The Wiener-Rogers Law Library Hosts Civil Rights Exhibit at the Nevada Legislature

From April 26^th through May 13^th, the Wiener-Rogers Law Library at the William S. Boyd School of Law is hosting an exhibit at the Nevada Legislature in Carson City. Titled Civil Rights in Nevada: The Experience of African-Americans in Southern Nevada, the exhibit celebrates the African-American community’s unique contributions to Nevada’s cultural, economic, and political history, as well as the challenges and victories of the struggle for equality in the state.   

The exhibit brings together archival material maintained by both the Wiener-Rogers Law Library and UNLV’s Lied Library, including collections of oral history interviews and historical photographs. The exhibit was developed and its display coordinated by Andrew Martineau, Digital Services and Research Librarian at the Wiener-Rogers Law Library. The exhibit would not have been possible without the contributions of Professor Rachel Anderson, who kindly loaned her Purposeful Spaces, Living History banners and whose scholarship provided much of the source material for the exhibit, and Claytee White, Director of the Oral History Center at UNLV, who conducted many of the interviews referenced in the exhibit.

The Wiener-Rogers Law Library is the largest law library in the State of Nevada. Its mission is to serve the William S. Boyd School of Law, UNLV, and the state by providing access to law-related materials, supporting the scholarship of students and faculty, and reaching out to the community to share resources. Working with the Las Vegas Chapter of the National Bar Association, Professor Anderson, and Ms. White, the Wiener-Rogers Law Library has collected an archive of materials that relate to the contributions of African-Americans to Nevada law and government and to the history of civil rights in Nevada. That archive includes oral histories of a number of prominent African-American jurists in the State. The Law Library is committed to preserving all nature of materials that reflect Nevada history.

Andrew Martineau is a member of the law library faculty at the William S. Boyd School of Law; he coordinates many of the law library’s digital initiatives and supports faculty and student scholarship.

Boyd Alumna Paola Armeni ’03 Joins Gentile, Cristalli & Miller

Boyd alumna Paola Armeni ’03 was featured in a May 5 announcement made on the Trosper Communications website titled “Paola Armeni Joins Gentile, Cristalli & Miller Attorneys At Law.”

“We are looking forward to Paola contributing her legal knowledge and expertise to our firm. She is a leader in our industry and has a record of success in and outside of the courtroom,” said Dominic Gentile, the law firm’s principal. “Having worked with Paola before, Michael Cristalli and I are confident she will be an asset to our firm.”

Armeni has developed a reputation as a legal leader in the areas of government investigations and business crimes through her representative cases and diverse background.

A boutique law firm, Gentile, Cristalli & Miller Attorneys at Law focuses on business transactions, privileged licensing and disciplinary matters, commercial litigation, and the representation of individuals and entities involved in government investigations.

Professors Michael Kagan and Francine Lipman Quoted in Las Vegas Sun

Michael Kagan is co-director of the Immigration Clinic at the William S. Boyd School of Law.

Francine J. Lipman is a William S. Boyd Professor of Law at UNLV.

Professors Kagan and Lipman were interviewed by the Las Vegas Sun for a May 4 article about the results of a Washington, D.C. think tank study on how much undocumented immigrants contribute to state and local economies. According to the article, titled “How much taxes do undocumented immigrants in Nevada pay?,” Nevada’s undocumented immigrants pay state and local taxes, which in 2012 added up to nearly $94 million.

“It’s great to put specific numbers on this,” said Professor Kagan in the article. “But anyone familiar with this should not be surprised.”

The article also read: “UNLV law professor Francine Lipman said tax figures are likely even higher because the study didn’t account for indirect taxes, such as payroll taxes, paid by undocumented immigrants.”

Professor Kagan has written several of the most widely cited articles in the fields of refugee and asylum law. His research on credibility assessment in asylum cases has been repeatedly relied on by federal appellate courts and, according to a 2012 commentary, has "guided most subsequent research and analysis on the topic."

Professor Lipman has written extensively on tax and accounting issues for legal journals, including the Wisconsin Law Review, Florida Tax Review, Virginia Tax Review, Nevada Law Journal, American University Law Review, Harvard Environmental Law Review, Harvard Latino Law Review, Harvard Journal on Legislation, The Tax Lawyer, The Practical Tax Lawyer, Taxes and Tax Notes.

Professor Sara Gordon Talks Floyd Mayweather in Deadspin and The Washington Post

Sara Gordon is an associate professor at the William S. Boyd School of Law.

Professor Gordon was recently quoted in two publications for stories about Floyd Mayweather and the destruction or unavailability of photographic evidence concerning the boxer’s domestic violence convictions.

In an April 30 article for Deadspin titled “This Is How Las Vegas Protects Floyd Mayweather,” she spoke about the legality of destroying evidence.

The article read: “Is that legal? In Nevada, absolutely. UNLV associate law professor Sara Gordon said that in Nevada criminal cases, anyone involved in a criminal case can apply for an order asking that exhibits be released or destroyed. If they are acquitted (and Floyd was) they can apply immediately afterward. ‘In considering the application,’ Gordon said, ‘the court considers whether the loss of the evidence would prejudice any parties in ongoing cases or in the event of a retrial, and whether there are any appeals pending in the case.’”

On May 1, The Washington Post published an article titled “Las Vegas officials don’t want you to think about Floyd Mayweather’s domestic violence conviction, report says,” in which they referenced parts of Deadspin’s investigative report, including Professor Gordon’s comments.

Professor Gordon's research focuses on law and psychology and the impact of cognitive and social psychology on jurors and other legal decision-makers.

Assistant Dean Layke Martin Appointed to NALP Board of Directors

Assistant Dean for External Relations Layke Martin has been appointed to the Board of Directors for the National Association for Law Placement (NALP). Dean Martin will serve a two-year term. She is the first representative from the William S. Boyd School of Law to serve on NALP’s Board of Directors.

NALP is an association of more than 2,500 legal career professionals who advise law students, lawyers, law offices, and law schools in North America and beyond. NALP members work to collect and publish accurate legal employment data and information, and champion education and standards for recruiting, professional and career development, and diversity and inclusion.

As Assistant Dean for External Relations, Dean Martin provides leadership and strategic direction to the law school’s Career Development, Alumni Relations, Development, and Events departments.

Professor Marketa Trimble Places New Article

Marketa Trimble is an Associate Professor of Law at the William S. Boyd School of Law.

Professor Trimble has written a forthcoming book chapter titled, "Extraterritorial Enforcement of National Laws in Connection with Online Commercial Activity." The chapter will appear in the Research Handbook on Electronic Commerce Law (John A. Rothchild ed., Edward Elgar, forthcoming 2015).

The abstract to Professor Trimble's chapter reads, "Online commercial activity is subject to laws that are mostly the laws of individual countries, even if some of the laws happen to be highly harmonized among the countries. In the online context, the enforcement of national laws is problematic: A country may lack the ability to enforce its laws against actors who are located outside the country and who locate their assets outside the country ... This chapter discusses the enforcement of national laws on the internet, including enforcement against absent actors, and considers whether that enforcement can be improved."

In her research, Professor Trimble focuses on intellectual property and issues at the intersection of intellectual property and private international law/conflict of laws.