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17TH ANNUAL
Pro Bono Awards Luncheon
DECEMBER 8, 2017 | THE RIO ALL-SUITE HOTEL AND CASINO
Preserving access to justice for our community’s most vulnerable residents through the generous contributions of volunteer attorneys.
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Remarks
MAXIMILIANO COUVILLIERPresident, Board of Directors, Legal Aid Center of Southern Nevada
BARBARA BUCKLEY Executive Director, Legal Aid Center of Southern Nevada
NOAH MALGERI Pro Bono Project Director, Legal Aid Center of Southern Nevada
Award Presentations
ASK-A-LAWYER COMMUNITY COMMITMENT AWARD Presented by Justice Mark Gibbons, Nevada Supreme Court
This award recognizes a volunteer who has demonstrated tremendous commitment to the Ask-A-Lawyer Program.
PUBLIC INTEREST LAW STUDENT OF DISTINCTION Presented by Justice Ron Parraguirre, Nevada Supreme Court
This award recognizes a law student who has made a substantial commitment to the community by doing public interest work and promoting access to justice.
VOLUNTEER EDUCATION ADVOCATE AWARD Presented by Justice Kristina Pickering, Nevada Supreme Court
This award recognizes a non-attorney volunteer who has made a difference in the life of a child with special educational needs.
JUSTICE NANCY BECKER PRO BONO AWARD OF JUDICIAL EXCELLENCE Presented by The Honorable Nancy Becker
This award, given in honor of Nancy Becker, one of the founders of the Pro Bono Project and a strong advocate for access to justice, recognizes members of the judiciary who have given their time, energy and influence to encourage pro bono work and access to justice.
MYRNA WILLIAMS CHILDREN’S PRO BONO AWARD Presented by Myrna Williams, Former County Commissioner/State Legislator
This award, given in honor of Myrna Williams, an instrumental force in obtaining legal representation for abused children in foster care, recognizes an attorney who made an extraordinary difference in the life of a child.
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LOUIS WIENER PRO BONO SERVICE AWARD Presented by Valerie Wiener, Former Nevada State Senator
This award, given in honor of Louis Wiener for his dedication in helping victims of domestic violence, recognizes an attorney who represents victims of domestic violence with compassion.
VINCE CONSUL MEMORIAL PRO BONO AWARD Presented by Mike Consul and Laura Hogan
This award, given in memory of Vince Consul, a longtime advocate for access to justice, recognizes an attorney who made a substantial commitment to a client with a civil matter.
LAW FIRM RISING STAR AWARD Presented by Chief Judge Abbi Silver, Nevada Court of Appeals This award is given to a law firm that developed a firmwide commitment to community service and a growing contribution to pro bono programs this year.
LIED AWARDS
Presented by Chief Justice Michael Cherry, Nevada Supreme Court
Lied Awards are given in recognition of the Lied Foundation Trust, a foundation that has significantly contributed to Legal Aid Center of Southern Nevada for more than a decade. Lied Award for Most Cases Accepted by a Law Firm Lied Award for Most Cases Accepted by an Attorney Lied Award for Most Hours Donated by a Law Firm Lied Award for Most Hours Donated by an Attorney
100 HOURS CLUB INDUCTIONS
WILLIAM S. BOYD AWARD OF EXCELLENCE Presented by William S. Boyd This award is given to a business or community leader who has been an outstanding supporter of legal aid and pro bono services.
