The ongoing scourge of the pandemic, coupled with the widespread availability of safe and effective COVID-19 vaccines in the U.S., have left private employers grappling with a critical question: can and should they mandate that employees get vaccinated? Learn more in this article written by Doreen Spears Hartwell and Laura Thalacker of Hartwell Thalacker, Ltd.
Choose to Resolve and Develop New Strategies for Connection and Practice
Many of us have experienced loss over the past couple of years. Those losses vary for each of us. Read more from “CCBA President’s Message” written by Nedda Ghandi of Ghandi Deeter Blackham Law Office.
Court takes measures to safely keep cases moving as pandemic conditions evolve
Learn about the new and changing efforts needed from the bench and the bar to decrease the backlog at the Eighth Judicial District Court. Read this installment of “View from the Bench” written by Judge Linda Marie Bell.
Pro Bono – An Extension of Public Service
Read about the opportunity for Nevada lawyers to take cases from the Children’s Attorney Project from this installment of “Pro Bono Corner” written by Micaela Rustia Moore, Esq.
Nevada Appellate Court Summaries (1-7-22)
Check out these summaries of recent opinions from the Nevada Appellate Courts, as compiled by Joe Tommasino, Esq.
Will Sykes to Join Clark County Bar’s Board of Directors
Las Vegas personal injury attorney William Sykes recently accepted an invitation to join the CCBA’s board of directors. He will be sworn-in during the CCBA’s Volunteer Appreciation Luncheon on March 31, 2022. Learn more…
Update to Business Bench-Bar Meeting – Jan 27, 2022
Due to Administrative Order 22-02, in person court appearances have been paused until 2/14/22. So, the Business Court Bench Bar Meeting on Thursday, January 27, 2022 (12-1pm), will be held online only. The meeting will be live-streamed on the court’s home page at www.clarkcountycourts.us. See below for the agenda.
Judicial Candidate Profile Special Offer
The Clark County Bar Association is offering the paid placement of Judicial Candidate Profiles to be listed on the bar’s website to all judicial candidates (incumbents and challengers) who are running for a seat on the bench in Nevada’s election this year.
Court Order Outlines Civil and Criminal Case Reassignment for Departments 6, 9, 10 And 11
On January 14, 2022, the Eighth Judicial District Court filed an order in the administrative matter of civil/criminal division case reassignments for departments 6, 9, 10, and 11. See Administrative Order 22-03.
ABA Bar Leader Spotlights Clark County Bar’s Diversity Committee
We are pleased to share the news that the CCBA’s efforts to focus on diversity and inclusion, along with those by other small bar associations, are in the national spotlight.