Jessica C. Prunty

Jessica C. Prunty is a Carson City, Nevada, attorney at Prunty Law whose practice focuses on business matters, estate planning, and estate and trust administration. She advises business clients on contracts, transactions, and issues involving intellectual property and emerging technology. Jessica also handles litigation and administrative proceedings before Nevada agencies and courts. Her work includes guiding organizations through business decisions and helping individuals with legal planning and the administration of estates or trusts.

Jessica earned a Bachelor of Science in Agricultural Business from the University of Nevada, Reno, in 1995. She received her Juris Doctorate from Willamette University in 1999, where she served as a note editor of the Willamette University Law Review. Her academic distinctions included dean’s list honors and recognition as a top graduating senior in agricultural studies. Her combined business and legal training supports advice on transactions, government regulation, and estate-related financial decisions.

Jessica has represented clients in complex matters before the Nevada State Engineer, Public Utilities Commission of Nevada, Department of Taxation, state district courts, and Nevada Supreme Court. She has served as general counsel to Noble Studios since 2009 and also advises the Truckee Meadows Regional Planning Agency and its governing bodies. Earlier roles included work as a law clerk for a Nevada district judge and the Oregon Department of Justice. She also serves as a judge pro tempore in Carson City courts.

Jessica C. Prunty has served as treasurer of the Estate Planning Council of Northern Nevada and provided volunteer legal work through Volunteer Attorneys for Rural Nevadans. She has written about Western water law, taught programs covering water and land use, and received a Champion of Justice Pro Bono award. Her experience includes business advice, public agency representation, and courtroom advocacy. Jessica helps clients consider the legal requirements and practical effects of transactions, estate plans, and disputes involving regulated activities.

Law Office Affiliations

• Attorney, Prunty Law
• Member, State Bar of Nevada
• Judge Pro Tem, Carson City Municipal and Justice Court (2014 – Present)
• Member, First Judicial District Bar Association
• Pro Bono work, Volunteer Attorney’s for Rural Nevadans (2000-Present)
• Contributing Editor, Western Water Law & Policy Reporter (2005-2014)
• Treasurer, Estate Planning Council of Northern Nevada
• Board Member, FISH (Friends in Service Helping)
• Correspondent, ABA Water Resources Year in Review (2004-2014)

Licensed State

• Nevada

Education

• Willamette University
  Juris Doctor (JD)
• University of Nevada, Reno
  Bachelor of Science (BS) in Agricultural Business (Bachelor of Science in Agricultural Business – 1995)

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