The Nevada Supreme Court heard oral argument on a suit challenging the constitutionality of funding the K-12 educational system in Nevada. [TNI; Nevada Current; RJ]
Vegas home prices reach yet another record high. [RJ; Las Vegas Sun]
Man faces drug and porn charges related to Summerlin teen’s death earlier this year. [RJ]
The Presidential Commission on the Supreme Court is set to vote today on its final report and recommendations. [NPR]
A lawsuit before Judge Mark Denton is asking him to decide the definition of Mexican food. [Food and Wine]
I'd say double kickstands to the chops are warranted here.
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Anonymous
December 7, 2021 7:04 pm
Have you all seen an uptick in stressed out clients who appears to have been on the verge of breakdowns etc. Perhaps it is just my field of law, but I have seen spoken to many folks with such issues lately.
Well maybe. In my practice it seems that more people cannot pay for their legal services. Puzzling since Brandon says the economy is so good. I suspect that there are more people on the financial edge of a cliff.
Brandon….oooo look how witty you are. I have plenty of paying clients. Our office is busy AF. Maybe it's your personality driving the good paying clients away and leaving you with the dregs?
As a lawyer, I am now almost always stressed out and on the verge of a potential breakdown. It could be the slightest inconvenience, like getting cut off in traffic, and I have to work extra hard to calm myself tf down. I breezed through the '08 Great Recession, because it was "just" about the economy and money, and I knew that the economy goes up and it comes down. But the pandemic? I had people I cared about die. I have other people I care about suffering long haul symptoms. I have people I care about going down the deep rabbit holes of internet conspiracies. I am traumatized, and life is not the same, nor will it ever be again. And yet I get up every day and put on a suit and go into the courthouse acting like… life is the same. This is some major cognitive dissonance, and I definitely feel like my sanity is barely hanging on some days. Don't get me wrong, the money is still good. But is it enough? I'm getting closer to "no" every day.
@8:44- I am as stressed out as ever and in therapy because arguably in some ways things are too good. There are too many clients who have too many cases, and I have never developed a strong enough ability to say "No" to good, long-term clients. I admire people who can say "No" as well as attorneys who can raise the bar as to who they consider good, long-term clients.
There are too few attorneys to hire because the legal field is suffering the same shortage of manpower as many other fields. I am overworked and trying to keep too many balls in the air. Yes there was an element that from 2020-21 it felt like lawyers were essential, not in the self-importance way but in the way that there have been profound and unique legal issues that have arisen over the past 20 months. I share with you 8:44 the thought that for the first time I am looking at the door and at the portfolio and thinking that I could probably find a soft place to land and get out of the traffic that is this profession. But then there will still be people wit problems who still need help.
@8:44 and 9:46 – I read and re-read both your comments and can relate on so many levels. I don't know what to say except, like 9:46, I too am in therapy. It's expensive and it's worth it. Also, I know it's difficult as an adult, but make friends. Invite a co-worker you actually like to coffee or lunch. Invest in relationships that are supportive. My friends have been a godsend for me.
For me, I have been uber focused on retirement funding, stocks, dividend stocks, crypto, all the while working both day and night – literally. It is what it is. I empathize with everyone having difficulty day to day; things have worsened in our lives; the pandemic regardless of your perspective on it has impacted us all and not for good. The stress of that uncertainty, the K-shaped recovery – which is real – the upper earners are doing well or better, the lower earners are doing not well and likely worse is also real. Take a moment, forgive yourself and others for their wrongs to you and step back and see if this is something you want to do the rest of your lives. I am 47, am extremely busy with law practice, but I realize that it is a good clip and so I manage and push forward – albeit always hoping to hit my numbers for retirement, or reduction in work. I think as a lawyer, I will always do something, it just may be a lot less. My first job, was the 1 job I ironically told myself I would never have – a teacher. I told myself I can do anything for a year. And the year came and passed and I was right. If you loathe being an attorney or the stress, put a plan in place to exit which includes financials and give it all a year before pulling the proverbial trigger. Major life decisions may be inspired overnight, but should not be humped into or out of overnight unless your parachute is a really really good.
Best wishes everyone.
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Anonymous
December 7, 2021 7:15 pm
Cafe Rio needs to focus on the quality and consistency of their food and less on filing stupid law suits. That entire chain has been going down hill. This type of thing screams poor leadership.
Cafe Rio didn't file the lawsuit; the landlord did. Cafe Rio complained to their landlord that a restaurant in the development was selling Tex-Mex (or getting more than 10% of their revenue from Tex-Mex) which would violate the lease. The landlord filed the dec action claiming they didn't know what Mexican food might be, and whether it covered what Chop Shop is calling "generic chopped salads." Meanwhile, Cafe Rio is withholding half its rent. It's actually kind of an interesting case. https://www.latimes.com/food/story/2021-12-06/chop-stop-salads-mexican-food
The action has been pending for nearly a year. Wonder why this is just now becoming ripe for public attention? Shlomo Sherman is counsel for the Landlord. He is a sharp cookie. Perhaps the Landlord thought notoriety might shine a spotlight to encourage a settlement?
That's pretty interesting. There was a huge case in Florida that went on for years and years about what counted as "groceries" (soap? napkins? energy drinks?) in shopping center lease agreements. Extremely pedantic but I'm sure there were millions of dollars on the line.
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Ahhhh hah ha ha ha!!!! That is awesome!! Did you just come up with that!?
I built that fire over there
I'd say double kickstands to the chops are warranted here.
Have you all seen an uptick in stressed out clients who appears to have been on the verge of breakdowns etc. Perhaps it is just my field of law, but I have seen spoken to many folks with such issues lately.
