Nevada

Obama Seeks to Rehire Nevada US Attorney Fired by Bush

Fired by the Bush administration in 2006 along with eight other top federal prosecutors for what some consider to have been political reasons, Daniel Bogden, it appears, may soon have his old job back as the U.S. attorney for the district of Nevada. He is being nominated by President Barack…

Jul 31, 2009 11:45 PM CDT

Feds Raid Vegas Home and Office of Michael Jackson Doc

Following up on an earlier raid by federal Drug Enforcement Administration agents on the Houston office of a physician who has treated Michael Jackson, authorities today arrived with a search warrant at the Las Vegas home and office of Dr. Conrad Murray. This time DEA agents were accompanied by Los…

Jul 28, 2009 5:31 PM CDT

Nev. Lawyer Gets 5 Years for Evading Income Tax

A 47-year-old personal injury attorney in Nevada has been sentenced to a five-year federal prison term for evading millions of dollars in taxes. Although Edmund Botha made millions as a Las Vegas lawyer, he paid rent, office overhead and other costs in cash or with cashier’s checks, in an effort…

Jul 17, 2009 8:10 PM CDT

ACLU Likes Veterans Court—If It Doesn’t Include Special Sentencing Deals

The American Civil Liberties Union had some objections to a special veterans court in Nevada, but a spokesman says a new court serving veterans in the Chicago area is different. ACLU of Illinois spokesman Ed Yohnka told the Chicago Tribune that the concern about the Nevada court was that veterans…

Jul 15, 2009 6:43 PM CDT

Nev. High Court Allows ‘Hoe’ License Plate, Despite DMV’s Misgivings

The Nevada Supreme Court says a Las Vegas man should be able to get the word “hoe” on his license plate, despite an Urban Dictionary definition that says it is slang for “whore.” Plaintiff William Junge obtained the Hoe plate in 1999 for his Chevy Tahoe after he was told…

Jul 9, 2009 1:33 PM CDT

9th Circuit Allows Suit Against Prosecutor Who OK’d DNA Sample Without Warrant

In a decision that resurrects a convicted sex offender’s lawsuit against a Las Vegas detective and local prosecutor, the San Francisco-based 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has said the man can personally sue the individuals for forcibly extracting his DNA without a warrant. Kenneth Friedman had reportedly told the…

Jun 25, 2009 1:09 PM CDT

Anonymous Commenters Are Anonymous to ACLU Lawyer, Too

Journalists are familiar with the world of anonymous sources. That’s how they can sometimes break a really good news story. But anonymous clients? That seems a little more unusual. It turns out that the American Civil Liberties Union lawyer who is tenaciously defending the privacy of anonymous commenters whose identities…

Jun 24, 2009 4:39 PM CDT

Upping ACLU Internship Pay Ante, UVA Law Student Wins $650K in Poker Event

In between his work on civil liberties memos, a summer intern in the Nevada offices of the American Civil Liberties Union borrowed a few grand from a poker-playing buddy and entered a tournament. The result was a World Series of Poker bracelet and a gambling payday of over $650,000 this…

Jun 19, 2009 10:32 PM CDT

Decision By Vegas Newspaper to ID Commenters Prompts ACLU Intervention

After first making a sweeping request asking for the identities of all commenters on an online Las Vegas Review-Journal story, prosecutors have narrowed their request. The U.S. attorney’s office now is only seeking the identities of individuals responsible for two comments that the government considers threatening to jurors, the Review-Journal…

Jun 18, 2009 6:31 PM CDT

Failed Merger Splits Las Vegas Firm, Top Partners Lead Group to Greenberg Traurig

Three top partners are leaving one of the largest law firms in Las Vegas and leading a group to Greenberg Traurig in the wake of an apparent failed merger, according to the Las Vegas Sun and the Am Law Daily. Founding partners Thomas Kummer and Mark Ferrario and chairman Michael…

May 20, 2009 11:48 PM CDT

Profs Jump Ship at Nevada Law School Facing Big Budget Cut

Three professors have announced plans to depart from a Nevada law school following a proposed 36 percent cut in the state’s higher education budget to help deal with a revenue shortfall. And other faculty members reportedly may soon follow their lead. Rising stars Raquel Aldana and Tuan Samahon say the…

Apr 21, 2009 6:02 PM CDT

High-Profile Vegas Lawyer Accused of Shoplifting Necklace at Sundance Shop

A high-profile Las Vegas criminal defense lawyer has been accused of stealing a necklace from a gift shop at the Sundance Resort in Utah. Gary Guymon has been charged with misdemeanor theft for the March 24 incident, the Las Vegas Review Journal reports. A surveillance video appears to show a…

Apr 20, 2009 1:31 PM CDT

Attorney With LA Firm Fined $102K—Plus 200 Pro Bono Hours

NOTE: The sanctions described here against Deborah Klar, Teri Pham and the law firm Liner Grode Stein Yankelevitz Sunshine Regenstreif & Taylor were vacated, in effect, in April 2010 by U.S. District Judge Philip M. Pro. A federal magistrate judge in Nevada has not only fined an attorney formerly with…

Apr 6, 2009 9:09 PM CDT

Nev. Lawyer With Gambling ‘Disability’ Who Stole $400K is Suspended for 5 Years

Rejecting a disbarment recommendation, the Nevada Supreme Court has suspended for five years a 53-year-old Las Vegas attorney who admittedly stole nearly $400,000 from clients to support a gambling habit. Finding that mitigating factors outweighed aggravating circumstances, the court found that Douglas Crawford’s good character, reputation, remorse and “mental disabilities…

Feb 20, 2009 10:51 PM CST

Law Firm Insurer Will Pay $6.2M to Settle Document Prep Suit

An insurance company for a Nevada law firm has agreed to pay $6.2 million to settle litigation claiming that by preparing financial documents, attorney David Garcia and his law firm helped an Oregon-based real estate company bilk investors of some $18 million. Although a lawyer for Hale Lane Peek Dennison…

Jan 20, 2009 6:36 PM CST