Governor Sandoval joined the William S. Boyd School of Law as its first Law and Leadership fellow in 2019. Previously, Sandoval served from 2011-2019 as Nevada's first Hispanic Governor and as one of the nation's most popular state leaders, and transformed Nevada with key accomplishments in economic development, water policy, state parks and recreation, public lands, veterans' issues, health care expansion, workforce development, renewable energy policy, innovative gaming policy and modernizing Nevada's public education system.

Noah Malgeri is the Pro Bono Director for Legal Aid Center of Southern Nevada and a member of the Public Interest Advisory Board.

Michael Saltman is Managing General Partner and President of The Vista Group and a Member of the Dean’s Council at the Boyd School of Law. Sonja Saltman is Honorary Consul for Austria and a co-founder of the Existential Humanistic Institute.  They are the co-founders of the Saltman Center for Conflict Resolution.

Tell me about your decision to serve on the Dean’s Council and what makes Boyd Law’s mission meaningful to you.

Michael: As for my reason for serving on the Dean's Council: anything that we can do to help the Boyd School of Law, locally or nationally, is always on our radar screen

Nevada State Senator, District 10, Member of the Thomas & Mack Legal Clinic Advisory Board at the Boyd School of Law

You are the first Latina in the Nevada State Senate. Can you talk to us a little about that?

It’s an honor to be the first Latina in the State Senate, and I know I won’t be the last. I feel strongly about opening the doors for others to find their place in the political process. Nevada is full of young leaders. I want to do my part to make sure the door that was opened for me is left wider for those who follow. 

Tell me about your decision to serve on the Thomas & Mack Legal

Founding Partner of Garman Turner Gordon, Member of the Dean’s Council at the Boyd School of Law

Tell me about your decision to serve on the Dean’s Council and what makes Boyd Law's mission meaningful to you.

It was a no-brainer to join the Dean’s Council when asked. When I attended law school, there was no choice; you had to attend out-of-state. Not only does Boyd Law provide an option that was not available to me, but it enhances the practice of law in Nevada by providing resources that can only be provided by a traditional law school. As a member of the Dean’s Council, I try to assist in

Senior U.S. District Court Judge for the District of Nevada, Past Chairman of the Thomas & Mack Legal Clinic Advisory Board at the Boyd School of Law 

Tell me about your decision to serve on the Thomas & Mack Legal Clinic Advisory Board and what makes Boyd Law’s mission meaningful to you. 

As I think anyone who is familiar with the early history of Las Vegas is aware, some of the most influential people responsible for the remarkable development and success of Las Vegas are Parry Thomas and the Mack Family. I was happy when I first learned that the Thomas and Mack families would continue

Shareholder at Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck, Member of the Dean’s Council at the Boyd School of Law

Tell me about your decision to serve on the Dean's Council and what makes Boyd Law's mission meaningful to you.

When I taught at the University of Wisconsin School of Law, the Dean started a groundhog day tradition when established lawyers would come to the law school to discuss the set-backs, opportunities and unpredictable events that made up their career paths.  Hearing these stories and sharing mine helped me realize how much I value those connections to students and veteran

Retired, Second Judicial District Court, Member of the Thomas & Mack Legal Clinic Advisory Board at the Boyd School of Law

Tell me about your decision to serve on the Thomas & Mack Legal Clinic Advisory Board and what makes Boyd Law’s mission meaningful to you.

My decision to join this Board was fairly selfish--I wanted a voice from Northern Nevada on the issues that face the law school as a statewide institution. What has made it so meaningful for me is to nudge the administration and staff in the direction of a Kennedy-esque kind of zeal with these young lions and lionesses, to make the