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January 9, 2015 5:36 pm

Sounds like there is trouble in "paradise" at MAC

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January 9, 2015 5:42 pm
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Yeah. The talent (i.e., Flansburg) has left the building.

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Anonymous
January 9, 2015 6:06 pm
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Flansburg was the last, but certainly not the first good attorney to leave that firm over the past few years..

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January 9, 2015 6:20 pm
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Funny how people see doom in every move. I was there for awhile several years ago and left for a "greener" pasture. Wont say it was a complete mistake but I have had more than one regret. No office is perfect but it was a good place to be.

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January 9, 2015 6:49 pm
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We had a different partner discussing a move over the past few weeks with our office.

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January 9, 2015 6:53 pm
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Details??? What's the scoop?

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January 9, 2015 7:32 pm
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Did Frank:
go out on his own?
join another firm?
take clients?
take associates?

He's a good lawyer and a good guy. He goes back a ways with that firm; back to the days of that funny building downtown. During his younger years he was Al's trusted golden boy. Not sure if that's been the case recently as it's been a while since I've had a case with them. Good luck to him; he's a rarity in Vegas – a competent lawyer who isn't a prick and gets by on good lawyering rather than juice and underhanded tactics – at least that's been my experience dealing with him.

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January 9, 2015 7:45 pm
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I used to hear a lot about about the environment at MAC…like that they had a chef in to prepare lunch for the entire team once a week? Retreats for the entire staff? Did that sort of thing actually happen and does it still?

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January 9, 2015 8:03 pm
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It wasn't once a week. The chef provided lunch every day.

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Anonymous
January 9, 2015 8:55 pm
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We still have a chef cooking lunch every day. And retreats to Sandy Valley.

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January 9, 2015 9:22 pm
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Wow, not only lunch every day, but a retreat to Sandy Valley every day. Sounds like Disney World. Why would anyone want to leave?

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Anonymous
January 9, 2015 10:08 pm
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It does sound magical

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Anonymous
January 10, 2015 12:50 am
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Yeah, but even prisoners get free lunch.

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January 10, 2015 7:13 am
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Was once a prisoner there. Still miss that lunch but that's about it. Flansburg has been the golden boy for years. His departure has to be a shock to most and a huge loss to the firm from a business generation standpoint. Frank is a fantastic attorney and mentor.

Jordan Ross, Principal, Ross Legal Search
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Jordan Ross, Principal, Ross Legal Search
January 10, 2015 10:21 pm
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January 9, 2015 at 11:32 AM – Well said, I concur.

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February 10, 2015 5:20 am
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Actually I don't concur. Flansburg in my opinion is a greedy liar. Hint Hint County Recorder's Office

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Anonymous
January 9, 2015 7:23 pm

Regarding LS&C refugees, does anyone have news on what Bill Maupin is doing?

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Anonymous
January 9, 2015 7:36 pm
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going with Hejmanowski according to website

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January 9, 2015 9:22 pm
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Hmm… not seeing that on their webpage.

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January 9, 2015 10:11 pm
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He is not going with Hejmanowski.

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January 9, 2015 10:18 pm
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I wouldn't either.

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Anonymous
January 9, 2015 11:15 pm
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Maupin is going to Naylor and Braster. Two other LSC refugees

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Anonymous
January 9, 2015 7:26 pm

I call bullshit.

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January 9, 2015 7:30 pm
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On flansburg

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Anonymous
January 9, 2015 8:12 pm
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Look at SoS Website for SCHWARTZFLANSBURG, PLLC

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Anonymous
January 9, 2015 8:21 pm
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Never heard of this Schwartz guy.

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January 9, 2015 9:15 pm
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If it is Sam Schwartz, he seems pretty decent from my limited experience. Mainly a BK guy I think.

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January 10, 2015 1:12 am
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SCHWARTZFLANSBURG looks like the name of a city-state in Europe. They should consider putting a space between their names. Until then, I'll hope that 2018 is the year that Schwartzflansburg finally gets a competitor in the Skeleton in the Olympic Games. Go Schwartzflansburg (it'll be like a modern day Cool Runnings)! I have ancestors from Schwartzflansburg you know.

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January 10, 2015 2:22 am
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Rad comment. I hate all citizens of Schwartzflansburg.

Jordan Ross, Principal, Ross Legal Search
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Jordan Ross, Principal, Ross Legal Search
January 10, 2015 10:21 pm
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January 9, 2015 at 5:12 PM – ROTFLMAO!!! Not just funny, but a touch of elegance and whimsey to boot. Best post in weeks.

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January 9, 2015 9:16 pm

Is it Sam Schwartz, the bankruptcy attorney? That seems like an odd pairing.

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January 10, 2015 12:08 am

Samuel A. Schwartz according to SOS corporation listing

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Anonymous
January 10, 2015 1:14 am

Don't see anything juicy in this thread. Anything actually happening at MAC other than a lawyer leaving? Big whoopy? Is there anything newsworthy happening, or did someone just anonymously start an unsubstantiated rumor?

Someone step up.

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January 10, 2015 2:20 am

I chuckle at all the MAC lawyers who try to change the subject.

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January 10, 2015 2:32 am

I'm not an MAC lawyer, but I see no interesting discussion about MAC worth keeping going. If you have interesting info about MAC, please share it.

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January 10, 2015 6:11 am

Did the bank sue LSC for $6 million today? I saw a report on CNS that said that but didn't find the complaint on the 8th JD website.

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January 10, 2015 7:32 am
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Can't default on a $6 mil loan, bro.

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January 10, 2015 4:49 pm
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No personal guarantees on the line of credit or the office space lease….very smooth. Very strategic.

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January 10, 2015 10:20 pm
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Looks like it's Case No. A-15-712097-B

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January 10, 2015 11:47 pm
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How do you run a firm into the ground like that? If that is true, they essentially "earned" $6 mil less than what they took out as draws. Don't know if that was over the span of decades or over a shorter period, but that means they were running the firm into the ground big-time.

Just because the members of the firm didn't sign personal guarantees doesn't necessarily mean they're off the hook here. I would expect to see a fraudulent conveyance claim and a number of equitable remedy claims made, such as that the members were holding the distributions in a constructive trust, such as piercing the corporate veil, etc.

This will be interesting as it plays itself out.

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January 11, 2015 1:17 am
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Interesting indeed. The firm probably has no assets other than receivables, and I wonder what those amount to at this point. Probably not much. Some type of fraudulent conveyance claim is the only way they are likely to get much back.

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January 11, 2015 5:06 pm

Why does Willick keep filing motion after motion in family Court concerning the exact same issues he already lost on appeal, I thought he ran a well respected firm

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January 12, 2015 4:50 pm
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Probably because he is a family law hack and has his paralegal doing all of his work.