Bryan Keith Scott

Bryan Scott JD ’91 was unanimously ratified by the Las Vegas City Council on June 17, 2020, as the first African American city attorney for Las Vegas in the city’s 119-year history. Scott started working for the Las Vegas City Attorney’s Office in 1996 and specializes in land use, zoning, and planning. He was the assistant city attorney for 15 years prior to his promotion. Scott is the former president of the Las Vegas Chapter of the National Bar Association (1996–1999), the first African American president of the Clark County Law Foundation (2006), the first African American president of the Clark County Bar Association (2005), and the first African American president of the State Bar of Nevada (2016–2017).

Bryan K. Scott JD ’91 completed his term as the first African American president of the State Bar of Nevada on June 30, 2017. He will remain on the State Bar of Nevada Board of Governors through June 2018, serving as an ex officio officer. During that time, Scott will work on a special project to determine the ethnic makeup and degree of ethnic diversity of the members of the State Bar.

Was sworn in as the 88th president of the State Bar of Nevada on July 30, 2016, by Nevada Chief Justice Ron Parraguirre. Scott, who is the first African American to hold the office, has served on the State Bar of Nevada’s Board of Governors since 2006. He is a past president of the Clark County Law Foundation, the Clark County Bar Association, and the Las Vegas Chapter of the National Bar Association. Scott is an assistant city attorney with the civil division for Las Vegas, where he advises the Las Vegas City Council and the Las Vegas Planning Commission on land-use, zoning, planning, and ethics issues. He has been with the Las Vegas City Attorney’s office since 1996.

Was sworn in as the president-elect of the State Bar of Nevada during its recent annual meeting, held in Seattle, Washington. In July of 2016, Scott will be sworn in as the 88th president of Nevada’s state bar. He will be the first government attorney and first African American president since the State Bar of Nevada was established in 1928. For the past 19 years, Scott has worked for the Las Vegas City Attorney’s Office. He is the assistant city attorney for the civil division.