Michael Shamoon '19

What's it like working as an immigration lawyer at the Thomas & Mack Legal Clinic?

I graduated from Boyd last year and started my fellowship at the UNLV Immigration Clinic last November. So, in a way, I'm still technically in law school even though I'm an attorney now. As head of the University Legal Services program, my duties involve conducting campus and community outreach and providing legal representation to UNLV and CSN students, staff, and their family members. I enjoy working at the Clinic, but being an immigration lawyer has its ups and downs. As an attorney, it's my job to fight for

Brittnie T. Watkins JD/PhD '14, LL.M. '17

What recent accomplishment are you most proud of?

I am proud to be a newly elected representative on the State Bar of Nevada Board of Governors. I am particularly honored and humbled to be the first African American woman elected as a governor in the bar's nearly 100-year history, and I will work to ensure that I am not the last. The honor is a testament to change and a reminder of its possibility. Amid this historic time of social unrest, I attended my first official meeting, and contributed to a unanimous vote to issue a statement on diversity, inclusion, and justice for all. In it, the

Caleb Green '19

Caleb Green is an associate in the Dickinson Wright Las Vegas office. His primary areas of practice include intellectual property, government affairs, immigration, and cyber-security and data protection matters. Namely, Caleb’s experience revolves around trademark prosecution, intellectual property litigation and enforcement, deportation defense, employment immigration, government affairs, and business matters. In April of 2020, Caleb was appointed to the Western Region of the National Black Law Students Association Advisory Board.

Jess Brown '16

Jess is an attorney at DC Capital Law in Washington D.C.
 

Zach Conine '13

Zach Conine currently serves as Nevada’s 23rd State Treasurer

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