The U.S. Air Force’s (USAF) Nellis Legal Office will host its first ever “Law Day” event with attorneys from the Clark County Bar Association (CCBA) on May 1, 2024. The theme per the American Bar Association will be “Democracy.” Law Day will take place at the “Community Commons” located on Nellis Air Force Base in southern Nevada.
Activities are planned from 10:00-12:00 with presentations to be made by Nevada lawyers, community partners, and law enforcement agencies. There will be volunteers from the CCBA, Clark County Law Library, Legal Aid Center of Southern Nevada, Nevada Legal Services, Nevada Attorney General’s Office of Military Legal Assistance, UNLV, and Southern Nevada Senior Law Program will present information for service members on the base.
Participating agencies will include:
- Nellis legal office
- Community outreach partners
- Nellis Voter Registration
- Security Forces
- Fire Department/ First Responders
- Family Readiness
- Victims Counsel
Nellis Air Force Base is home to over 13,000 Airmen, civilians, and contractors.
In addition to the event on May 1, 2024, there will be presentations of continuing legal education programs for USAF legal personnel to take place during May and September 2024. Topics to be covered in the CLE programs will be related to family law, landlord-tenant law, military pensions, and immigration matters relevant to Nevada.
Nevada lawyers who are interested in participating should contact the CCBA office at 702-387-6011 for more information.
The Clark County Bar Association is organized to encourage the practice of law as a profession; to promote the administration of justice; to encourage a thorough and continuing legal education; to maintain the honor and integrity of the legal profession; to promote high ethical standards of professional conduct; and to cultivate social fellowship and camaraderie among its members. https://clarkcountybar.org/
PHOTO CAPTION: Credit for photo: William Lewis. An F-22 Raptor takes off for a mission at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada. Image courtesy of the Nellis Legal Office for editorial use by the Clark County Bar Association, https://clarkcountybar.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/2024-Law-Day-Picture1.jpg. The appearance of U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) visual information does not imply or constitute DoD endorsement.
