Kemp Smith LLP is pleased to announce that CaraLyn Banks has joined the firm’s Las Cruces, NM office as a partner in the firm’s Litigation Department. The focus of her practice is the defense of healthcare providers, including hospitals, nursing homes, physicians, nurses, product manufacturers, building contracts and various governmental and business entities in the tort and commercial litigation. In addition to litigation, Ms. Banks works with and advises hospitals in the area of risk management, contract development, dispute resolution with third-party payers, licensure review by regulatory and administrative agencies, employment disputes, peer review proceedings, and compliance with various federal and state statutes and regulations applicable to healthcare providers, including patient privacy and security.
Ms. Banks received her Associate Degree in Nursing from Weber State University in Salt Lake City, Utah and a Bachelor Degree in Nursing from Westminster College in Salt Lake City, Utah. She then attended St. Louis University in St. Louis Missouri, earning both her Juris Doctor and Masters Degree in Health Administration. Before moving to Las Cruces in 1999, Ms. Banks worked as a Bureau Chief for the New Mexico Human Services Department, Medical Assistance Division.
Ms. Banks is a member of the American Bar Association, the American Health Lawyers Association, and is a past Chair of the New Mexico Health Lawyer Association. Ms. Banks is also active in the community. She currently serves on the Board of Directors of the Community Foundation of Southern New Mexico and is the past Chair of their Board. She is also a former member of the Board of Directors for the United Way of Southern New Mexico and Doña Ana County Women’s Bar Association.
