Paul Padda to get SABA–Las Vegas Lifetime Achievement Award

SABA–Las Vegas will honor former federal prosecutor Paul Padda with its 2026 Lifetime Achievement Award at its Bollywood Night Gala on Oct. 24 in Las Vegas. The recognition also spotlights Padda’s role in founding the group and his firm’s legal aid fellowship supporting new UNLV law graduates entering public service.

Why it matters: - The award recognizes Padda’s role in building one of the region’s key South Asian legal communities. - The honor also highlights a legal aid pipeline that helps fund public-interest work in Southern Nevada. - The gala will also recognize SABA–Las Vegas scholarship recipients.

What happened: - SABA–Las Vegas will present Paul Padda with its 2026 Lifetime Achievement Award at the Bollywood Night Gala on Saturday, Oct. 24, at Treasure Island Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas. - Padda is a former federal prosecutor and founder of Paul Padda Law, PLLC. - Padda helped establish SABA–Las Vegas in 2019 and served as its founding board chair.

The details: - Paul Padda Law’s Community Justice Fellowship with Legal Aid Center of Southern Nevada funds the salary of a new graduate of UNLV’s Boyd School of Law who is interested in public service. - The fellowship is designed to help provide legal representation to people who might otherwise face the legal system alone. - The firm describes itself as a personal injury and federal litigation practice led by former federal prosecutor Paul Padda. - More information is available in the company’s announcement. - The firm also shared a social media link: Paul Padda Law on Instagram.

Between the lines: - The award ties Padda’s professional career to civic leadership, not just legal practice. - The fellowship shows how private-law-firm support can extend legal access in a community where new lawyers often face difficult entry points into public service. - Judge Tina Talim, SABA’s judicial liaison, said the group looks forward to honoring Padda’s impact at the October 24 gala. - Padda said the award is an honor and said he wants to be “a voice for the voiceless” and to show young lawyers that there are no shortcuts to hard work. - Padda also cited the importance of treating people well, referencing a quote often attributed to Maya Angelou.

What’s next: - SABA–Las Vegas will celebrate Padda and its scholarship recipients at the Oct. 24 Bollywood Night Gala. - The organization will continue highlighting leaders and students connected to its local legal network. - The Community Justice Fellowship is positioned to keep supporting a new UNLV law graduate interested in public service.

The bottom line: - SABA–Las Vegas is using its annual gala to honor a founder whose work spans legal practice, community building and access to justice.