Biography

Jeanette has been involved in the analysis and practice of bankruptcy law for more than 30 years, devoting her career to matters involving financial restructuring, bankruptcy, bankruptcy litigation, insolvency and liquidation matters, and state and federal receiverships. 

As a result, she has a broad range of experience in representing creditors, debtors, trustees, creditors’ committees and receivers. Given this breadth of experience, she has been involved in some of the most complex and significant bankruptcy cases filed in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Nevada.

She also helps clients efficiently resolve complex commercial litigation in state and federal court, taking a pragmatic approach that protects their financial interests while advancing their business goals.

Jeanette is certified in Business Bankruptcy Law by the American Board of Certification and authors materials for various bankruptcy journals and publications.

Jeanette has been involved in the analysis and practice of bankruptcy law for more than 30 years, devoting her career to matters involving financial restructuring, bankruptcy, bankruptcy litigation, insolvency and liquidation matters, and state and federal receiverships. 

As a result, she has a broad range of experience in representing creditors, debtors, trustees, creditors’ committees and receivers. Given this breadth of experience, she has been involved in some of the most complex and significant bankruptcy cases filed in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Nevada.

She also helps clients efficiently resolve complex commercial litigation in state and federal court, taking a pragmatic approach that protects their financial interests while advancing their business goals.

Jeanette is certified in Business Bankruptcy Law by the American Board of Certification and authors materials for various bankruptcy journals and publications.

Before Fox Rothschild

Prior to joining Fox Rothschild, Jeanette was the managing partner and co-owner of a bankruptcy-focused law firm in Las Vegas for more than 20 years. She started her career as a judicial law clerk to the Honorable Thomas F. Waldron, former U.S. Bankruptcy Judge with the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Ohio, and prior to that as an extern to the Honorable R. Guy Cole, Jr., former U.S. Bankruptcy Judge and now Senior Judge with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit.

Bar Admissions

  • Nevada

Court Admissions

  • U.S. District Court, District of Nevada
  • U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit

Education

  • Capital University Law School (J.D., 1990)
  • Capital University (B.A., 1987)

Memberships

  • The American Bankruptcy Institute
  • The Clark County Bar Association
  • American Board of Certification, Executive Committee Member (2015-Present)
  • Norton's Annual Survey of Bankruptcy Law
    • Contributing Editor (1993-present)
  • State Bar of Nevada
    • Contributing Editor and Publications Committee Member, Nevada Lawyer (1998)
  • Southern Nevada Association of Bankruptcy Attorneys
    • Executive Committee (2000-2003)

Honors & Awards

  • Selected to the "Mountain States Super Lawyers" list for Bankruptcy: Business in Las Vegas, Nevada (2007-2025)
  • Included in the list of "Top 50 Women Mountain States Super Lawyers" by Super Lawyers (2010-2016, 2020-2021)
  • Selected to the "Best Lawyers in America” list for Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law (2007-2026) and Bankruptcy Litigation (2011-2026) by Best Lawyers
  • Named “Lawyer of the Year” in Litigation-Bankruptcy in Las Vegas by Best Lawyers (2020)
  • Named “Lawyer of the Year” in Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law in Las Vegas by Best Lawyers (2013)
  • Named in “The Best Lawyers in America” in Business by Best Lawyers (2017)
  • Rated "AV Preeminent" by Martindale-Hubbell
  • Selected to the “Top Rank Attorneys” list by Nevada Business Magazine (2024)