UNLV Boyd Law is pleased to host its inaugural alumni U.S. Supreme Court Swearing-In ceremony in Washington D. C., and we invite you to join us June 1-2. The Supreme Court allows only 30 of our graduates to participate, and you must be a member of your State Bar for at least three years. Please see the detailed instructions and information here. The deadline to submit all information to the Boyd School of Law is Monday, March 23. Thank you to Nakia Jackson-Hale for making this event happen.

I want to thank the student leaders at the Society of Advocates, and in particular Arthur Burns, Ryan

Last night, we held the 21st Annual Public Interest Law Association Silver State Auction. This annual event raises funds for law students to do public interest work in the summer. I want to thank PILA President, Alexis Taitel, Vice President, Chelsea Armstrong and Vice President of the Auction, Liz Davenport for making this terrific event happen.

I want to congratulate the following award recipients from last night: 

Silver State Staircase Award: Mona Kaveh, Kemp Jones Coulthard LLP
Mona is actively involved with Children's Attorneys Project through the Legal Aid Center of Southern Nevada

On Friday, UNLV announced a $9 million gift from the San Manuel Band of Mission Indians to the College of Hospitality and the Boyd School of Law. This transformative gift will make the university the nation’s leading source for education and innovation related to tribal gaming operations and law.

This gift is the largest interdisciplinary gift the University has ever received. The historic agreement will add unique expertise on tribal gaming to the world’s leading hospitality and gaming program, and add a tribal gaming emphasis to the nation’s only master’s degree program in gaming law. 

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Part of what distinguishes UNLV Boyd is our faculty-led Programs and Centers. Two examples are the Saltman Center for Conflict Resolution and the UNLV Health Law Program. Each has important upcoming events:

We look forward to welcoming Professor Pat Chew on March 5 at 5:30 p.m. as she presents "Hiding Harassment" at the annual Beecroft Lecture on Conflict Resolution. Professor Chew is the Judge J. Quint Salmon and Anne Salmon Chaired Professor of Law at the University of Pittsburgh, where she is a University Chancellor’s Distinguished Teaching Award recipient. We invite you to register for

The law school is extraordinarily grateful to Sam and Lexy Lionel for a gift of $1 million to create a new Reid-Lionel Scholarship Fund in recognition of Senator Harry Reid. 

In keeping with Senator Reid’s commitment to Nevada and the nation, this new endowed fund will provide financial support for students, known as Reid-Lionel Scholars, at the UNLV William S. Boyd School of Law. Reid-Lionel Scholars will have a demonstrated commitment to public service as shown by prior work experience in the public or non-profit sector, history of volunteerism or commitment to public service law as

This Saturday, UNLV is hosting the We The People competition, a national civic education program with a long history in Nevada, thanks to the leadership of Justice Elissa Cadish, Judge Phil Pro, and the State Bar of Nevada. We look forward to the participation of high schools from around the state and prominent competition judges from across Nevada. The winner of this week's Nevada State Competition will go on to compete in the national competition this spring. This program would not have been possible without the cooperation of our friends at the Nevada Center for Civic Engagement, The Washoe

As the semester winds down, I'm delighted to share some recent good news of recognition of our students.

• Congratulations to Jazmine Thompson who was selected to be part of a group of law students attending the National Women's Law Students Organization (NWLSO) Leadership Academy at Harvard Law School. As part of the program, Jazmine took part in panels on diversity and inclusion in the legal profession with faculty from Harvard, judges from around the country, and partners at Latham & Watkins and other national law firms. 
• Alissa McAffee Elder was selected as a Steiger Fellow and will

There are many wonderful things happening here at Boyd Law. You can read about our terrific faculty, programs and events in our magazine, UNLV Law and in the Saltman Center for Conflict Resolution Newsletter, The Desert Talking Piece.

Have an amazing and safe Thanksgiving holiday and weekend!

Best,

Dan
Dean & Richard J. Morgan Professor of Law
daniel.hamilton@unlv.edu
 

This week, the law school's Program on Race, Gender, and Policing brought together a panel of law enforcement officials and community activists and scholars for a panel discussion: Police De-Escalation: Reducing Force and Building Community Trust. This panel was covered by the Las Vegas Sun and KTNV. Thank you to the Mob Museum for hosting this event and Professor Frank Rudy Cooper and Professor Addie Rolnick for helping drive this important discussion in our community. 

Thanks to Professor Ruben Garcia, the American Constitution Society is hosting a Judges' Convening at the law school today