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Timeline Of African-American Legal History In Nevada (1861-2011), Rachel J. Anderson Feb 2012

Timeline Of African-American Legal History In Nevada (1861-2011), Rachel J. Anderson

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For the first time in Nevada history, this timeline depicts selected events in the history of African-American lawyers, civil rights, and diversity in Nevada's bar and bench. It includes many historically significant pictures and is part of a special Black History Month issue of the Nevada Lawyer, the official publication of the State Bar of Nevada. That issue highlights the achievements and contributions of African-American lawyers in Nevada in honor of the 51st anniversary of the first African American (Charles L. Kellar) passing the Nevada state bar examination, the 48th anniversary of the first two African Americans admitted to the …


Dean’S Column: Collaborations With Professional Associations, Rachel J. Anderson Feb 2012

Dean’S Column: Collaborations With Professional Associations, Rachel J. Anderson

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This co-authored article documents the cooperation and synergies between the William S. Boyd School of Law at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, and the Las Vegas Chapter of the National Bar Association (LVNBA). The LVNBA is the local affiliate of the National Bar Association, which is the nation’s oldest minority bar and largest national association of over 44,000 predominately African-American lawyers, judges, professors, and law students. The article is part of a special Black History Month issue of the Nevada Lawyer, the official publication of the State Bar of Nevada. That issue highlights the achievements and contributions of African-American …


Preserving The Past In The Present For The Future: Las Vegas Chapter Of The National Bar Association Archive At The Wiener-Rogers Law Library, Jeanne Price, Rachel J. Anderson Feb 2012

Preserving The Past In The Present For The Future: Las Vegas Chapter Of The National Bar Association Archive At The Wiener-Rogers Law Library, Jeanne Price, Rachel J. Anderson

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This co-authored article documents the establishment of the Las Vegas Chapter of the National Bar Association (LVNBA) Archive in 2011 at the Wiener-Rogers Law Library at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, William S. Boyd School of Law, which may be the first of its kind in the nation. The LVNBA archive was established in cooperation with the LVNBA, the local affiliate of the National Bar Association, which is the nation’s oldest minority bar and largest national association of over 44,000 predominately African-American lawyers, judges, professors, and law students. Materials donated by the LVNBA and its members document the role …


Restorative Lawyer Discipline In Australia, Linda Haller Jan 2012

Restorative Lawyer Discipline In Australia, Linda Haller

Nevada Law Journal

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Introduction: Lawyers As Conservators?, Joan W. Howarth Jan 2012

Introduction: Lawyers As Conservators?, Joan W. Howarth

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This Symposium reminds us of our most important work, to protect legal institutions and the rule of law, and asks this most provocative question: Will 21st Century Business, Regulatory, and Educational Challenges Destroy the Lawyer's Role As Guardian of Legal Institutions and the Rule of Law?To some Symposium participants, the question posed is too dystopian. Is survival of the rule of law really at stake? For others, the Symposium question suggests a prior, even darker one: How can we conserve what is already lost? How, indeed, will we conserve legal institutions and the role of law? Are we, as lawyers, …


The Paradox And Promise Of Restorative Attorney Discipline, Jennifer Gerarda Brown, Liana G.T. Wolf Jan 2012

The Paradox And Promise Of Restorative Attorney Discipline, Jennifer Gerarda Brown, Liana G.T. Wolf

Nevada Law Journal

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The Promise Of Client-Centered Professional Norms, Katherine R. Kruse Jan 2012

The Promise Of Client-Centered Professional Norms, Katherine R. Kruse

Nevada Law Journal

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Paradox Lost: The Potential Of Restorative Attorney Discipline — With A Cautionary Call For Making Distinctions, Jeffrey W. Stempel Jan 2012

Paradox Lost: The Potential Of Restorative Attorney Discipline — With A Cautionary Call For Making Distinctions, Jeffrey W. Stempel

Nevada Law Journal

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Professor John "Jack" Apol, 1941-2012: In Memoriam, Joan W. Howarth Jan 2012

Professor John "Jack" Apol, 1941-2012: In Memoriam, Joan W. Howarth

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