Sept. 24 Boyd Briefs Now Available

The Sept. 24 issue of Boyd Briefs is now available.

This week's edition features Professor Eric Franklin, student Steven (JT) Washington, and alumna Melissa Waite '07.

Professor Franklin developed and directs the Boyd School of Law's clinic for nonprofits, small business, and community-based groups. His background in complex and varied business transactions is matched by his enthusiasm for encouraging pro bono work in the transactional lawyer's world.

In pursuit of his ultimate objective, Washington studied political science at UNLV, earning his B.A. magna cum laude in 2012. At Boyd, he has served as Student Bar Association treasurer and is an active member of the Black Law Students Association and the Public Interest Law Association.

Waite recently became a shareholder at one of the oldest law firms in Las Vegas, Jolley Urga Woodbury & Little. Her practice focuses primarily on business and real estate transactions. A significant part of her practice also is devoted to business and privilege licensing, including liquor, gaming, and medical marijuana establishment licensing.

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March 27 Boyd Briefs Now Available

The March 27 edition of Boyd Briefs is now available.

This week's edition features Professor Eric Franklin, student Chandler Pohl, and alumnus Andrew Spalding '03.

Professor Franklin arrived at Boyd one year ago to launch the Small Business & Nonprofit Legal Clinic. The clinic is an important component of the law school's ongoing effort to benefit the City and State in concrete ways.

Pohl has an experiential portfolio that is both diverse and impressive. It includes his experience as an intern for the Nevada Attorney General and the UNLV Office of General Counsel, in addition to his participation in Boyd's International and Comparative Human Rights Law Practicum in New Delhi, India during the Winter 2011/2012 intersession.

Spalding currently works as an Assistant Professor at the University of Richmond School of Law. His fondest memory of Boyd is experiencing the synergy between teaching and scholarship demonstrated by a few of his favorite professors.

Professor Eric Franklin Featured on UNLV News Center

Eric H. Franklin is the Director of the Community Economic Development Clinic and Associate Professor of Law at the William S. Boyd School of Law.

On Sept. 23, he was featured on the UNLV News Center in an article titled New Faces: Eric Franklin. The article is part of a UNLV News Center series that features new faculty and staff at the University.

"I am most excited to inspire Boyd graduates to affect positive change in the city. Las Vegas, in many ways, is at a critical juncture. We are in the midst of a nascent economic recovery, accompanied by a transformation of the downtown, and the rise in housing prices. It is important to ensure that this recovery is enjoyed by all Las Vegans, regardless of socio-economic status," Professor Franklin said in his profile.

The Community Economic Development Clinic, which launches in the fall of 2014, will represent nonprofits, small businesses, and community-based associations on transactional matters.