By Angela Dows and Alicia May
Join the CCBA Community Service Committee! From charity walks, to in-person volunteering, to collecting donations funds and items, the Community Service Committee (Committee) focuses on organizing outreach services to the community at large in southern Nevada on behalf of the CCBA members.
All members of the CCBA are invited to join or volunteer and/or get involved in the planned activities. We welcome ideas for the production of future community service activities in which CCBA members may be best utilized to participate.
Networking opportunities available
We plan a number of activities during each year, including in-person service, charity walks, and donation drives. Some of our more notable activities include organizing volunteer attorneys to provide legal information to our United States Air Force servicemembers, organizing mixers for William S. Boyd School of Law students to network with local law firms, and volunteering at and collecting donations for Project 150 for homeless, displaced, and disadvantaged high school students.
Perhaps the Committee’s proudest yearly endeavor is Mark’s Blanket the Homeless Program. Originally started by the late Mark Blackman, who was an active and honored member of the CCBA for many years, the Committee collects donations to purchase high-quality, lightweight blankets for unhoused members of our community. Last year, we were able to distribute a total of 810 blankets to five different charity organizations, and we are proud to carry on Mark’s legacy and passion for this project each year.
You are free to customize your level of participation as there is not a minimum activity requirement. To learn about our activities, please see https://clarkcountybar.org/community-service-activities/.
Committee meetings
The Community Service Committee meets on the first Friday of the month. While we won’t be meeting on July 4, 2025, please join us at our meeting (via Zoom) on August 6, 2025. For more information, contact the CCBA office at (702) 387-6011. CCBA members can also reach out to co-chairs Angela Dows (adows@crdslaw.com) and Alicia May (alicia@pecoslawgroup.com).
Angela Dows is a partner at Cory Reade Dows and Shafer. Angela is a litigator, and practices civil law in state and federal bankruptcy courts, as well as criminal defense in the federal court system. Alicia May is an attorney with Pecos Law Group, where she practices predominantly in family law and related appeals.
About the authors
Angela Dows is a partner at Cory Reade Dows and Shafer. Angela is a litigator, and practices civil law in state and federal bankruptcy courts, as well as criminal defense in the federal court system.
Alicia May is an attorney with Pecos Law Group, where she practices predominantly in family law and related appeals.
About the article
This article was originally published in the Communiqué (June/July 2025), the official publication of the Clark County Bar Association. See https://clarkcountybar.org/about/member-benefits/communique-2025/communique-june-july-2025/. The printed magazine was mailed to CCBA members on June 6, 2025.
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