LVNBA

The Las Vegas Chapter of the National Bar Association (LVNBA)

is an active affiliate of the National Bar Association, which was formally organized in 1925 and is the oldest and largest association of predominantly African-American lawyers, judges, law professors, and other legal professionals.

Our Affiliations Include:

COMMUNITY

PARTNERS

The LVNBA works together with

a wide range of community partners on projects of common interest.

Most of the organizations are either predominantly law-related, have a predominantly African-American membership, or have have a mission that is in alignment with the LVNBA’s mission.

Our past and present partners include:

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Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.
Theta Theta Omega Chapter
Alpha Men & Divas of Tomorrow
Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc.
Theta Pi Lambda Chapter
Asian Bar Association, Las Vegas Chapter
Black Law Students Association, UNLV William S. Boyd School of Law
Cheyenne High School
Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. – Las Vegas Alumnae Chapter
Langston Bar Association
Las Vegas African-American History Collaborative
Las Vegas Latino Bar Association
Las Vegas National Bar Association Foundation
Las Vegas Urban Chamber
Las Vegas Urban League
Marvin M. Sedway Middle School
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People – Las Vegas
National Black Law Students Association (NBLSA) – Western Region

Nevada Black Police Association
Office of Assemblywoman Dina Neal
Office of U.S. Congressman Steven Horsford
Office of U.S. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid
Omega Gents
Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc.
Kappa Xi Chapter
Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc.
Sigma Beta Club
Sigma Pi Phi Fraternity
South Asian Bar Association,
Las Vegas Chapter
State Bar of Nevada
State Bar of Nevada Law Related Education Consortium
The Links, Incorporated,
Las Vegas Chapter
Wiener-Rogers Law Library
UNLV Black Graduate Students Association
UNLV Libraries
UNLV William S. Boyd School of Law

OUR HISTORY

The Las Vegas Chapter of the National Bar Association (LVNBA) was originally incorporated in 1981 and reincorporated in 2005. Over the years, the LVNBA has grown from a small group of fourteen trailblazing attorneys and judges to a large and vibrant organization.

The National Bar Association (National Bar) was founded in 1925 when there were fewer than 1,000 African-American lawyers in the nation, and less than 120 belonged to the (National Bar). By 1945, there were nearly 250 members representing 25% of the African-American members of the bar. Over the past 75 years, the National Bar has grown enormously in size and influence.

When the LVNBA was founded in 1981, there were fewer than 20 African-American attorneys in state of Nevada. Currently in Nevada, circa 125-150 African-American attorneys comprise approximately 1% of the membership of the State Bar of Nevada. Since its founding, the LVNBA has grown in size and influence and LVNBA members own their own law firms, are partners and associates at small, medium, and large size firms throughout Clark County, are students and law professors at community colleges and the University of Nevada, pursue justice for clients as prosecutors and public defenders, serve in the Nevada Legislature, are members of the Nevada judiciary, and represent cities, counties, the Attorney General’s Office, and the Department of Justice.

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