It’s a big day in the pandemic in Clark County as some kids head back to school and fans return to the Golden Knights games. Here is your friendly reminder to keep an eye out for little pedestrians as you make your commute today. (BTW, are you commuting or still working from home?)
Did you see the California doctor who appeared for a virtual traffic court trial while in the middle of a surgery? [BBC]
Judge Richard Boulware reduced a 10-year sentence to 2 years for a drug dealer. [8NewsNow]
You may have seen the comments from Friday, but the Nevada Supreme Court issued a ruling in the Pintar v. Eighth Judicial District Court et al (AA Primo Builders). You can go back to this post from 2016 for a little context on the saga of attorney Becky Pintar’s personal liability for sanctions and why you should read every filing.
Governor Sisolak urges critics to keep an open mind about “Innovation Zones.” [TNI]
A child’s unexplained death and the coroner’s refusal of an autopsy. [RJ]
There is a hearing today to approve a $1.35 million settlement to Fred Steese for wrongful conviction. [RJ]
Below is a post from Friday evening last week. I am not the original poster, but I am reposting for a friend since it probably did not get much exposure over the weekend.
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I am a tv producer and I am producing a funny family game show for lawyers at the studios at UNLV. We may need 8 law students for contestants. It will be streamed to various venues nationwide, and our goal is to get season 2 to Netflix. We begin filming next week so contact me immediately if you're interested.
The VERY funny tv game show that I created is called "Opening Arguments" and all of the contestants are lawyers or law students. Enclosed is a sizzle reel of the show. NOTE – There will be no prize money involved in the first season, and the plan is to take this first season to Netflix where there will be prize money for season 2. Once you see the 3.5 minute sizzle reel, I think you will agree that the show is highly marketable, hilarious, and family friendly. Keep in mind, these are REAL lawyers, not actors or comedians. The sizzle reel says 32 lawyers, but we reduced it to just 16 including law students, plus the attorneys only have 2 minutes to present their case, NOT 4 minutes.
Re the Pintar Case: So the issue of attorneys fees started with Jessie Walsh, who, fortunately, is long gone. Walsh loved issuing attorneys fees to her favorite attorneys, but your last name usually had to be Eglet or Adams.
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Anonymous
March 1, 2021 7:15 pm
If Pintar has an asset protection trust, and those assets have seasoned, couldn't she just BK out of this and end up paying little or nothing?
"Seasoned" for a self-settled spendthrift trust is 2 years under NRS but 10 years under bankruptcy code. Her law firm couldn't be in an asset protection trust though because the law firm must be owned by the licensed professional; so even if she had all of her personal assets in an asset protection trust for more than 10 years, Parker could just get a charging order on the law firm she owned to intercept 100% of equity distributions, and garnish her wages to intercept 25% of W2 payroll paid to her; until paid off (unless they came to an agreement otherwise.)
@11:38a here – OR she could file a Chapter 13 or Chapter 11 BK (depending on the level of her debts) to give her a period to pay it off without having to fend off garnishments.
My understanding is that Teddy has already recorded the judgment against her personal residence and will soon be seeking to foreclose. This is personal for him. She will pay every last dime.
Personal residence? Not going to defeat a homestead so if she has the slightest modicum of asset protection that goes nowhere. It being personal is exactly how this thing got out of control in the first place.
"This is personal for him. She will pay every last dime." Stupid.
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Anonymous
March 1, 2021 8:05 pm
I am so overwhelmed and behind with work that I am honestly a downright shitty parent. Right now, I know of very specific needs each of my kids have. I don't have the time to give to them. How do you handle parenting in this profession?
I'm sorry you're feeling like this. First, if your kids are fed, clothed and loved, ease up on yourself-you're not as bad as you think. Second, this of course sounds easier said than done, but the only way to find time for something besides work is to set boundaries and do it. Quit working at 5 or 530. The work will still be there tomorrow-the time with your family won't. Say no (or not yet) to new projects/clients. If you aren't going to set boundaries and protect your family time, no one else in this profession will either.
It's tough. There is no easy way to do it, other than to just do it. You say you know very specific needs each of your kids have. Try to fulfill one of those needs each day and build from there. And if that's not doable, identify small steps you can take each day to start to fulfill those needs. Like everything else, drawing boundaries, stepping away from work/phone/email, and being present with your family gets easier with practice.
Again, I'm sorry you're feeling like this. I would imagine it's not as bad as you think it is, but the first step is realizing there is a problem. Now do something about it. Stop working today 30 minutes earlier than you usually do, and do something with your kids. You (and they) will feel great about it.
