Carrie McCrea Hanlon
DeceasedBar #3902 - ATTORNEY Deceased
- Admitted
- 2/7/1991
- Law school
- California Western, School of Law
- Location
- Henderson, NV
In Memoriam
Carrie McCrea Hanlon - 1951-02-21 to 2021-11-15
Carrie McCrea Hanlon, born Carolyn Jean Capps in Oakland, California, built her legal career in Las Vegas, Nevada, where she practiced for nearly three decades. After earning her undergraduate degree from the University of California at Davis in 1973, she completed her Juris Doctor degree at Cal Western School of Law in San Diego in 1990 and relocated to Las Vegas following law school.
As an attorney, Carrie focused her practice on litigating high-exposure, complex cases, work in which she was known for meeting every challenge with determination. She continued this demanding litigation practice until her retirement in 2019.
Carrie brought the same spirit to her life outside the law, from rock climbing and backpacking in her earlier years to a passion for scuba diving that she pursued around the world in retirement. She passed away on November 15, 2021, while diving near the island of Saba in the Dutch Caribbean.
Carrie McCrea Hanlon Obituary | 1951 - 2021 (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Discipline history
No discipline on record.
Record last verified Jul 10, 2026
Appellate record
Handled 3 Supreme Court of Nevada / Court of Appeals of Nevada cases on record.
Results in appellate decisions and orders
Details by role (challenging vs. defending a ruling)
- Civil cases - Defending a ruling: won 2 of 2
Appellate courts uphold far more rulings than they overturn, so lawyers who mostly defend rulings tend to show higher won-shares than lawyers who mostly challenge them. This breakdown lets you compare like with like.
Won means the court ruled the way this side asked. Mixed means the court agreed in part. Cases that were dismissed or have no clear result are listed but not counted. Based on the court's published decisions and unpublished orders; coverage is still being extended.
- 74244-COA - MICHEL VS. LASKOWSKI (May 28, 2019)Ruling upheldWon - defended the ruling case details
- 72090 - MICHEL VS. LASKOWSKI (May 5, 2017)Dismissednot counted case details
- 47851 - SANCHEZ VS. WAL-MART STORES (Dec 24, 2009)Ruling upheldWon - defended the ruling case details
Case data via YourNevadaJudges.com - Nevada appellate decisions and orders
Profile data from official public records, last verified Jul 10, 2026. Request a correction via the corrections page.