Volunteer Attorneys for Rural Nevadans (VARN) has recognized Joan C. Wright as Outstanding Volunteer for her service to the 2014 Pro Bono Project. Joan participated in the Lawyer in the Lobby program set up by VARN which allows citizens to sit down with an attorney for a short amount of time and have questions answered at no charge to them.
Joan Wright has been in practice in Nevada since 1979 and has concentrated her work in real estate law, resort timeshares, community associations, secured transactions, secured creditors (bankruptcy), easements and quiet title. She received her undergraduate degree from the University of California at Berkeley and her law degree from the University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law.