Kelley Blatnik
Las Vegas,USA
Summary
Managing Attorney with extensive experience at Blatnik Law, LLC, specializing in client advocacy and litigation strategy. Expertise in document drafting and conflict resolution, successfully representing clients in complex cases with a strong record of favorable outcomes. Committed to delivering justice and supporting underserved communities through effective legal practices.
Overview
16
16
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Attorney
BC Law
Las Vegas, NV
01.2022 - Current
- Reviewed and prepared real estate deeds for NV, UT, FL, OH, and TX.
- Approved legal documents to ensure compliance with state regulations.
- Provided counsel on real estate documentation processes, enhancing operational efficiency.
MANAGING ATTORNEY
Blatnik Law, LLC
Las Vegas, NV
08.2015 - Current
- Company Overview: www.blatniklaw.org
- Www.blatniklaw.org
- Represented clients in court proceedings, hearings, and mediation sessions, effectively advocating on their behalf to achieve favorable outcomes.
- Engaged in continuous professional development to stay abreast of legal trends, court decisions, and best practices in the legal field.
- Developed and implemented legal strategies to protect client interests.
- Of counsel/contract relationships with various firms, with emphasis on covering court hearings, trials, depositions, and pleadings.
- Examined legal data to determine advisability of defending or prosecuting lawsuits.
- Argued clearly, logically and persuasively in written and oral form.
- Participated in pro bono legal services, providing legal assistance to underserved populations and contributing to the community.
- Drafted pleadings, motions, opinions, briefs, contracts and other legal documents.
- Negotiated resolutions of cases with defense attorneys and judges.
- Coordinated with investigators and law enforcement agencies to obtain information or evidence used in hearings.
Contract Public Defender
NYE COUNTY PUBLIC DEFENDER
Pahrump, USA
01.2023 - 07.2025
- Represented clients in juvenile dependency and criminal defense matters.
Focused on safeguarding the rights of abused and neglected children.
Handled termination of parental rights with strategic legal approaches.
Facilitated 48-hour in-custody hearings to expedite judicial processes. - Managed a caseload of 460 to 500 open cases in criminal, juvenile dependency, felony, misdemeanors, and child protective services cases.
Pro Bono Attorney
JUDICARE
Las Vegas, NV
06.2022 - 02.2023
- Handled pro bono family law cases through discounted Judicare panel, including relocation motions and custody issues.
- Advised clients on potential outcomes based on current case law and statutes.
- Settled cases under NYE County Contract, ensuring timely completion or transfer.
- Managed motions to set aside default judgments effectively, streamlining legal processes.
Of Counsel Independent Contractor
Isso & associates law firm, pllc
Las Vegas, NV
05.2021 - 02.2023
- For Family Law, Civil Litigation, And Criminal Defense Matters
- Argued clearly, logically and persuasively in written and oral form.
- Provided legal advice and consultation to clients on a wide range of issues, ensuring they are informed of their rights, obligations, and legal options.
- Evaluated client financial information to determine appropriate support payments.
- Prepared persuasive legal memoranda, motions and briefs synthesizing facts, evidence and legal authorities.
Associate Attorney
RANALLI, ZANIEL, FOWLER & MORAN
Henderson, Nevada
09.2020 - 04.2021
- Prepared comprehensive legal documents including motions in limine and arbitration briefs.
Conducted depositions of expert witnesses and plaintiffs to strengthen case strategies.
Negotiated settlements effectively to benefit clients' interests.
Represented clients during arbitration hearings by presenting strong arguments.
Handled a significant caseload of 62 cases while covering for other attorneys. - Participated in client meetings to obtain information pertinent to the case or issue being handled.
- Interviewed clients and witnesses to acquire additional insight into case details.
- Conducted comprehensive legal research and analysis on various aspects of civil and criminal law to support case preparation and strategy development.
- Negotiated and drafted settlement agreements to resolve litigated cases.
CONTRACT ATTORNEY
O’Reilly law group
Las Vegas, NV
06.2017 - 09.2020
- Executed civil litigation duties, focusing on contract drafting and business litigation cases.
Created mechanics liens and related contracts for construction projects.
Presented arguments before local planning board to obtain building exemptions for revitalization projects.
Formulated essential rezoning documents in preparation for upcoming construction activities.
Engaged with various civil litigation challenges to ensure compliance and resolution.
Contract Attorney
Boyack Orme & Anthony
Las Vegas, NV
08.2015 - 03.2020
- Represented homeowners' associations in NRS 116 litigation, ensuring robust legal defense.
