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UNLV Student Bar Association* |
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President: |
Steve Parke |
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VP, Day Division: |
Elana Graham |
| VP, Evening Division: |
Tiffany Lawrence |
| Secretary: |
Nathan Ring |
| Treasurer: |
Tyson Cross |
| 2L Rep F/T |
Dan Licciardi |
| 2L Rep P/T |
Whitney Richburg |
| 3L Rep F/T |
Nicole Cannizzaro |
| 3L Rep P/T |
Jennifer Golanics |
| 4L Rep |
Kareema Turner |
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Email: |
LawSBA@unlv.edu |
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Student Organization Handbook 2009-2010 |
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The purpose of the Student Bar Association is to act as a means for student self government. It provides an effective medium for the expression of student views and serves as a liason between students, faculty, and administration.
The SBA also sponsors such activities as may be deemed beneficial to the Law School community and specifically to the students. |
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Asian Pacific American Law Student Association (APALSA)* |
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President: |
Wendy Zheng |
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Email: |
zhengw@unlv.nevada.edu |
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Vice President: |
John Park |
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Email: |
parkj90@unlv.nevada.edu |
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Treasurer: |
Justin Taruc |
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Email: |
tarucj2@unlv.nevada.edu |
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| The Asian Pacific American Law Student Association’s (APALSA) purpose is to promote Asian Pacific American topics and to contribute to the multicultural awareness at the William S. Boyd School of Law. APALSA is concerned with connecting Asian Pacific American law students with other professional organizations and the Asian Pacific American community. APALSA membership is open to all interested law students and members are encouraged to become leaders and active participants in community issues. |
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Black Law Students Association (BLSA)* |
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President: |
Elisabeth Flemming |
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Email: |
flemmi10@unlv.nevada.edu |
| VP Operations & Philanthropy: |
Koren Boyd |
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Email: |
boydk5@unlv.nevada.edu |
| VP of Programming: |
Jessica Goodey |
| Email: |
Jessica.Goodey@students.law.unlv.edu |
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Secretary: |
Nichole Duru |
| Email: |
durun@unlv.nevada.edu |
| Treasurer: |
Alicia Monroe |
| Email: |
amonroelaw@gmail.com |
| Social Chair: |
Sarah Bassett |
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Email: |
sbasset1@gmail.com |
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Academic Outreach Chair: |
Kareema Turner |
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Email: |
kareema.turner@students.law.unlv.edu |
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We, the Black Law Students Association of William S. Boyd School of Law, exist for the support, guidance and direction of Black students in academic, professional and social endeavors. Our main function is to assist members in the development of their legal careers and to provide opportunities for exposure to various areas and aspects of the legal profession.
We recognize the need to act positively in the development of the Black community, to encourage cooperation and closer ties between members of the law school's Black community and to establish a vehicle through which our concerns are brought to bear on Boyd policy and the community at large.
The National Black Law Students Association (NBLSA) is a national organization designed to articulate and promote the professional needs and goals of Black law students. As the largest student run organization in the country, NBLSA encourages the development of talented, socially conscious, lawyers of tomorrow. NBLSA is compromised of six regions, representing over 6,000 members across the nation. |
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Christian Legal Society (CLS)* |
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President: |
David Mabry |
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Email: |
David.Mabry@students.law.unlv.edu |
| Vice President: |
Corrine Sedran |
| Email: |
Corinne.Sedran@students.law.unlv.edu |
| Secretary-Treasurer: |
Jason Van Meetran |
| Email: |
vanmeet2@unlv.nevada.edu |
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Web Site: |
Click Here |
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| The Christian Legal Society is a national grassroots network of lawyers and law students committed to proclaiming, loving, and serving Jesus Christ through the practice of law. Guided by the Threefold Ministry Model, we engage in: Spiritual Formation: Cultivating our faith through communal prayer, fellowship, worship, and devotional study of the Bible and other Christian works; Compassionate Outreach: Showing the love of Christ by proclaiming the gospel in word and in deed, through charitable good works and community outreach; and Christian Calling: Beginning to make the law our ministry and addressing the question, "What does it mean to be a Christian in law?" |
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Criminal Law Society (CLS)* |
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President: |
Douglas Nutton |
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Email: |
samuel.mirkovich@students.law.unlv.edu |
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VP of Events: |
Dana Oswalt |
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Email: |
Dana.Oswalt@students.law.unlv.edu |
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VP of Recruitment: |
Mark Weisenmiller |
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Email: |
Mark.Weisenmiller@students.law.unlv.edu |
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VP Administration: |
Jordyn Raimondo |
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Email: |
jordyn.raimondo@students.law.unlv.edu |
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| The Criminal Law Society is an organization that brings together students interested in criminal law, providing its members the educational opportunity to learn about criminal law and the United States criminal justice system. The Society strives to cultivate interest and networking occasions in the various fields that criminal law has to offer. The Society also encourages its members to aspire to the highest standards of personal integrity, diligence, and individual responsibility in their study and practice of criminal law.
