This issue of Communiqué (Feb. 2025) focuses matters related to alternative dispute resolution (ADR) 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 now.
Features
- “Maximizing the Mediation Process: Practical Tips for Success” by Hon. Nancy L. Allf (Ret.)
- “Court Annexed Arbitration Program: Reasons to Raise the Cap to $100,000 and a Review of the Statistics Debunking the Myths about the Program” By ADR/Discovery Commissioners Adam Ganz and Erin Lee Truman
- “Successful Arbitration Strategies” by Howard F. Kline
Columns
- CCBA President’s Message: “Come Celebrate Our 100-ish Anniversary” by Joel D. Henriod
- View from Bench: “Settlement Through Mediation – An Alternative to Losing” by Hon. Jerry Wiese
- Pro Bono Corner: “Pro Bono Matters” by Vanessa Turley
- Nevada Appellate Summaries: “Advance Opinion Summary (1-8-25)” by Joe Tommasino
Highlights
- Automation CLE Program Free for CCBA Members on February 13, 2025
- Homeowners’ Insurance CLE Program Free for CCBA Members on February 19, 2025
- Roaring Since the 20s
- 40 Year Club Induction Ceremony and Luncheon
- Neurodiversity and the Juvenile Justice System
- Walk with the Heart of a Child
- Out of the Darkness Walk
- Cross-Court Series: Part 2
- Health Care Power of Attorney-A-Thon
- Herndon Named Chief Justice of the Supreme Court; Bulla Appointed Chief Judge of the Court of Appeals
- Business Court Bench-Bar Meeting
- Civil Bench-Bar Meetings
- Online Resource for Consumer Debtors and Attorneys
Departments
On the cover:
Artemus Ham IV, great-grandson of the first CCBA president, with current president Joel Henriod

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