The State Bar of Nevada is pleased to announce that the LGBT Section has won the state bar’s Section Pro Bono Challenge! As a result, the section will receive the State Bar of Nevada 2023 Volunteer of the Year award. LGBT Section Chair Kevin Kampschror will accept the award at the annual Bar Conference in New York City on June 22.
Together, all the combined pro bono work and donations by the participating sections earned a final total of 1,451 points during the challenge. These points represent 109 pro bono cases accepted by 198 attorneys, 556 volunteers at Ask-A-Lawyer or Lawyer in the Library sessions, and $6,335 in donations raised. Every dollar of the donated funds goes to legal aid organizations based on the IOLTA formula. Cases earned three points, “Asks” were worth two points, and donations generated one point for every $500 donated.
Top Section Volunteers, Ranked by Top 10 Sections:
- LGBT – Bonnie Smith;
- Family Law – Robert Cerceo;
- Probate & Trust – Kendal Weisenmiller;
- Public Lawyers – Homa Woodrum;
- Appellate Litigation – Timothy Wiseman;
- Alternative Dispute Resolution – Fran Fine;
- Cannabis – Tie – Amanda Connor, David Connor, Amy Meyer;
- Young Lawyers – Monique Jammer;
- Solo and Small Practice – Max Stovall; and
- Real Property – Michael Kalish.
A more detailed section recap is available on the leaderboard. See the participants.
In addition to recognition at the State Bar of Nevada annual Bar Conference, the volunteers listed above will be invited to a lunch with the Nevada Supreme Court and Nevada Court of Appeals this fall, and all participants will be invited to judicial events in Las Vegas and Reno. Finally, top sections and volunteers will be featured in an upcoming issue of Nevada Lawyer.
Thank you to all the section leaders, section volunteers, State Bar of Nevada President Paola Armeni, the Board of Governors, all Nevada legal aid providers, and the Nevada judiciary for supporting the challenge.