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Events

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

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 FREE for Nevada lawyers!

2025 Fentanyl Awareness Summit

  • 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
  • Course Description: Please join the Department of Health & Human Services, the Clark County Bar Association, the High Impact Drug Trafficking Area program (HIDTA), local governments, community leaders and law enforcement agencies to:
    • Learn updates on drug market trends
      • Explain the increasing danger of evolving synthetic chemical supplies and resistance to overdose reversal medications
      • Discuss why addiction rates and overdose rates continue to skyrocket
      • Emphasize the need to focus on supply reduction to combat the opioid and overdose crisis
    • Explain the impact of multiple overdoses and doctors’ difficulty to cope with the increasing number of patients facing irreversible brain damage and long term health issues
    • Highlight model programs to improve how the criminal justice system interacts with people with substance use disorders and mental illness
    • Highlight ways to protect communities from the appeal of illicit substance experimentation
    • Showcase the role of youth, peer-to-peer outreach in social media and drug use prevention marketing
  • 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.
  • 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
  • RSVP to attend: https://ibnqzdeks3e.typeform.com/to/JuUk9Jho

Lunchtime Learning CLE

A Busy Law Firm’s Guide to Automation

  • Sponsors:  Bank of Nevada, Las Vegas Legal Video, and RedPanda Systems. RedPanda Systems is the exclusive partner of Clio for Nevada
  • Speaker: Petar Petrovic, Partner Account Manager, Partnerships @ Clio
  • Course description: The presentation will focus on how, 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, bar members will 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.
  • When: Thursday, February 13, 2025, 12 to 1:15 p.m.
  • Where: Online via Zoom
  • Offers: 1.0 general CLE credit (NV)
  • 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.
  • RSVP to CCBA by 2/11/2025: https://clarkcountybar.org/marketplace/cle-programs/guide-to-automation-cle-program/

Lunchtime Learning CLE

From Denial to Approval: A Practical Guide to Homeowners’ Insurance Disputes

  • Speaker: Jeff Bolender, Esq. of Bolender Law Firm, PC
  • Course description: This CLE program is designed for attorneys who have little or no experience dealing with homeowners’ insurance policies and want to learn how to read, interpret, and challenge insurance coverage denials. Participants will gain practical insights into:
    • Understanding the core sections of a homeowner’s policy—declarations, insuring agreement, exclusions, and conditions—and identifying trouble spots.
    • Reviewing a real-life scenario involving water damage in a condominium unit and the insurer’s denial based on “wear and tear” or long-term damage exclusions.
    • Learning a structured, repeatable method for analyzing policy language and applying it to the facts, evidence, and documentation to refute an insurer’s denial.
    • Drafting an effective challenge letter and leveraging standard principles of policy interpretation to advocate on behalf of clients.
    • Developing practical action steps for non-insurance lawyers, including obtaining the full policy, documenting communications, and seeking expert guidance when needed.
    • By the end of this one-hour session, participants will be equipped to confidently navigate homeowner’s insurance claims and improve outcomes for their clients, even without a deep background in insurance law.
  • When: Wednesday, February 19, 2025, 12 to 1:15 p.m.
  • Where: Online via Zoom
  • Offers: 1.0 general CLE credit for Nevada lawyers
  • Live webcast (via Zoom): FREE for CCBA Members (2025) only
  • 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 2/17/2025: https://clarkcountybar.org/marketplace/cle-programs/homeowners-insurance-cle-program/

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/40-year-club-luncheon/ or 702-387-6011

Walk with the Heart of a Child

Charity walk to support the Children’s Heart Foundation

  • When: Saturday, March 29, 2025
    • Check-in: 9:00 a.m.
    • Opening ceremonies: 10:00 a.m.
    • Walk begins: 10:15 a.m.
    • Closing ceremonies: 11:00 a.m.
  • Where: Craig Ranch Regional Park, 851 Lone Mountain Road, North Las Vegas, NV 89032
  • Who: CCBA members, friends, and family are invited to join CCBA’s team
  • Sign-up now: https://p2p.onecause.com/heartwalk2025/team/clark-county-bar-association-2

Out of the Darkness 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
  • 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 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.
  • Friday, February 7, 2025 (12-1 p.m.) via Zoom – Community Service Committee – Plans activities that provide outreach services to the community at large in southern Nevada.
  • Thursday, February 6, 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.
  • Wednesday, February 12, 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.
  • Friday, February 14, 2024 (12-1 p.m.) via Zoom – Publications Committee – Plans content for upcoming issues of the bar journal Communiqué.

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.