Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 9–Senators Raggio, Amodei, Care, Carlton, Cegavske, Coffin, Hardy, Mathews, McGinness, Neal, Nolan, O’Connell, Rawson, Rhoads, Schneider, Shaffer, Tiffany, Titus, Townsend, Washington and Wiener

 

Joint Sponsors: Assemblymen Buckley, Anderson, Andonov, Angle, Arberry, Atkinson, Beers, Brown, Carpenter, Chowning, Christensen, Claborn, Collins, Conklin, Geddes, Gibbons, Giunchigliani, Goicoechea, Goldwater, Grady, Griffin, Gustavson, Hardy, Hettrick, Horne, Knecht, Koivisto, Leslie, Mabey, Manendo, Marvel, McClain, McCleary, Mortenson, Oceguera, Ohrenschall, Parks, Perkins, Pierce, Sherer, Weber and Williams

 

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Senate Concurrent RESOLUTION—Commemorating the 75th anniversary of the State Bar of Nevada and designating February 18, 2003, as “State Bar of Nevada Day.”

 

    Whereas, The State Bar of Nevada had its humble beginnings

 in 1911 with the establishment of the Nevada Bar Association as a

 private organization of lawyers from all parts of the State; and

    Whereas, In 1928, legislation was requested to incorporate the

 State Bar of Nevada by a special act of the Legislature as a public

 corporation, which resulted in a series of events that would change

 the governing organization of lawyers in this state forever; and

    Whereas, On January 31, 1928, upon the signature of then

 Governor Fred B. Balzar, the State Bar of Nevada was created as a

 public corporation to govern the legal profession in this state

 subject to the exclusive jurisdiction and control of the Supreme

 Court of Nevada; and

    Whereas, The State Bar of Nevada grew from 345 members

 when first created to over 7,000 members in this 75th anniversary

 year; and

    Whereas, Since its founding, the State Bar of Nevada has

 promoted and maintained the highest professional and ethical

 standards for all persons involved in the practice of law; and

    Whereas, The State Bar of Nevada, through its Admissions,

 Discipline, Character and Fitness, and Continuing Legal Education

 programs, has striven to allow only the most qualified professionals

 to provide legal counsel, assistance, and representation to the

 residents of this state and has kept its members abreast of the most

 current information relating to the legal profession through its

 magazine, “Nevada Lawyer”; and

    Whereas, Included among the members of the State Bar have

 been many outstanding legal practitioners and judges, 8 Governors

of the State of Nevada and 10 United States Senators, and a host of

business and civic leaders; and

    Whereas, The members of the State Bar through their pro bono

 programs provide valuable free legal assistance and representation

 to thousands of Nevadans; and

    Whereas, The State Bar of Nevada is dedicated to continuing

 to build upon its activities of the past 75 years to guide the legal

 profession with programs to help lawyers provide high quality

 service to their clients and education to the general public; now,

 therefore, be it

    Resolved by the Senate of the State of Nevada, the

 Assembly Concurring, That the members of the 72nd Session

 of the Nevada Legislature do hereby commemorate the State Bar of

 Nevada on its 75th anniversary as an organization dedicated to

 making the future better and designate February 18, 2003, as “State

 Bar of Nevada Day” at the Nevada Legislature; and be it further

    Resolved, That the State Bar of Nevada is hereby commended

 for its efforts in ensuring that the residents of Nevada are provided

 with only the best and most knowledgeable legal assistance, in

 fostering public confidence in the rule of law, in promoting the

 collegiality and professionalism of its members, and in encouraging

 and overseeing a variety of public service activities; and be it

 further

    Resolved, That the State Bar of Nevada is hereby urged to

 continue encouraging altruism by and among members of the legal

 profession and to continue championing full and equal access to our

 system of justice for all people; and be it further

    Resolved, That the Secretary of the Senate prepare and

 transmit a copy of this resolution to Gloria J. Sturman, President, N.

 Patrick Flanagan III, President-Elect, and Ann Price McCarthy,

 Vice President, of the State Bar of Nevada.

 

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