Caren is an attorney on the probate and estate planning team at BPE Law Group.
Estate Planning:
Wills, Family Trusts, Asset Protection Trusts, Charitable Trusts, Special Needs Planning, Elder Law, Powers of Attorney, Trust Funding
Probate
All aspects of probate proceedings in Nevada, including providing co-administrator services
Trust/Estate Administration:
Individual Professional Fiduciary/Trustee Services, support and guidance for successor trustees
Business Law:
Corporate and entity formation, Bylaws and Operating Agreements, Corporate record-keeping, Contract and Lease reviews, Nevada Resident Agent services
Caren brings a rich and varied background to the firm. She has served as a former large law firm commercial litigation attorney, a solo legal practitioner, a Nevada Supreme Court law clerk, an arts administrator, a legislative staffer, the executive director of the Nevada Commission on Ethics and a community leader. She started Nevada Legacy Law PC after retiring from government service in 2023, offering estate and trust services exclusively. She led her firm’s merger with BPE Law Group in 2026, bringing depth to the firm’s services in Nevada.
- Champion of Justice Award, State Bar of Nevada
- CASA Superhero, Carson City CASA
- Quarterly 4-week Estate Planning course presenter, Carson City Senior Center
- Pro Bono attorney and presenter, Nevada Legal Services, estate planning and client capacity
- President, Northern Nevada Disciplinary Board, State Bar of Nevada
- Board Member, Nevada Law Foundation
- Chairperson, Nevada Commission on Ethics in Government
- President, Carson City Library Board of Trustees
- President, Carson City CASA
- Vice-Chair, Austin’s House Teen Shelter, Minden NV
- Board Member, Nevada Deaf & Hard of Hearing Advocacy Resource Center
- Contract Professor, UNR, Families and Public Policy
- Contract Professor, Golden Gate University School of Law, Honors Remedies Seminar and Legal Writing and Research
- Law Clerk, Justice Charles Springer, Nevada Supreme Court
- Published Author, various articles in Nevada Lawyer Magazine, Nevada Public Affairs Review, Western City Magazine regarding Ethics in Government, Establishment of Family Courts, Nevada Domestic Partnership, Arts & Culture
- Member of the Nevada and California State Bars, admitted to practice in all related state and federal courts, including the Supreme Court of the United States
- Nevada Member: Probate and Small/Solo Practitioners Sections of the State Bar of Nevada; Washoe County Bar Association (Reno/Sparks); First (Carson City & Storey County) and Ninth (Douglas Co.) Judicial District Bar Associations
- Juris Doctorate, Golden Gate University School of Law
- Master of Arts, Arts Administration/Non-profit Management, Golden Gate University
- Bachelor of Science, Recreation and Parks, Penn State University
Caren fosters abandoned puppies and kittens; gardening; international food, wine and travel; spending time with her adult(!) children.
