Community Outreach Activities

CCBA members are invited to participate in planned activities to help the community at large in southern Nevada.

Annual Attorney Memorial Service

Members of the bench and bar are invited to attend a special event to honor Nevada attorneys who have passed on during the last year.

  • When: Friday, September 12, 2025, 3:00-4:00 p.m. Service starts at 3 p.m. sharp with reception immediately following.
  • Where: Supreme Court of Nevada, 408 E. Clark Avenue, Las Vegas
  • About: The annual attorney memorial services are produced by the Clark County Law Foundation in conjunction with the Clark County Bar Association, State Bar of Nevada, Eighth Judicial District Court, U.S. District Court, and the Federal Bar Association-Las Vegas Chapter. For more information, contact Patrick at the Clark County Law Foundation, (702) 333- 8277.

Book Cleaning at Spread the Word Nevada

CCBA members are invited to help clean books in this group activity to benefit Spread the Word Nevada, a nonprofit organization dedicated to advancing childhood literacy within low-income communities by changing lives one book at a time.

  • When: Saturday, September 13, 2025, 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
  • Where: Spread the Word Nevada, 5373 Arville Street, Las Vegas, NV 89118
  • Who: CCBA members and their friends and family. Note: Individuals must be at least 7 years old to volunteer. Volunteers between the ages of 7-15 must have an adult with them at all times while on site.
  • RSVP now: https://clarkcountybar.org/community-service-activities/book-cleaning/

Special event for CCBA members

Health Care Power of Attorney Mobile Workshop

CCBA members: This is your chance to complete your own Health Care Power of Attorney (HCPOA)

  • When: Thursday, September 25, 2025, 11:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m. Schedule an appointment time (11 a.m., 12 p.m., or 1 p.m.). Walk-ins welcome too!
  • Where: Clark County Bar Association, 717 S. 8th St, Las Vegas, NV 89101
  • What: CCBA members are invited to visit the CCBA office, execute an HCPOA, grab a sandwich, and return to work. We will have attorneys from Southern Nevada Senior Law Program/SLP on site with all the forms and notaries. The SLP will subsequently scan their documents into the Secretary of State’s Lock Box.
  • Bonus: Participants can grab a sandwich courtesy of Daily Dose Café & Bakery and Litigation Discovery Group!

For more information and to schedule an appointment, contact Veronica Larson at vlarson@snslp.org or call (702) 329-2201.

Sponsors:
• Litigation Discovery Group
• Daily Dose Cafe & Bakery
• Southern Nevada Senior Law Program

Community Outreach Spotlight

27th Annual Client Counseling Competition

  • When:
    • Friday, October 3, 2025:
      • Preliminary Round 1:  6:00pm – 7:00pm (Judges should arrive around 5:30pm to prep and have dinner)
      • Preliminary Round 2: 7:30pm – 8:30pm (Judges should arrive around 7:00pm [if not volunteering for Round 1] to prep and have dinner)
    • Saturday October 4, 2025:
      • Semifinal Round: 9:30am-10:30am (Judges should arrive at 9:00am)
      • Final Round: 11:00am-12:30pm 
  • Where: UNLV William S. Boyd School of Law
  • Volunteer to judge the competition: https://clarkcountybar.org/client-counseling-competition/. Volunteers should be Nevada attorneys, judges, or mediators. Judging the competition qualifies as pro bono service!

Blanket the Homeless Program

Please be so kind as to help us to provide the gift of new rescue blankets to individuals experiencing homelessness. Make a donation to the Mark Blackman Blanket the Homeless program. Thank you!

Donate now: https://clarkcountybar.org/community-service-activities/blanket-the-homeless/.

William S. Boyd School of Law Student Placement Program

Law firms and agencies with opportunities for interns and externs can hire a law student to help established Nevada Bar members. To hire a Boyd student, employers can post their positions on Boyd’s online job board for free at: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdxp5H_kVRjoDO6fQlut-QL6o7qXQprEhqf9osEOWNOWvkqeQ/viewform.

Please direct any questions to Boyd’s Assistant Dean of Career Development, Nikki Harris at Nikki.Harris@unlv.edu.

Donate Goods to The Shade Tree

Your generous contributions to The Shade Tree play a crucial role in supporting survivors of domestic violence and human trafficking and helping them rebuild their lives. By donating essential items, you are making a direct impact on the well-being and safety of The Shade Tree’s clients and their children. 

Please donate items that are currently in high demand and listed in their seasonally updated list on their website. See https://theshadetree.org/donate-goods/. Remember, for the safety and well-being of their clients, they can only accept new or gently used items in clean and good condition.

For more information about the CCBA’s community outreach services, contact CCBA Community Service Committee Chair Benjamin Gordon at GGRM or Stephanie Abbott at the CCBA office. Thank you!