Become an active CCBA member

Attend the Bar Luncheon
on May 8, 2025

Featuring Las Vegas Mayor
Shelley Berkley

RSVP Deadline: May 2, 2025

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Become an active CCBA member!

Please join/renew today at https://clarkcountybar.org/marketplace/join-renew/

We are accepting new and renewing members for the 2025 CCBA membership year. To check the status of a bar membership, call our office at 702-387-6011. Thank you!

Attend CCBA events

Join us for CLE programming, luncheon events, and socials!

May Bar Luncheon Featuring Las Vegas Mayor Shelley Berkley

Sponsors: Bank of Nevada and First Legal

Join us for a special presentation by Mayor Shelley Berkley about the City of Las Vegas

  • When: Thursday, May 8, 2025, 11:30 a.m.-1:00 p.m.
  • Where: The Las Vegas Country Club, 3000 Joe W. Brown Dr., Las Vegas
  • Entrée choice (select one): Chicken Angelo (Boneless Chicken Breast w/ Sundried Tomatoes, Lemon Chardonnay Cream), Salmon Fillet (with Lemon Caper Cream Sauce), or Portobello Stack (Large Portobello Mushrooms, Roasted Red Peppers, Basil served over Quinoa w/ Balsamic)
  • Price: $65/CCBA member, $80/Non-member, Not a CCBA member? Join/renew now.
  • RSVP with payment to the CCBA required by Friday, May 2, 2025: https://clarkcountybar.org/bar-luncheon-rsvp-form/

40 Year Club Induction Ceremony & Luncheon

Special event on Thursday, March 13, 2025

Join in the fun as will celebrate CCBA members admitted to practice law in Nevada for 40, 45, 50, 55, and 60 years. This year, we will induct members who were admitted in 1985 and honor members admitted in 1980, 1975, 1970, and 1965. RSVP to the CCBA required by March 6, 2025. See list of inductees and honorees and RSVP form at https://clarkcountybar.org/40-year-club-luncheon/.

  • Sponsors:
  • Master of Ceremonies: Daniel Polsenberg of Womble Bond Dickinson LLP
  • When: Thursday, March 13, 2025. Check-in & Networking: 11:30 a.m., Luncheon and festivities: 12 to 1:30 p.m.
  • Where: Panevino Italian Grille, 246 Via Antonia Ave., Las Vegas, NV  89119
  • Pricing:
    • FREE per 40-Year Club Inductee (2025) (Free)
    • $80 per CCBA Member, Honoree, Guest of Inductee or Honoree ($80)
    • $95 per Non-member ($95)
  • Entrée options:
    • Chicken Marsala
    • Grilled Scottish Salmon
    • Penne Vodka (vegan/vegetarian)
  • Space will be limited. All members of Nevada’s legal community are welcome to attend; however space will be limited to those who RSVP to the Clark County Bar Association by the published deadline (originally March 6, 2025. Note: this popular annual event tends to sell out before the published deadline. 
  • UPDATE 2/26/2025: This event is sold out, and online registration is closed. To get on the wait list, send an email to Donna (donnaw@clarkcountybar.org) at the CCBA office.

Lunchtime Learning CLE

Abe Lincoln, Esq.: Lessons from the Trial Lawyer Who Became President

Sponsors: Bank of Nevada, Las Vegas Legal Video, Bolender Law Firm, PC

  • Speaker: Jeff Bolender, Esq. of Bolender Law Firm, PC
  • Course Description: Abraham Lincoln is often celebrated as a transformational president, but before he led the nation, he spent 25 years as a practicing trial lawyer, handling thousands of cases and honing persuasive advocacy, strategic litigation, and professional ethics. This CLE webinar explores Lincoln’s education and legal career and the practical lessons modern attorneys can apply today.
  • When: Thursday, March 20, 2025, 12 to 1:15 pm
  • Where: Online via Zoom
  • Offers: 1.0 general CLE credit for Nevada lawyers
  • Live webcast (via Zoom): FREE for CCBA Members (2025) only
  • Recorded materials rental: $25/CCBA Member or $50/non-member. Recorded materials are delivered via hyperlink in an email. Please allow up to 6 weeks (after date of original presentation) for delivery.
  • RSVP to CCBA by 3/18/2025: https://clarkcountybar.org/marketplace/cle-programs/abe-lincoln-cle-program/

Lunchtime Learning CLE

Neurodiversity and the Juvenile Justice System

  • Course description: Learn about the unique challenges for neuro-diverse youth involved in the juvenile justice system. This program will include updated content to provide information on neurodiversity to include Fetal Alcohol Syndrome and neuro abstinence syndrome. We discuss the impact of FAS, NAS and ASD in the dependency and delinquency system.
  • Speakers: Hon. Soonhee “Sunny” Bailey and court coordinator Khristie Cury of the Detention Alternative for Autistic Youth (DAAY Court)—the only diversionary court in the nation for youth on the autism spectrum.
  • When: Thursday, March 27, 2025, 12 to 1:15 pm
  • Where: Online via Zoom
  • Offers: 1.0 general CLE credit for Nevada lawyers
  • Live webcast (via Zoom): FREE for CCBA Members (2025) only
  • Recorded materials rental: $25/CCBA Member or $50/non-member. Recorded materials are delivered via hyperlink in an email. Please allow up to 6 weeks (after date of original presentation) for delivery.
  • RSVP to CCBA by 3/25/2025: https://clarkcountybar.org/marketplace/cle-programs/neurodiversity-juvenile-justice-system-cle-program/

