Malcolm P. LaVergne

Current

Malcolm P. LaVergne & Associates

Attorney

2014 - Current

Citizens for Justice

Contributor

Perhaps your most valuable member service, Citizens For Justice is NJA’s Political Action Committee (PAC) and the agent responsible for all NJA legislative action. CFJ was formed in 1977 to represent the Nevada lawyer at the state legislature. We've been there ever since, writing good statute, and defending you and your clients' rights. Funded by individual member contributions (not from member dues) CFJ monitors and actively participates in the legislative process from interviewing candidates to lobbying in Carson City. CFJ’s legislative work is limited to the Nevada State Assembly and Senate. CFJ does not endorse candidates.

2007 - Current

Nevada Justice Association

Member

The Nevada Justice Association is an organization of independent lawyers who represent consumers and share the common goal of improving the civil justice system. NJA is a non-profit educational organization whose charter strives towards three primary goals: To continually provide its membership with up-to-date knowledge and information through continuing legal education programs and Nevada specific publications. To monitor the legislative session in order to ensure that Nevadans' access to the courts is not diminished. To educate the public regarding their individual rights and responsibilities as citizens.

2007 - Current

Las Vegas Chapter of the National Bar Association

Member

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.

2001 - Current

State Bar of Texas

Member

The mission of the State Bar of Texas is to support the administration of the legal system, assure all citizens equal access to justice, foster high standards of ethical conduct for lawyers, enable its members to better serve their clients and the public, educate the public about the rule of law and promote diversity in the administration of justice and the practice of law.

2004 - 2005

Dreyer Boyajian LLP

Associate Attorney

2002 - 2003

T. Wade Welch & Associates

Associate Attorney

2000 - 2002

New York Court Of Appeals

Staff Attorney/Clerkship

1997 - 2000

Cornell University

J.D. (2000) | Law

Activities: Editor, Moot Court Board.

1995 - 1997

Stephen F. Austin State University

B.A. | Political Science and English

Honors: Summa Cum Laude. Highest Ranking Senior Award. Outstanding Student in Liberal Arts.