Haircuts and Beer

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  • The Vegas Golden Knights want to try and settle with the US Army over the Golden Knights trademark. [RJ]
  • AG candidate Dr. Aaron Ford helped pass a bill last year that could benefit his employer Eglet Prince. [TNI]
  • Clark County is considering letting you get a beer with your haircut. [Las Vegas Sun]
  • Fearing deportation, immigrant communities in Las Vegas are afraid to report crime. [KTNV]
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February 21, 2018 4:42 pm

Is there anybody else running for AG other than Ford? He gives me the creeps.

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February 21, 2018 4:56 pm
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I think the other candidate used to work with one of April Parks' attorneys so it is a rock and hard place issue for that race.

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February 21, 2018 6:32 pm
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Ford sucks, wow. Slim fish gut pickings here!

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February 21, 2018 6:37 pm
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Aaron Ford has vastly more education, political experience and litigation experience than the other candidates. Great choice for Nevada.

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Anonymous
February 21, 2018 6:50 pm
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Eh-Ron Ford is a terrible candidate for AG running to replace a terrible AG.

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Anonymous
February 21, 2018 6:56 pm
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Dave Thomas is working the legal blog again.

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February 21, 2018 7:57 pm
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People who use the honorific "Doctor" to refer to a PhD in Educational Administration, rather than a doctorate in medicine, psychology, or theology, should be strung up by their ankles and whipped with wet noodles.

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February 21, 2018 8:14 pm
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Dave Thomas needs to find a home for voldermort. His candidates need voldemort's help bad.

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February 21, 2018 9:48 pm
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Theology? Really? Those are the biggest fraud "dr's" on the face of the planet. You can get that phd online.

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February 22, 2018 12:00 am
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Theology was one of the Ph.Ds that President Jed Bartlett mentioned as being potentially legitimate.

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February 22, 2018 12:02 am
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@11:57 – J.D.s are doctorates, we should all start calling ourselves Dr. to show support for other DBs that do the same with a Ph.D. or other Doctorate. I'm of the mind that if one cannot prescribe medication, one should not be called a doctor.

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February 22, 2018 12:09 am
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You know what I find amusing/sad? People who sign letters, "Joe Blow, Esq., MBA." MBA is not a title, you fools. (And yes, I have one, but I'm not throwing it in people's faces.)

Maybe I should start signing my letters as "John Smith, HS Grad, BA, MBA, JD, Esq." Will that help me represent my clients better? Or get better clients?

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February 22, 2018 11:32 pm
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If you're aiming for peak pretentiousness, you also need to go by first initial, middle name, last name. E.g., "J. Douglas Smith, GED, BA, MBA, JD, Esq." Only then will people know you have an air of distinction about you.

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February 23, 2018 12:29 am
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C'mon 3:32. J. Randall Jones doesn't do it for pretentiousness. He does it because he goes by his middle name. Lighten up.

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February 23, 2018 3:56 pm
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Well, if you did pretty well on the 200 question multiple-guess MBE when you took the bar exam, you could advertise to the unwitting that you are a "bar exam expert", like one PI lawyer who will (and should) go nameless.

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February 23, 2018 4:12 pm
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4:29: Humor (and sarcasm?) are apparently dead.

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February 21, 2018 4:57 pm

Wes Duncan (R) and Craig Mueller (not sure) so far. Formal filing starts in about two weeks, so start saving those filing fees quarters now!

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February 21, 2018 9:49 pm
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Mueller is a Bob Beers (R). He really likes female judges btw, just ask him and then listen to a half an hour diatribe, EVERY TIME.

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February 21, 2018 5:31 pm

What’s going on with Wilson Elser/Kym Cushing? Judge Crockett scheduled a three or four day hearing on an issue of spoliation and concealment of evidence, and alluded to the fact that two other judges have held similar hearings on similar issues. I’ve also heard that he recently left the firm.

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February 22, 2018 12:37 am
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Cushing no longer on the Wilson Elser web site.

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April 19, 2018 11:38 pm
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Cushing wasn't the target in either of the two prior hearings. He just happened to be the person Wilson Elser forced to go attend, testify, and "fall on the sword" for actions taken by other partners. One case involved actions taken by Kevin Smith. The other prior case involved Jennifer Arledge. This new hearing is the same type of thing.

