Billie-Marie is an attorney with Craig P. Kenny & Associates, manages the Workers’ Compensation department and is certified by the State Bar of Nevada as a Specialist in the area of Workers’ Compensation. She clerked twice on the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals for the Honorable Johnnie B. Rawlinson, and interned twice- once for the United States District Court, Nevada and once on the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals. The majority of Billie-Marie’s practice is in the area of workers’ compensation, along with personal injury, products liability and mass torts.
She has been featured on national television and radio programs, as well as in numerous newspaper articles for her work representing injured persons and her volunteer work with Women’s Heart. She taught workers’ compensation law at the William S. Boyd School of Law and Administration Law at the College of Southern Nevada. She has also published many papers and articles, and continues to speak on a variety of topics: workers’ compensation, litigation practices, Administrative Law and ethics. She is a member of the Nevada Justice Association (NJA) (co-creater, Workers’ Compensation Committee; past Board of Governors member). She is also a member of the American Association for Justice (AAJ) and served as the AAJ workers’ compensation newsletter editor. Additionally, Billie-Marie is a former Board member of Workers’ Injury Law & Advocacy Group (WILG) and continues to be an active member, is a member of the Southern Trial Lawyers Association (STLA), Clark County Bar Association, Southern Nevada Association of Women Attorneys (SNAWA) (former Board member).
Billie-Marie also serves the State Bar of Nevada as a mentor in the Transition in to Practice (TIP) program. She was also awarded the prestigious Top 100 Workers’ Compensation Lawyers in the United States many times, Super Lawyers Rising Stars/Mountain States and Top Lawyers in Nevada. She is licensed to practice law in the State of Nevada, as well as in the U.S. District Court for the District of Nevada and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit. Billie-Marie earned her B.A. degree from Western Colorado University and her MBA and JD degrees from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.