A Las Vegas lawyer who was overwhelmed with the number of new clients flocking to his bankruptcy practice is fighting to keep his law license after suffering an “emotional crisis”…
Martin Powelson paid off his delinquent Detroit mortgage. But after a law firm that handles a high-volume foreclosure practice mistakenly said told the lender that the redemption period had expired…
A federal judge in Nevada has nixed the $200,000 or so in sanctions that a magistrate judge had sought to impose on a California law firm and two of its…
A Nevada personal injury lawyer accused of settling cases to his clients’ detriment has taken a plea, on the eve of a second trial in a federal “honest services” medical…
During a Senate Judiciary Committee meeting today, Sen. Harry Reid offered up criticism of the ABA’s process of evaluating nominees for the federal bench, saying whether the individual is qualified…
Although an investigation of today’s fatal shootout at a federal courthouse in downtown Las Vegas is still ongoing, unidentified law enforcement officials say the suspect’s anger…
A shooting suspect and a 65-year-old courthouse security officer are dead after a shootout this morning at the Lloyd D. George U.S. Courthouse and Federal Building in downtown Las Vegas.
When a potential buyer walks into a foreclosed home, it isn’t unusual to see gaping, often jagged holes where items of value including appliances, cabinets, countertops, sinks, toilets and doors,…
The controversial former Las Vegas judge who was banned from the bench for belittling staff has been ordered to pay $50,000 to a former assistant for defaming her.
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