Prepared respondent briefs for Nevada State Supreme Court and answering briefs for Ninth Circuit Court.
Drafted and opposed motions for summary judgment, strengthening case strategies.
Conducted depositions and participated in trials to advocate effectively for clients.
Argued significant NRS 116 matters before Nevada State Supreme Court, securing key victories.
Oversaw all discovery motions and provided timely responses to maintain case integrity.
Managing Attorney
Law Office of Kelley K Hasson, PLLC
Leesburg, FL
01.2010 - 08.2015
- Represented clients in court, hearings, and mediation to secure favorable outcomes.
- Advised clients on legal matters, business transactions, and claim liabilities.
- Conducted administrative tasks, including budget preparation and expense tracking for cases.
- Handled family law, criminal law, dependency law, construction law, and estate planning matters.
- Performed administrative tasks such as preparing budgets or tracking expenses associated with specific cases.
- Represented clients in court proceedings, hearings, and mediation sessions, effectively advocating on their behalf to achieve favorable outcomes.
- Advised clients regarding legal matters, business transactions and claim liability.
Associate Attorney
Cogburn Law Offices
Henderson, Nevada
01.2015 - 04.2015
- Conducted research to support employment law litigation strategies and case development.
- Drafted motions and prepared memoranda for court submissions.
- Attended depositions, participating in court appearances as required.
- Collaborated with legal teams to enhance efficiency in case preparation.
- Scheduled and coordinated depositions, hearings, trials, and meetings effectively.
- Interviewed clients and witnesses to gather critical information regarding cases.
- Defended Class Action Depositions for over 2,000 plaintiffs in high-stakes lawsuits.
- Participated in client meetings to extract relevant case details.
MANAGING ATTORNEY
Law Offices of Kelley K Hasson, Esq., PLLC
Leesburg, FL
05.2010 - 11.2014
- Argued clearly, logically and persuasively in written and oral form.
- Presented court cases to jurors and judges.
- Provided legal advice and consultation to clients on a wide range of issues, ensuring they are informed of their rights, obligations, and legal options.
- Interpreted recent court opinions and current legal research to remain current with developments.
- Administered complex civil or criminal litigation in trial and appellate courts.
- Prepared legal briefs and appeals and filed with state and federal courts as required.
- Investigated the backgrounds of defendants in order to determine mitigating circumstances.
Education
Juris Doctor -
12.2008
- Fall ’08 GPA 3.86
- Spring ’07 GPA 3.5
- Summer ’07 GPA 3.5
- Spring ’08 GPA 3.44
- Ranked 12/33
- The Florida Bar Association Young Lawyer’s Division 2008 Scholarship Award
- UF Dean’s List Spring 2007
- UF Dean’s List Spring 2008
- Book Award Evidence B Fall 2007
- Book Award Interviewing and Counseling Spring 2008
- Book Award Florida Constitution and Florida Supreme Court Seminar Fall 2008
- Senior Paper “Florida Homestead Protection: The Legal Chameleon Changes its Colors to Adapt to the 2005 Amendments to the U.S. Bankruptcy Code”
- Book Award Evidence Fall 2007 Professor Cohen
- Book Award Spring 2008 Interviewing and Counseling Professor Burke
- Book Award Fall 2008 Florida Constitution and Florida Supreme Court Seminar Justice Overton
- Phi Alpha Delta Law Fraternity
- American Bar ASSOCIATION
- JOHN Marshall Bar Association
- Society for Legal Entrepreneurship
- GPA: CGPA 3.23
Ph.D. program -
01.2001
- Graduate Research Fellowship
- GPA: GPA 3.0
BA - Russian Area Studies Minor Music
05.2000
- Senior Honors Thesis “Dostoevsky’s Vision of the Narod in the Peasant Marey”
- LSU GPA 4.0
- Cumulative 3.76
- Honor College Graduate
- Golden Key Honor Society
- Gamma Beta Phi Honor Society
- LSU Dean’s list Fall 1998, Spring 1999, Fall 1999, Spring 2000
