Scholarly Commons @ UNLV Boyd Law William S. Boyd School of Law: The First 20 Student Organizations Years
2015
PILA Auction Program 2015
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Ellen Schulhofer, Managing Partner LAS VEGAS OFFICE Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck, LLP 100 North City Parkway, Suite 1600 702.382.2101 Las Vegas, NV 89106 Welcome to the 16th Annual PILAAuction!
Thank you forjoining us on this wonderfulevening! Tonight we celebrate community, camaraderie, and giving back. PILA is a student organization dedicated to raising awareness and providing opportunities forpublic interest legal work to serve our community. Tonight we honor Judge Elizabeth Gonzalez forher tireless commitment to public interest. Judge Gonzalez's passion and dedication forexpanding access to justice makes her an excellent role model. All proceeds fromtonight's auction go directly toward our PILA Summer Grant Program. These grants provide fundingfor UNLV Boyd School of Law students who commit their summer to unfunded public interest legal positions helping the community. With your help, we have already raised over $120,000 since our firstauction in 1999. This evening and our Grant "" Program could not succeed without your generosity!
We appreciate your yearly support of our organization!
With gratitude, Shaina Plaksin PILACo- President & Auction Coordinator
Evening Schedule s:3opm I Doors Open & Silent Auction Begins 6�oopm I Student-Only AuctionEnds "3fle�
Si6Je,e, Stauzea4e� BAILEY❖ KENNEDY ---- ATTORNEYS AT LAW ---- JohnR Bailey Joseph A Liebman Kelly B. Stout Dennis L. Kennedy Mark H. Goldstein Mark D. Hesiak Joshua M Dickey Scott A Eaton Paul C. Williams Sarah E. Harmon Joshua P. Gilmore Leon A Gil Silver StaircaseHonoree ud e ElizabethGonzalez Elizabeth Gonzalez is the Presiding Judge of the Civil Division of District Court, handling business, civil and criminal cases. She was appointed to the district court in July 2004. Prior to taking the bench she practiced predominantly in complex civil litigation that included business, mass tort, and construction defect litigation. From 1986 to 1998 she was employed with the law firmof Beckley, Singleton, Jemison & List where she focused on these areas of litigation and served as the firm's president from1997 to 1998. From 1998 until taking the bench she operated her own firm. Judge Gonzalez is currently the President of the American College of Business Court Judges. She previously served on the Supreme Court Jury Improvement Commission, the Supreme Court Access to Justice Commission, the Judicial Council of the State of Nevada, and the State of Nevada Ethics Commission. Judge Gonzalez is the formerPresident of the Board of Directors of Clark County Legal Services and a formermember of the Eighth Judicial District Bench • Bar Committee on Pro Bono. She has long been dedicated to the provision oflegal services to all members of the community. Ms. Gonzalez was firstrecognized for her support ofpro bono by the Clark County Pro Bono Project in 1992 and in 2002 was selected Attorney of the Year by the State Bar of Nevada Access to Justice Committee. In 2007 and 2012 Judge Gonzalez received the Justice Nancy Becker Award of Judicial Excellence. She served on the Clark County Legal Services Board, which now coordinates the provision of pro bono services for all of Clark County forover ten years. The Trial by Peers Program is a partnership of the judiciary, the juvenile justice system, and the Clark County Bar Association diverting certain youthful offendersfrom the juvenile court system. In 2007 and 2010, Judge Gonzalez was selected as Judge of the Year by the Trial by Peers program. Judge Gonzalez attained a B.A. in History, with honors, from the University of Florida in May of 1982 and received her law degree from the University of Florida College of Law in 1985. She was admitted to the State Bar of Nevada in 1985. Since her admission to the Bar, Judge Gonzalez has served on many bar committees, including service as the Regional Chair forthe State Bar of Nevada Fee Dispute Committee and a member of the State Bar of Nevada's Functional EquivalencyCommittee. She also serves as a Master Emeritus of the Nevada American Inn of Court which has as its purpose the enhancement of Nevada lawyer'spractical skills, professional awarenessand ethical responsibility. Nevada's Law School The William S. Boyd School of Law congratulates the Public Interest Law Association for helping to provide opportunities in public interest law to our students. Thanks to the hard work of PILA, more grants are available for public interest work during the summer than ever before. We also thank our community partners, in particular, the Legal Aid Center of Southern Nevada and Nevada Legal Services, and look forward to working together to serve Nevadans in need of legal assistance. l J111vt:rs1ty of f JeVc-1cir1 Lds V0c.ic1s V'/ill1cirn S Boye! Scl,ool of La 1!✓ (7();;) Wl:J-3fi7' • \Vl'-.V1 l,Wv lll1lv cciu f "! 1a1 LJf\JLVLc1.v Thomas & Mack Co. Judge Gonzalez, congratulations on your well-deserved recognition! LastYear's PILAGrant Reci ients AshleighWise "I have broadened my horizons after being 20 award the PILA grant. Most of my public interest experience is based around the taxpayer side of tax controversy. Working at the IRS has shown me the other side of the equation. I look forwardto taking what I learn this summer and applying it to "lam (r)��(.i') currently interning at the Nevada '-=CJ � System of Higher Education. This opportunity provided me the experience of working Crislove lgeleke with the legal counsel fora government agency. Each day I am able to assist the attorneys with research and analysis of legal and policy questions, draftmemos on law and appellate briefs, assist with preparation of contracts, pleadings, and proposed orders. In addition to being � exposed to the public practice of law, the PILA grant has been a financialhelp allowing me to spend more days working in the officewhile also volunteering with the Thomas and Mack Legal Clinics Kid's Court Program. While busy 2L summers are filledwith great experiences they can also be expensive and I am glad the PILA grant "As an enrolled and active (r)��(.i') member of the Chemehuevi Indian Tribe, my primary '-=CJ � objectiveis not to become a Kostan Lathouris lawyer; it is to be an advocate forsocial and political change to address the problems facedby American Indians. The Public Interest Law Association Summer Full Grant has allowed me to pursue this passion by endowing me with the means to spend this summer as a legal intern with the U.S. Department of the Interior, Officeof the Solicitor, Division of Indian Affairs-for which I am extremely grateful.As a result, I have gained experience working with those responsible forproviding legal counsel and representation to the Secretary of the Thank You To Our Sponsors! UNLVBoyd School of Law, Dean Daniel W. 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