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Legal Aid Can Help!

The client is short on funds but is facing a real crisis. You weigh your options, you want to help, but your caseload is crazy. You don’t have the time or resources to learn a new area of law. Ultimately, you decide to turn the client away. As they leave, you’re saddened and wonder, could you have done more to help this client? Read more in this installment of “Pro Bono Corner” written by Michael Wendlberger, Esq. (COMMUNIQUÉ, Apr. 2022)

Courtroom and Caseload Changes for 2022

In conjunction with the court’s annual case reassignments, various changes became effective on January 31, 2022. These changes are highlighted below. Learn more and see the table of courtroom & caseload assignments in this installment of the “View from the Bench” article written by Las Vegas Justice Court Justice of the Peace Melissa A. Saragosa (COMMUNIQUÉ, Mar. 2022)

Education Law Impacts Us All

In preparing for this issue, I have come to realize how specialized the practice of education law is. This is a niche practice area. I would encourage attorneys to consider expanding their own continuing education in this field. Each of us will inevitably benefit from the increased knowledge as education law impacts us all. Read more in this installment of the “CCBA President’s Message” article written by Nedda Ghandi, Esq. (COMMUNIQUÉ, Mar. 2022)

Making a Difference in Special Education

Consider volunteering to become an Education Decision Maker through the Volunteer Education Advocate Project or representing a child through the Children’s Attorneys Project at Legal Aid Center of Southern Nevada. Read more about how Nevada lawyers can make a difference in this article written by Jonathan Norman, Esq. and Xavier B. Planta, Esq. (COMMUNIQUÉ, Mar. 2022)

Unlocking Education

The Children’s Attorneys Project (CAP) at the Legal Aid Center of Southern Nevada represents children in foster care in Clark County, Nevada. With 29 staff attorneys and over 300 volunteer attorneys, nearly all of the estimated 3,000 children in foster care have legal representation. Read more in this installment of “Pro Bono Corner” written by Jonathan Norman, Esq. (COMMUNIQUÉ, Mar. 2022)