William S. Boyd School of Law at UNLV

Students in the Juvenile Justice Clinic represent children who have been charged in juvenile delinquency proceedings. Law students negotiate with district attorneys, conduct contested hearings or trials, and advocate for proper dispositions and sentences. As part of their clinic work, students also have the opportunity to shadow Juvenile Public Defenders and observe all aspects of their work in Juvenile Court. This clinic focuses on the meaning and importance of developing an attorney-client relationship, explores the role of juvenile defense attorneys as adversarial counsel in the context of a problem-solving court, and examines the history, policy and interrelationship of the systems that affect children accused of criminal behavior.

Credits: 6. Graded.
Professor Mary Berkheiser

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