Annual Alumni Dinner
All UNLV William S. Boyd School of Law graduates, friends, and guests are invited to join us for the 2016 Annual Alumni Dinner and 5-, 10-, and 15-Year Class Reunions on November 5, 2016 at the Four Seasons Las Vegas-Four Seasons Ballroom (2nd floor). We are delighted to announce guest speaker, Christopher Darden, Prosecutor in the O.J. Simpson case, with Q&A moderated by Clark County District Attorney Steve Wolfson. The recipients of this year's Alumni Awards are: Joe Cain '01, Alumnus of the Year; Brenda Weksler '02 Alumni Volunteer Leadership Award; Ogonna Brown '01, Distinguished Service Alumni Award; and Hillary Walsh '12, Young Alumni Award
6:30 p.m. - Reception for all attendees
7:15 p.m. - Dinner and Program
Christopher Allen Darden is an American lawyer, author, actor, lecturer and practicing attorney. He was a 16-year veteran of the Los Angeles County District Attorney's office, where he was assigned to the prosecution of O. J. Simpson, in which role he gained a great deal of national attention.
During his tenure as a prosecutor, Darden was the Assistant Head Deputy Attorney of the Special Investigations Division which investigated and prosecuted cases involving corruption by public officials and police officer involved shootings.
Darden left the District Attorney Office after the O.J. Simpson case, and joined the faculty at California State University, Los Angeles, where he taught criminal law. That same year, he was appointed Associate Professor of Law at Southwestern University School of Law. Darden taught and specialized in criminal law, criminal procedure and trial advocacy. During that time, Darden also did humanitarian work for the families of homicide victims and domestic abuse victims.
He left the law school in 2000 and started his own firm, Darden & Associates, Inc., specializing in criminal law defense and civil litigation, where he worked on white collar, narcotics, marijuana, homicides and criminal street gang cases.
Darden is a frequent guest and commentator on ABC, CBS, NBC, CNN, Fox News Network and Court TV. He has made guest appearances on various television shows and in movies.
He is also a writer. In addition to In Contempt, a number one New York Times Best Seller, which chronicled his experiences with the O.J. Simpson trial, he is a co-author (with Dick Lochte) of a number of crime novels, including The Trials of Nikki Hill (1999), LA Justice (2000), Lawless (2001) and The Last Defense (2002).
Darden has lectured at various bar association events, Universities and Law Schools including Harvard, Yale, Loyola, University of Pittsburg, University of Miami, Mercer Law School University, Indiana University and Georgia State University.