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| Financial Law Society (FL$)* |
| President: |
John Park |
| Email: |
parkj90@unlv.nevada.edu |
| Vice President: |
Paul Marrero |
| Email: |
marrerol@unlv.nevada.edu |
| Secretary: |
Christopher Nous |
| Email: |
nousc@unlv.nevada.edu |
| Treasurer: |
Justin Taruc |
| Email: |
tarucj2@unlv.nevada.edu |
| Events Coordinator: |
Meghan Sheridan |
| Email: |
sherid24@unlv.nevada.edu |
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Founded in 2009, the Financial Law Society of the William S. Boyd School of Law
is a student-run organization that seeks to foster a better understanding of
how financial law effects local and global markets through various forms such
as bankruptcy, taxation, etc. Through frequent events we aim to show how
global financial issues can have a local effect on the economy. |
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Gaming Law Society (GLS)* |
| President: |
Gabrielle Angle |
| Email: |
gabrielle.angle@students.law.unlv.edu |
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| The Gaming Law Association provides its members with an excellent opportunity to achieve a better understanding of what gaming attorneys do and what issues they may face on a day-to-day basis. We accomplish this by: Inviting guest speakers to give on-campus presentations; Sponsoring field trips to various locations such as hotel/casinos and equipment manufacturers; Hosting a gaming law career fair; and more! |
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| Intellectual Property Law Society (IPLS)* |
| President: |
Shane Phayakapong |
| Email: |
phayakap@unlv.nevada.edu |
| Executive Director: |
Christopher Nous |
| Email: |
nousc@unlv.nevada.edu |
| Finance Director: |
Kimberly DelMonico |
| Email: |
delmonic@unlv.nevada.edu |
| Executive Assistant: |
Stephanie Buntin |
| Email: |
buntins2@unlv.nevada.edu |
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| The Intellectual Property Law Society (IPLS) is an organization of law students interested in intellectual property law. Our mission is to encourage and facilitate student excellence in the field of intellectual property. We accomplish this through maintaining a network of interaction between students, alumni, and IP practitioners; educating law students on the latest substantive IP issues; and helping law students interested in IP law find their IP niche. |
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Nevada Law Journal* |
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Editor-in-Chief: |
Elham Roohani |
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Managing Editor: |
Moorea Katz |
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Web Site: |
Click Here |
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| Nevada Trial Lawyers Association (NTLA)* |
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President: |
Mark Smith |
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Email: |
mark.smith@students.law.unlv.edu |
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Co-Vice President |
Ace Van Patten, Chelsea Monfalcone |
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Email: |
ace.vanpatten@students.law.unlv.edu,
cpmonfalcone@gmail.com |
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Secretary/Treasurer |
Danielle Tarmu |
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Email: |
danielle.tarmu@students.law.unlv.edu |
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| The Nevada Trial Lawyers Association (NTLA) is an organization of independent lawyers who represent consumers and share the common goal of improving the civil justice system. The NTLA Student Chapter helps prepare law students to engage in the fulfillment of this goal upon entering practice by teaching students how to become powerful courtroom advocates for their clients.
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| Organization of Part-Time and Non-Traditional Law Students (OPLS)* |
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President: |
Katty Sievers |
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Email: |
sieversk@unlv.nevada.edu |
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Vice President: |
Joseph Geller |
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Email: |
Joseph.Geller@students.law.unlv.edu |
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| The mission of OPLS is to empower and represent the interests of part-time and non-traditional law students at the William S. Boyd School of Law.
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| Phi Alpha Delta (PAD)* |
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President: |
Jose Valenzuela |
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Email: |
valenzu2@unlv.nevada.edu |
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Vice President: |
Jared Moser |
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Email: |
moserj4@unlv.nevada.edu
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Treasurer |
Morgan Flaherty |
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Email: |
flahert4@unlv.nevada.edu |
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Marshal |
Hilary Heap |
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Email: |
heaph@unlv.nevada.edu |
| Clerk |
Andrea Gandara |
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Email: |
gandaraa@unlv.nevada.edu |
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| The purpose of this Fraternity shall be to form a strong bond uniting students and teachers of the law with members of the Bench and Bar in a fraternal fellowship designed to advance the ideals of liberty and equal justice under law; to stimulate excellence in scholarship; to inspire the virtues of compassion and courage; to foster integrity and professional competence; to promote the welfare of its members; and to encourage their moral, intellectual, and cultural advancement; so that each member may enjoy a lifetime of honorable professional and public service. "Service to the Student, the School, the Profession and the Community."
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| Society of Advocates* |
| President: |
Siria Gutierrez |
| Email: |
Siria.Gutierrez@students.law.unlv.edu |
The William S. Boyd School of Law Society of Advocates (SOA) is an honorary, co-curricular organization whose members represent the school in interscholastic advocacy competitions all over the country. It seeks to foster in its members superior written and oral advocacy, counseling and dispute resolution skills by providing inter-scholastic competition experience.
Click here for the SOA website. |
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| Student Animal Legal Defense Fund/Environmental Law Society (SALDF/ELS)* |
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President: |
Dan Sussman, M.D. |
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Email: |
daniel.sussman@students.law.unlv.edu |
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Vice President |
Michael DeLee |
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Email: |
michael@deleeteam.com |
| Legislative Chair |
James Ohrenschall |
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Email: |
jamesohrenschall@gmail.com |
| Treasurer |
Lindsey Bennett |
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Email: |
lindsey.bennett@students.law.unlv.edu |
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| Technology in Law Practice (TILPA)* |
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President: |
Gabriel Raviv |
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Email: |
gabriel@macasylum.com |
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The Technology in Law Practice Association will:
- Help entering students achieve a minimum level of computer literacy with respect to Soft Test, using pleading templates on word processors, and knowing what software is available for managing research in LP, software for briefing and note taking, and the like.
- Expose students to the software that is used in law firms, including case management software.
- Expose students to the technology standards that lawyers are expected to maintain in practice, such as having independent calendar systems, regular backups, security, etc.
These goals will be accomplished through instructional on campus meetings. The Technology in Law Practice Association will strive to bring representatives from software companies to demonstrate their products to law students and faculty.
Boyd School of Law students can join here.
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| | | * Please be advised that the William S. Boyd School of Law accepts no responsibility for the opinions, views, and information found on this web site. |
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