- LSU Math Tutor Aug 1998-May 1999
- Studied viola under dr. yersey kosmala
- LSU symphony Orchestra
- LSU Women’s chorus, Accapello Club, Mu Singing group
- GPA: Cum Laude
Some College (No Degree) -
- Fall ’08 GPA 3.86
- Spring ’07 GPA 3.5
- Summer ’07 GPA 3.5
- Spring ’08 GPA 3.44
- Ranked 12/33
- The Florida Bar Association Young Lawyer’s Division 2008 Scholarship Award
- UF Dean’s List Spring 2007
- UF Dean’s List Spring 2008
- Book Award Evidence B Fall 2007
- Book Award Interviewing and Counseling Spring 2008
- Book Award Florida Constitution and Florida Supreme Court Seminar Fall 2008
- Senior Paper “Florida Homestead Protection: The Legal Chameleon Changes its Colors to Adapt to the 2005 Amendments to the U.S. Bankruptcy Code”
- Book Award Evidence Fall 2007 Professor Cohen
- Book Award Spring 2008 Interviewing and Counseling Professor Burke
- Book Award Fall 2008 Florida Constitution and Florida Supreme Court Seminar Justice Overton
- Phi Alpha Delta Law Fraternity
- American Bar ASSOCIATION
- JOHN Marshall Bar Association
- Society for Legal Entrepreneurship
- GPA: CGPA 3.23
Some College (No Degree) - Microbiology major, minor music and russian
- Fall ’08 GPA 3.86
- Spring ’07 GPA 3.5
- Summer ’07 GPA 3.5
- Spring ’08 GPA 3.44
- Ranked 12/33
- The Florida Bar Association Young Lawyer’s Division 2008 Scholarship Award
- UF Dean’s List Spring 2007
- UF Dean’s List Spring 2008
- Book Award Evidence B Fall 2007
- Book Award Interviewing and Counseling Spring 2008
- Book Award Florida Constitution and Florida Supreme Court Seminar Fall 2008
- Senior Paper “Florida Homestead Protection: The Legal Chameleon Changes its Colors to Adapt to the 2005 Amendments to the U.S. Bankruptcy Code”
- Book Award Evidence Fall 2007 Professor Cohen
- Book Award Spring 2008 Interviewing and Counseling Professor Burke
- Book Award Fall 2008 Florida Constitution and Florida Supreme Court Seminar Justice Overton
- Phi Alpha Delta Law Fraternity
- American Bar ASSOCIATION
- JOHN Marshall Bar Association
- Society for Legal Entrepreneurship
- GPA: CGPA 3.23
Skills
- Interpersonal skills
- Case management
- Trial preparation
- Litigation strategy
- Client advocacy
- Document drafting
- Contract negotiation
- Conflict resolution
- Legal research
- Evidence presentation
- Management experience
Certification
- Florida State Bar, #67166, 07/01/09
- 11th Circuit Court of Appeals, 09/01/09
- U.S. District Court Florida Northern District, 10/01/09
- U.S. District Court Florida Middle District, 12/01/09
- U.S. Tax Court Bar, #HK0205, 04/01/11
- U.S. District Court Florida Southern District, 04/01/11
- Nevada State Bar, #12768, 10/01/12
- Supreme Court of the United States of America, 01/01/13
- U.S. District Court of Utah, Central District, 10/01/13
- Utah State Bar, #14862, 10/01/13
- US District Court Nevada District, 01/01/15
- 9th Circuit Court of Appeals, 01/01/15
- 10th Circuit Court of Appeals, 07/01/19
- Federal Circuit Court of Appeals, 07/01/19
- Texas State Bar, #24139559, 02/08/24
- Ohio State Bar, #104098, 04/11/24
- 3rd Circuit Court of Appeals, #A03-65701-826, 06/26/24
- 6th Circuit Court of Appeals, #A06-75046-722, 06/26/24
- 7th Circuit Court of Appeals, #A07-46662-687, 07/05/24
- Real Estate Salesperson, S.0181525, 2017
- REALTOR, 2017
- Real Estate Broker-Salesperson, BS.0145439, 04/01/18
- Notary Public Florida, Commission No DD EE866177, 01/22/17
- Notary Public Nevada, Appointment #15-1362-1, 04/07/27
- Notary Public Nevada, Appointment, 12/09/27
- Concealed Carry Firearms Permit, 6039495, 06/06/25
- Concealed Carry Firearms Permit, C6097121, 08/22/25
- Concealed Carry Firearms Permit, Florida, 09/30/17
- PADI Open Water Scuba Dive Certification, ISO 24801-2 Diver Level 2 Diver No. 10080Q2208
Publications
- Nevada: Embracing the Past, Looking to the Future, Kelley Hasson, Nevada Lawyer Magazine, 10/01/14
- On the Compliance to Regulatory Bodies for Import/Export Goods, Carlo Giacoma, Guida Sassi, and Kelley Hasson, 27th Annual Global Trade Control Conference, 11/01/14