Asking the right question is the way to find the right answer. Keep going! I basically blew up my career for my family and am still not sure it was the right decision. Along the lines of what 12:41 said, find some structured time that is 100% inviolable family time and stick to it.
Guest
Anonymous
March 1, 2021 8:56 pm
12:41 You are brilliant. I would just add that you also have to determine if your children's needs are really needs or crazy "wants." Yesterday I sent 4 hours with my daughter at a mall looking for prom dresses (she is a group that is putting on their own prom at a banquet hall because the school has cancelled their prom). I had to tell her, "No, you cannot have an $800.00 prom dress." She whined for awhile but eventually settled down.
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Anonymous
March 1, 2021 8:59 pm
I've asked before, but didn't get much response as the new judges had not been on the bench too long, but now that we are a couple months into the New Year I will ask again.
What observations do you have about any of the 10 newly elected Family Court Judges?
And, you can expand that list to 12 if we consider two who were appointed over the last year or two–Gibson and Forsberg. Would also like to see what posters thinks of them.
People have weighed in much more heavily on the newly elected Criminal/Civil RJC judges, but does anyone have some new observations about any of them?
Throne has been a huge disappointment. I thought she'd be good given her experience and brains, but she's a classic example of black robe disease.
Forsberg is a like a roller coaster that you know it's not a matter of if, but rather when it's going to go off the rails. She has no self-control and no control of the courtroom. She gets frustrated and starts shrieking.
Cutter has been prepared and done a reasonably good job of keeping control of the courtroom.
Mercer has been a bright spot. On point, smart, not scared to issue a tough order. So far, so good.
Perry seems to be playing catch up on some of Pomrenze's old cases, but that's not surprising.
Butler's calendar is going to get behind really fast. She doesn't seem to be doing a good job keeping hearings on track and on time.
Throne was a PITA to practice against. NEVER kept her word and was supremely lazy. Not even remotely surprised that she sucks as a judge.
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Anonymous
March 1, 2021 10:29 pm
Judge Jim Crockett's Order: Case No. A-18-779718-C IT IS FURTHER ORDERED, ADJUDGED AND DECREED that the Center is awarded against the Plaintiff Cliven Bundy and the Plaintiff’s counsel Craig Mueller, Esq, jointly and severally, the following sums: Order Granting Attorneys’ Fees and Costs.
(a) Attorney fees in the amount of $$88,059.00;
(c) Costs in the amount of $4,527.02 Supreme Court Case No. 81080
Agreed. They are pleasant. She's the problem. I hope her staff stays pleasant. A certain judge who decided not to run again (think ball gag) was awful and his staff mimicked his bad behavior.
Below is a post from Friday evening last week. I am not the original poster, but I am reposting for a friend since it probably did not get much exposure over the weekend.
——-
I am a tv producer and I am producing a funny family game show for lawyers at the studios at UNLV. We may need 8 law students for contestants. It will be streamed to various venues nationwide, and our goal is to get season 2 to Netflix. We begin filming next week so contact me immediately if you're interested.
The VERY funny tv game show that I created is called "Opening Arguments" and all of the contestants are lawyers or law students. Enclosed is a sizzle reel of the show. NOTE – There will be no prize money involved in the first season, and the plan is to take this first season to Netflix where there will be prize money for season 2. Once you see the 3.5 minute sizzle reel, I think you will agree that the show is highly marketable, hilarious, and family friendly. Keep in mind, these are REAL lawyers, not actors or comedians. The sizzle reel says 32 lawyers, but we reduced it to just 16 including law students, plus the attorneys only have 2 minutes to present their case, NOT 4 minutes.
Blake
702-292-5327
Here is a sizzle reel of the show –
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=39Kca24Kezk
Re the Pintar Case: So the issue of attorneys fees started with Jessie Walsh, who, fortunately, is long gone. Walsh loved issuing attorneys fees to her favorite attorneys, but your last name usually had to be Eglet or Adams.
If Pintar has an asset protection trust, and those assets have seasoned, couldn't she just BK out of this and end up paying little or nothing?
"Seasoned" for a self-settled spendthrift trust is 2 years under NRS but 10 years under bankruptcy code. Her law firm couldn't be in an asset protection trust though because the law firm must be owned by the licensed professional; so even if she had all of her personal assets in an asset protection trust for more than 10 years, Parker could just get a charging order on the law firm she owned to intercept 100% of equity distributions, and garnish her wages to intercept 25% of W2 payroll paid to her; until paid off (unless they came to an agreement otherwise.)
@11:38a here – OR she could file a Chapter 13 or Chapter 11 BK (depending on the level of her debts) to give her a period to pay it off without having to fend off garnishments.
