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Western Region 2011 Frederick Douglass Moot Court Competition
Online Member Directory Available
Swearing-In Ceremony and Awards Presentation for Students of Teen Court Program, Trial By Peers™
New Executive Director Now Serving Clark County Legal Community
Clark County Law Foundation Worked to Support Special Olympics' So. Aquatic Regionals
Attorney Memorial Service Set for September 24, 2010
Limited time offer: Discounted Ad Rates for 2010 Candidates (CCBA members only)
Clark County Legal Community Convenes to Honor Law Day and Community Service 
TBP Needs Your Help
Clark County Bar Association Wins National Awards
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CCBA Office Offers Wireless Access for Members
Social Networking with Clark County Bar

Members of Clark County Bar Association are invited to volunteer as judges of at national event to be held in Las Vegas in January 2011. The Western Region 2011 Fredrick Douglass Moot Court Competition (FDMCC) is an annual event hosted by the Black Law Students Association (BLSA). Volunteers are needed to judge oral arguments and to grade briefs.

This competition will be held from January 19-23, 2011 at the University of Nevada, Boyd School of Law in Las Vegas during the BLSA's annual Western Region Regional Convention at Bally’s Hotel in Las Vegas NV. The national FDMCC finals, which will be held on March 8-13 in Houston, Texas, will consist of the top three teams from each of the six Regional FDMCC Competitions.

The competition rounds will last approximately one hour and time will be allotting for judges feedback for competitors. The Preliminary round will occur January 20. The Semifinals will occur January 21 and the competition will conclude Final Round on January 22, 2011.

Participating judges are asked to reserve 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. on the day they choose to participate. In addition all judges can receive CLE credit for donating their time to FDMCC. Note: Volunteer judges should indicate if they are interested in grading team briefs.

To volunteer, please fill out the reply card and email to This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it . 

Learn more about the Fredrick Douglass Moot Court Competition.

The CCBA Member Directory is available for people to search the bar membership rolls. The CCBA Member Directory is a useful tool for both the member and the public offering information free of charge to the site visitor. It includes listings for attorney, judge, legal assistant, legal administrator and merchant members and can include the member’s photo.

As a Web-based service, the site visitor can search the directory a myriad of ways, including via last name, firm name, area of practice, address, jurisdiction, bar admit date, law school or phone number. While most member information listed is basic and provided at no extra charge to the member, attorneys can pay to enhance their listing with their area(s) of practice. “I find it useful when looking for attorneys to write articles for Communiqué. The directory can be searched via area of practice to see who works in a particular field of law,” says Steph Abbott, who manages the editorial for the bar journal.

The cost to enhance the directory is nominal for the attorney members at $20 for the first practice area listing and $10 per additional listing. Members are encouraged to log into this Web site in the upper right corner of the page, visit the online CCBA Member Directory and update their information and upload their photo. To enhance your listing and purchase an area of practice, email This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it .

More than fifty students take oath of service at September 2 event.

The Clark County Law Foundation is a 501(c)(3), non-profit charitable organization that serves to support law-related programs that benefit the entire community.

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Kelly Thomas-Boyers M.B.A. managing Clark County Bar Association and Clark County Law Foundation.

LAS VEGAS - TUESDAY, JULY 20, 2010. Kelly Thomas-Boyers, M.B.A. is now serving the local legal community as the new executive director of the Clark County Bar Association (CCBA) and the Clark County Law Foundation (CCLF). Starting in the new position July 19, 2010, she will be implementing the strategic goals and objectives of the organizations while providing administration and support to the governing boards; delivering programs, products and services to the membership; and managing finances, facilities and human resource management. She will be focusing on fund raising efforts, membership development and community relationships. Thomas-Boyers is uniquely qualified to oversee the operations of a bar association and law foundation.

Thomas-Boyers earned her Bachelor of Science in Education and English at Ohio University (Athens) and holds a MBA from the University of California Irvine. Thomas-Boyers has lived and worked in Las Vegas since 1990 gaining extensive experience in business management and strategic planning for both small and large organizations. She has held leadership positions at area hospitals and health care entities. As a management consultant, she has worked with law firms and individual physician practices. Her work with non-profit entities has focused on fund raising and community partnerships, resulting in programs and alliances, successfully achieving business goals.

"It is of highest priority to improve the Clark County Bar by building on the successful platform already developed through vision and leadership," declared Thomas-Boyers. "I look forward to meeting our members and listening to their business needs and perspectives. I think enhancing membership value through strategic new partnerships and adding benefits relevant to the dynamic business needs the law profession faces are crucial in this economy."

