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Karen A. Peterson |
kpeterson@allisonmackenzie.com
775-687-0202 |
Karen Peterson joined the law offices of Allison • MacKenzie in 1983. Her areas of practice are public utility law, telecommunications law, water law, administrative law, litigation and business law.
Ms. Peterson graduated with a law degree from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1982. Upon her graduation, she was admitted to practice law in Nevada as well as the U.S. District Court, District of Nevada in 1983. She appears before the Department of Water Resources, Public Utilities Commission of Nevada, Department of Taxation and Division of Environmental Protection. Her professional organization involvement includes Carson City Justice and Municipal Courts, Judge Pro Tem, memberships with the Washoe County Bar Association and First Judicial Bar Association, State Bar of Nevada, Northern Nevada Lawyer's Association, and Soroptomist International of Carson City. |
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Experience |
Admitted to Practice, Nevada and U.S. District Court, District of Nevada, 1983
Nevada State Board of Bar Examiners, 1990-2001; Chairman, 1998-2000
Carson City Justice and Municipal Courts, Judge Pro Tem, 1999-ongoing.
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Professional Associations & Leadership |
Washoe County Bar Association
First Judicial Bar Association
State Bar of Nevada
Northern Nevada Lawyer's Association
Phi Beta Kappa
Mortar Board, President of MSU Chapter, 1978-1979
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Soroptomist International of Carson City
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Education |
B.S., Michigan State University, 1979
J.D., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 1982
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Practice Areas |
Administrative Law
Public Utilities
Telecommunications Law
Water Rights
Litigation
Business Law
Family Law
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