My understanding is that Becky has seen this coming for long time and has no equity in her former firm any longer.
Re: reading every pleading. FIFY "Read every pleading when you have Teddy Parker on the other side of the case." Despicable what happened here.
Must have been one hell of a gazebo. My worry is that this case will be cited, frivolously, by certain firms every time someone loses a case.
My understanding is that Teddy has already recorded the judgment against her personal residence and will soon be seeking to foreclose. This is personal for him. She will pay every last dime.
Personal residence? Not going to defeat a homestead so if she has the slightest modicum of asset protection that goes nowhere. It being personal is exactly how this thing got out of control in the first place.
"This is personal for him. She will pay every last dime." Stupid.
I am so overwhelmed and behind with work that I am honestly a downright shitty parent. Right now, I know of very specific needs each of my kids have. I don't have the time to give to them. How do you handle parenting in this profession?
I'm sorry you're feeling like this. First, if your kids are fed, clothed and loved, ease up on yourself-you're not as bad as you think. Second, this of course sounds easier said than done, but the only way to find time for something besides work is to set boundaries and do it. Quit working at 5 or 530. The work will still be there tomorrow-the time with your family won't. Say no (or not yet) to new projects/clients. If you aren't going to set boundaries and protect your family time, no one else in this profession will either.
It's tough. There is no easy way to do it, other than to just do it. You say you know very specific needs each of your kids have. Try to fulfill one of those needs each day and build from there. And if that's not doable, identify small steps you can take each day to start to fulfill those needs. Like everything else, drawing boundaries, stepping away from work/phone/email, and being present with your family gets easier with practice.
Again, I'm sorry you're feeling like this. I would imagine it's not as bad as you think it is, but the first step is realizing there is a problem. Now do something about it. Stop working today 30 minutes earlier than you usually do, and do something with your kids. You (and they) will feel great about it.
Asking the right question is the way to find the right answer. Keep going! I basically blew up my career for my family and am still not sure it was the right decision. Along the lines of what 12:41 said, find some structured time that is 100% inviolable family time and stick to it.
12:41 You are brilliant. I would just add that you also have to determine if your children's needs are really needs or crazy "wants." Yesterday I sent 4 hours with my daughter at a mall looking for prom dresses (she is a group that is putting on their own prom at a banquet hall because the school has cancelled their prom). I had to tell her, "No, you cannot have an $800.00 prom dress." She whined for awhile but eventually settled down.
I've asked before, but didn't get much response as the new judges had not been on the bench too long, but now that we are a couple months into the New Year I will ask again.
What observations do you have about any of the 10 newly elected Family Court Judges?
And, you can expand that list to 12 if we consider two who were appointed over the last year or two–Gibson and Forsberg. Would also like to see what posters thinks of them.
People have weighed in much more heavily on the newly elected Criminal/Civil RJC judges, but does anyone have some new observations about any of them?
Throne has been a huge disappointment. I thought she'd be good given her experience and brains, but she's a classic example of black robe disease.
Forsberg is a like a roller coaster that you know it's not a matter of if, but rather when it's going to go off the rails. She has no self-control and no control of the courtroom. She gets frustrated and starts shrieking.
Cutter has been prepared and done a reasonably good job of keeping control of the courtroom.
Mercer has been a bright spot. On point, smart, not scared to issue a tough order. So far, so good.
Perry seems to be playing catch up on some of Pomrenze's old cases, but that's not surprising.
Butler's calendar is going to get behind really fast. She doesn't seem to be doing a good job keeping hearings on track and on time.
Can confirm 2:23 re: Throne. She has a major case of black robe disease.
Throne was a PITA to practice against. NEVER kept her word and was supremely lazy. Not even remotely surprised that she sucks as a judge.
Judge Jim Crockett's Order: Case No. A-18-779718-C IT IS FURTHER ORDERED, ADJUDGED AND DECREED that the Center is awarded against the Plaintiff Cliven Bundy and the Plaintiff’s counsel Craig Mueller, Esq, jointly and severally, the following sums: Order Granting Attorneys’ Fees and Costs.
(a) Attorney fees in the amount of $$88,059.00;
(c) Costs in the amount of $4,527.02 Supreme Court Case No. 81080
That's a whole lotta illegally grazing cows.
What is the total amount that Ms. Pintar owes now?
I just recently had an issue for Judge Forsberg's staff and they were very pleasant to deal with.
Agreed. They are pleasant. She's the problem. I hope her staff stays pleasant. A certain judge who decided not to run again (think ball gag) was awful and his staff mimicked his bad behavior.