William S. Boyd School of Law at UNLV

Students represent children, parents or guardians in child protection, termination of parental rights, guardianship and related matters, which involve contested trials, administrative advocacy and sometimes cutting edge legal issues. Students also work on complex policy and friend of the court (amicus curiae) matters. The clinic frequently partners with other law offices in its representation and policy work. This clinic explores the role of families in children’s lives, the strengths and weaknesses of state intervention on behalf of children, and the meanings of and access to justice for children and parents at risk of family dissolution.

CLINICAL PROGRAM
FACULTY & STAFF

Professor David Thronson
Associate Dean for Clinical Studies
Co-Director,
Immigration Clinic

Professor Mary Berkheiser
Director,
Juvenile Justice Clinic

Professor Ann Cammett
Director,
Family Justice Clinic

Professor Martin Geer
Director,
Externship Program

Professor Kate Kruse
Director,
Innocence Clinic

Professor Rebecca Nathanson
Director, Education Advocacy Clinic
and Kids' Court School

Professor Leticia Saucedo
Co-Director,
Immigration Clinic

Professor Anne Traum
Director,
Federal Appellate Clinic

Angela Morrison
Legal Director
Nevada Immigrant Resource Project (NIRP)

Joe Honrath
Clinic Operations Manager

Carmen Chang
Legal Secretary

Taurus Duncan
Legal Secretary

Janet Wilson-McFarland
Legal Secretary

Carlos Morales
Clinic Receptionist

Morgan Flaherty
Clinic Student Assistant

Koa Perlac
Externship Student Assistant