PRO BONO LAW FIRM OF THE YEAR Presented by Justice James Hardesty, Nevada Supreme Court
PRO BONO ATTORNEY OF THE YEAR Presented by Justice Michael Douglas, Nevada Supreme Court
Closing Remarks
BARBARA BUCKLEY, Executive Director, Legal Aid Center of Southern Nevada
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*Based on reported pro bono hours between October 1, 2016 and September 30, 2017
100 Hours Club400+ HOURSMalani Kotchka-AlanesCarlos MoralesDawn Hathaway Thoman
300+ HOURSDawn LozanoBrittnie WatkinsMadison Zornes-Vela
200+ HOURSMary BaconWilliam BrownWilliam CurranBob DickersonMichael GayanKari HanrattyRobert HempenMona Kaveh
Racheal MastelTracy O’SteenMarshal Willick
100+ HOURSTravis BarrickEunice BeattieStephanie BedkerBrian BlackhamLeah BlakesleyMatthew CarterTravis ChanceJason CloseLorien ColeBrittanica CollinsTrevor CreelLaura DeeterTracy DiFillippoSabrina Dolson
Emily EllisErik FoleyAmmon FrancomPuneet GargNedda GhandiJennifer GolanicsBill HammerRochelle Harding-RoedCindie HernandezAdam Hosmer- HennerMarla HudgensJoshua IgelekeKristina JanuszJohn JonesDavid KriegerIshi KuninAndrew KynastonLinda Lay
Patricia LeeRyan LoosveltEnn LuoAugusta MasseyKimberly MedinaMartin MelendrezMaria QuirogaArturo SanchezAbraham SmithStephen SwintonRyan ThomasAngela WallEric WaltherAdam Yowell
50 Hours ClubSean AfrickConstance AkridgeEmily Allen-WilesJustin AllsopTaylor AnelloPaola ArmeniShea BackusJeanette “Jae” BarrickBrian BlakleyAdam BreedenDeanna BrinkerhoffJanice BrownLauren CalvertMichael CarmanMarilyn CastonAndrea ChampionJames ClaflinTami CowdenDaniel CurridenGregory DenueDamon DiasChristopher EcclesFrances-Ann Fine
Michael FlaxmanCherie FletterDara GoldsmithDoreen Spears HartwellMichelle HauserKara HendricksErin HoustonJeannie HuaLaurence IrwinMark JacksonJames JimmersonJ. Randall JonesTiffany KahlerHashem KaroumCarla Kok-CoulthardMalani KotchkaRyan KrametbauerJohn KriegerDaniela LaBountyKostan LathourisJonathan LeeCarl Lindstrom
Kate Lowenhar-FisherJ. Scott MacDonaldRyan MacDonaldColleen McCartyRena McDonaldIan McGinnMargaret McLetchieJanet MerrillJulie MerschCharles MichalekVictoria NealEric OlsenLauren PagliniMatthew ParkEric PeppermanTodd PrallCarrie PrimasNancy PrinceKatherine ProvostMichael RawlingsBenjamin ReitzMolly RosenblumNathanael Rulis
Ava SchaeferMatthew SchneiderNicole ScottErica SmitRobert StewartDavid TannerAnne TraumDan WaiteShannon WilsonTimothy WisemanStephen YohayMeng Zhong
*Based on reported pro bono hours between October 1, 2016 and September 30, 2017
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Honor Roll 2017
Jennifer AbramsIlan AchermanEnrique AcunaChelsie AdamsSean AfrickAnthony AgerJason AivazAlyssa AklestadConstance AkridgeMichelle AlarieJeffrey AlbregtsD. Christopher AlbrightG. Mark AlbrightPeter AldousEric AldrianCynthia AlexanderRyan AlexanderHusna AlikhanDaniel AllenW. West AllenEmily Allen-WilesJustin AllsopMichael AlonsoCarmen AmenRyan AndersenAlda AndersonD. Bruce AndersonElliot AndersonKurt AndersonRobert AndersonMaricar AndradeTyler AndrewsTaylor AnelloAaron AquinoMadeline ArcellanoPaola ArmeniHera ArmenianCarl ArnoldJoshua AronsonAlejandro ArroyoRobert ArroyoThomas AskerothBradley AustinMaria AvilezBoris AvramskiNancy AyalaShana BachmanShea BackusMary Bacon
Over
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0Pro bono
hours were
donated by
volunteer
attorneys
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Roger BaileyBrittni BailusNikki BakerPaul BallouSeth BallstaedtScott BarbagCarol BarnesErin BarnettJeanette “Jae” BarrickTravis BarrickSarah BassettKaren BaytoshEunice BeattieCorey BeckKevin BeckMatthew BecksteadJames BeckstromStephanie BedkerAudrey BeesonNeil BellerPeter BellonFrederic BerkleyTodd BiceFredrick BiedermannKristina BlackKristy BlackBrian BlackhamJohn BlackmonDavid BlakeLeah BlakesleyBrian BlakleyBrian BlankenshipRobert BlauKathleen BlissJonathan BlumGabriel BlumbergI. Scott BogatzMichael BohnCraig BourkeKoren BoydKim BoyerJames BoyleKatlyn BradyJohn BragonjeJeff BrauerDaniel BravoAdam BreedenKristine BrewerElizabeth Brickfield
Deanna BrinkerhoffJasmine BrooksBrandy BrownGian BrownJanice BrownMary BrownOgonna BrownPeter BrownWilliam BrownCara BrumfieldAmy BuchananErnest BucheJacob BundickStephanie BuntinChristopher BurkeKaitlyn BurkeRussell BurkeThomas BurnsCameron BusbyJordan ButlerAnais CaccamoDanyell CadellJonathan CallisterMatthew CallisterSteven CaloiaroLauren CalvertChristopher CannonTanika CapersKC CaraballoJoshua CarlsonCandace CarlyonMichael CarmanSusan Carrasco O’BrienChristopher CarsonMatthew CarterJennifer CarvalhoBrandi CassadyJasen CassadyRobert CassityMarilyn CastonMatthew CecilAndrea ChampionTravis ChanceRadha ChanderrajMelanie ChapmanRobert CharlesRichard ChatwinSarah ChavezErica Chee
Honor Roll 2017
“My pro bono attorney
was the best attorney and
oftentimes, the best human
being, I’ve met. He was
exceptional, professional
and caring. I’m extremely
thankful for his help. If I
could give him a medal for
his services, it would be a
GOLD OLYMPIC MEDAL.”
