Volunteer of the Month-October 2024

Paola M. Armeni, Clark Hill PLC

Paola grew up in Las Vegas. She graduated from Cimarron Memorial High School. She attended the William S. Boyd School of Law and graduated in the 3rd graduating class. Paola is a proud alumnus. Paola has now been practicing law for 21 years, mainly in the areas of criminal defense and civil rights litigation. She has dedicated her pro bono service to record sealing, civil rights, and children in dependency matters.  She is also the past President of the State Bar of Nevada. Paola is a mother to two children and is married to a retired City of Las Vegas firefighter.

Paola has made it a point to make pro bono a part of her practice as an attorney. She has been fortunate enough to work at firms that have supported her desire to help this community. She is currently a member of Clark Hill, which has been a supporter of pro bono services through the Legal Aid Center for years. Further, Clark Hill honors one attorney from over 700 lawyers internationally, with Pro Bono Attorney of the Year. Paola was the recipient of this award this year.

When we asked her why she does pro bono work, she said “I think it is important to give back to the community that has given me and my family so much. I also believe that it our obligation as an attorneys to do things for the public good. What better than to do the public good than with pro bono.”

Paola said that her most memorable client was her most recent 1983 client. “Mr. Morris had fought for so long to try to right the wrong of denial of his medical care for decades while he has been incarcerated. The jury awarded him 1.25 million dollars and found 3 Nevada Department of Correction employees liable.  Although this verdict will not fix Mr. Morris’s physical damage, it shows him that he has been heard and he should not have ever been treated like that.”

For her dedication and commitment to pro bono, we honor Paola Armeni as our October Volunteer of the Month.