Events

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

Bar Services Spotlight

Professional Portrait Session

Walk-ins welcome 9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. on September 30, 2025

All members of the Nevada bar, bench, law students, and supporting legal staff are invited to sit for a professional portrait at the Clark County Bar Association office. Drop-ins are welcome; appointments preferred.

Lunchtime Learning Program

In Rem, In Reach: Understanding Nevada’s Jurisdictional Foundation in Trust Litigation

Sponsors: Las Vegas Legal Video and Worldwide Litigation Services

  • Speakers: Alan D. Freer and Jeffrey P. Luszeck, Solomon Dwiggins Freer & Steadman, Ltd.
  • Topics:
    • What is in rem jurisdiction
    • How to secure in rem jurisdiction
    • When to seek in rem jurisdiction
    • Why in rem jurisdiction matters
  • When: Thursday, October 2, 2025, 12:00-1:15 p.m.
  • Where: Online via Zoom
  • Offers: 1.0 general CLE credit for Nevada lawyers. Attendance will be taken and reported to the NV CLE Board for only those members in attendance who registered with the CCBA in advance of the event.
  • Attendance fee:
    • Live presentation (via Zoom) on October 2, 2025: FREE for CCBA Members (2025) only. Not a CCBA member? Join/renew now.
    • Recorded materials rental: $25/CCBA Member or $50/non-CCBA 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 9/30/2025: https://clarkcountybar.org/marketplace/cle-programs/in-rem-in-reach-trust-cle-program/ or 702-387-6011

Community Outreach Spotlight

27th Annual Client Counseling Competition

Volunteers needed to judge the 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
  • Volunteers needed: Volunteers should be Nevada attorneys, judges, or mediators. Judging the competition qualifies as pro bono service!
  • Learn more/Sign-up to volunteer: Contact CCBA’s New Lawyers Committee Co-Chair Alexandra Matloff at amatloff@wshblaw.com or Boyd Law student Drianna Dimatulac dimatd1@unlv.nevada.edu

Lunchtime Learning Program

Law Firm Safety and Security: People, Premises, and Information

Sponsors: Las Vegas Legal Video and Worldwide Litigation Services

This CLE will cover some basic precautions lawyers must take in the present day to ensure basic security for themselves, their employees, their clients, their facilities, and their information, both physical and electronic. This information is not exhaustive, but suggestive, intended to begin a process by which lawyers take responsibility for at least basic security procedures necessary in an increasingly dangerous world, and will touch on office layout, procedures, security products and add-ons, cameras, physical barriers, basic electronic and encryption steps, communications, insurance, and firearms. Group participation, and ideas, will be welcome.

Civil Bench-Bar Meeting

Attend in person or via Zoom

Lunchtime Learning CLE Program

Prompts That Work: From Legal Pad to Launch Pad

Sponsors: Las Vegas Legal Video and Worldwide Litigation Services

Speaker: Jeff Bolender, Bolender Law Firm, PC

  • Course description: Transform Your Practice with Practical AI Applications in 60 Minutes
  • Topics:
    • Foundation Skills: Prompts That Work
    • Advanced Applications: Your AI Legal Team
    • Strategic Brainstorming: Never Start from Scratch
    • Live Demonstrations Using Nevada Case Study
  • When: Wednesday, October 22, 2025, 12:00 to 1:15 p.m.
  • Where: Online via Zoom
  • Offers: 1.0 general CLE credit for Nevada lawyers. Attendance will be taken and reported to the NV CLE Board for only those members in attendance who registered with the CCBA in advance of the event.
  • Attendance fee:
    • Live presentation (via Zoom) on October 22, 2025: FREE for CCBA Members (2025) only. Not a CCBA member? Join/renew now.
    • Recorded materials rental: $25/CCBA Member or $50/non-CCBA 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 10/20/2025: https://clarkcountybar.org/marketplace/cle-programs/prompts-that-work-cle-program/ or 702-387-6011. 

Community Outreach Spotlight

SLP Senior Advocates Event

Mark your calendars for Wednesday, October 22, 2025

The Southern Nevada Senior Law Program will hold the SLP Salutes Senior Advocates event at Emerald at Queensridge on Wednesday, October 22, 2025 (5-7:30 p.m.). This annual event celebrates the exceptional compassion of the dedicated attorneys who have answered the Southern Nevada Senior Law Program’s call to action by volunteering pro bono this year. For more information, contact Diane Fearon at dfearon@snslp.org.