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Margo ChernyshevaLaura ChesterNatalie CheungBenjamin ChildsAndrew ChiuJarien ChoDeverie ChristensenKevin ChristensenThomas ChristensenDavid ChurchillEva CisnerosJames ClaflinTroy ClarkThomas ClausShane ClaytonStefanie ClementJason ClosePeter CoTerry CoffingBryan CohenDillon CoilLorien ColeBrittanica CollinsJamie CombsLynn ConantZachary ConineChristina ConnollyAmanda ConnorDerek ConnorMark ConnotVenicia ConsidineAlissa CooleyShelly CooleyJoshua CoolsRenee CooperThera CooperJocelyn CortezTimothy CoryWilliam CoulthardMaximiliano CouvillierTami CowdenDouglas CrawfordTrevor CreelChaka CromeGeorge CromerThomas CroweCassandra CummingsWilliam Curran
Daniel CurridenChristopher CurtisNadin CutterAmberlea DavisDawn DavisJames DavisShan DavisStephen DavisThomas DavisDanielle DawsonMatthew DaytonJuan De PedroElizabeth DeaneLaura DeeterJulie Deisher- EdwardsValerie Del GrossoJennifer DelCarmenMichael DeLeeJohn DelikanakisLindsay DemareeGregory DenueShirley DerkeKevin DiamondDamon DiasBob DickersonTracy DiFillippoThomas DillardDonna DiMaggioMatar DioufTiffany Welt DoctorsSabrina DolsonTroy DominaRachel DonnEnedina DorseyMegan DorseyMelissa DouglasKelly DoveAngela DowsKerry J. DoyleKerry S. DoyleLarissa DrohobyczerCraig DrummondPeter DubowskyRiana DurrettLance EarlChristopher EcclesMicah EcholsHoward Ecker
David EdelbluteThomas EdwardsR. Samuel EhlersErin ElliottEmily EllisFrank EllisElizabeth EllisonDeborah ElsasserChristopher ElseeMichael EspositoMichael FalaterKerry FaughnanChad FearsMichael FederAmy FelicianoDean Jason FerrisMaximilien FetazHolly FicDayvid FiglerFrances-Ann FineMarilyn FineGary FinkLeonard FinkFrank FlansburgMichael FlaxmanJack FleemanScott FlemingMaysoun FletcherCherie FletterSeth FloydErin FlynnErik FoleyJames FontanoDeanna ForbushChristopher FordJennifer FornettiRhonda ForsbergKylie FosterJason FowlerErik FoxJames FoxMarc FoxTroy FoxAmmon FrancomNadine FranklinJennifer FraserCraig FriedbergKenneth FriedmanMatthew Friedman
Laura FritzR. Duane FrizellJared FrostValarie FujiiKarlie GabourChristian GabroyIvy GageRebecca GallardoJoseph GanleyAdam GanzAnthony GarasiJon GardePuneet GargMichael GayanJennifer GaynorJoseph GellerJohn GeorgePaul GeorgesonJoseph GerstenNedda GhandiAlex GhibaudoBradley GibbonsSabrina GibsonKristin GiffordKylee GloecknerPeter GoatzLeslie GodfreyJennifer GolanicsAnthony GoldenDara GoldsmithLillian GonzalezRodolfo GonzalezWilliam GonzalezDaniel GoodsellGregory GordilloAviva GordonDavid GordonGregory GordonRichard GordonRyan GormleyDavid GouldVanessa GouletBryan GraggRobert GrahamCheryl GramesAnnalisa GrantLee GrantSihomara GravesAndrew Green
*Accepted a new pro bono case, had an open pro bono case, mentored on a pro bono case, or reported hours on a colleague’s pro bono case between October 1, 2016 and September 30, 2017
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April GreenJames GreeneAmanda GregoryBlakeley GriffithJosephine GrohThomas GroverJessica GuerraSpencer GunnersonArun GuptaDavid GutkeDennis GutwaldMarjorie GuymonAstrid Guzman- UgarteGeorge HainesNicholas HalesJeffrey HallKathleen HamersRyan HamiltonBill HammerLarry HankinsKaren HanksKari HanrattyAnn Marie HansenMark HansonRochelle Harding- RoedBrian HardyDoreen Spears HartwellAthar HaseebullahSaira HaseebullahMarjorie HaufMichelle HauserJohn HawleyAaron HegjiNancy HeimerleDare HeistermanRobert HempenNathan HendersonKara HendricksJamie HendricksonJoel HenriodCindie HernandezKevin HernandezCrystal HerreraRikki HevrinNoel HicksBrigid Higgins
