Doreen M. Spears Hartwell

Peer-review rated AV Preeminent* through Martindale-Hubbell, the organization’s highest rating, attorney Doreen M. Spears Hartwell serves the law firm Hartwell Thalacker, Ltd., located in Las Vegas, Nevada. A co-founder of the firm as well, she has professional legal experience of over two decades and represents clients primarily in matters of business and commercial litigation, including employment law, trade secrets, noncompete claims, real estate, trust and probate, and other disputes.

Ms. Hartwell’s clientele includes large businesses and high-profile employers, whom she defends in a variety of cases encompassing wrongful termination, breach of contract, discrimination/harassment and violation of other state employment statutes. She also helps move their appeals against other parties on the grounds of breach of contract, trade secret and noncompete violations, and probate claims.

Selected to the list of Lawdragon’s 500 Leading U.S. Corporate Employment Lawyers, Ms. Hartwell is also a recipient of the 10.0 rating on Avvo. She was named the Attorney of the Year by the Las Vegas Chapter of the National Bar Association and on the list of Top Lawyers by the Vegas Inc magazine. A former lawyer representative for the U.S. District Court for the District of Nevada, she is the former chair of the Lawyer Representatives Coordinating Committee for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit. She is also an appointed member of the Nevada Supreme Court Access to Justice Commission.

A Connecticut native, Ms. Hartwell completed her undergraduate degree in English from Fairfield University. Selected as the president of the Black Law Student Association and a member of the Traynor Honor Society, she obtained her Juris Doctor from the University of the Pacific–McGeorge School of Law in 2000.

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