About Kathleen E. Delaney

Education

I am a native of Las Vegas and graduated Valedictorian of Clark High School in 1983. I graduated cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa, with a Bachelor of Arts degree in English from The Colorado College in 1987, and I received my Juris Doctor degree from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1990.

Experience

In 1990, I passed the California bar exam and joined the law firm of Hill, Farrer & Burrill in Los Angeles. I specialized in labor and litigation matters and enjoyed extensive courtroom motion practice experience. I decided to return to Las Vegas to spend more time with my family and passed the Nevada bar exam in 1992, after being hired as the Assistant General Counsel for The Mirage Casino-Hotel.

I worked for Mirage Resorts, Incorporated for 9 years, serving as the Assistant General Counsel for The Mirage Casino-Hotel for 6 ½ years and as the General Counsel for Treasure Island Corp. for 2 ½ years. During my tenure at Mirage Resorts, I handled numerous complex civil litigation matters and acquired substantial experience in industrial relations and labor law matters, including equal employment opportunity, collective bargaining, and contract administration.

Family / Community

From an early age, my father, the late Las Vegas Sun columnist, Joe Delaney, instilled in me the value and importance in public service. I had long served the community in a volunteer capacity—serving a 5 year term on the Executive Committee of Share Our Strength to raise funds for hunger relief in Nevada, graduating from the prestigious Leadership Las Vegas program in 1996, and serving a 2 year term as a Board Member of the Las Vegas Chamber of Commerce Community Council—but I knew after 10 years in private practice that it was time to also put my law degree to work for the public.

Public Service

Since 2001, I have proudly served the citizens of Nevada as a Deputy Attorney General in the Attorney General’s Bureau of Consumer Protection. My significant case load includes civil, criminal and administrative matters, and my prosecution efforts have resulted in millions of dollars of restitution being paid to consumers.