Practice areas: Personal Injury, Civil Litigation, Insurance Coverage; view more
Licensed in Nevada since: 2013
Education: University of Nevada Las Vegas William S. Boyd School of Law
Summit Trial Attorneys
8488 Rozita Lee AveBldg 3, Suite 100
Las Vegas, NV 89113 Phone: 702-789-4200 Email: Renee M. Finch Visit website
Renee Finch is one of the most highly respected trial attorneys in Las Vegas, Nevada. Her track-record of obtaining amazing results for her clients actually started by defending, during the first several years of her career, major insurance companies and nationally-known corporations. As a result of this representation, she gained a thorough understanding of the extent to which such entities will go to protect their bottom line, the degree to which they will attempt to obtain unfair advantages and, most importantly, the lack of respect and dignity they have for the individuals who often are injured by their actions and decisions made solely in furtherance of profit.
Renee was born in Alliance, Nebraska and had a solid midwestern upbringing in the Great Plains states of Nebraska and South Dakota. While still in high school she began working as a law clerk at a Rapid City, South Dakota law firm. It was there that she first learned the importance of the patient and careful examination of the law and how that, combined with a focus on empathy, attention to detail and appropriate aggression, is crucial to obtaining justice. She moved to Nevada after graduating from South Dakota State University, where she had won the NCAA national debate championship, and began law school. After learning during her early legal career the hard lessons of how the corporate “profits over people” mentality is devasting to individuals, she dedicated her career to obtaining justice for those injured by the actions of companies and entities that operate with little to no regard for the rights of others.
Through her dedication to upholding the rights of those injured by others, Renee obtained one of the largest settlements in Las Vegas product liability litigation history after a company’s negligence and intentional disregard of the dangers its own internal testing revealed, resulted in the near- amputation of her client’s hand. Renee has a wealth of experience in cases involving catastrophic injury, wrongful death and insurance company bad-faith, and is eager to apply that experience to achieve results that better her clients’ and their families’ lives and right the wrongs done to them.
In 2025 she proudly founded Summit Trial Attorneys to achieve for injured individuals and their families the justice and compensation they deserve. She has received on multiple occasions awards for being one of Las Vegas’ finest attorneys and she is active member of ABOTA or the American Board of Trial Attorneys. ABOTA is a peer voted organization that recognizes only the top trial talents in the country.
Practice areas
Personal Injury - General: Plaintiff, Civil Litigation: Plaintiff, Insurance Coverage, Personal Injury - Products: PlaintiffFirst Admitted: 2013, Nevada
Professional Webpage: https://summittrialattorneys.com/about-us/
Bar / Professional Activity
- Member of NV Chapter of the American Board of Trial Advocates, 2026
- Peer Selected Member of the Outer Realm - An elite group of hand-selected trial attorneys in the United States, 2026
Verdicts / Settlements (Case Results)
- $41.5M Product Defect Settlement, 2024
- $450,000 Negligence Settlement , 2026
- $450,000 Bad Faith Insurance Settlement, 2026
- $500,000 Negligent Security Settlement, 2026
Pro bono / Community Service
- Volunteer member of SafeNest to include attorney mentorship, domestic violence response team and community events, 2026
Educational Background
- South Dakota State University; BA of English Studies, 2005
- William S. Boyd School of Law, 2009-2013
Scholarly Lectures / Writings
- This article examines the background behind Ms. Finch's decision to switch roles and start her legal career anew., Author, Two Decades in Defense - Why I Chose the Plaintiff's Path, Nevada Lawyer, 2026
Honors
- Top 100 Lawyers, MyVegas, 2020
- “One to Watch”, Best Lawyers, 2025
Selections
- Rising Stars: 2019 - 2024