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Registration is Open for the 2024 Bar Conference in Santa Fe, June 27 – 28, 2024
Registration is now open for the State Bar of Nevada’s 2024 Bar Conference, which will take place June 27 and 28 at the La Fonda hotel in Santa Fe, New Mexico.
Registration and hotel information can be found here. We look forward to seeing you there!
Santa Fe, New Mexico
Nevada Supreme Court Schedules Hearing to Discuss Pro Hac Vice Rules for ICWA Cases
On February 20, 2024, the Board of Governors of the State Bar of Nevada filed a petition in ADKT 0618 to amend Supreme Court Rule (SCR) 42 relating to the practice of attorneys not admitted in Nevada. This petition seeks to improve access to justice in sensitive matters involving the ICWA and to harmonize the ...Read More
Court Seeks Comments on Proposed Changes to Nevada Justice Court Rules of Civil Procedure
On January 24, 2023, Ann Zimmerman, Justice of the Peace, Las Vegas Township Justice Court, on behalf of the Nevada Judges of Limited Jurisdiction (NJLJ), filed a petition in ADKT 0607 in the Nevada Supreme Court seeking to amend the Nevada Justice Court Rules of Civil Procedure (NJCRCP).
The court issued an order on May 12, ...Read More
Nevada Supreme Court Forms Committee to Study Capital Case Procedures
On January 25, 2024, Linda Marie Bell, Associate Justice of the Nevada Supreme Court, filed a petition in ADKT 0617 seeking to create a Committee to Study and Update Supreme Court Rule 250 relating to procedures in capital cases.
The court concluded that such a committee should be created. It will conduct all hearings in public and ...Read More
Upcoming Events
CLE: Advanced Legal Writing – Las Vegas
Join the Appellate and Litigation Sections for a full day CLE seminar focusing on the best writing practices, […]
State Bar of Nevada’s ADR Section: Ways to Overcome Impasse: Tips and Tricks for Handling Mediation Stalemates
For Members of the State Bar of Nevada's ADR Section Only
Retired Judge David Jones will speak on:
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William S. Boyd School of Law – 19th Annual Pro Lecture in Legal History
The William S. Boyd School of Law and UNLV Department of History presents
2024 19th Annual Pro Lecture in […]
State Bar of Nevada’s LGBTQ+ Section: An AAPI CLE Overview: Promoting Inclusion & Combating Bias
Join us as Min Wong of the Anti-Defamation League leads a discussion regarding discrimination and bias against Asian […]