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Alysa M. Grimes

Alysa M. Grimes represents clients in a wide variety of civil and commercial litigation matters, including class actions, personal injury, business, and commercial contract disputes.

Alysa grew up in the “Quad Cities” in Moline, Illinois. She earned her undergraduate degree in Liberal Arts & Sciences with a minor in Psychology from Western Illinois University. Alysa then graduated cum laude and with highest pro bono honors from the William S. Boyd School of Law.

While in law school, Alysa served as the Nevada Law Editor of the UNLV Nevada Law Journal and Vice President of the Society of Advocates, Boyd’s Moot Court Competition Team. Alysa also co-authored the White Paper, The Elephant in Nevada’s Hotel Rooms: Social Consumption of Recreational Marijuana, A Survey of Law, Issues, and Solutions, which was published on the Nevada Law Journal Forum. 2 Nev. L.J. Forum 99 (2018). Alysa was awarded Pro Bono Law Student of the Year from Nevada Legal Services in 2017, and spent extensive hours preparing children to testify in court with the Kids’ Court School. Prior to joining Kemp Jones, LLP, Alysa was a law clerk for the Honorable Abbi Silver at the Nevada Supreme Court and the Honorable Bonnie A. Bulla at the Nevada Court of Appeals.

Alysa is admitted to practice in Nevada state and federal courts and in Washington state courts. She is a member of the Clark County Bar Association.

BAR ADMISSIONS

Nevada
U.S. District Court, District of Nevada
State Courts of Washington

EDUCATION

William S. Boyd School of Law, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, J.D., cum laude, 2018
Western Illinois University, B.A. in Liberal Arts & Sciences, 2013

HONORS AND AWARDS

Dean’s Award for Special Contributions to the Law School, 2018
Public Interest Fellow, 2016-2018
Pro Bono Law Student of the Year, Nevada Legal Services, 2017
Cali Award Federal Indian Law and Juvenile Justice, 2017

PUBLISHED WORKS

Co-Author, “The Elephant in Nevada’s Hotel Rooms: Social Consumption of Recreational Marijuana, A Survey of Law, Issues, and Solutions,” 2 Nev. L.J. Forum 99 (2018).

PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS AND MEMBERSHIPS

Clark County Bar Association, Member
State Bar of Nevada, Member
Washington State Bar Association, Member