Updates, highlights, and stories from the Boyd community
Finding Resolution: Saltman Center Updates
Inside the Family Mediation Practicum:
Real-World Experience for Law Students
The Saltman Center for Conflict Resolution at the William S. Boyd School of Law promotes hands-on learning in dispute resolution. Students enrolled in the Community Law Practicum – Family Mediation mediate real divorce and custody cases referred by the Clark County Family Court. This course bridges theory and practice by placing students in the role of neutral mediators.
Boyd Law students Cianne Wallin and Zack Carlow competed at the American Bar Association (ABA) Regional Client Counseling Competition held in Houston this past February. Sonny DeFreitas and Laura Lomeli competed in the ABA Negotiation Competition in November 2024.
Adam Marchant and Raymond Wu revived the Dispute Resolution Society, serving as co-presidents of the student-run organization that needed new, energetic student leadership and a vision for how the organization could do more to introduce law students to dispute resolution.
Alumni Harrison Bohn ('23) and Samantha Vanillo ('24) recount the lessons they learned and took with them into their careers after graduating from Boyd School of Law with a concentration in dispute resolution.
