This Nevada Day, we’d like to extend our appreciation to our clients, peers and friends. We feel fortunate to live and work in a place with great people, beautiful landscapes and amazing opportunities.
Cheers to the land we love the best!
From all of us at Gunderson Law Firm
WHAT WORK EXPERIENCES LED TO YOUR CURRENT POSITION?
I first began working for Gunderson Law Firm over summer break in college. It gave me a very realistic idea of what the practice of law entails — it’s definitely not like what you see on TV.
WHY DO I DO WHAT I DO
For me, being a lawyer is about being able to help people who can’t otherwise help themselves. A lawsuit can be a very scary and stressful thing for a person to go through, and I love being able to help people navigate that situation.
WHAT BROUGHT ME TO RENO, OR WHY I STAY IN RENO
I grew up in Reno, but I moved away for college and law school. After being gone for seven years, I realized that Reno was one of the best places to live in the country. We have all four seasons, easy access to the outdoors and a big-town spirit with a small-town feel.
WHAT I DO TO LEAVE WORK AT THE OFFICE
Making sure I don’t take work home with me was one of the biggest challenges I had starting out as a lawyer. I had many sleepless nights thinking about my cases and clients. Now, I have two separate phones, a work phone and a personal phone, and I make sure not to check the work phone after about 6:30 each night.
HOW I GIVE BACK TO MY COMMUNITY
I’ve been on the board of the Crisis Call Center since 2009, and I was just elected board president for my second term. I love the work we do at the center; we help so many people in the community through programs like our crisis lines, 211 and Sexual Assault Support Services.
BEST BUSINESS BOOK I’VE READ LATELY
I have to admit, I don’t read business books. It’s part of the way I separate my home and work lives. The best book I read recently was the “Count of Monte Cristo”; it’s a classic and a lot of fun.
BEST PLACE IN RENO TO MEET WITH CLIENTS OR COLLEAGUES
Brasserie St. James. I always want to support local businesses, and their menu is fantastic.
MY LEADERSHIP PHILOSOPHY
You can’t ask people to do something that you aren’t willing to do yourself. Before becoming a lawyer, I worked every job at my firm — photocopying, running errands, you name it. It gives me a much better understanding of how everyone in the office fits together.
NOTABLE ACHIEVEMENTS
I was chosen as a Top 20 Under 40 by the Reno Gazette-Journal and Young Professionals Network this year, which is a huge honor. I’ve also been voted a Legal Elite (top 35 lawyers in Northern Nevada) for the past two years, and I was voted one of the best lawyers in Reno by the Reno News & Review this year.
IF I COULD DO SOMETHING ELSE, I WOULD …
I’d love to be an English literature professor. I was an English major in college, and I wouldn’t mind spending all my time reading and talking about literature.
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