Knew Randy when I was a young lawyer. He was always gracious to me. Sad that he died so young.
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October 7, 2022 5:22 pm
Re cheating, after I graduated but before I passed the Bar I was a paralegal. I had a 3L ask me if I would write – not help with or anything – but write a paper for him/her for which he would pay me $2,000 (about 20 years ago), I was very offended he/she asked but I said I was too busy studying for Bar, choose to disbelieve me if you want as I'm an anon person on a blog, but that person is now a low-level Judge in S NV (not gonna say which type of court)
Someone who had money while in law school, and was a 3L approximately 20 years ago, now sitting in Muni or Justice court. I think I could put together a very short list of suspects.
@11:05, not to mention the judge is also likely a man. Despite OP's attempts to de-gender the post, OP missed one critical reference to "for which HE would pay me $2,000"
There was an article in the LA Times earlier this week re a career fraudster who had someone else take (and pass) the California Bar for him, apparently utilizing a very convincing fake ID. The person apparently went on to practice for a few years and to start his own law firm, or at least that was the front he was utilizing for his other activities.
Speaking of the CA bar,
While I was practicing in LA, a lawyer was disbarred because he put on the resume used to obtain employment, that he had graduated from USC law. He had not, but he was a grad from some other school and did pass the notoriously tough CA Bar exam. Nevertheless, the Bar decided that was egregious enough to kick him out.
California Bar Exam–took the Attorneys exam. Hardly studied. They know you are out of state because no MBE. I passed. I wondered what the big deal about the Cali Bar. I had a set of materials and tapes but hardly had time to use them. I bought a set of essays from the Examiners wiith their answers. I typed the exam which helped but now it is all on the laptop I believe. On top of it being exaggerated how hard the exam is, they are now making it so much easier.
12:49 – The article, probably paywalled, is entitled "'Just take care of me': How a corrupt FBI agent protected an L.A. crime figure for cash." Name of phony lawyer is Edgar Sargsyan. Initially published October 4.
7:35, you are correct. And the unaccredited CA schools. Similarly, the reason the NV bar exam is deemed "hard" is probably because the CA rejects take it. It's not hard. The MBE plus a bunch of open ended questions with multiple issues in each question, easy to rack up points.
Dozens of states have reciprocity with New York. So you can pass the Utah bar, practice for 5 years and then pay $400 to become a New York licensee if you so desire. Of course Nevada is not one of those states.
10:02 AM–New York has allowed admission on motion before the UBE. The process takes a long time and they require a lot of documentation. They even allow attorneys from the Phillipines to be admitted (an ABA school there). The UBE added a new dynamic which New York is going to unadopt. Each state has rules regarding admission on motion or waiving in. UBE states allow it but that may change. You can't waive into Florida, California, or Nevada. Thank goodness. Texas and Colorado allow admission on motion. The likelihood that you will use those licenses are slim so probably not worth the effort.
I can only speak for myself, but I passed the CA and NV bars on the first try and NV seemed much harder to me. Mostly because the essay and performance test questions were really strange and (in my opinion) badly written.
As others have said, the quality of NV test takers is probably higher than CA (no non-ABA schools here and far fewer ESL takers), so the difference in pass rate should be taken with a grain of salt.
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October 7, 2022 5:29 pm
Re: cheating, I'm reminded of a fairly-prominent local civil litigator who claimed, in court, to the judge, that they did not have possession of certain evidence because it could not be exported from the foreign country where it was located.
Turns out, the litigator *did* have the evidence for months (and was reviewing it and using it) and lied about it to the court and opposing counsel.
1120, hahaha!!! Justin Jones has more disturbing, crooked allegations against him with the Sisolak deal. He seems like a total shadester, which unfortunately for the rest of us probably means he'll be reelected and then eventually work his way up the slimy political chain.
Is anyone watching portions of the Darrell Brooks trial in Wisconsin online? The presiding judge (Jennifer Dorow) is doing a phenomenal job with an off the rails pro per Defendant. This is what judicial temperament is supposed to look like.