26th Annual Moot Court Competition

Volunteers are needed to judge the students during this competition:

  • Friday April 11, 2025, 5:30–8:30 PM – Most volunteers will be needed on Friday night
  • Saturday April 12, 2025, 9:00–10:30 AM
  • UNLV William S. Boyd School of Law

Volunteers should be Nevada attorneys, judges or mediators. Judging the competition qualifies as pro bono service!

Learn more and sign up to judge the competition: https://clarkcountybar.org/events/moot-court-competition/

Law Day Activity at U.S. Air Force Base

Attorney Volunteers Needed on May 1, 2025

  • When: Thursday, May 1 2025, 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
  • Where: Creech Air Force Base, Owl’s Nest
  • Who: Nevada Bar members
  • Notes – All volunteers will need to:
    • Pass a security clearance by USAF security forces in advance of the event
    • Participate in a short training (via Teams) at 12 noon on Thursday, April 17, 2025
  • Deadline to sign-up to volunteer: April 4, 2025
  • RSVP now: https://clarkcountybar.org/law-day-activity-sign-up-form/

Volunteers needed!

Health Care Power of Attorney-A-Thon

We are in need of about 20 attorney volunteers at this CCBA community outreach activity to benefit the clients served by the Southern Nevada Senior Law Program.

  • When: Tuesday, June 17, 2025, 9 a.m.-Noon
  • Where: MLK Senior Center, 2420 N. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd, Building B, N. Las Vegas 89032
  • About: The Health Care Power of Attorney-A-Thon involves guiding a senior through the process of executing a Health Care Power of Attorney. The clients will be preregistered and scheduled for 1-hour appointments with the volunteer attorneys. Each attorney will have three appointments in total. The HCPOA will be executed in the presence of the attorney and notary, and the original and copies will be given to the client upon completion. SNSLP staff will subsequently take a copy along with the registration form and ensure filing with the Secretary of State Lock Box. The goal is for at least 15 volunteer attorneys and 45 senior clients to have three 1-hour appointments per attorney scheduled by the senior center staff. The clients will be prepared in advance about the questions they will be asked to answer when executing the HCPOA.
  • Offers: 1 hour CLE credit for 3 hours of pro bono service for Nevada lawyers
  • CLE Training Before Event: A one-hour pre-recorded CLE video and PowerPoint presentation called “Health Care Power of Attorney” are available on demand for non-estate planning attorneys. An optional Zoom meeting to cover logistics and answer any questions for the volunteer attorneys will be held on June 16, 2025, at Noon.
  • Interested attorneys need to register by June 6, 2025: https://clarkcountybar.org/community-service-activities/health-care-power-of-attorney-a-thon/

Find more events listed at https://clarkcountybar.org/events/.

CCBA Ballet Ticket Special Offer

CCBA members are invited to:

  1. Request the use of the CCBA’s tickets to select performances of the Nevada Ballet Theatre’s 2024-2025 season!
  2. Request the CCBA’s special code for discount pricing on the purchase of your own tickets.

Send requests via email to CCBA Executive Director Donna Wiessner at Donnaw@clarkcountybar.org.

Restrictions apply. See https://clarkcountybar.org/about/member-benefits/ccba-ballet-tickets-special-offer

Bar Benefit Spotlight

Free Lunchtime Learning CLE Programs

Live webcasts included with 2025 CCBA membership!

Get access for up to 13 hours of CLE programming provided via live webcasts (via Zoom) with a current CCBA membership. Offer includes CLE reporting for each completed program. To benefit from this complimentary bar service, the CCBA member must RSVP for the scheduled webcast and login to participate in the live webcast.

Look for upcoming CLE programs to be listed on our website!

See https://clarkcountybar.org/marketplace/cle-programs/

Sponsor a Bar Activity or Service

The Clark County Bar Association (CCBA) hosts events throughout the year for the members of our non-profit organization. Opportunities are available for select businesses to sponsor select bar events and services, including:

  • 40-Year Club Luncheon
  • After Bar Exam Chill
  • Bar Luncheons
  • CLE Programming
  • DICE Happy Hour
  • Holiday Mixer
  • Meet Your Judges Mixer
  • Meet Your Law Students Mixer
  • Pub Crawl
  • CCBA eNews
  • Mark’s Blanket the Homeless Program

Learn more at https://clarkcountybar.org/marketplace/sponsorship-opportunities/ or contact the CCBA office at 702-387-6011.

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