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“The tradition of Festivus begins with the Airing of Grievances. I got a lot of problems with you people! And now, you’re gonna hear about it.” –Frank Costanza
Happy Festivus! (Technically, it is tomorrow, but we couldn’t wait to get the festivities started!) Gather your family, friends, co-workers, enemies, judges, opposing counsel, etc. because it’s time to kick off the holiday fun with a tradition that some of you do on the blog all year long, the Airing of Grievances!
For some of you, this is what you were born to do–this is your moment to shine. Your gift of complaining is finally welcomed and wanted on this one occasion. This is your chance to civilly (meaning work appropriate and slander free) whine and complain about your salary, your job, your boss, billable hours, the courts, nepotism, the Board of Governors, bar counsel, UNLV Boyd Class of 2013, this blog, and/or anything else that 2021 threw at you this year. It’s also your chance to provide some feedback about the way things are done in the Las Vegas legal community. Believe it or not, there are a lot of people who read this blog and see your comments and suggestions (including administrators, judges, and other lawyers). If you want a refresher on what types of things you were disappointed in or complained about last year, use the search box and enter “airing.”
"civilly (meaning work appropriate and slander free)"
Killjoy.
Can't blame you, though. I imagine this blog doesn't create enough revenue to keep Maggie McLetchie on retainer. Or even a junior-grade FBU, for that matter.
Happy Festivus, law.dawg.
ACLU and opposing counsel
*unzips…. damn, it's still small.
I am neither OP, nor 2:32, nor 4:02 and I can also give details.
My wife is a slut.
Details please
I am not the poster, but I can give details.
I am neither OP nor 2:32, but I can also give details
I am the wife. Can confirm.
Please send pic and cell #
Nevada Board of Governors, each and every one.
I did a stint on the BOG. just what are you bitching about? Be specific. Run for a seat and let your issues be known. Right now you sound like a whiny kid throwing a tantrum.
I concur with 11;39, but I do not have the political machine behind me like Paola or Ryan.
My complaint involves Dept. 31. Why does Judge Kishner insist on making things more complicated than necessary? Status checks that should last 5 minutes take 30 minutes as Judge Kishner takes a deep dive into things that do not matter. I am perplexed because it makes things harder on her and her staff, not just the attorneys.
If you were in her court yesterday, you saw this first hand. She has zero time management skills. She burned up tens of thousands of dollars in client money yesterday making attorneys wait for hours on what should have been simple status checks. She talked out loud as she went down procedural rabbit holes, and apparently, according to the posts yesterday, wasn't even right about one of the issues.
My concern with her is that she wastes incredible amounts of time on picayeune details to show her control and power over her courtroom. She does burn up tens of thousands of dollars of client monies everyday to satiate her ego that she is in control and order shall reign in her courtroom.
Close second for burning up tens of thousands of dollars of client monies is Judge Delaney. Opposite problem– late to her court, no control over arguments, months to get Minutes out which means orders routinely not entered for 60 days.
Clients, just…clients.
I hate billing my life in 6 minute increments. I hast that it incentivizes people to do more work than necessary to resolve a dispute.
Or just be the guy at my firm who does less work but bills tons of hours. Partner material there.
@6:38
Amen. Partner I knew was out the door at 10AM to get to his sailboat, but had already billed a full 8 hrs. for that day.
Kruger! You couldn't smooth a silk sheet if you had a hot date with a babe.. I lost my train of thought.
Elissa Cadish
Can someone please explain the Boyd 2013 class joke?
I like the Boyd 15. Tough, short, yell, and empty threats like some pos judges I know.
Years ago, someone made a comment about the Boyd Class of 13 being exceptional and going places. The joke snowballed out of that.
2:14….so, did any of them actually end up going anywhere?
2:14 PM here. I didn't go to law school at UNLV. I have a friend who is Boyd 13 and he is an effective attorney and good person, so maybe that counts?
Did they go anywhere? They all are here everyday.
I post the same every year because it scarred me for life. I clerked at Family Court during the Del Vecchio, Potter, Jones, etc. period. I will spare you the details but just on the surface know: Jones went to prison, Del Vecchio allegedly coerced sex from his OWN step-daughter IN Chambers, etc. and all that you all saw in the papers was the tip of the iceberg. You cannot possibly imagine a more corrupt place and blatantly so. Once again, I will not out myself but probably the most corrupt (not overtly illegal which I will never speak of but saw) thing was the predetermined outcomes based on who the attorney was. Yes, Toto it really works (at least at that time) that way believe me or do not, I saw it with my own eyes.
Civil bench meetings and solos
ESPN 1100 and Farhan Naqvhi.
Farhan Naqvhi could not effectively depose a ham sandwich
SweetJames though?
Why is SweetJames decamping to Puerto Rico and leaving behind his wife and autistic child? Not so sweet, Jimmy
Is the dude's name really Sweet James? Stop hiring tv ads and bill board lawyers.
Turning the legal system into an unabashed political forum to further your own ambition. Also, politics on the blog.
2:39 please elaborate further and provide suggestions to fix the problem.
I apoogize that this is such a basic complaint, but I have to say something. The ridiculous, unneeded, frustrating motion activated faucets in the staff areas at the RJC. The restroom faucets were fine. The faucets in the jury rooms and break rooms are unusable for any practical purpose and not even good for washing one's hands. I don't know whose idea it was, but a pox on their house!
Sigal Chattah, although she does provide for some entertainment.