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October 7, 2022 9:14 pm
Hi friends,
Have an elementary school kid who is struggling with some things at school. Any recommendations for an educational lawyer I can consult with?
One of these years, the bar exam results will leak in these comments before they are made public by official means, and it will be glorious.
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October 7, 2022 10:09 pm
56% pass rate. That's after all the pressure from UNLV Law to let up on bar exam standards to help UNLV law with those stupid US News rankings. UNLV Law pushed to reform the bar exam and the result is a lower pass rate. Abso-fucking-lutely hilarious.
I never did get the elitism of Ivy League institutions. They are absolutely better for hobnobbing and staying in one's social circle but hey, we read the same cases and my very high LSAT score matched with any of them. I got a full scholarship to a western school. I did exactly as would be expected in my almost over career. Did well locally based on my good work ethic and somewhat smarts but knew absolutely no one and never got a prestigious clerkship, etc. Funny how the world works.
If a Boyd Law alumni went to any other state's legal market to pursue attorney work (and passed that bar), would they even be seriously considered a competitive candidate?
Saw an obituary that Randy Pike died.
Hadn't seen him around in several years. Decent guy (at least in my experience). RIP
Randy was a really nice person, and as his obituary said, he always had a twinkle in his eye. 67 is pretty young. Best to his beloved family.
Knew Randy when I was a young lawyer. He was always gracious to me. Sad that he died so young.
Re cheating, after I graduated but before I passed the Bar I was a paralegal. I had a 3L ask me if I would write – not help with or anything – but write a paper for him/her for which he would pay me $2,000 (about 20 years ago), I was very offended he/she asked but I said I was too busy studying for Bar, choose to disbelieve me if you want as I'm an anon person on a blog, but that person is now a low-level Judge in S NV (not gonna say which type of court)
Someone who had money while in law school, and was a 3L approximately 20 years ago, now sitting in Muni or Justice court. I think I could put together a very short list of suspects.
OP back, as soon as I hit post I thought oh shit did I put too much in there, luckily I've never had to go to that court
@11:05, not to mention the judge is also likely a man. Despite OP's attempts to de-gender the post, OP missed one critical reference to "for which HE would pay me $2,000"
Well, once thing is abundantly clear: the suspected judge was not a Boyd 2009-2013 grad, those years of course being their glory years.
There was an article in the LA Times earlier this week re a career fraudster who had someone else take (and pass) the California Bar for him, apparently utilizing a very convincing fake ID. The person apparently went on to practice for a few years and to start his own law firm, or at least that was the front he was utilizing for his other activities.
"Well I'm not Jerry Gallo! I'm Jerry Callo! "C-A-LLO!""
Can you provide citation to LA Times artilce. Unable to find on the fraudster -California.
Speaking of the CA bar,
While I was practicing in LA, a lawyer was disbarred because he put on the resume used to obtain employment, that he had graduated from USC law. He had not, but he was a grad from some other school and did pass the notoriously tough CA Bar exam. Nevertheless, the Bar decided that was egregious enough to kick him out.
California Bar Exam–took the Attorneys exam. Hardly studied. They know you are out of state because no MBE. I passed. I wondered what the big deal about the Cali Bar. I had a set of materials and tapes but hardly had time to use them. I bought a set of essays from the Examiners wiith their answers. I typed the exam which helped but now it is all on the laptop I believe. On top of it being exaggerated how hard the exam is, they are now making it so much easier.
12:49 – The article, probably paywalled, is entitled "'Just take care of me': How a corrupt FBI agent protected an L.A. crime figure for cash." Name of phony lawyer is Edgar Sargsyan. Initially published October 4.
@ 2:06
So You are the annoying guy that always said he aced finals and how easy every exam was.
The most difficult bar exam is CA, NV is 5th.
https://www.thoughtco.com/states-with-most-difficult-bar-exams-2154802
@2:06
I know you! Preppy plaid shorts, penny loafers with no socks and polo shirt. Right?
