Editorial Submissions

Nevada Lawyer welcomes the submission of unsolicited article outlines, manuscripts and photographs on topics of interest to the State Bar of Nevada and its members. When possible, completed articles are preferred to outlines or proposals. Please submit queries or articles to nvlawyer@nvbar.org. Your work will be fully attributed to you, the author or photographer.

Submission Guidelines

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Guideline highlights:

  • Unsolicited submissions should be 1,500 words or less.
  • Please keep endnotes to a minimum – 10 or less.
  • Articles authored by Nevada attorneys are strongly preferred.
  • All article submissions must be accompanied by a signed copy of our Copyright Assignment Agreement.

Deadline for substantive article submissions is three months prior to the issue date (in most cases, timely or urgent submissions will be considered). Non-feature and advertising items should be submitted by the first of the month prior to publication.

2023 Submission Deadlines:

ISSUE TOPIC AND DEADLINES CONTACT
January 2023 Issue Theme: General Topics on Nevada Law

Article Deadline: Oct. 21, 2022

Editor:
Deborah Westbrook
February 2023 Issue Theme: Legislative Issue

Article Deadline: Nov. 18, 2022

Editor:
Scott Wasserman
March 2023 Issue Theme: Digital Privacy

Article Deadline: Dec. 16, 2022

Editor:
Michael Morton
April 2023 Issue Theme: Nevada Legal History

Article Deadline: Jan. 20, 2023

Editor:
Anna Karabachev
May 2023 Issue Theme: Civility

Article Deadline: Feb. 17, 2023

Editor:
Steve Smith
June 2023 Issue Theme: Diversity in Practice

Article Deadline: March 18, 2023

Editors:
Laury Macauley and
Yolanda Carapia
July 2023 Issue Theme: Fourth Amendment

Article Deadline: April 14, 2023

Editor:
Chad Olsen
August 2023 Issue Theme: Children’s Law

Article Deadline: May 19, 2023

Editor:
Laura Tucker
Sept. 2023 Issue Theme: Guardianship Law

Article Deadline: June 16, 2023

Editor:
Patty Walsh
Oct. 2023 Issue Theme: Legal Education

Article Deadline: July 14, 2023

Editor:
Greg Shannon
Nov. 2023 Issue Theme: Artificial Intelligence

Article Deadline: Aug. 18, 2023

Editors:
Joe Riccio & Richard Hy
Dec. 2023 Issue Theme: Housing & Homelessness

Article Deadline: Sept. 15, 2023

Editor:
Deborah Westbrook
and Charlie Finlayson
Jan. 2024 Issue Theme: General Topics on Nevada Law

Article Deadline: Oct. 20, 2023

Editor:
Kristen Simmons