Learn how Nevada lawyers can serve seniors in our community from this article by Diane Fearon of the Southern Nevada Senior Law Program
Volunteers Sought for Will-A-Thon on June 15, 2023
The CCBA’s Community Service Committee is partnering with the Southern Nevada Senior Law Program (SNLSP) to organize Nevada lawyers to provide pro bono and help some of our community’s more vulnerable citizens.
A Friendly Sections Challenge
“We all like challenges, and today, I invite you to join the State Bar of Nevada’s Section Pro Bono Challenge.” Learn more from this installment of “Pro Bono Corner” written by Paola Armeni, Esq.
Volunteers Sought for OMLA’s Virtual Lawyer Line
OMLA is looking for attorney volunteers throughout the state and in all areas of practice to participate in their Virtual Lawyer Line.
Re-Kindling the Spark of the Noble Lawyer
“A pro bono case can be the spark that ignites your enthusiasm again,” writes Judge Nadia Krall in this installment of View From the Bench (Communiqué, Sep. 2022).
Five Things an Attorney Should Know About Landlord/Tenant Rights
Learn five things relevant to landlord/tenant law from this article written by Barbara Buckley of Legal Aid of Southern Nevada.
Pro Bono Issue of Communiqué Published
Read content related to the topic of pro bono and guardianship matters, court news, and bar services, written by members of the southern Nevada legal community.
Empathy and Awareness Are Keys to Diversity and Inclusion
“Advice to law practices and companies seeking to implement diversity and inclusion initiatives and education included, avenues of information gathering, such as focus groups and anonymous surveys, to implementing programs for hiring, training, mentoring, and retention. As Judge Jones phrased it “It’s not a one time thing.” Read more from Senior Partner and the Partner-in-Charge of Murchison & Cumming, LLP’s Las Vegas office, in his article published in Pro Bono issue of the bar journal Communiqué (December 2021).
Guardianship in Nevada
“To address the abuses in guardianship, in 2015, the Supreme Court of Nevada created a commission to study the creation and administration of guardianships. . . . In its final report, the commission made numerous recommendations, including a proposed Guardianship Bill of Rights.” Read more from Michael Wendlberger, the Director of the Pro Bono Project at Legal Aid Center of Southern Nevada, in his article published in Pro Bono issue of the bar journal Communiqué (December 2021).
Trends in Pro-Bono Giving as We Pivot from Pandemic to Post-Pandemic Times and Look Ahead into 2022
“Even though there is no way to predict what tomorrow will bring, there are clearly no signs of slowing down, and our incredible legal community continues to lead the way and fight for what is right.” Read more from Nevada lawyer Emily Ellis, a shareholder who serves as the Las Vegas chairperson of Brownstein’s firmwide Karma Committee and as a member of the Pro Bono Committee, in her article published in Pro Bono issue of the bar journal Communiqué (December 2021).