KNPB Public Broadcasting Names Snell & Wilmer Partner Jacey Prupas to Board of Directors

RENO, Nev. - July 14, 2016 - PRLog -- Snell & Wilmer is pleased to announce that Jacey Prupas, a partner in the firm's Reno office, has been named to the Board of Directors of KNPB Public Broadcasting. She began serving her three-year term on July 1, 2016.

KNPB Public Broadcasting, the PBS member station serving central and northern Nevada and northeastern California, has been delivering public television and educational services since 1983 through the support of local corporations and foundations, as well as individual members. KNPB provides PBS national programming and award winning locally produced KNPB programming seen by more than 158,000 people weekly.

"It is my distinct honor to serve on the board of KNPB, which has provided educational programming in our community for over 30 years," said Prupas. "While growing up in Reno, and now as a mother of two small children, I always look forward to watching KNPB programs, many of which are educational while at the same time entertaining. I am thrilled to work with this board to continue to carry out KNPB's mission of serving the public interest for today's viewers and generations to come."

In addition to serving on the board of KNPB, Prupas is active in the community as a mentor at Hug High School and is the founder of the Prupas Annual Alumni Scholarship for Galena High School Seniors.

At Snell & Wilmer, Prupas' practice is concentrated in commercial litigation and business dispute resolution with an emphasis in contract disputes, complex business torts, malpractice defense, healthcare issues and personal injury. Prupas has defended numerous clients in cases of significant exposure in both federal and state courts throughout Nevada and California. She received her B.S. and J.D. from Santa Clara University. Prupas is a current member and past board member of the Northern Nevada Women's Lawyers Association and serves in several capacities for the State Bar of Nevada. She has been named Legal Elite by Nevada Business Magazine and is also listed in the Mountain States Super Lawyers Rising Stars Edition.

The Nevada offices of Snell & Wilmer serve a wide range of clients in the following practice areas: civil and commercial litigation; administrative law; real estate transactions; finance; corporate and tax; bankruptcy; employment and labor and construction law.

About Snell & Wilmer

Founded in 1938, Snell & Wilmer is a full-service business law firm with more than 400 attorneys practicing in nine locations throughout the western United States and in Mexico, including Reno and Las Vegas, Nevada; Phoenix and Tucson, Arizona; Los Angeles and Orange County, California; Denver, Colorado; Salt Lake City, Utah; and Los Cabos, Mexico. The firm represents clients ranging from large, publicly traded corporations to small businesses, individuals and entrepreneurs. For more information, visit www.swlaw.com.