- Real Estate Lawyering on a Budget, Kelley Blatnik, Communique, 05/01/16
- Shadow Wood Affirmed Established Legal Standards Relating to HOA Foreclosures, Kelley Blatnik and Paul Connaghan, Communique, 05/01/16
- Taxation of Foreign Individual Real Estate Transactions in U.S.A., International Conference on Law and Political Science, 05/25/18
- Tax Penalty Paid by Married Working Parents Due to Filing Status in the U.S.A., IIER International Conference, 12/17/18
- To Text, or Not to Text: that is the Question: Prompt Communication with Clients in the Electronic Age, Kelley Hasson, Nevada Lawyer Magazine, 12/01/14
- U.S. Tax Code Analysis Vol. I: FIRPTA and Marriage Tax Penalty, 11/23/18
Training
- Defending Sex Cases Conference: Zealous Advocacy in Sexual Assault & Child Victims Cases, Las Vegas, NV, 11/01/24
- Fall Meeting & Seminar: The Science of the Mind: Decoding & Litigating Mental Health in Criminal, Nashville, TN, 11/01/24
- American Association for Justice 2024 Annual Convention, Nashville, TN, 07/01/24
- Making Sense of Science XVII: Forensic Science & the Law, Las Vegas, NV, 04/01/24
- Annual Drug Seminar: Defending Modern Drug Cases, 09/01/23
- 25th Annual Making the Case for Life Seminar: Investigation, Mitigation & Voir Dire in Capital Cases, 08/01/23
- Department of Indigent Defense Services Third Annual Conference, 05/01/23
- 2022 District Conference - The Business of Law, 05/01/22
- 10th Circuit Year in Review, 12/01/21
- 2019 Utah State Bar Summer Convention, Park City, UT, 07/18/19
- 2019 Nevada District Court Conference, Las Vegas, NV, 05/16/19
- Making Sense of Science XII, Las Vegas, NV, 04/05/19
- International Conference on Law and Political Science, Las Vegas, NV, 12/17/18
- 8th Annual West Coast White Collar Conference, Santa Monica, CA, 06/20/18
- 2018 American Bar Association Annual Litigation Section Meeting, San Diego, CA, 05/02/18
- International Conference on Law and Political Science, Rome, Italy, 05/25/18
- Litigation Section Annual CLE & Off-Road Shenanigans, Moab, UT, 11/10/17
Fax
(702) 446-6563
Activities
- American Association for Justice, 2024 - Present
- Nevada Justice Association, 2021 - Present
- The National Trial Lawyers Top 100 Civil Plaintiff, 2021 - Present
- Clark County Bar Association
- GLVAR member (now LV Realtors)
- Southern Nevada Association of Women Attorneys, 2019 - Present
- NAR (National Association of Realtors)
- Nevada Chamber Orchestra, 03/01/17 - 12/31/17
- Shifting Sands Belly Dance Troupe, 08/01/16 - Present
- Board of Directors Shifting Sand Belly Dance Troupe, 01/01/19 - 01/01/20
- Henderson Symphony Orchestra, 04/01/15 - Present
- American Inns of Court, 2010 - 2013
- Lake County Bar Association, 2009 - 2014
- JAC Conflict Registry Attorney, Florida, 2010 - 2014
- Florida Association of Criminal Defense Attorneys
- National Association of Criminal Defense Attorneys
- The Florida Bar Association Young Lawyer’s Division
Timeline
Contract Public Defender - NYE COUNTY PUBLIC DEFENDER
01.2023 - 07.2025
Pro Bono Attorney - JUDICARE
06.2022 - 02.2023
Attorney - BC Law
01.2022 - Current
Of Counsel Independent Contractor - Isso & associates law firm, pllc
05.2021 - 02.2023
Associate Attorney - RANALLI, ZANIEL, FOWLER & MORAN
09.2020 - 04.2021
CONTRACT ATTORNEY - O’Reilly law group
06.2017 - 09.2020
MANAGING ATTORNEY - Blatnik Law, LLC
08.2015 - Current
Contract Attorney - Boyack Orme & Anthony
08.2015 - 03.2020
Associate Attorney - Cogburn Law Offices
01.2015 - 04.2015
MANAGING ATTORNEY - Law Offices of Kelley K Hasson, Esq., PLLC
05.2010 - 11.2014
Managing Attorney - Law Office of Kelley K Hasson, PLLC
01.2010 - 08.2015
University of Florida - Juris Doctor,
Louisiana State University - Ph.D. program,
Louisiana State University - BA, Russian Area Studies Minor Music
Utah Valley State College - Some College (No Degree),
Brigham Young University - Some College (No Degree), Microbiology major, minor music and russian