I heard he finally had enough of cleaning up other people's messes and finally left. I also heard that Wilson Elser screwed him over re last year's compensation. He's now suing Wilson Elser for discrimination and is alleging intentional tort causes of actions as well as punitive damages. He's got a high-profile employment lawyer who is going after Wilson Elser realky hard. Wilson Elser screwed him over, and now it looks like they will pay for it.

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February 21, 2018 6:19 pm

A standard contingency fee is 33-40%. I get that these kinds of cases can involve huge amounts of money, but I can’t believe that anyone would work for 10-15%. 25% is well within reason in order to get a high-quality firm on board. No, I am not Eglet.

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February 21, 2018 6:33 pm
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Agreed, this is really a non-story. Free market forces (i.e. shopping around) are all the additional limits on contingency cases that are needed. Opioid case is good example. Quality of lawyer who would take a 10% cut on that is questionable, putting it mildly.

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February 21, 2018 7:38 pm

Could someone at the Clerk's office buy a clue. I have a legitimate document getting kicked back twice.

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February 21, 2018 10:03 pm
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Curious, what got kicked?

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February 21, 2018 10:25 pm
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Hearing requests.

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February 21, 2018 10:26 pm
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No hearing for you!

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February 21, 2018 10:31 pm
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I know. I am starting to take it personally.

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February 21, 2018 7:43 pm

Did my firm just receive unsolicited resumes from two different Wilson Elser associates this morning?

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February 21, 2018 8:01 pm
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East coast bosses clashing with West coast culture. Biggie vs. Tupac.

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February 21, 2018 8:08 pm
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Doin' a little East Coast swing, poppin' those environmental devastating, who gives a shit, because I work for a big firm so my office is on the cusp of Red Rock pics from my office. I am an enviro, word. I have a nice head band, word.

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February 21, 2018 8:09 pm
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Meant to say pics from my office, word.

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February 21, 2018 8:15 pm
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Do you own a duffel bag with handles?

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February 21, 2018 8:40 pm
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But it has always been that way at Wilson Elser. They came in and took the Edwards Hale gang; Kym was the last remaining remnant. Mike Edwards is going to manage the office; he is gone. Kym Cushing is no longer on the website.

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February 21, 2018 8:49 pm
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Mama, I'm still thugging, the world is a war zone
My homies is inmates, and most of them dead wrong
Full grown, finally a man, just scheming on ways
To put some green inside the palms of my empty hands
Just picture me rollin'
Flossing a Benz on rims that isn't stolen
My dreams is censored, my hopes are gone
I'm like a fiend that finally sees when all the dope is gone
My nerves is wrecked, heart beating and my hands are swollen
Thinking of the G's I'll be holdin', picture me rollin'

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February 22, 2018 12:22 am
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I be in my digger Dan coveralls…..I be driving the dozer….dozing over the dozed….who don't know they have been hosed…el jefe

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February 22, 2018 12:15 am

Quick, random question: Over the past two months, I have received orders from the Nevada Court of Appeals in the regular snail-mail, even though everything else in the case was e-filed. Does this happen to anyone else, and does anyone know why it is happening? Thanks in advance.

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February 22, 2018 3:07 am

I happened to be looking at Nevada’s recent federal appointees. Gloria Navarro, Miranda Du, Jennifer Dorsey. Did anyone think those were the best people available to be district judges? Jesus.

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February 22, 2018 5:04 pm
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Navarro:(Bleep)no! She has proven to be worse than I imagined.

Miranda Du: Didn't think she was the best person but she was smart, she had a practice that was largely Federally based and was competent and professional.

Dorsey: Actually Jenny was exactly what Reid wanted. Young, intelligent and a strong writer. She was a very strong candidate. If her politics were the opposite, she is exactly the type of nominee that Trump would be seeking.

I notice you only referenced the female applicants; Boulware and Gordon are mysteriously missing from your list. Seems slightly (extremely) sexist.

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February 22, 2018 3:29 am

I think Dorsey and Gordon have both been great. Navarro is slow but not bad. Not much experience with Du.

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February 22, 2018 3:32 am
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Better than Cadish. You will lose the election.

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February 22, 2018 4:23 am
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Du is slow, too. Gordon is excellent.