CCBA President A. Wayne Carter welcomes Thomas-Boyers, "The CCBA and CCLF welcomes Ms. Thomas-Boyers. She has the qualifications to readily meet the demands of the Bar. The Bar looks forward to a long and fruitful relationship with Ms. Thomas-Boyers."

With Thomas-Boyers hired to lead both organizations, former CLE and Special Events Director Donna Wiessner has been promoted to assist in service as associate executive director. She will manage staff and building operations in addition to the continuing legal education and the special event departments she has maintained during the transition. Most recently, Wiessner served as interim executive director after the bar's long-time executive director Eric Mann departed earlier this year.

Carter expressed his gratitude for Wiessner's service, "The CCBA and CCLF are most grateful to Mrs. Wiessner for her 10-year plus years of outstanding service. She has made the Bar a much better organization serving its members and the community at large."

Wiessner added, "I am looking forward to managing the day-to-day operations of the CCBA and CCLF under the direction and leadership of Kelly. Great things are about to happen!"

LAS VEGAS - JUNE 4, 2010. The Clark County Law Foundation (CCLF) recently worked hard on a volunteer drive in support of an event sponsored by Special Olympics Nevada. On Saturday, May 22, 2010, CCLF helped to staff the Special Olympics' Southern Nevada Aquatics Regionals at the Heritage Park Aquatic Complex in Henderson, Nevada. CCLF's volunteer drive was successfully organized by Las Vegas attorney Shannon Nordstrom.

"We appreciate the rapid volunteer response-we had nearly all of the volunteers we needed within the first twenty-four hours of sending the request. We had a great time supporting the Special Olympics. Thank you to our volunteers," says Nordstrom, co-chair of the Community Service Committee. The Clark County Law Foundation extends a special thanks to the following volunteers for the time and efforts on the morning of May 22, 2010:

Shannon Nordstrom
Mariteresa Rivera-Rogers
Stacy Perez and her daughter
Anita Webster
Chris Miller
Zoie Miller
Zach Miller
Robin Chase
Augusta Massey
Karen Eddington Chris Bloomfield
Kendall Willes
Courtney Hackett
Darci Dipo
Diane Carter
Ursla Gerads
Amy Braudis
Alice O'Hearn
Larry O'Hearn
Barbara Mull Cheryl Snider
Sarah Thornton
Delgado Lopez
Lynn Eckles
Mike Shalmy
Amber White-Davidson
Mike Davidson
Anastasia Noe
L-Ikera Retzloff
Stephanie Abbott

LAS VEGAS - MAY 31, 2010. The Clark County Law Foundation (CCLF) will host the annual Attorney Memorial Service on September 24, 2010 from 3 to 5 p.m. at the Lloyd D. George US Courthouse in downtown Las Vegas.

This special event provides an opportunity for the local legal community to pay tribute to and celebrate attorneys who passed on the prior year. This year, the memorial will honor those members who passed on from June 2, 2009 through June 1, 2010. Members of the local bench and bar are invited to attend the memorial and honor their lost colleagues.

This service is a project of the CCLF's Community Service Committee in conjunction with the State Bar of Nevada, Eighth Judicial District Court, U.S. District Court, and Federal Bar Association-Las Vegas Chapter.

If you know of a member who passed on and would like them to be included, please send their information, and contact name and number for their family member, to the Community Service Committee, and it will contact the family for inclusion in the memorial. Inquiries can be made to CCLF Public Services Advisor This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it at (702) 387-6011.

Clark County Legal Community Convenes to Honor Law Day and Community Service
Liberty Bell Awards Featured at May Bar Luncheon

LAS VEGAS - May 21, 2010. On May 20, at what has become a tradition, the Clark County Bar Association's (CCBA) May Luncheon brought together several members of the local legal community. This year, special presentations were made by the Clark County Law Foundation (CCLF), Clark County Bar Association and the State Bar of Nevada.

CCBA President A. Wayne Carter kicked-off the event with a special presentation to the bar's former Executive Director Eric Mann thanking him for his decade of service. The State Bar of Nevada then presented grant checks to several local legal organizations in support their community service activities. Next, the CCLF Community Service Committee honored Las Vegas Justice Court Judge Nancy Oesterle and attorney Robert Nelson-Kortland with Liberty Bell Awards. Finally, keynote speaker Las Vegas Mayor Oscar Goodman addressed members of the bar on the state of the city.

A highlight of the event was the presentation of the Liberty Bell Awards. An annual activity of the CCLF Community Service Committee, done in conjunction with Law Day, the Liberty Bell Awards honor members of the local legal community who promotes a better understanding of the US Constitution and the Bill of Rights; encourages greater respect for the law and the courts; stimulates a deeper sense of individual responsibility so citizens recognize their duties as well as their rights; contributes to the effective functioning of our governmental institutions; fosters a better understanding and appreciation of the law. Both Judge Nancy Oesterle and Robert Nelson-Kortland were nominated by their colleagues for this honor.

