Born Reno, Nevada; admitted to the State Bar of Nevada in 2025.
Education: University of Nevada, Reno (B.A. Journalism, cum laude, in cursu honorum, 2020; B.A. History and French, in cursu honorum, 2020); William S. Boyd School of Law, University of Nevada, Las Vegas (J.D., cum laude, 2025).
Ms. Atherton joined Laxalt Law Group in 2026. Before joining the firm, she handled civil litigation matters involving real property, fraud, defamation, invasion of privacy, and family law. While in law school, Ms. Atherton represented tenants through Boyd’s Tenants’ Rights Residency Program and prepared and presented habitability legislation during the 2025 Nevada Legislative Session. She also served as Notes Editor for Volume 25 of the Nevada Law Journal.
Outside of work, Ms. Atherton can usually be found with her nose in a good book, watching hockey with her husband and their three cats.








