But Kelsey Lamph didn’t know she’d be sitting next to a Nevada legend, Patricia Cafferata, during her externship last year in the Nevada State Public Defender’s Office in Carson City. 

“Patty is an amazing woman to have as a mentor,” Lamph says of the veteran assemblywoman and state’s first female treasurer (in 1982), who has been Chief Legal Advisor to three district attorneys. Now in her 80s, Cafferata still works with the public defender’s office in Carson City.

“Her being this amazing force in Nevada was a great experience,” Lamph says. “It was like going around with a celebrity.”

Lamph

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Erica Adler (J.D. '20, LL.M. '21) is convinced her career has moved faster than she could have imagined since she received her LL.M. degree in 2021.

Just months before that momentous accomplishment, Adler was testifying before the Nevada Legislature for the William S. Boyd School of Law at UNLV Professor Becky Harris’ Gaming Policy Seminar. She learned how to develop solutions to key gaming issues from Harris, who had served from 2018-19 as the first female chair of the Nevada Gaming Control Board.

In August 2021, the Japan-founded Aruzé Gaming firm offered Adler a

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When Chandler Pohl (J.D. '14, LL.M. '18) returned to Las Vegas from Singapore after five years as a film and television professor, he thought he would pursue educational law in the United States. He had earned a bachelor’s degree at UNLV in 1998 in film/cinema/video studies, but did not think entertainment law would interest him as a career.

Suddenly, Pohl’s pursuit of a Juris Doctorate as a William S. Boyd School of Law student in an international entertainment mecca, which he began in August 2010 and finished in 2014, made all the sense in the world.

“The base J.D

Where are you serving? 

I serve as a Senior Deputy District Attorney in the Churchill County District Attorney’s Office. 

How long have you been in this office? 

I have worked in this office for 6 years. 

What does your typical week involve? 

I deal with crimes against people, so I handle cases from beginning to end each week. Our cases are either in justice court or district court. We have only five criminal attorneys because our county is so small. Every week is different! 

What do you enjoy most about serving your community? 

I like being in a small community and living in Fallon; I like to serve

Where were you serving?

I served in the Second Judicial District Court in Washoe County, Nevada under the Honorable Barry L. Breslow. 

How long were you in this office? 

I was in this position for one year, from August 2023 to September 2024. 

What did your typical week involve? 

A typical week consisted of numerous hearings every day. Given the incredible caseload most of our Judges have here in Washoe County, we were in trial quite often. If we were not in trial, days were spent drafting orders and memoranda for the Court, game planning with staff and colleagues for upcoming matters, and speaking

Where are you serving?

I am currently serving as the Judicial Law Clerk in Department 7 of the Second Judicial District Court in Washoe County for the Honorable Egan Walker. This is a general jurisdiction court, meaning we hear both criminal and civil cases, in addition to various specialty court dockets.

How long have you been in this office? 

I began my judicial clerkship in August 2023. I had originally taken a one-year clerkship position; however, when the opportunity for a second year became available, I jumped at the chance to continue to learn from my Judge and my time in the courtroom.

Wha

Where are you serving?

I am one of the judicial law clerks for Chief Justice Elissa F. Cadish at the Nevada Supreme Court. 

How long have you been in this position?

I have been in this position since August 2023 and before that I was a judicial law clerk at the trial level for Judge Barry L. Breslow of the Second Judicial District Court. 

  
What does your typical week involve?

A typical week involves reviewing the appellate record in the case or cases I am assigned for the month and preparing a bench memorandum addressing the issues raised by the parties. To address those issues, I review the

Where are you serving? 

I’m a District Court Judge in Department 3, 4th Judicial District Court (Elko County), and Juvenile Court Judge. 

How long have you been in this office? 

I have served on the District Court since January 2021. Prior to my election to the District Court, I served as Elko Township Justice of the Peace and City of Elko Municipal Court Judge (2013 – 2020), and prior to that, as Family Court Master for the Fourth Judicial District Court (2007 – 2012).

What does your typical week involve? 

As general jurisdiction judges in a rural Nevada county, we hear a variety of criminal

Like many of today’s students at the Boyd School of Law, Justin Carley was a big sports fan when he attended the school in the mid-2000s. 

Two years ago, Stephanie Allen wouldn’t have labeled herself a rabid fan of the wildly popular auto racing circuit known as Formula One.