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The William S. Boyd School of Law prepares students for the competent and ethical practice of law, offering three- and four-year programs for the Juris Doctor degree.

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San Manuel Band of Mission Indians is supporting Native culture on campus and bolstering tribal gaming nationwide.

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Research |

By building relationships with members of the industry and other universities, the institute's director hopes to advance funding for research.

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People |

Despite a guidance counselor's naysaying, the former UNLV president has racked up a lifetime of achievements too long to list.

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Campus News |

News highlights starring UNLV students and faculty who made local and national headlines.

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Campus News |

Steered by President Keith E. Whitfield and UNLV Alumni Association, the first-ever event drew the support of around 100 participants.

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People |

2024 Service-Learning Award recipient Rachel Anderson combines passions of community service and teaching for new legal clinic.

Law In The News

American Water Works Association

More than 10,500 water professionals from around the world convened today at the Anaheim Convention Center for the American Water Works Association's (AWWA) 143rd Annual Conference and Exposition (ACE24) to collaborate on creating a sustainable and resilient future for the water community.

Wall Street Journal

Delaware isn’t happy that public companies are fleeing its litigation-heavy business environment to incorporate in friendlier states like Nevada. No one likes losing business, and Delaware has long been known as a jurisdiction for deal makers. But requiring a fee from businesses domesticating in other states or barring corporations’ exits—as the Delaware Supreme Court is now considering—would be a serious mistake.

Business Insider

On a mild Houston day in March 2021, Judge Marvin Isgur prepared to oversee the only case on his docket that morning. It was a motion to recuse his longtime colleague on the bench, David Jones, from a case involving a bankrupt engineering company.

CNN

Attorney General Merrick Garland’s appearance before the House Judiciary Committee Tuesday comes amidst criticism from Republicans for refusing to hand over audiotapes of President Joe Biden’s interviews with Special Counsel Robert Hur after Biden invoked executive privilege to keep them private. A House committee has already found Garland in contempt for withholding the tapes and a full House vote could come soon.

KNPR News

Problems and issues related to family court in Nevada go back decades. In 2006, Washoe County family court Judge Chuck Weller was shot by Darren Mack, who was later convicted of murdering his wife. In 2013 in Las Vegas, a family court marshal was accused of excessive force against a litigant who had already been restrained.

Bloomberg

In Houston’s close-knit bankruptcy court, judges David R. Jones and Marvin Isgur often stood in lockstep. Former law partners, they transformed Houston from a backwater into a boomtown for high-dollar bankruptcies.

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Recent Law Accomplishments

Professor Nancy Rapoport (Law) was the Bankruptcy Section of the Arizona State Bar's Visiting Scholar. She was a part of two panel presentations on Current and Future use of AI in Bankruptcy Procedures and Can a Bankruptcy be Greater than the Pool of Creditors?.
Professor Nancy Rapoport (Law) published an article titled, "Nuance or Necessity for Conflicts in Bankruptcy Cases?," for the Creditor Rights Coalition website. 
Professor Leslie Griffin (Law) recently presented on Catholic Sexual Abuse in Louisiana at the BioLawLapalooza 6.0, an ethics conference at Stanford Law School.
Professor Nancy Rapoport (Law) and Wanda Borges spoke at the National Association of Credit Managers' 2024 Credit Congress, on Heroes and Horrors: Triumphs and Tragedies Unveiled (Navigating Credit Through the Eyes of the Court).
Professor Nachman Gutowski (Law) presented on "Law School Perspectives on Generative AI Policy Making" at CALICon24.
Professor Nancy Rapoport (Law) presented on a panel for the Beverly Hills Bar Association on “The Fee Examiner’s Perspective: Sensible, Ethical & Effective Lawyer Billing.”