The State Bar of Nevada is honored to announce that John Fortin is the recipient of this year’s Young Lawyer of the Year award. Fortin is being recognized for his work serving the state bar’s Young Lawyers Section as its liaison to the Access to Justice Commission, where he has worked to develop processes and […]
The State Bar of Nevada’s Board of Governors 2025 election nomination period has closed. There will be no contested elections this year. The following candidates were nominated and will be sworn in to begin their three-year terms at the state bar’s Annual Bar Conference on June 12, 2025: District 1: Clark County Jeff Albregts and David […]
The State Bar of Nevada is honored to announce that Mark Brandenburg is the recipient of this year’s Volunteer of the Year award. Brandenburg is being recognized for his work serving on the Nevada Bar Foundation’s board since 2017. Under Brandenburg’s leadership as treasurer and president of the board, the foundation worked with Nevada bankers […]
The State Bar of Nevada is honored to announce that Justice Michael L. Douglas (Ret.) is the recipient of this year’s Bryan K. Scott Trailblazer Award. Douglas is being recognized because of his historic appointment in 2004 to become the first Black justice of the Nevada Supreme Court. He is also the first African American to […]
The State Bar of Nevada is honored to announce that Kristine Kuzemka is the recipient of this year’s Medal of Justice Award. Kuzemka is recognized for her work spearheading the State Bar of Nevada’s wellness resources, including the Nevada Lawyer and Judge Assistance program, which provides clinical services for attorneys suffering from abuse, addiction and/or […]
