A native Northern Nevadan, Therese Shanks is a local attorney specializing in appellate law and civil litigation. Since completing a clerkship at the Nevada Supreme Court, she has successfully handled hundreds of legal issues for local business owners, and practices before all Nevada state courts, all Nevada state appellate courts, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, and the United States Supreme Court.
Her two young daughters have taught her a very basic truth about life: Kids are expensive. Growing up as one of seven children herself, she has seen firsthand the struggles parents face when trying to fund all of the expenses their children may require. She looks forward to having the opportunity to assist local youth, by bettering their present and brightening their future.