The Communiqué (Apr. 2025) focuses matters related to civil procedure with short articles written by bar members for bar members. Also featured is a variety of content from the printed publication’s recurring columns and highlights on bar activities. Select content is available to read online.
Features
- “Gone Are the Days of Discovery Fishing Expeditions” by Jennifer L. Braster
- “Offers of Judgment—Powerful Settlement Tool that Requires Attention to Detail” by John A. Fortin
- “Do I need to prove the merits of my client’s claims to obtain class action certification under NRCP 23?” by Joseph A. Liebman
- “The Basics of Expert Witness Retention and Disclosure” by Racheal A. Ross
Columns
- View from Bench: “Change is the Law of Life” by Chief Justice Douglas Herndon
- View from Bench: “The Nevada Court of Appeals, Moving Forward into the Next Decade” by Chief Judge Bonnie Bulla
- Pro Bono Corner: “Why I Contribute My Time to Pro Bono and You Should, Too” by Amanda Brookhyser
- Nevada Appellate Summaries: “Advance Opinion Summary (3-7-25)” by Joe Tommasino
Highlights
- CCBA’s 100-ish Anniversary Party Highlights
- 40 Year Club Luncheon Highlights
- Bar Luncheon Featuring Las Vegas Mayor Shelley Berkley
- Pet Supply Drive to Benefit Street Dogz
- Meet Your Law Students Mixer
- Moot Court Competition
- 7th Annual After Taxes Pub Crawl
- Out of Darkness Las Vegas Walk
- Cross-Court Series: Part 2 CLE program
- CCBA Group Night at Aviators Game
- Law Day Activity at Creech Air Force Base
- AI Made Easy: Transforming Your Practice with Simple, Affordable Tools CLE program
- Monthly Mixer
- Health Care Power of Attorney-a-Thon
- Judge Adriana Rincon White Appointed to Family Court
- US District Conference
- Business Bench-Bar Meeting
- Civil Bench-Bar Meeting
Departments
On the cover:
Chief Justice Douglas Herndon at the Supreme Court of Nevada.
Advertiser Index
- Advanced Resolution
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- Bank of Nevada
- GGRM Law Firm
- Heidari Law Group PC
- JAMS
- Las Vegas Aviators
- Las Vegas Legal Video
- LawPay
- Legal Wings, Inc.
- McDonald Carano LLP
- Nevada Ballet Theatre
- Nevada Legal Services, Inc.
- Portraits to You
- Prominence Health Plan
- Red Panda Systems
- State Bar of Nevada
Download digital version of Communiqué (Apr. 2025) – PDF file (3.5 MB). The printed magazine was mailed to CCBA members on March 28, 2025.
*About Communiqué
Communiqué is published eleven times per year with an issue published monthly except for July by the Clark County Bar Association, P.O. Box 657, Las Vegas, NV 89125-0657. Phone: (702) 387-6011.
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