Professors Jean Sternlight and Lydia Nussbaum to Speak at Continuing Legal Education Events

From left: Jean Sternlight & Lydia Nussbaum

Jean Sternlight is the Michael and Sonja Saltman Professor of Law and the Director of the Saltman Center for Conflict Resolution at the UNLV Boyd School of Law. Lydia Nussbaum is an Associate Professor of Law, Director of the Strasser Mediation Clinic, and Associate Director of the Saltman Center for Conflict Resolution at the UNLV Boyd School of Law.

On Nov. 14 and Dec. 5, Professors Sternlight and Nussbaum will speak during a State Bar of Nevada continuing legal education program titled "Hot Topics in Mediation and Judicial Settlement."

Professor Sternlight will talk on "Why Mediators Should Care About the Psychology of Ethics," and Professor Nussbaum will present "Is Mum Always the Word? - What Mediators Should Know About Mediation Confidentiality."

Presented by the Alternative Dispute Resolution Section, the program will feature an overview of facilitative and evaluative mediation and discuss the advantages and disadvantages of each. The event will also address when discussions in mediation are confidential and privileged, the role that psychology plays in avoiding ethical missteps, and where to look for mediators. 

The Nov. 14 event will take place at the Boyd School of Law. The Dec. 5 event will take place at the Northern Nevada Bar Center in Reno.

Professor Ann McGinley to Present Paper at ClassCrits Conference

Ann McGinley is a William S. Boyd Professor of Law at UNLV.

Professor McGinley on Nov. 14 and 15 will attend the ClassCrits VII conference at the U.C. Davis School of Law. The seventh meeting of ClassCrits will focus on work, poverty, and resistance in an age of increasing economic insecurity.

At the conference, Professor McGinley will present a paper titled "We Are All Contingent: Institutionalizing Vulnerability in the U.S. Workforce."

Professor McGinley is an internationally recognized scholar in the area of employment law, employment discrimination and disability law and a leader in Multidimensional Masculinities Theory, an emerging discipline that applies masculinities theory from social sciences to legal interpretation.

Professor Keith Rowley to Speak at Conference on Empirical Legal Studies

Keith A. Rowley is a William S. Boyd Professor of Law.

On Nov. 8, Professor Rowley will be on a Contracts I panel at the 9th Annual Conference on Empirical Legal Studies (CELS) at the UC Berkeley School of Law.

CELS, launched in 2006, developed in response to growing interest in the empirical study of law in law schools and other disciplinary fields.

Professor Rowley writes primarily in the areas of contracts, commercial law, and law and popular culture. 

Nov. 7 Boyd Briefs Now Available

The Nov. 7 edition of Boyd Briefs is now available.

This week's edition features Professor Stanley Hunterton, student Mike Valiente, and alumna Elda Sidhu '01.

Professor Hunterton is a distinguished adjunct professor at Boyd, who co-teaches one of the law school's Trial Advocacy courses. An outstanding member of the Las Vegas bar for several decades, he now manages his own law firm, Hunterton and Associates.

Valiente is in his second year at Boyd. In addition to being a member of the Nevada Law Journal and the Society of Advocates, he is president of the Real Estate Law Society.

Sidhu is a member of Boyd's Charter Class. She currently serves as general counsel in the Office of the President at UNLV, where she oversees a wide range of litigation, transactional, administrative and compliance matters.

To subscribe to Boyd Briefs, visit law.unlv.edu/BoydBriefs.

Professor Ruben Garcia Speaks About Second Generation Employment Discrimination at Texas A&M Symposium

Ruben J. Garcia is a Professor of Law at the William S. Boyd School of Law.

On Nov. 6, Professor Garcia spoke on a plenary panel on second generation employment discrimination at a symposium commemorating the 50th anniversary of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. The symposium was organized by Texas A&M University's sociology department and law school.

A recognized expert in the field of labor and employment law, Garcia teaches Labor Law, Employment Law, Constitutional Law, and Professional Responsibility at the Boyd School of Law. He has been quoted in the Los Angeles Times, the Wall Street Journal, and the Las Vegas Review-Journal, among others, and has appeared on national and local radio and television programs.

Boyd School of Law Professor, Alumni Honored at Champions of Justice Luncheon

On Oct. 28, William S. Boyd Professor of Law Francine Lipman and several Boyd graduates were honored at the Nevada Legal Services Champions of Justice Luncheon.

Professor Lipman received the 2014 Special Recognition Award, given to a community partner who is supportive of pro bono work and equal access to justice. Professor Lipman was selected as the award recipient for her support of the Nevada Legal Services Low Income Taxpayer Clinic. She also helped coordinate and teach two continuing legal education courses sponsored by Nevada Legal Services.

Boyd alumna Hai Ling Chu ‘11 was named the 2014 Pro Bono Volunteer of the Year, a distinction given to an attorney who goes above and beyond to provide pro bono services throughout the year. She was honored for taking several pro bono cases, teaching a continuing legal education course sponsored by Nevada Legal Services, and providing legal advice at many of the organization’s local and rural outreach clinics.

The following alumni were recognized for serving as clinic attorney volunteers:

Hai Ling Chu ‘11
Kimberly Cooper ‘05
Michael Delee ‘10
Courtney Dolan ‘03
Nichole Duru ‘11
Lorrie Haug ‘02
Suzanne Hyte ‘10
Terry Johnson ‘11
Carol Kingman ‘02
Chan Lengsavath ‘11
Sophia Long ‘03
Sue Martinelli ‘03
Joey Mott ‘11
Maren Parry ‘05
Corey Schmutz ‘10
Homa Woodrum ‘07

The following alumni were recognized for taking pro bono cases:

Hai Ling Chu ‘11
Michael DeLee ‘10
Christopher Ford ‘09
Matthew Friedman ‘09
Arun Gupta ‘08
Nancy Harkess ‘04
Kerstan Hubbs ‘09
Terry Johnson ‘11
Bonnie Lonardo ‘03
Maren Parry ‘05
Frank Phelan ‘07
Erik Severino ‘06
David Thoman ‘11