Daniel HillRobert HillShauna HillJeremy HilsabeckJames HoffmanKenneth HoganJohn HolidayRichard HolleyChata HoltBrian HolthusEric HoneAmy HonodelJoshua HoodJohn HooksAdam Hosmer- HennerJennifer HostetlerAugust HotchkinMichael HottmanErin HoustonJohn HowardJeannie HuaKerstan HubbsMary HuckMarla HudgensShauna HughesJeffery HuletChristopher HumesL. Edward HumphreyCarrie HurtikJoshua IgelekeMohamed IqbalLaurence IrwinAmy IsmailElizaveta IvanovaGreg IvieMark JacksonRachel JacobsonEvan JamesF. Peter JamesKristina JanuszCarla JarochRhiann JarvisRodney JeanLaura JenningsCharles JensenKristine JensenIsaiah Jerez
Raymond JerezaJames JimmersonXiao JinBrandon JohanssonTerry JohnsonDavid JonesGabrielle JonesJ. Randall JonesJohn JonesJustin JonesKimball JonesPrescott JonesJ. Christopher JorgensenSpencer JuddTiffany KahlerEdward KainenAustin KalmesKevin KampschrorMichael KaneKory KaplanJosef KaracsonyiNatalie KaracsonyiAdele KaroumHashem KaroumMark KarrisMona KavehChristine KelleherJohn KelleherJames KempTodd KennedyAriana KenourgiosRobert KernGregory KerrP. Sterling KerrCourtney KetterBita KhamsiDaniel KieferMariana KihuenRobert KimMichael KindMichele KiralyChristopher KircherKristina KiriginKerry KleimanSteven KnaussSamira KnightRichard KochCarla Kok-Coulthard
Malani KotchkaMalani Kotchka- AlanesTimothy KovalRyan KrametbauerDavid KriegerJohn KriegerShelley KrohnJulie KruzeTimothy KuhlsBryce KunimotoIshi KuninShoshana Kunin- LeavittR. Douglas KurdzielKristine KuzemkaAndrew KynastonDaniela LaBountyMargaret LambroseThomas LarmoreBrent LarsenKostan LathourisJeffrey LavigneLinda LayBrandon LeavittFrank LeavittJames LeavittKristofer LeavittR. Allen LeavittBrian LechJenny LeeJonathan LeeKennedy LeeMoonee LeePatricia LeeJonathan LeleuPaul LemckeKirk LenhardDebbie LeonardRandal LeonardTodd LeventhalAlexander LeVequeAkke LevinThomas LevineAnat LevyDaniel LicciardiCarl LindstromMichele LoBello
Honor Roll 2017
*Accepted a new pro bono case, had an open pro bono case, mentored on a pro bono case, or reported hours on a colleague’s pro bono case between October 1, 2016 and September 30, 2017
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Ryan LoosveltJason LopezMiguel LopezVar LordahlBryce LovelandDan LovellNicole LovelockShaolaine LovingKate Lowenhar-FisherDonald LowreyDawn LozanoJon LudwigRobert LueckCharlie LuhBrooke LunaEnn LuoJeffrey LuszeckEileen LuttrellFrancis LynchSean LyttleJ. Scott MacDonaldRyan MacDonaldCuthbert MackKarissa MackSteven MackScott MacTaggartTheresa MainsJason MakrisLance ManingoPhilip MannellyCliff MarcekThomas MaroneyAlbert MarquisDonald MartinAurora MaskallAugusta MasseyRacheal MastelChristopher MathewsMichael MaupinVincent MayoMichael MazurCaitlyn McAmisDaniel McCainColleen McCartyLisa McClaneRegina McConnellJennifer McDonaldRena McDonaldEmily McFarling
Number ofattorneys
whovolunteered their time
1,050
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Legal Aid Center of Southern NevadaAccess to Justice Endowment
Securing the Future of Access to Justice for All
When there is a need in our community, Legal Aid Center of Southern Nevada responds. On any given day, Legal Aid Center staff have a stack of new cases on their desks and a lobby full of clients with urgent needs. Over the last ten years, we have taken dramatic steps to help close the justice gap in our community. In 2007, Legal Aid Center staff served 13,544 clients. In 2016, we served 135,108, an increase of 888%. But our work is not done. We must be ready to help those who have nowhere else to turn.
We need to be sustainable, not just now, but for decades to come. Our community will continue to grow and we want to leave a stronger Legal Aid Center for the next generation. On September 13, 2017, we announced the second phase of our long-term growth plan: establishing an endowment fund to allow expansion of our vital existing programs, the addition of new legal specialties, and the creation of a “bridge” for those years when a past funding source may sunset.
