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Note: This is the last of 10 posts today regarding the district court primary.
With primary ballots set to start arriving in mailboxes next week, it’s time to talk about some of the contested judicial primary races featured on that ballot. We welcome your comments on the qualifications of the candidates as well as any information you can offer to help voters make an educated decision. Just remember to keep your comments appropriate and defamation-free.
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For District Court Judge, Department 28, the candidates are:
- James E. “Jim” Cavanaugh
- Ron Israel
- Alexandra Beth McLeod
What are your thoughts on the race in this department?
I have not had great experiences with Judge Israel. I know both Jim and Alexandra. It's really hard to say one is that much better than the other, but Cavanaugh will likely get my vote.
I second not Israel.
Cavanaugh as a "Not Israel" vote
Did everyone see the letter of reprimand issued to Dennis Prince? Look him up on the NVBar website (or read the May 2020 issue of Nev. Lawyer). He reimbursed Eglet Prince over $100k for charging personal expenses to his firm card.
Yep. Saw that this morning. Gotta say, first time I've seen a partnership dispute end up as a bar grievance. Guess when its Bobby Eglet, the Bar just couldn't say no.
Wow Rob, no I didn't! Would you mind if we took a gander at your American Express card statements during the time that Dennis was there? You know, just to make sure.
Eglet Prince have nothing over the fiasco that was Mainor/Harris imploding.
If you find out that your partner was guilty of wrong doing, don't you have an obligation to report it?
No, you don't, unless it involves clients. Who charged the Amex is completely between the partners.
Nice, my attorney completely fucks up my case, and OBC does nothing. Sounds like the NSC.
Why is this even a bar matter? Did it affect a client (actually or potentially)? Did it somehow pervert the course of justice in a case? This is an accounting matter between law partners. OBC should not even be involved. It's not like he knowingly sent an innocent man to jail for 20 years or something… oh wait a minute…
How is it different than the recent case about submitting false reimbursements? the name escapes me but I thought that case was a suspension.
In that case, IIRC, it was fraudulent billing and false reimbursements that were paid by the client.
I just read the letter – a couple of paragraphs and a weak cheap shot if you ask me. They cite the catchall "misconduct" rule that basically lets them do whatever they want. Weak and uncalled for. Our bar dues are going to support this kind of nonsense.
Speaking the Office of Bar Counsel. Wow the turnover! Victoria Hightower? Gone. Matt Carlyon? Gone. Hooge's buddy from Lincoln County Shain Manuele? Gone. Added another guy in Reno who is a 2017 Admittee (2015 in Wisconsin). This my friends is what we have holding your professional life in their hands.
I will be honest that brute incompetence currently seems less threatening than the last guy who kept the Stan in Stalin.
Wow. That Prince thing is wild. I don't like Prince, but it seems like Eglet should have just accepted the money and moved on. Eglet goes for blood.
It would be interesting to see the expenditures on Eglet's firm-issued credit card. I find it fascinating that Eglet took this to bar, and it's even more bizarre that the STate Bar issued a published reprimand.
Several years ago I referred a case to another firm for a referral fee. The case went big and the other firm refused to pay the referral fee, which was rather large. I reported it to the bar and was told that it was a dispute among attorneys so they would not get involved. I guess the rule is different for Eglet, same thing here just a dispute between attorneys. Must be nice.
I hope you sued to recover your referral fee.
There's a few PI guys in town who like to stiff referring attorneys. It took me a while to figure out who they are. Ask around before sending referrals. You'd be shocked to discover the better PI attorneys don't stiff you as much as the schlemiels.
Yes Dennis Prince should be REPRIMANDED for using the firm's Amex Card for personal reasons. He accepted responsibility for using the card for personal reason for a total of $136,038.87! It goes toward ethics! Maybe a few dollars to a few hundred dollars can be written off as an error, but this amount shows he was taking advantage of not only his partner, but all of the employees that worked for the firm, because this was not part of the overall profits. I am an NP / RN and our profession is considered the most trusted because we have ethics. I guess the number of lawyers that posted it was not a big deal (without the specifics) are the reason why lawyers are the Least trusted in our society.
I'm glad to see two comments in favor of Jim Cavanaugh already. He is a very decent guy and a solid lawyer, but underfunded (or rather unfunded) in this race. Israel is rude, condescending, and acts like he really does not want to be there, so perhaps he should get his wish. I will say that in my very limited dealings with Alex McLeod she has been ok, but Jim will likely be getting my support. My concern, however, is that Israel may well win the primary outright just due to name-recognition.
Is there any practicing attorney who has appeared before Judge Israel more than once, and on a matter that required more than mere scheduling of an event, who thinks "Yeah, this guy should be re-elected?" Genuinely curious.
I meet your requirements and no, I don't think he should be reelected.
11:10, 11:13, 11:30 does that mean you don't like him, or think he's a good judge?
These reviews are so universally horrific, that I am starting to feel sorry for him, and feel motivated to post a positive review, simply out of compassion that he is being subjected to this pile on.
Now, let me see, what can I say? Uh…..
It sounds like someone wanted to embarrass Dennis Prince and to justify locking him out. There is obviously more to the story. Prince has too much talent to quibble over $136,000.00. He brought in millions.
10000000% Alex. She will be fantastic.
E & P had employees who went over credit card statements with a fine toothed comb because they wanted to bill clients for expenses. They would not have suddenly "noticed" that over the "life time of the card", Prince had spent $136,000.00 on personal expenses. And a Bar complaint to boot? There was an agenda here, and I hope it blows up in their faces.
So he throws out his Golden litigator, who brought in millions, over $136,000.00, which would probably not cover one firm retreat to London. There must be more to this story.
My guess: fee split in one of the class action cases.
I'll second Alex McLeod. I've had several cases with her as both Co-Counsel and Opposing Counsel and always felt she was competent and professional.
JIM is a very hard-working man. He is always at work, or thinking about work. He will give it his all on the bench, I have no doubt about that. He is a truly nice person, and went to law school later in life. He really loves being an attorney, and I think he would be a refreshing addition to the bench. Vote for JIM.
I have hand sanitizer available.
Huh?
I love Israel. We cannot make him go back to practicing. C'mon. Give the poor fella a break.
Office of Bar Counsel is hiring.
What is pickleball?
Something that people who enjoy cornholing will probably be able to explain.
I believe pickleball requires that you tickle your pickle with your balls…
Sounds like the firm I work is doing during this pandemic.
I have only been in front of Israel on a handful of occasions, and the one thing I remember is that he had a better grasp of the rules of evidence than most of the other judges. Two of the cases before mine involved hearsay within hearsay and hearsay/ business records exception issues, and Israel did a nice job of parsing the issues and getting it right. That stands in contrast with other Judges who have all but given up on proper application the hearsay and shoot from the hip in baseless and, often times, counter-intuitive ways.