News and Events:

YLS Trial Academy

April 5-6, and 11, 2025

Registration is now open for the YLS Trial Academy on April 5-6, and 11, 2025. This program provides great trial training for attorneys seeking to gain trial expertise.

The upcoming YLS Trial Academy will be the most immersive and thorough trial academy presented by the Nevada State Bar to date. We are also excited to announce that the trial academy will now span over 3 days, allowing the participants to hone their skills one-on-one with experienced trial attorneys and to gain experience through a mock trial in front of the judges of the Eighth Judicial District Court.

Come check out this year’s trial academy and learn about the various aspects of the trial process, including: opening statements, direct examinations, cross examinations, closing arguments, evidence and objections, and ethics.

This year’s Trial Academy will only cost $650.00 and participants will earn 14.0 general CLE credits, 1.0 substance, and 1.0 ethics CLE credit. Seating is very limited, with only 24 spots. So sign up quickly!

This is a Live Event only. The first two days will take place at the State Bar of Nevada offices at 3100 W. Charleston Blvd., Las Vegas, NV 89102. The final day will take place in the Eighth Judicial District Courtrooms.


About the Section

Membership Open to Boyd Law Students

Purpose:

To provide opportunities for the assimilation of young lawyers into the profession as well as a training ground for future leaders of our bar. Any members in good standing with the State Bar who are either (a) thirty-seven (37) years of age or under or (b) have been admitted to the State Bar for less than ten (10) years are eligible to become members of the YLS by the payment of annual dues. From mentor programs, to organizing charity events, to networking, to fighting to improve the image of attorneys in general, YLS has a wide array of activities.

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Chair | Austin Barnum | abarnum@clarkhill.com

Vice Chair | Jackson Wong | j.wong@kempjones.com

Secretary | Emily Monsoor | emily@mountainlegacylaw.com
 
Treasurer | Amanda Netuschil | amandanetuschil1213@gmail.com
 
 
Member At Large | Elva Castaneda | ecastaneda@kcnvlaw.com
 
Member At Large | Zach Morris | zach@probate-estatelaw.com
 
Member At Large | John Fortin | jfortin@mcdonaldcarano.com
 
Member At Large | Robert Morgan-Beesley | rmorganbeesley@allisonmackenzie.com
 
 
Staff Liaison |  Claudia Mason | claudiam@nvbar.org
 
Board Liaison | Holly Parker | Snshn585@yahoo.com
 
Dues: Annual dues are $25


Join the Section

To join the Young Lawyers Section, visit your member profile page at members.nvbar.org. After you log into your profile, look under the “Online Store” heading, click on “Join Sections,” and then choose the section you wish to join. If the section doesn’t appear in the listing, it means you are already a member of the section.