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Events

Please mark your calendars and RSVP for these Clark County Bar events. #thefunbar

CCBA Ballet Ticket Special Offers

Nevada Ballet Theatre presents

The Nutcracker

Reynolds Hall, The Smith Center for the Performing Arts

“Winter’s Most Festive Spectacle!”
-Dujour Magazine
 
Las Vegas’ favorite holiday tradition returns once again to fill your season with gorgeous beauty and sparkling cheer with Nevada Ballet Theatre’s production of The Nutcracker! 
 
Choreographed by James Canfield, NBT’s The Nutcracker is a magical journey through a larger-than-life world filled with waltzing flowers, nimble fairies, and moonlit snow. Glittering holiday joy abounds as Clara and her handsome Prince travel from the warmth of her family home to a land of toy soldiers, mischievous mice, and exotic visitors from faraway lands.
 
As a courtesy to NBT ticket holders, no children under 3 years of age are admitted to the performances.

CCBA Member Discount Offer*

  • Special CCBA Discount – 15% on the best seats with special CCBA member discount code. Restrictions apply. For more information, send request for code via email to CCBA Executive Director Donna Wiessner at Donnaw@clarkcountybar.org.
  • Special offer for NBT performances of The Nutcracker December 14 through December 27, 2024

Lunchtime Learning CLE

Energy Healing: The Best Kept Secret to Legal Wellbeing & Performance!

  • Course description: Attendees will learn about energy healing – what it is, how it works, what it feels like and what wellbeing and performance benefits it provides. Attendees will also experience an energy healing session. The session portion begins with a guided meditation to help attendees feel more grounded and relaxed, followed by a series of energies designed to release tension, anxiety, and mental chatter, improve mental and emotional states, and feel a sense of deep relaxation.
  • Speaker: Wendy S. Axelrod, Esq., ELI-MP, Empowered Mindset Coach & Energy Healer for Women Legal Professionals and Founder of the Unstuck Axelerator™
  • When: Thursday, January 23, 2025, 12 to 1:15 p.m.
  • Where: Online via Zoom
  • Offers: 1.0 Substance Abuse/Addiction/Mental Health (AAMH) CLE credit for Nevada lawyers
  • Live webcast (via Zoom): FREE for CCBA Members (2025) only. Not a CCBA member? Join/renew now.
  • Recorded materials rental: $25/CCBA Member or $50/non-member. Recorded materials are delivered via hyperlink in an email. Please allow up to 6 weeks (after date of original presentation) for delivery.
  • RSVP to CCBA by 1/21/2025: https://clarkcountybar.org/marketplace/cle-programs/energy-healing-cle-program/

Lunchtime Learning CLE

Five Things to Know When Contemplating a Writ Petition

Clark County Bar Luncheon on January 30, 2025

Sponsors: Bank of Nevada and First Legal and Kermani Concierge Medicine

Featuring: Nevada Supreme Court Chief Justice Herndon presenting Nevada Supreme Court Update. Also featuring the swearing-in ceremony of CCBA’s 2025 Executive Board

  • When: Thursday, January 30, 2025, 11:30 a.m.-1:00 p.m., Check-in & networking: 11:30 a.m., Luncheon program: 12:00 to 1:00 p.m.
  • Where: Vic’s Las Vegas, 355 Promenade Pl, Las Vegas. (Near The Smith Center). Note: CCBA luncheon guests may park in the parking garage connected to Vic’s. Vic’s will validate your parking stub (at the bar) for half off the cost of parking.
  • Choice of:
    • 1/2 Tavern Club Sandwich and Cup of Minestrone Soup
    • Pomodoro Crust – Flatbread/pizza: pomodoro sauce, mozzarella cheese, olive oil, parsley gremolata (vegetarian)
    • Rotini Pasta Primavera (vegan)
  • Pricing: $60 per member or $75 per non-member
  • RSVP Deadline: Thursday, January 23, 2025. RSVP to the CCBA required at https://clarkcountybar.org/bar-luncheon-rsvp-form/ or 702-387-6011.

Special Event – Offers 5.0 Hours CLE for Nevada lawyers!

