LAS VEGAS (KTNV) — The Las Vegas City Council has selected Bryan Scott to be the next city attorney at today’s City Council meeting.
Scott joined the City Attorney’s Office in 1996 and has resided in the Las Vegas valley since 1970. He has been an attorney for nearly 29 years and previously served as the senior assistant city attorney.
Scott has served as legal counsel to the Las Vegas City Council, the Las Vegas Planning Commission and various city departments, boards and commissions. During his time with the city, he has practiced in the areas of general civil litigation, special improvement districts, condemnations, land use, zoning, planning, ethics, marijuana regulation, public records and the open meeting law.
“I am honored to be appointed to the position of city attorney for Las Vegas and continue to work with the hard working and dedicated attorneys and staff at the city,” Scott said. “I love this city and it is a privilege to serve our community in this position.”
Prior to joining the City Attorney’s Office, Scott was an associate attorney for Donald J. Campbell & Associates (now Campbell & Williams) from 1991-1993 and an associate attorney for Rawlings, Olson, Cannon, Gormley & Desruisseaux (NKA Olson, Cannon, Gormley, Angulo & Stoberski) from 1993-1996.
He has won a number of awards and accolades for his community service work. Currently he sits on the Board of the Justice Michael L. Douglas Pre-Law Fellowship Program, which seeks to introduce students from underrepresented communities to the rigors of law school and the benefits of having a legal education. In May 2019, he was awarded the James M. Bartley Distinguished Public Lawyer Award by the Public Lawyers Section of the State Bar of Nevada.
Additionally, in 2019, he was named as the Trailblazer of the Year by the Nevada Association of Real Estate Brokers. In September 2018, he was recognized by the Las Vegas Chapter of the National Bar Association as The Attorney of the Year and by the Asian American Advocacy Clinic as an unsung hero.
Scott was honored by the Las Vegas Chapter of the National Bar Association in 2019 by the establishment of the Bryan K. Scott Book Scholarship. He was the keynote speaker and awarded the Educational Pioneer Award by the University of Nevada, Las Vegas’ Center for Academic Enrichment and Outreach in 2017. In 2005, he received the Martin P. Dowling Volunteer of the Year award from the Clark County Bar Association and the Clark County Bar Association’s Circle of Support Award in 2002.
From 2006 to 2009 and from 2010 to 2018 Scott was a member of the State Bar of Nevada Board of Governors. He was the 88th and first African-American president of the State Bar of Nevada in 2016-2017. He was also the first African-American president of the Clark County Law Foundation in 2006 and was elected as the first African-American president of the Clark County Bar Association in 2005. In 1996, Scott was elected president of the Las Vegas Chapter of the National Bar Association. He served in that position until 1999.
Scott earned a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas in 1988 and a Juris Doctorate from Northwestern School of Law, Lewis and Clark College in 1991.
Scott is the past chairman of the State Bar of Nevada Diversity Committee and served on the Nevada Supreme Court’s Bench-Bar Committee for three years. Currently he sits on the Board of the Justice Michael L. Douglas Pre-Law Fellowship Program, which seeks to introduce students from underrepresented communities to the rigors of law school and the benefits of having a legal education. In May 2019, he was awarded the James M. Bartley Distinguished Public Lawyer Award by the Public Lawyers Section of the State Bar of Nevada.
Scott, who will serve as the 23rd city attorney for the city, takes over for former City Attorney Brad Jerbic.