I've seen an uptick in lawyers who appear that way
Well maybe. In my practice it seems that more people cannot pay for their legal services. Puzzling since Brandon says the economy is so good. I suspect that there are more people on the financial edge of a cliff.
Brandon….oooo look how witty you are. I have plenty of paying clients. Our office is busy AF. Maybe it's your personality driving the good paying clients away and leaving you with the dregs?
Are 10:52AM and 12:43AM the same?
The Millennial Troll is at it again. Nice sound bite.
–The Gen X'er
No – I am not 10:52. I am also a Gen X'er, not a millennial. Good try though. Tool bag.
A troll is a troll.
Seriously? You're calling Biden Brandon and calling other people trolls?
I don't think that means what you think it means.
I don't think you're talking to who you think you're talking.
Gen Old Fart here,
The thread is: Are client's more stressed out now?
In family law the clients are always more stressed out
As a lawyer, I am now almost always stressed out and on the verge of a potential breakdown. It could be the slightest inconvenience, like getting cut off in traffic, and I have to work extra hard to calm myself tf down. I breezed through the '08 Great Recession, because it was "just" about the economy and money, and I knew that the economy goes up and it comes down. But the pandemic? I had people I cared about die. I have other people I care about suffering long haul symptoms. I have people I care about going down the deep rabbit holes of internet conspiracies. I am traumatized, and life is not the same, nor will it ever be again. And yet I get up every day and put on a suit and go into the courthouse acting like… life is the same. This is some major cognitive dissonance, and I definitely feel like my sanity is barely hanging on some days. Don't get me wrong, the money is still good. But is it enough? I'm getting closer to "no" every day.
@8:44- I am as stressed out as ever and in therapy because arguably in some ways things are too good. There are too many clients who have too many cases, and I have never developed a strong enough ability to say "No" to good, long-term clients. I admire people who can say "No" as well as attorneys who can raise the bar as to who they consider good, long-term clients.
There are too few attorneys to hire because the legal field is suffering the same shortage of manpower as many other fields. I am overworked and trying to keep too many balls in the air. Yes there was an element that from 2020-21 it felt like lawyers were essential, not in the self-importance way but in the way that there have been profound and unique legal issues that have arisen over the past 20 months. I share with you 8:44 the thought that for the first time I am looking at the door and at the portfolio and thinking that I could probably find a soft place to land and get out of the traffic that is this profession. But then there will still be people wit problems who still need help.
@8:44 and 9:46 – I read and re-read both your comments and can relate on so many levels. I don't know what to say except, like 9:46, I too am in therapy. It's expensive and it's worth it. Also, I know it's difficult as an adult, but make friends. Invite a co-worker you actually like to coffee or lunch. Invest in relationships that are supportive. My friends have been a godsend for me.
very nice comment at 10:19am.
For me, I have been uber focused on retirement funding, stocks, dividend stocks, crypto, all the while working both day and night – literally. It is what it is. I empathize with everyone having difficulty day to day; things have worsened in our lives; the pandemic regardless of your perspective on it has impacted us all and not for good. The stress of that uncertainty, the K-shaped recovery – which is real – the upper earners are doing well or better, the lower earners are doing not well and likely worse is also real. Take a moment, forgive yourself and others for their wrongs to you and step back and see if this is something you want to do the rest of your lives. I am 47, am extremely busy with law practice, but I realize that it is a good clip and so I manage and push forward – albeit always hoping to hit my numbers for retirement, or reduction in work. I think as a lawyer, I will always do something, it just may be a lot less. My first job, was the 1 job I ironically told myself I would never have – a teacher. I told myself I can do anything for a year. And the year came and passed and I was right. If you loathe being an attorney or the stress, put a plan in place to exit which includes financials and give it all a year before pulling the proverbial trigger. Major life decisions may be inspired overnight, but should not be humped into or out of overnight unless your parachute is a really really good.
Best wishes everyone.
Cafe Rio needs to focus on the quality and consistency of their food and less on filing stupid law suits. That entire chain has been going down hill. This type of thing screams poor leadership.
Cafe Rio didn't file the lawsuit; the landlord did. Cafe Rio complained to their landlord that a restaurant in the development was selling Tex-Mex (or getting more than 10% of their revenue from Tex-Mex) which would violate the lease. The landlord filed the dec action claiming they didn't know what Mexican food might be, and whether it covered what Chop Shop is calling "generic chopped salads." Meanwhile, Cafe Rio is withholding half its rent. It's actually kind of an interesting case.
https://www.latimes.com/food/story/2021-12-06/chop-stop-salads-mexican-food
The action has been pending for nearly a year. Wonder why this is just now becoming ripe for public attention? Shlomo Sherman is counsel for the Landlord. He is a sharp cookie. Perhaps the Landlord thought notoriety might shine a spotlight to encourage a settlement?
That's pretty interesting. There was a huge case in Florida that went on for years and years about what counted as "groceries" (soap? napkins? energy drinks?) in shopping center lease agreements. Extremely pedantic but I'm sure there were millions of dollars on the line.
Yuck, Mormon owned Cafe Rio's food is shit. Who wants a gift card?
5:47 Wrong. They are owned by a private equity firm (who also owns Batteries Plus, PETCO, etc).
It was better when the mormons ran it. Like most things, you sell it to a big company and it goes down hill.
I wouldn't consider Cafe Rio to be "Mexican food." More like "bland and tasteless mush."
Is Lexis not working for anyone else?
Amazon web services is down and affecting a lot of web sites.