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Thank you to our Early DonorsWynn ResortsKemp Jones & CoulthardCaesars FoundationBoyd Gaming & Boyd FoundationBarrickMGM Resorts InternationalGolden EntertainmentSouthwest Gas FoundationJames Adams & Puoy PremsrirutJoyce MackTom ThomasThe Cosmopolitan of Las VegasKim SinatraDana & Gregory LeeJan Caine
SwitchAnonymous (3)Karen & Joseph HallerMichael R. Brooks & Gregg HubleyAldo & Robyn ManziniRob & Josephine McPeakDon & Dee SnyderInyo Fine Cannabis DispensaryMarianne Boyd JohnsonBarbara BuckleyDick & Tina MorganRandy & Dawn ThomanBrian LarsonNoel AnschutzCandace BarrTeresa Bell
Terry BrattonElizabeth Brickfield & John ColemanJason CloseVenicia ConsidineMaximiliano D. Couvillier IIIStephen DahlFrances M. DohertyBenjamin EdwardsDaniel W. HamiltonHorizon Community BankDoug & Lindsey JydstrupMary McCarthyChristine & Chad MillerMike SloanStations CasinosMarla Turner
Please visit www.lacsn.org/Endowment for information and to donate.
Engelstad Family Foundation’s $10,000,000 Challenge Grant
To begin the endowment campaign, the Engelstad Family Foundation generously seeded the Access to Justice Endowment Campaign with a $10,000,000 challenge, the largest single contribution ever given to Legal Aid Center of Southern Nevada and towards the cause of equal justice.
• For each dollar raised (up to $5,000,000), the Engelstad Family Foundation will match it $2-for-$1.
• This 200% match will produce a $15,000,000 endowment to assist some of Southern Nevada’s most vulnerable members: abused children, frail seniors, victims of predatory scams, and domestic violence survivors.
• This endowment will provide a stable future for Legal Aid Center, allowing it the flexibility to respond to crisis in the community efficiently and providing a steady stream of income protecting services during turbulent times.
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Ian McGinnThomas McGrathMarlys McGrewKelly McIntoshRaymond McKayMandy McKellarMichael McKellebAlexandra McLeodMargaret McLetchieRobert McPeakJeanette McPhersonRonald McraeSarah MeadKimberly MedinaJoanna MedranoMartin MelendrezEva MendozaSamantha MentzelShell MercerM. Magali MerceraJanet MerrillJulie MerschStacie MichaelsCharles MichalekMichael MilesLesley MillerRebecca MillerByron MillsDavid MincinAleks MkhitarianRoyi MoasKari MolnarTodd MoodyAndrew MooreCarlos MoralesLindsey MoralesRobert MorrisAaron MotschenbacherJoseph MottMicah Mtatabikwa-WalkerMichael MuehleJames MurphyRhonda MushkinChristopher MyersGary MyersJoanna MyersElizabeth NaccaratoBryan NaddafiJason Naimi
Honor Roll 2017
289 Ask-A-
Lawyer events wereheld
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Honor Roll 2017
Alia NajjarAngela Nakamura OchoaGayle NathanPeter NavarroEmily NavascaGerald NealVictoria NealDavid NeelyDoris Nehme- TomalkaBrian NelsonCasey NelsonTara NewberryEric NewmarkAnastasia NoeAngela NolanJill NorthwayShauna NortonAllyson NotoKerry O’BrienSarah OdiaWilliam O’GradyGuinness OhazuruikeStephen OliverEric OlsenRyan O’MalleyL.J. O’NealeJason OnelloAlayne OpieChristian OrmeTracy O’SteenAnne PadgettLauren PagliniJose PallaresWilliam PalmerMatthew ParkMaria Parra-SandovalJohn ParrisMaren ParrySara PartidaJonathan PattilloJoseph PeacockJ. Stephen PeekLauren PenaEric PeppermanAmanda PerachOscar PeraltaKathia Pereira
Adriana PereyraRomeo PerezSarah PerezCami PerkinsJessica PerlickCraig PerryNausheen PetersPeter PetersonTamara PetersonBrian PezzilloMatthew PiccoloGabrielle PingueJohn PiroArezou PirooziBrandi PlanetXavier PlantaDan PolsenbergC.J. PotterMahna PourshabanTodd PrallKristopher PreMichael PrescottCorinne PriceDaniel PriceWayne PriceCarrie PrimasNancy PrinceKatherine ProvostRobert QualeyThomas QuallsMaria QuirogaBethany RabeMana RajaiBrian RamseyLisa RasmussenTracy RauMichael RawlingsMichael RawlinsPaul RayNathaniel ReedNorman ReedStephen ReidPatrick ReillyBenjamin ReitzYianna ReizakisJericho RemitioCharlene RenwickFrancesca ReschJamie Resch