Isn’t the reason that CA exam passage rate is low is because Kim Kardashian types can take it?
7:35, you are correct. And the unaccredited CA schools. Similarly, the reason the NV bar exam is deemed "hard" is probably because the CA rejects take it. It's not hard. The MBE plus a bunch of open ended questions with multiple issues in each question, easy to rack up points.
Dozens of states have reciprocity with New York. So you can pass the Utah bar, practice for 5 years and then pay $400 to become a New York licensee if you so desire. Of course Nevada is not one of those states.
10:02 AM–New York has allowed admission on motion before the UBE. The process takes a long time and they require a lot of documentation. They even allow attorneys from the Phillipines to be admitted (an ABA school there). The UBE added a new dynamic which New York is going to unadopt. Each state has rules regarding admission on motion or waiving in. UBE states allow it but that may change. You can't waive into Florida, California, or Nevada. Thank goodness. Texas and Colorado allow admission on motion. The likelihood that you will use those licenses are slim so probably not worth the effort.
I can only speak for myself, but I passed the CA and NV bars on the first try and NV seemed much harder to me. Mostly because the essay and performance test questions were really strange and (in my opinion) badly written.
As others have said, the quality of NV test takers is probably higher than CA (no non-ABA schools here and far fewer ESL takers), so the difference in pass rate should be taken with a grain of salt.
Re: cheating, I'm reminded of a fairly-prominent local civil litigator who claimed, in court, to the judge, that they did not have possession of certain evidence because it could not be exported from the foreign country where it was located.
Turns out, the litigator *did* have the evidence for months (and was reviewing it and using it) and lied about it to the court and opposing counsel.
Cheating doesn't go away, it just changes forms.
That is no way to talk about Justin Jones getting sanctioned.
I was referring to someone else 0.o
1120, hahaha!!! Justin Jones has more disturbing, crooked allegations against him with the Sisolak deal. He seems like a total shadester, which unfortunately for the rest of us probably means he'll be reelected and then eventually work his way up the slimy political chain.
Common knowledge in Dem circles. Jones has peaked.
When Reid died, Jones sway went away. His wife is the political guru.
Good, he needs to go.
Is anyone watching portions of the Darrell Brooks trial in Wisconsin online? The presiding judge (Jennifer Dorow) is doing a phenomenal job with an off the rails pro per Defendant. This is what judicial temperament is supposed to look like.
Hi friends,
Have an elementary school kid who is struggling with some things at school. Any recommendations for an educational lawyer I can consult with?
Jason Bach. (702) 925-8787
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One of these years, the bar exam results will leak in these comments before they are made public by official means, and it will be glorious.
56% pass rate. That's after all the pressure from UNLV Law to let up on bar exam standards to help UNLV law with those stupid US News rankings. UNLV Law pushed to reform the bar exam and the result is a lower pass rate. Abso-fucking-lutely hilarious.
NEVADA FOREVER.
Everyone at Boyd is a star and at least a "B" student. It's the Harvard of the desert don't you know.
Boyd '15 here. Can confirm: I'm incredible.
I never did get the elitism of Ivy League institutions. They are absolutely better for hobnobbing and staying in one's social circle but hey, we read the same cases and my very high LSAT score matched with any of them. I got a full scholarship to a western school. I did exactly as would be expected in my almost over career. Did well locally based on my good work ethic and somewhat smarts but knew absolutely no one and never got a prestigious clerkship, etc. Funny how the world works.
If a Boyd Law alumni went to any other state's legal market to pursue attorney work (and passed that bar), would they even be seriously considered a competitive candidate?
@12:17 Based on the number of Thomas Jefferson grads practicing in Nevada, I suspect Boyd grads in other states would do just fine.
hahaha 8:24
Bar Exam Results-How did Boyd do on the July, 2022 exam. Wonder what the stats were for first time takers, repeaters, Boyd and others.