Karen L. Winters

Karen L. Winters is a Nevada estate planning lawyer at the Law Office of Karen L. Winters, with decades of experience advising individuals, employees, and businesses. She focuses on estate planning, Medicaid planning, elder law, employment disputes, business conflicts, contract matters, and real estate law. She established her Carson Valley office in 1996 after serving clients in the Lake Tahoe area for seven years. She leads a two-attorney practice that guides personal, financial, and commercial legal concerns.

Karen earned her B.A. from the University of Nevada, Reno, with honors in 1983. She received her J.D. from Golden Gate University, School of Law in 1987 and graduated in the top third of her class. She was selected as one of two students to represent the law school in the National Moot Court competition. She also worked as a columnist for the law school newspaper.

Karen began practicing law in Northern Nevada and South Lake Tahoe after her admission to the Nevada Bar in 1987. She later worked with the Law Office of Dale L. Sare from 1989 through 1996. She represented a public utility district, developed workplace sexual harassment prevention policies, and advised businesses and individuals in real estate and commercial disputes. She had previously worked as an escrow officer handling documents for residential, commercial, mobile home, and development transactions.

Karen has served as an arbitrator for Nevada’s court-mandated arbitration program since 1997. She was Chair of the Nevada State Bar’s Elder Law Section from 2008 to 2009. She has also participated in professional organizations involving elder law, litigation, employment law, real estate, trusts, probate, and trial advocacy.

Karen L. Winters is admitted in Nevada and California, multiple federal district courts, and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. She combines extensive legal experience with practical knowledge of property, workplace, estate, and business matters. She provides focused guidance designed around each client’s circumstances and long-term objectives.

Law Office Affiliations

• Attorney, Law Office of Karen L. Winters
• Member, State Bar of California
• Member, State Bar of Nevada

Licensed State

• California
• Nevada

Education

• Golden Gate University School of Law
  Juris Doctor (JD)
• University of Nevada-Reno
  Bachelor of Arts (BA)

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