Michael RhodesTrent RichardsBradley RichardsonJarrod RickardDaniel RickertJeffry RiesenmyKarl RileyAdriana Rincon WhiteRebekah RiniAmanda RobertsJennifer RobertsMichele RobertsJeremy RobinsAmber RobinsonGeorge RobinsonStacy RocheleauJeffrey RodeferMiriam RodriguezScott RogersAmy RoseL. Christopher RoseBeth RosenblumMolly RosenblumKaren RossMichael RoundsLawrence RouseDouglas RowanIzaac RoweMarc RubinsteinYvonne RuizNathanael RulisMarilee RyanRobert RyanJohn SaccoDavid SampsonAfrica SanchezArturo SanchezBethany SanchezJennifer SanchezCarli SansoneNeil SansoneNicholas SantoroJohn SavageAva SchaeferScott SchererKelly SchmittMatthew SchneiderJohn Schneringer
Bradley SchragerEllen SchulhoferWilliam SchullerSamuel SchwartzSusan SchwartzJoel SchwarzNicole ScottSteven ScowColin SealeSylvia SemperErik SeverinoThomas ShaddixJay ShaferTherese ShanksBrian ShapiroAnthony SharpAlina ShellTravis ShetlerAaron ShipleyJulie ShookPaul ShpirtWilli SiepmannGregorio SilvaJeffrey SilverJames SilvestriTaylor SimpsonBradley SimsAlan SklarBradley SlightingJeffrey SloaneRachel SloaneErica SmitAbraham SmithJason SmithJordan SmithJulie SmithMichael SmithRadford SmithSimone SmithJames SmythRosa Solis-RaineyDrue SolomonMark SolomonElizabeth SpaurDebra SpinelliShannon SplaineDon SpringmeyerThomas StandishJeffrey Steffen
*Accepted a new pro bono case, had an open pro bono case, mentored on a pro bono case, or reported hours on a colleague’s pro bono case between October 1, 2016 and September 30, 2017
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6,299Number of clients who were helped by volunteer attorneys.
John SteffenKimberly SteinMichael SteinNicole SteinhausDavid StephensMarsha StephensonRobert StewartHolly StoberskiMichael StoberskiWilliam “Bud” Stoddard, Jr.Jason StoffelSean StoryKelly StoutLaura StubberudAmy SugdenMarybeth SundstromAshlie SururKevin SutehallEric SwanisStephen SwintonGerald TanDean TanenbaumDavid TannerRobert TellesMichael TerryZoe TerryJamie ThalgottDavid ThomanDawn Hathaway Thoman
Ryan ThomasTimothy ThomasRonald ThompsonDawn ThroneCaryn TijsselingChristopher TilmanStephen TitzerMichelle ToblerErica ToshMary TranMark TratosAnne TraumHeather TrujilloErin TrumanJennifer TsaiAdam TullyChristopher TurtzoCasey TylerKristin TylerElyse TyrellRobert TzallScott UlmBarbara UrickJames UrrutiaMario ValenciaSandy VanEdward VargasLiza VelazcoRichard WadeCarlia WaiteDan Waite
Angela WallMichael WallHillary Gaston WalshEric WaltherChristopher WarburtonWhitney WarnickMackenzie WarrenBrittnie WatkinsAdam WaxAnjali WebsterJason WeilandKendal WeisenmillerMark WeisenmillerTodd WeissWhitney WelchDarren WelshMichael WendlbergerAdriana Rincon White Ellen WhittemoreKathleen WildeLindsey WilliamsPaul WilliamsTelia WilliamsAirene WilliamsonMarshal WillickAmy WilsonShannon WilsonKaren Winckler
Adam WinerShann WinesettRobert WinnBrenoch WirthlinTimothy WisemanCayla WittyMichael WixomJanice WolfSteven WolfsonLeo WolpertKaren WongBruce WoodburyAdam WoodrumHoma WoodrumDione WrennDan WulzMace YampolskyStephen YohayJay YoungLoren YoungShane YoungAdam YowellJennifer YturbideElliott YugLisa ZastrowMeng ZhongEric ZimbelmanStephanie ZinnaAnthony ZmailaMadison Zornes-VelaJason Zummo
Honor Roll 2017
*Accepted a new pro bono case, had an open pro bono case, mentored on a pro bono case, or reported hours on a colleague’s pro bono case between October 1, 2016 and September 30, 2017
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Pro Bono Counsel and Advice Clinics 2017
Bryan AlbistonCynthia AlejandreDaniel AllenArlene AmaranteElliot AndersonPaola ArmeniPeter AshmanKen AshworthBoris AvramskiShea BackusMary BaconCarol BarnesLaura BarreraJeanette “Jae” BarrickTravis BarrickJoice BassEunice BeattiePeter BellonJames BerchtoldI. Kristine BergstromBrian BlackhamLeah BlakesleyGina BongioviDebra BookoutAdam BreedenShauna BrennanElizabeth BrickfieldMichelle BriggsAlexis BrownGian BrownWilliam BrownAmy BuchananBarbara BuckleyRebecca BurrLauren CalvertKC CaraballoMichael CarmanChristopher CarrYolanda CarrollMarilyn CastonMatthew CecilEbru CetinJessica ChongHai Ling ChuJames ClaflinMitch CobeagaPaul ConnaghanVenicia ConsidineAlissa CooleyJocelyn CortezGerard CostantianWilliam Coulthard
