Dean Grinvald Installation

From the Dean's Desk: A Celebration of Beginnings and Fostering Our Potential
 

As I write my first message to you as dean of the William S. Boyd School of Law at UNLV, I am thinking about the excitement of new beginnings. There is untold potential when we embark on new endeavors. Since officially joining the law school on July 1, everything has been novel and inspiring.

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Retired Associate Dean Durand

Hitting a 'Durand Slam'


Retired dean reflects on quarter-century of service to Boyd Law

Retired Associate Dean Christine Smith

Connecting People, Serving Community


Boyd Law names Community Service Program in honor of retired Associate Dean Christine Smith

Featured Articles

Featured Articles

Opening Argument: The Classroom is Only the Beginning

Practice of law requires a lifelong commitment to learning

Ascending to New Heights

With a Boyd Law degree creating career paths she never could have envisioned, Sandra Douglass Morgan becomes president of the NFL’s Las Vegas Raiders.

Windsor Park: That Sinking Feeling

Boyd Law and the College of Fine Arts at UNLV produce a documentary about Windsor Park homes built over geologic faults and facing long-term subsidence problems

Hope Floats: After the Windsor Park film, talks continue about the future

The students had to finish their film and move on. But the William S. Boyd School of Law at UNLV continues to be part of talks about the future of the troubled Windsor Park neighborhood.

Full Circle

From clerking in to presiding over a federal district courtroom, Boyd Law professor emerita Anne Traum elevates access to justice

Closing Argument: Pedal to the Metal

In the wake of COVID, Nevada’s legal community must speed up efforts for fair justice for all

A World of Difference

Boyd Law’s Immigration Clinic moves into new downtown location

The Write Direction

Holistic approach makes Boyd School of Law’s legal writing program the best in the country

Off and Running

Initially slowed by the COVID-19 pandemic, the Indian Nations Gaming & Governance Program is building important momentum in multiple areas

What’s in a Name?

Everything, to those helped during the law school’s Name Change Clinic

Saltman Center for Conflict Resolution: Changing of the Guard

After serving as the Saltman Center’s first graduate fellow for nearly a decade, Boyd Law alumna Jae Barrick has decided to step down. Stepping up: Friend, protégé, and fellow alum Michael Stannard

Saltman Center’s Beecroft Lecture Series

Renowned scholars to share ADR expertise in the Beecroft Lecture Series

Faculty Focus

Faculty Focus

A Question of Criminal Procedure

SCOTUS has opened the door for states to prosecute certain crimes on Indian land. Boyd Law professor and federal Indian law scholar Addie Rolnick considers the potential consequences

A blow to the EPA’s ability to fight climate change

But Boyd Law professor Birdsong hopes Congress’ passage of the Inflation Reduction Act mitigates decision

A ‘Hail, Mary’ Pass? A Postgame Prayer

Professor Griffin questions how much SCOTUS values the Establishment Clause in high school football prayer decision

Second Opinions

With both legal and medical degrees, professor Orentlicher shares his perspective on healthcare law

Class Actions

 

Kelly Dove

Reputation is the key

Commercial litigation attorney Kelly Dove leads by example
 
Jason Frierson

First but Not the Last

From being part of Boyd School of Law's charter class to becoming the first Black U.S. Attorney for the District of Nevada, Jason Frierson blazes many trails