Shea Backus is 2010 Mountain States Rising Star

Las Vegas-based litigation firm BACKUS, CARRANZA & BURDEN announces Senior Associate Shea A. Backus named 2010 Rising Star by Super Lawyers publishers

November 23, 2010 – BACKUS, CARRANZA & BURDEN, a Las Vegas, Nevada-based litigation law firm, proudly announced that one of its senior associates, Shea A. Backus, has been named a Mountain States Rising Star for the second year in a row. The publishers of Super Lawyers produces the Mountain States Rising Stars list annually to recognize the state’s top up-and-coming attorneys who are 40 years old or younger or who have been practicing for ten years or less.

“It’s an honor to once again receive this recognition, in view of its stringent requirements,” said Backus. A graduate of the University of California, San Diego and Arizona State University, Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law (where she earned High Pro Bono Distinction and the Dean’s Award), she represents individual clients in domestic relations matters and also counsels commercial clients in construction-related matters.

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About BACKUS, CARRANZA & BURDEN

BACKUS, CARRANZA & BURDEN handles construction, professional liability, insurance and health care litigation and transactional matters. The firm is particularly adept at dealing with complex matters and represents hotels, general contractors, construction managers, subcontractors, design professionals, lawyers, physicians, hospitals, medical device manufacturers, product manufacturers, pharmaceutical companies and insurance companies. To contact Shea Backus, call (702) 872-5555 or email her at .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address).

The firm represents hotels, general contractors, construction managers, subcontractors, design professionals, lawyers, physicians, hospitals, medical device manufacturers, product manufacturers, pharmaceutical companies and insurance companies. To contact Shea Backus, call (702) 872-5555 or email her at .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address).

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