collins, now deceased, the firm adopted its current name.
The firm grew to become the largest private law firm in Nevada. Today the firm provides fully-staffed offices in Las Vegas and Reno, serving Nevada, national and international clients.
Member, Chicago Moot Court Team.