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Cara T. Laursen

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Ms. Laursen joined McCormick Barstow’s Las Vegas office in 2025.  She concentrates in general liability and insurance coverage and bad faith.

Ms. Laursen represents clients in all aspects of litigation.  Her practice focuses on the defense of claims related to general liability, including premises liability, professional liability, and personal injury, as well as bad faith and coverage related matters.  Ms. Laursen graduated magna cum laude from California Western School of Law. While attending law school, Ms. Laursen was recipient of multiple Dean’s List and Academic Excellence Awards. She also served as an AIM for Law mentor, a program which assists undergraduate students preparing for law school. Through her law school, Ms. Laursen served as an academic tutor for first-year and upper-division courses. Ms. Laursen served as a Judicial Extern to the Honorable Joanna S. Kishner at the Eighth Judicial District Court in Nevada.  Ms. Laursen is licensed to practice in the state of Nevada and state of California.

Juris Doctor, Magna Cum Laude, 2016 
California Western School of Law
Academic Scholarship Recipient
Academic Excellence Award Recipient – Property, Legal Writing, Ethics, California Evidence
Dean’s Academic Honor List, Spring 2015, Fall 2015, Spring 2016, Fall 2016

Bachelor of Science, Business Management and Entrepreneurship, 2012
University of Nevada, Las Vegas

Ms. Laursen’s practice areas include general liability defense focusing on personal injury, premises liability, and product liability.  Additionally, she handles insurance coverage and bad faith matters.

Ms. Laursen is a member of the State Bar of Nevada, State Bar of California, and Las Vegas Defense Lawyers Association.

Publications

“Mentorships Make a Difference” Nevada Lawyer, August 2020

FRESNO, CA
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Cincinnati, OH 45202
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