Judge Oesterle graciously accepted the Liberty Bell Award and shared memories of her dedicated service to the bench, the bar and the community at large. Mr. Nelson-Kortland was honored posthumously; his award was accepted by legal assistant Christy Beckwith, a friend and former co-worker at the City of Las Vegas Senior Citizens Law Project.

The CCBA May Luncheon was sponsored by the Bank of Nevada and Pinkerton Consulting & Investigations with photography provided courtesy of Vincent Kostiw of AlsacePhoto.com.

Images from this luncheon may be found in the CCBA Photo Gallery.

To the Members of the Clark County Bar Association:

Since 1993, Trial By Peers (TBP), our renowned teen court program, has been making a huge impact on thousands of teens throughout the Clark County area. With the hard work of our volunteers and staff, these teens are given the opportunity to get back on the "right side of the law", while learning valuable life lessons.

Not only does TBP aid in lowering recidivism, this valuable program saves thousands of our tax dollars by administering cases which would otherwise be part of an overworked juvenile court system. Our volunteer base is comprised of teens, licensed Nevada attorneys and Clark County judges, who recognize and appreciate the value of TBP.

Why am I sharing this with you? We need your help! We are in need of additional funding in order to help pay for the existing program and, hopefully, increase the size of the program to take on even more cases.

To that end, we are proud to officially unveil Trial By Peers' "Adopt-a-Case" Program. You can ensure the future of this long-running program by adopting a case for as little as $250.00. While we will gladly accept any amount, for as little as $250.00 you or your firm will be honored on a plaque to be permanently displayed at the Clark County Bar Center. You will also receive recognition on our Web site and in our official magazine, The Communiqué. If you give in multiple increments of $250.00, all recognition shall reflect the number of cases you have adopted.

Please help us make a positive impact on a teen's life, while doing your part to combat future crime in your neighborhood.

Please give to Trial By Peers. Your tax deductible donation may be made online, or by fax or mail. Thank you for your support.

Learn more about Trial By Peers.

Thank you for your generosity.

(Las Vegas, NV) October 28, 2009 - Clark County Bar Association President Hon. Frank Sullivan today announced that the Clark County Bar Association (CCBA) has received two 2009 Luminary Awards for communications excellence from the National Association of Bar Executives (NABE). In a gathering of the NABE Communications Section in Las Vegas last week, CCBA's graphic design specialist Amy Strocchia, received a Luminary Award for Excellence in Electronic Publications and a Luminary Award for Excellence in Regular Publications.

The Clark County Bar Association was among just 14 bar associations and their communications professionals to receive Luminary Awards this year. The NABE Communications Section's Luminary Awards program, created in 1992 and named for the New Mexican "luminaria," recognizes excellence in marketing, public relations, regular publications, special publications, electronic publications and websites. Since its inception, the Luminary Awards competition has been sponsored by Thomson Reuters Legal.

"We are very proud of Amy for earning this award," said executive director Eric Mann. "Bringing home an award of this caliber is a true testament to our staff's professionalism and is a wonderful recognition of the work this bar association does to service its members and the public."

Luminary Award entries are judged on the following criteria: consistent quality of writing and readability; quality, clarity and effectiveness of design and format; success in meeting stated objectives and reaching targeted audience and effective use of available resources.

"The NABE Luminary Awards provide recognition for excellence in the field of communications," said Barry Kolar, assistant executive director of the Tennessee Bar Association and chair of the Luminary Awards Committee. "These award winners represent the best in their field nationwide, so they and their associations can be proud of this special recognition."

Photos from recent CCBA events can be found online in our photo gallery. See albums from CCBA Baseball Night, 40-Year Club, Meet Your Judges and CCBA Luncheons. Photo gallery...

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CCBA is Now on Facebook - Become a fan!
The Clark County Bar Association now has a fan page on the social networking site, Facebook. The Clark County Bar Association page will feature news and alerts regarding the Clark County Bar Association, the Clark County Law Foundation and other news of interest for the Las Vegas legal community. Facebook users can become a fan of the page when logged in to Facebook. www.facebook.com/ccbanv.

CCBA is Now on Twitter – Follow our tweets from @clarkcountybar!
The Clark County Bar Association now has a Twitter page on the social networking site, Twitter. There we will feature news and alerts regarding the Clark County Bar Association, the Clark County Law Foundation and other news of interest for the Las Vegas legal community. Follow our twitter from http://twitter.com/clarkcountybar.