Specialty Bars and Legal Associations

11 March 11, 2014 8th Judicial District Court Civil Bench Bar Meeting Starts: 12:05 pm Ends: 1:05 pm, March 11, 2014 Location: Regional Justice Center, Lewis Avenue, Las Vegas, NV, United States Description: Attorneys who have cases at the Eighth Judicial District Court (Las Vegas, NV), are welcome to attend the monthly meetings of the 8th Judicial District Court Civil Bench Bar Meeting. The meetings are usually held on the second Tuesday of the month in courtroom 15D at the RJC. Bring your questions and topics for discussion. More details

12 March 12, 2014 CLE SEMINAR: The Simple Mechanics of the Mechanic’s Lien Starts: 1:00 pm Ends: 3:15 pm, March 12, 2014 Location: Clark County Bar Association, South 8th Street, Las Vegas, NV, United States Description: Nevada attorneys and their staff are invited to attend this CLE seminar. Featured speaker Nevada attorney Richard Peel, Esq. will discuss how to efficiently litigate mechanic’s liens, stop work rights and prompt payment claims in Nevada. This seminar offers 2 general CLE credits. To attend this seminar, register at http://events.constantcontact.com/register/event?llr=vnreympab&oeidk=a07e8stubco45b30112 More details

13 March 13, 2014 CLE SEMINAR: Think Before You Post: Ethical Concerns and Social Media for Lawyers Starts: 1:00 pm Ends: 3:15 pm, March 13, 2014 Location: Clark County Bar Association, South 8th Street, Las Vegas, NV, United States Description: Nevada attorneys and their staff are invited to attend this CLE seminar. Featured speaker Nevada Deputy Attorney General Christine Guerci-Nyhus, Esq. will review the recent case law and disciplinary hearings on the use of social media by and for lawyers. This seminar offers 2 ethics CLE credits. To attend this event, register at http://events.constantcontact.com/register/event?llr=vnreympab&oeidk=a07e8subaesdde8bbfc More details

14 March 14, 2014 CLE Committee Meeting Starts: 12:00 pm Ends: 1:00 pm, March 14, 2014 Location: Clark County Bar Association, South 8th Street, Las Vegas, NV, United States Description: CCBA members are invited to attend meetings of the CLE Committee. This committee plans and produces seminar for NV CLE credit. More details

20 March 20, 2014 SNABA Program - Evidentiary Issues in Bankruptcy Starts: 11:30 am Ends: 1:30 pm, March 20, 2014 Description: Location TBA. This event in an educational program for bankruptcy attorneys produced by the Southern Nevada Association of Bankruptcy Attorneys. Get details at http://www.snaba.org. Contact: Gordon Goolsby at 702-678-5070 or ggoolsby@armstrongteasdale.com. More details 40 Year Club Induction Ceremony & Luncheon Starts: 12:00 pm Ends: 1:30 pm, March 20, 2014 Location: Cili Restaurant at the Bali Hai Golf Club, 5160 Las Vegas Boulevard South, Las Vegas, NV 89119 Description: UPDATE 2/27/2014: THIS EVENT IS NOW SOLD-OUT! If you want to attend, please send your name and contact information to our operations manager Donna Wiessner. She can add your name to our "wait list." Questions? Call Donna directly at (702) 333-2266 or through the main line at (702) 387-6011. This annual celebration of CCBA members who have practiced law for 40, 45, 50, 55, and 60 years. This year's "40 Year Club Induction Ceremony & Luncheon" is hosted by the Clark County Bar Association and sponsored by Greenberg Traurig, LLP and Integrated Forensic Services, LLC. More details

21 March 21, 2014 Downtown Cultural Series Performance Starts: 11:45 am Ends: 1:00 pm, March 21, 2014 Location: Lloyd D. George U.S. Courthouse, 333 Las Vegas Blvd. So., Las Vegas, NV 89101 Description: FREE & OPEN TO THE PUBLIC. The “Downtown Cultural Series” performances are held monthly through May 2014 inside the Carol Fitzgerald Jury Assembly Room at the Lloyd D. George U.S. Courthouse. The performers take the stage at noon and generally finish by 1:00 p.m. There is a light lunch buffet available for all to enjoy during the event.Performances vary and can include music, dance, and drama. The scheduled performers are subject to change without notice. Performances are listed at http://www.artslasvegas.org/.The series is produced by the City of Las Vegas’ Office of Cultural Affairs with cooperation by the Lloyd D. George U.S. Courthouse and the Clark County Bar Association. More details

26 March 26, 2014 Las Vegas Justice Court Civil Bench-Bar Meeting Starts: 11:30 am Ends: 1:00 pm, March 26, 2014 Location: Regional Justice Center, Lewis Avenue, Las Vegas, NV, United States Description: Starts at 11:30 a.m. in Courtroom 7D Nevada attorneys who practice in civil matters in LV Justice Court are invited to this meeting to comment and/or ask questions about some of the ongoing modifications of processes in the civil department. More details

27 March 27, 2014 Robert D. Faiss Lecture on Gaming Law & Policy feat. Frank J. Fahrenkopf, Jr. Starts: 4:00 pm Ends: 6:00 pm, March 27, 2014 Location: William S. Boyd School of Law, UNLV, 4505 S. Maryland Pkwy. Las Vegas, NV 89154 Description: Inside the Thomas & Mack Moot Court Facility at UNLV. The event will feature Frank J. Fahrenkopf, Jr., who will talk on The Past, Present and Future of Gaming Law Regulation. A reception will follow the lecture. The event is free and open to the public, but registration is required. For more information and to RSVP, visit http://law.unlv.edu/FaissLecture2014. More details

Formed in the winter of 2003, The Presidents Council is a regional grouping of bar associations in the Southern Nevada area. The Clark County Bar Association has been hosting the meetings at the Clark County Bar Center located within the James E. Rogers Building at 725 S. Eighth St., Las Vegas, Nevada 89101. For more information or to join the council, contact Donna Wiessner at CCBA at (702) 333-2266.

AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR JUSTICE
(800) 424-2725

AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION
(800)285-2221
ASIAN BAR ASSOCIATION
LAS VEGAS CHAPTER
Puoy Premsrirut, President
c/o Clark County Bar Association
725 S. 8th Street
Las Vegas, NV 89101

ASSOCIATION OF LEGAL ADMINISTRATORS
Jocelyn Izumigawa, President
ALA Las Vegas Chapter

CLARK COUNTY BAR ASSOCIATION
Linda M. Bullen, President
Lionel Sawyer & Collins
c/o Clark County Bar Association
725 S. Eighth St.
Las Vegas, NV 89101
(702) 387-6011
(702) 387-7867 fax

CLARK COUNTY LAW FOUNDATION
Marti Ashcraft, President
Law Office of Martha J. Ashcraft
7251 W. Lake Mead Blvd., Ste. 300
Las Vegas, NV 89128
(702) 562-4010

ELKO COUNTY BAR ASSOCIATION
Craig Kidwell, President
Armstrong and Kidwell
2560 Mountain City Hwy., Ste. 101
Elko, NV 89801
(775) 738-9877

EIGHTH JUDICIAL PRO BONO FOUNDATION
Hon. William O. Voy, President
c/o Eighth Judicial District Court
601 N. Pecos, Dept. A
Las Vegas, NV 89101
(702) 455-5990

FEDERAL BAR ASSOCIATION, LAS VEGAS CHAPTER
Tricia Darby, President
Darby Law Practice
4777 caughlin Pkwy.
Reno, Nevada 89519
(775) 322-1237

FIRST JUDICIAL BAR ASSOCIATION
Jim Wilson, President
888 E. Musser St.
Carson City, NV 89701
(775) 882-9211

HOWARD D. MCKIBBEN INN OF COURT
Hon. Elissa F. Cadish, Eighth Judicial District Court Dept VI

INCLINE VILLAGE BAR ASSOCIATION
Frank W. Spees, Jr., President
Spees & Spees
P.O. Box 3464
Incline Village, NV 89450
(775) 832-7006

LAS VEGAS LATINO BAR ASSOCIATION
Jocelyn Cortez, President

NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MINORITY AND WOMEN OWNED LAW FIRMS (NAMWOLF)
207 East Michigan Street, Suite 510
Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53202
info@namwolf.org
(414) 277-1139
(414) 831-2285 fax

LAS VEGAS CHAPTER OF THE NATIONAL BAR ASSOCIATION
Rachel Anderson, President
P.O. Box 1236
Las Vegas, NV 89125-1236
info@lasvegasnba.org

NEVADA ATTORNEYS FOR CRIMINAL JUSTICE
Paola M. Armeni, President
223 Marsh Ave.
Reno, NV 89509
(775) 329-1101Lisa Rasmussen, NACDL Liaison
c/o Law Office Lisa Rasmussen
616 S. 8th St.
Las Vegas, NV 89101
(702) 471-1436

NEVADA JUSTICE ASSOCIATION
Stephen Osborne, President
Law Office of Stephen Osborne
232 Court St.
Reno, NV 89501
(775) 789-4944Nevada Justice Association Las Vegas
Robert E. Marshall, President
Marshall Law Office
625 S. 8th Street
Las Vegas
Las Vegas, NV 89101
(702) 228-2600or via NTLA main office
Victoria Coolbaugh, Exec. Dir.
406 N. Nevada St.
Carson City, NV 89703
(775) 883-3577
NEVADA LAW FOUNDATION
David C. McElhinney, Chairperson
Nevada Law Foundation
P.O. Box 1048
Las Vegas, NV 89125
(702) 384-1204

LAS VEGAS VALLEY PARALEGAL ASSOCIATION (LVVPA)
Linda Soeder, President
P.O. Box 12003
Las Vegas, NV 89112

NEVADA SOCIETY OF ITALIAN AMERICAN LAWYERS
Sonny Bonaventure, President
(702) 455-4782

NORTHERN NEVADA WOMEN LAWYERS
Alicia Lerud
Nevada Attorney General’s Office
Contact: Kimberly Goodnight

PARALEGAL ASSOCIATION OF SOUTHERN NEVADA
Pamela P. Jones
(702) 796-5555

SOUTH ASIAN BAR ASSOCIATION , LAS VEGAS CHAPTER
President: L. Kristopher Rath, Esq.
Hutchison & Steffen
Peccole Professional Park
10080 West Alta Drive, Suite 200
Las Vegas, Nevada 89145
Phone : (702) 385-2500
Fax : (702) 385-2086

SOUTHERN NEVADA ASSOCIATION OF BANKRUPTCY ATTORNEYS
Gordon Goolsby
(702) 678-5070

SOUTHERN NEVADA ASSOCIATION OF WOMEN ATTORNEYS
SNAWA
c/o Mary F. Chapman, Esq.
7465 W. Lake Mead Blvd., #100
Las Vegas, NV 89128
info@snawa.com

STATE BAR OF NEVADA
Francis C. Flaherty, President
c/o State Bar of Nevada
600 E. Charleston Blvd.
Las Vegas, NV 89104
(702) 382-2200

WASHOE COUNTY BAR ASSOCIATION
Michael V. Kattelman, President
c/o Washoe County Bar Association
P.O. Box 30083
Reno, NV 89520
(775) 328-3200

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