2025 Fentanyl Awareness Summit

  • Sponsors: Department of Health & Human Services, High Impact Drug Trafficking Area program (HIDTA), Clark County Bar Association, local governments, community leaders and law enforcement agencies
  • Course Description: With the right technology, law firms can automate many time-consuming tasks—spending less time on administrative work and freeing up more time for billable hours and attention to clients.
  • Featuring: Moderated discussion with Kelly Marschall. Discussion will be led by Kelly Marschall, Principal of Social Entrepreneurs, and will focus on the sequential intercept model which details how individuals with mental and substance use disorders come into contact with and move through the criminal justice system. The panel will include national and local judges, detention center leaders, and mental health experts to discuss best practices, existing programs, innovations, and opportunities for collaboration among various community stakeholders, including law enforcement, social services, the provision of legal services, alternative court proceedings, and post-conviction alternatives.
  • When: Wednesday, February 12, 2025, 11 a.m.–6 p.m.
  • Where: World Market Center, 475 S. Grand Central Parkway, Las Vegas, NV 89106
  • Offers: 5.0 general CLE credits for Nevada lawyers
  • RSVP to attend: https://ibnqzdeks3e.typeform.com/to/JuUk9Jho

Lunchtime Learning CLE

A Busy Law Firm’s Guide to Automation

  • Sponsor: RedPanda Systems and Bank of Nevada and Las Vegas Legal Video
  • Speaker: Petar Petrovic, Partner Account Manager, Partnerships @ Clio
  • Course description: With the right technology, law firms can automate many time-consuming tasks—spending less time on administrative work and freeing up more time for billable hours and attention to clients. During this session, you’ll learn:
    • How to differentiate between busy work and billable work in your legal practice.
    • Three key areas in a law firm that drive the most impact when automated.
    • How to select legal technology that can save you time and money.

40 Year Club Induction Ceremony & Luncheon

Special event on Thursday, March 13, 2025

Join in the fun as will celebrate CCBA members admitted to practice law in Nevada for 40, 45, 50, 55, and 60 years. This year, we will induct members who were admitted in 1985 and honor members admitted in 1980, 1975, 1970, and 1965. RSVP to the CCBA required by March 6, 2025. See list of inductees and honorees and RSVP form at https://clarkcountybar.org/40-year-club-luncheon/.

  • Sponsors:
  • Master of Ceremonies: Daniel Polsenberg of Lewis Roca
  • When: Thursday, March 13, 2025. Check-in & Networking: 11:30 a.m., Luncheon and festivities: 12 to 1:30 p.m.
  • Where: Panevino Italian Grille, 246 Via Antonia Ave., Las Vegas, NV  89119
  • Pricing:
    • FREE per 40-Year Club Inductee (2025) (Free)
    • $80 per CCBA Member, Honoree, Guest of Inductee or Honoree ($80)
    • $95 per Non-member ($95)
  • Entrée options:
    • Chicken Marsala
    • Grilled Scottish Salmon
    • Penne Vodka (vegan/vegetarian)
  • Space will be limited. All members of Nevada’s legal community are welcome to attend; however space will be limited to those who RSVP to the Clark County Bar Association by the published deadline.
  • RSVP to the CCBA required by Thursday, March 6, 2025: https://clarkcountybar.org/bar-luncheon-rsvp-form/ or 702-387-6011

Out of the Darkness Las Vegas Walk

Charity walk to support the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention

  • When: 04/26/2025
    • 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
  • Sign-up now: https://supporting.afsp.org/team/357531

Need more continuing legal education (CLE)? View our CLE programs: https://clarkcountybar.org/marketplace/cle-programs/.

Bar Committee Meetings

CCBA members are invited to help plan bar activities by volunteering for these bar committees:

  • Friday, January 3, 2025 (12-1 p.m.) via Zoom – Community Service Committee – Plans activities that provide outreach services to the community at large in southern Nevada.
  • Wednesday, January 8, 2025 (12-1 p.m.) via Zoom – CLE Committee – Plans CLE programs for the benefit of the Clark County Bar Association and Nevada legal community.
  • Thursday, January 9, 2025 (12-1 p.m.) at CCBA, 717 S. 8th Street, Las Vegas with Zoom option – New Lawyers Committee – Coordinates with the William S. Boyd School of Law on student competitions. Members volunteer to help with bar events including the CCBA’s pub crawls and the Meet Your Judges Mixer. The New Lawyers Committee is for attorneys admitted to practice in Nevada within the last seven years, regardless of age.
  • Friday, January 10 2024 (12-1 p.m.) via Zoom – Publications Committee – Plans content for upcoming issues of the bar journal Communiqué.
  • Friday, January 17, 2025 – (12-1 p.m.) via Zoom – Diversity and Inclusion Committee for Equity (DICE) – Plans activities to facilitate constructive discussion and enhance understanding of diversity issues.

For more information about a committee, see https://clarkcountybar.org/about/committees/. To confirm meeting dates, times, and/or location, contact the CCBA office at 702-387-6011.

For more information about events hosted by the CCBA, contact the CCBA office at 702-387-6011.