Andrew CranerDouglas CrawfordTrevor CreelMichelle Darquea-KaplanLauren DavisJuan De PedroLaura DeeterAlice DentonGregory DenueDamon DiasDonna DiMaggioEric DobbersteinSabrina DolsonCraig DrummondNikki Dupree-O’BrienRiana DurrettBryce EarlFrank EllisCorey EschweilerRoss EvansDayvid FiglerFrances-Ann FineMarilyn FineRobert FlemingElisabeth FlemmingCherie FletterAmmon FrancomWarren FreemanCraig FriedelRebecca GallardoAndrea GandaraMark GardbergJoseph GellerJason GerberNedda GhandiNathan GibbsKristol GinappJennifer GolanicsAviva GordonNathalie GottschalkSihomara GravesApril GreenJosephine GrohThomas GroverAntonina HamidBill HammerDoreen Spears HartwellAthar HaseebullahLorrie HaugCraig HendersonDavid HermannKevin Hernandez
Robert HernquistRobert HillAmy HonodelMary HuckCarrie HurtikMichael InfusoLaurence IrwinRachel JacobsonJoni JamisonKristina JanuszTerry JohnsonGabrielle JonesMichelle JonesNadia JuraniMichael KaganKevin KampschrorKory KaplanMark KarrisMichael KindCarol KingmanKristina KiriginDale KlevenCarla Kok-CoulthardMadeline La ForgiaMargaret LambroseMary LangsnerPamela LawsonLinda LayJames LeavittKristofer LeavittDavid LeGrandNatalie LehmanKa LeungAnat LevyMark LichtenfeldFrancine LipmanAmanda LittCharles LombinoDan LovellShaolaine LovingJeffrey LuszeckAaron MacDonaldJ. Scott MacDonaldRyan MacDonaldCliff MarcekAntoinette MarshallBryan MartinCaitlyn McAmisMandy McKellarMichael McKellebMichael McNernyChristine Miller
*Participated in an Ask-A-Lawyer event between October 1, 2016 and September 30, 2017
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*Accepted a new case or had an open case between October 1, 2016 and September 30, 2017
Tener AbdouljalilMichelle AdamsTiffany AuberCrystal BomarKenneth BothuelAshley CainAngela CarusoJonathan ChungSabrina ClymerChristopher CollinsAmber ConsulJulia CorrealesLisa CoruzziJennifer CourtadDe’Awna CrewsLucy CrowLorrie CurridenKatherine DardisLauren DavisMichael DeJoyJordan Doctors
Jenna DotoRichard ErlichSally FordBenita FortenberryJennifer GarrisonAmber GeimanCarmen GilbertHomero GonzalezJim GrantCaleb GreenTheresa GuerraKristina GuerreroPaloma GuerreroMichelle HarnikSavannah HowellTripti JacobMonique JammerMary JenkinsNancy JohnsonLianne KountzLluvia Lanuza
Stephanie LavigneGrace LinJeanette LomandoLauren LungAna MaldonadoMonica MartinezDaniel MaulAndrea MetzlerJennifer Mtatabikwa- WalkerVilma NunezEbeth PalafoxJacqueline ParkerDouglas ParkerKrista PflanzerPatricia PimentelKristopher PreJenna PyleRita RamirezRoman ReidSamantha Rice
Anise RobersonMayra Salinas- MenjivarDavid SchoenAshley SisolakJennifer SmithEmily SpectorStephanie StolzEmily StrandSteven StraubJeffrey StrumB.J. TorresTamra TrainerAndrea TurnerAyeshua WaldenAlexis WendlLacy Wheeler Patricia WhiteLarry WiederhornShannon Zahm
Volunteer Education Advocates
Dawn MillerEban MilmeisterBobby MiskoKari MolnarCarlos MoralesSusan MyersGayle NathanJude NazarethCasey NelsonRichard NewmanSusan NoyceJames OhrenschallChristopher OwenMaren ParryAndrew PastwickLauren PenaKathia PereiraTennille PereiraSarah PerezShawn PerezScott PettittMichael Phillips
Anne PieroniBecky PintarXavier PlantaJennifer Poynter- WillisCorinne PriceKatherine ProvostMatthew PruittMaria QuirogaSagar RaichAlec RaphaelTracy RauBerna Rhodes- FordPhillip RinehartMariteresa Rivera- RogersJames RoachMichele RobertsSophia RomeroPatricia RossLawrence Rouse
Marilee RyanBeverly SalhanickAfrica SanchezArturo SanchezGlenn ScheppsMatthew SchneiderM. Nelson SegelAlina ShellJames SmithSarah SmithKristofer SnowRosa Solis-RaineyJason StoffelCassie StratfordHardeep SullMarybeth SundstromRon SungKevin SutehallRobert TellesFrank ToddreKristin Tyler
Robert TzallSoraya VeigaAmanda VoglerCarlia WaiteAndrew WasielewskiDarren WelshMichael WendlbergerDaniel WestmeyerLawrence WheelerShannon WilsonCayla WittyBruce WoodburyDan WulzJennifer YimShane YoungRobert Zentz
Pro Bono Counsel and Advice Clinics 2017
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A Special Thank YouThank you to the Nevada Judiciary for supporting our efforts to increase pro bono participation by teaching CLE seminars, visiting law firms and leading efforts to improve access to justice.
