LETTERHEAD OF SANTORO, DRIGGS, WALCH, KEARNEY, JOHNSON & THOMPSON] July 14, 2005Community Bancorp • July 15th, 2005 • National commercial banks
We have acted as special Nevada counsel to Community Bancorp, a Nevada corporation (the “Company”), Community Bank of Nevada, a Nevada corporation (the “Bank”) which is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company, and the Bank of Commerce, a Nevada corporation (the “Seller”), in connection with the transactions contemplated by the Agreement to Merge and Plan of Reorganization dated May 19, 2005 (the “Agreement”), among the Company, the Bank, and the Seller. We have also acted as special Nevada counsel to the Company in connection with the Form S-4 Registration Statement of Community Bancorp (the “Registration Statement”) to be filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”).