Lunchtime Learning Program

Filing Successful Summary Judgment Motions as Plaintiff or Defendant

Sponsors: Henriod Stern, Las Vegas Legal Video and Worldwide Litigation Services

  • Speakers:
    • Judge Jacqueline Bluth, Eighth Judicial District Court, Dept. VI
    • Judge Maria Gall, Eighth Judicial District Court, Dept. IX
    • Judge Jacob Reynolds, Eighth Judicial District Court, Dept. XXIX
    • Chief Justice Douglas Herndon, Supreme Court of Nevada, Seat D
  • Course description: In-depth discussion of the rule and case law surrounding Summary Judgments. identifying frequently unused tools that can benefit your case, shorten trial, and bring down costs. Learn successful strategies to win Motions for Summary Judgment as a plaintiff or defendant.
  • When: Friday, October 24, 2025, 11 a.m. to 1:15 p.m.
  • Where: Regional Justice Center, Courtroom 17A, 200 Lewis Ave, Las Vegas
  • Offers: 2.0 general CLE credits for Nevada lawyers. Attendance will be taken and reported to the NV CLE Board for only those NV Bar members in attendance.
  • Bonus: Lunch provided by Henriod Stern (for the first 50 attendees)
  • Attendance fee:
    • Live presentation (in person only) on October 24, 2025: FREE for CCBA members, SBN members. Not a CCBA member? Join/renew now.
    • Recorded materials rental: $50/CCBA Member or $100/non-CCBA 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 10/22/2025: https://clarkcountybar.org/marketplace/cle-programs/summary-judgment-motions-cle-program/ or 702-387-6011

Lunchtime Learning CLE Program

Nevada’s Duty to Defend: Triggers, Pitfalls, and Independent Counsel Rights

Sponsors: Las Vegas Legal Video and Worldwide Litigation Services

  • Speaker: Jeff Bolender, Bolender Law Firm, PC
  • Course description: When a lawsuit is filed, one of the first questions clients ask is: Will my insurance cover this? In Nevada, the rules about when an insurance company must defend its policyholder are especially important—and sometimes surprising.
    This one-hour program will walk you through the essentials of Nevada’s “duty to defend,” why it matters in everyday practice, and what happens when an insurer refuses to step in. You’ll also learn how conflicts of interest can change who controls the defense and what that means for your client.
  • When: Thursday, November 13, 2025, 12:00 to 1:15 p.m.
  • Where: Online via Zoom
  • Offers: 1.0 general CLE credit for Nevada lawyers. Attendance will be taken and reported to the NV CLE Board for only those members in attendance who registered with the CCBA in advance of the event.
  • Attendance fee:
    • Live presentation (in-person only): FREE for CCBA Members (2025) and SBN members. Not a CCBA member? Join/renew now.
    • Recorded materials rental: $25/CCBA Member or $50/non-CCBA member. Recorded materials are delivered via hyperlink via email. Please allow up to 6 weeks (after date of original presentation) for delivery.
  • RSVP to CCBA by 11/11/2025: https://clarkcountybar.org/marketplace/cle-programs/duty-to-defend-cle-program/ or 702-387-6011

CCBA Holiday Mixer Featuring Ugly Sweater Contest

When: Thursday, November 20, 2025 – 5:30 p.m. to 8 p.m.
Where: Location TBA
About: CCBA’s 10th Annual Holiday Mixer is hosted by the CCBA’s New Lawyers Committee and DICE.
RSVP deadline: November 17, 2025. RSVP to Donna at DonnaW@ClarkCountyBar.org.
Sponsorship opportunities available

Bar Committee Meetings

Upcoming meetings for CCBA members to attend:

  • Friday, September 5, 2025 (12-1 p.m.) – Community Service Committee – Meeting in person at CCBA, 717 S. 8th Street, Las Vegas
  • Wednesday, September 10, 2025 (12-1 p.m.) – CLE Committee  – Meeting via Zoom
  • Thursday, September 11, 2025 (12-1 p.m.) – New Lawyers Committee – Meeting in person at CCBA, 717 S. 8th Street, Las Vegas (with Zoom option)
  • Friday, September 12, 2025 (12-1 p.m.) – Publications Committee – Meeting via Zoom. Note: No meeting in June for Publications Committee
  • Friday, September 19, 2025 – (12-1 p.m.) – Diversity and Inclusion Committee for Equity (DICE) – Meeting via Zoom

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.

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

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