Thank you to the individuals and companies who help our clients with in-kind support:
Brandi CassadyJasen CassadyKristin TylerElizabeth BrickfieldDana DwigginsDara GoldsmithMarjorie GuymonKennedy LeeWhitney WarnickKen AshworthJonathan BarlowKatie Bindrup
Elliot BlutDebra BookoutStephanie ClementLaura DeeterAlice DentonLee DrizinBrian EaganBrad Christy EscobarJordan FlakeDan GoodsellDavid Grant
Jill HanlonStephanie Hartman RojoDavid JohnsonRyan JohnsonKirk KaplanJerimy KirschnerBrian LechVar LordahlBrooke LunaJeff LuszeckBob Morris
Chris PhillipsBrad RichardsonKen RobertsCorey SchmutzJohn SchneringerCraig StoneLaura StubberudRob TellesGeri TomichElyse Tyrell Taylor Waite
Pro Bono Court Reporting Program (Debbie Hines—Coordinator, Integrity Court Reporting, Tracy Manning and Amber Riggio)Janice AllenCaesars EntertainmentClark County Bar AssociationNoel Krieger, Global IntelligenceMario Di Trani, Legal Copy CatsNevada Legal NewsNancy Katz, Purdue Marion & Associates
QDRO Masters at Willick Law GroupPink Kitty CreativeR&R Partners FoundationRio All-Suite Hotel & CasinoKen Hardy, Silver State InvestigationsSound Masters of Las VegasState Bar of NevadaCarolynn Towbin of Towbin AutomotiveTyler TechnologiesUNLV William S. Boyd School of LawVegas PBS
Shea BackusMary BaconElizabeth Brickfield
Shelly CooleyDan LovellArturo Sanchez
Scott SchererKimberly SteinEric Walther
Volunteers of the Month
Matthew CookHayley CummingsJordan DoctorsChristyn FoleyRichard FosterAlysa Grimes
Christopher GuyCammy HaMargaret HigginsMonique JammerCarmen Johnson Robert Knudsen
Michel LintonNicole LuteyRex MartinezEbeth PalafoxRoman ReidAnise Roberson
Samantha ScofieldEmily StrandSheila TajbakhshSeleste WyseShannon Zahms
Partners in Pro Bono Law Student Volunteers
Thank you to the Probate Section of the State Bar of Nevada. These members generously stepped up in an emergency situation to ensure individuals’ had an attorney to protect their rights:
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LegaL aid Center Board of Directors
LegaL aid Center Pro Bono Project Advisory Council
Maximiliano Couvillier, III, Esq., PresidentJ. Randall Jones, Esq., SecretaryShelby Keefer, C.P.A., TreasurerBob Dickerson, Esq.Paul MartinRichard Morgan, Esq.Marshal Willick, Esq.Betsy WardJohn Valery WhiteKim Sinatra, Esq.Karen Haller, Esq.Robyn ManziniPatricia Lee, Esq.Michon Martin, Esq.
General CounselRobert E. McPeak, Esq.
Doreen Spears Hartwell, Esq., ChairOgonna Brown, Esq.Carla Kok-Coulthard, Esq.Thomas Fell, Esq.Lance Hendron, Esq.Brigid Higgins, Esq.The Honorable Joanna KishnerChristine SmithShannon Wilson, Esq.
Excerpt from letter to pro bono attorney.
“Just wanted to drop a quick line to let you know
that I still think of the miracle you both helped
create in my life. I want you to know that I will never
forget either one of you and the gift that you gave
to our family. There is nothing on this Earth that
could have been purchased that would come close to
equaling the gift you gave to us. Thank you so very
much and may you both be blessed!”
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