Community Outreach Activities

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

26th Annual Moot Court Competition

Volunteers are needed to judge the students during this competition:

  • Friday April 11, 2025, 5:30–8:30 PM – Most volunteers will be needed on Friday night
  • Saturday April 12, 2025, 9:00–10:30 AM
  • UNLV William S. Boyd School of Law

Volunteers should be Nevada attorneys, judges or mediators. Judging the competition qualifies as pro bono service!

Learn more and sign up to judge the competition: https://clarkcountybar.org/events/moot-court-competition/

Las Vegas Walk

Charity walk to support the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention

  • When: Saturday, April 26, 2025
    • On-Site Registration Starts: 9:00 am
    • Program Starts: 10:00 am
  • Where: Sunset Regional Park, 2601 Sunset Rd, Las Vegas, NV 89120
  • Who: CCBA members, friends, and family are invited to join CCBA’s team
  • Join our team: https://supporting.afsp.org/team/ccba

Share and post about the Las Vegas Walk using the #OutoftheDarkness hashtag!

Law Day Activity at U.S. Air Force Base

Attorney Volunteers Needed on May 1, 2025

Sign-up Deadline: April 4, 2025

  • When: Thursday, May 1 2025, 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
  • Where: Creech Air Force Base, Owl’s Nest
  • Who: Nevada Bar members
  • Notes – All volunteers will need to:
    • Pass a security clearance by USAF security forces in advance of the event.
      • Update/Reminder: All volunteers will need to get on the list for access to the base. To get on that list, sign up with Stephanie at the CCBA. Also, volunteers who don’t already carry current military ID for base access will need to submit information required for security clearance. Interested Nevada Bar members need to contact Stephanie at the CCBA office to confirm participation and provide required information BEFORE 5pm Friday, April 4, 2025. For more information, call the CCBA office at 702-387-6011.
    • Participate in a short training (via Teams) at 12 noon on Thursday, April 17, 2025
  • Deadline to sign-up to volunteer: April 4, 2025
  • RSVP now: https://clarkcountybar.org/law-day-activity-sign-up-form/

Project 150 Donation Drive

Bar members are invited to drop off items to benefit teens in need served by Project 150—a charitable non-profit organization that serves more than 6,800 high school students in need. 3,300 registered homeless and 3,500 non-registered homeless, displaced and disadvantaged high school students at 75 high schools in Southern Nevada.

  • When: Now through May 30, 2025, Monday-Friday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. (excluding holidays)
  • Where:
    • Rich, Wightman & Company, CPAs, LLC, 1301 S Jones Blvd, Las Vegas, NV 89146
    • Project 150, 2605 E Flamingo Rd, Las Vegas, NV 89121
  • Hygiene Products (full size only):
    • Shampoo
    • Conditioner
    • Body Wash
    • Deodorant
    • Toothpaste
    • Lotion
  • Non-Perishable Food (unopened/unexpired):
    • Canned veggies
    • Rice
    • Canned meat
    • Canned soup
    • Cereal
    • Mac/cheese
  • Clothing / Sundries:
    • Business clothing
    • Casual clothing
    • Shoes
    • New undergarments
    • Accessories
    • Financial contributions

Pet Supply Drive to Benefit Street Dogz

Drop-off items now through May 2025

Bar members are invited to donate pet food and supplies to benefit Street Dogz—a local non-profit organization helping homeless pets and their humans with pet food and supplies, spay and neutering, medical treatment, emergency boarding/housing, etc.

  • When: Now through May 2025
  • Where – Drop-off locations:
    • Clark County Bar Association – 717 S. 8th St., Las Vegas
    • Legal Aid Center of Southern Nevada – 725 E. Charleston Blvd., Las Vegas
    • Naylor & Braster – 10100 W Charleston Blvd, Suite 120, Las Vegas
  • Suggested items for dogs and cats: Dry food, wet food with flip top , dog sweaters and coats (all sizes, especially XXL), dog beds, pillows, blankets, harnesses (XL), collars, leashes, treats, bones, toys for all sizes, wagons, strollers, gallon-size baggies, dog shoes, umbrellas, spray bottles, cooling scarves, kiddie pools, litter boxes, and litter.

Volunteers needed!

Health Care Power of Attorney-A-Thon

We are in need of about 20 attorney volunteers at this CCBA community outreach activity to benefit the clients served by the Southern Nevada Senior Law Program.

  • When: Tuesday, June 17, 2025, 9 a.m.-Noon
  • Where: MLK Senior Center, 2420 N. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd, Building B, N. Las Vegas 89032
  • About: The Health Care Power of Attorney-A-Thon involves guiding a senior through the process of executing a Health Care Power of Attorney. The clients will be preregistered and scheduled for 1-hour appointments with the volunteer attorneys. Each attorney will have three appointments in total. The HCPOA will be executed in the presence of the attorney and notary, and the original and copies will be given to the client upon completion. SNSLP staff will subsequently take a copy along with the registration form and ensure filing with the Secretary of State Lock Box. The goal is for at least 15 volunteer attorneys and 45 senior clients to have three 1-hour appointments per attorney scheduled by the senior center staff. The clients will be prepared in advance about the questions they will be asked to answer when executing the HCPOA.
  • Offers: 1 hour CLE credit for 3 hours of pro bono service for Nevada lawyers
  • CLE Training Before Event: A one-hour pre-recorded CLE video and PowerPoint presentation called “Health Care Power of Attorney” are available on demand for non-estate planning attorneys. An optional Zoom meeting to cover logistics and answer any questions for the volunteer attorneys will be held on June 16, 2025, at Noon.
  • Interested attorneys need to register by June 6, 2025: https://clarkcountybar.org/community-service-activities/health-care-power-of-attorney-a-thon/

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!