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- At law firms, rainmakers accused of harassment can switch jobs with ease. [WSJ-sub. req’d]
- Are law firm panels really the wave of the future? [Law.com]
- Expiring drugs means time is of the essence in the State’s efforts to execute Scott Dozier. [TNI]
- What it takes to be a trial lawyer if you’re not a man. [The Atlantic]
Regarding The Atlantic article, I just received an invitation to attend the NBI Civil Court Judicial Forum featuring 6 male judges (and a male moderator). I don't know if that is the best way to welcome female trial lawyers.
Mauricio R. Hernandez' letter to Editors on Page 7 of Nevada Lawyer is exactly it. https://bit.ly/2v654cp
Our NSC is a copy-cat for BAD ideas to fix imagined or undocumented problems and, the flunkie, yes-men & women at BOG are an embarrassment for allowing it to happen.
"So when will the board be accountable to members? When will it become more transparent? When will it publicly report board meeting minutes and votes? When
will it detail expenditures, especially those “not necessarily or reasonably incurred for the purpose of regulating the legal profession or improving the quality of legal services?” Keller v. State Bar of Cal., 496 U.S. 1 (1990). #RELEASETHEFINANCIALS #RELEASETHEVOTES
Cue the random audit of the Mauricio R. Hernandez Trust Account in 3-2-1 . . . . . .
Very well written and it will completely fall on deaf ears. By the same token, I was at the State Bar two weeks ago. Right there in the lobby is a brochure discussing why Malpractice Insurance is a necessity, which is an advertisement by ALPS. Hmmmm wonder who was behind that ADKT when we are allowing vendors to push it in the lobby of the regulatory agency.
I'm a bar member in three states and I can say with certainty that the SBN is far less effective and far more expensive than the others. I am concerned that there is self-dealing going on within the SBN and its band of insiders; but my practice takes up so much of my time that I have little time to care or do anything about it. I think many feel that way.
The proposal by Mr. Hernandez seems like it could work; but the insiders and stakeholders would never let something like that happen – too much for them to lose.
I am a member of the State Bar in four states. Nevada is the second most expensive and the least professionally run. The least services (by far) for the most money. It is a good ol' boy network that has no "good" people in it, which means that it is just a self-serving disaster. Our State Bar confuses discounts on answering services and pushing insurance through its preferred provider to actually trying to improve the practice of law and its members in this State.
The problem (and Mr. Hernandez hits on this) is that the SBN has lost the confidence of its members. Turning against its members is exactly the "Let them eat cake" mentality I expected from Kim Farmer and her band of cronyism cuckolds.
Amazing letter to the editor. It really crystalizes what many other lawyers say about the Bar, Kim Farmer and the rest. I agree with 9:06AM that Mr. Hernandez should be on guard for retribution.
Somebody needs to take the lead in organizing attorneys and presenting legislation/rule changes to split up the Bar functions. This blog and the defeat of three incumbents has gotten the BOG’s attention. How did California do it?
Change at the bar will be effectuated when one of the following occurs. In rank order of least likelihood of success to most.
1. As sort of happened in Nebraska, a member rule petition to deunify the regulatory and trade association functions is approved by the state supreme court or;
2. As happened in California, the legislature passes and the governor signs a law that deunifies the regulatory and trade association functions or;
3. The cert petition in Fleck v. Wetch is heard by SCOTUS next term with a favorable ruling following or;
4. If the Fleck cert petition is unsuccessful but in line with Janus v. AFSCME, suit is brought against the SBN.
For more about Janus and Fleck, albeit from a bar-biased viewpoint, see: https://bit.ly/2v50xH9
Preferably, read the Fleck cert petition at: https://bit.ly/2LGKBWd
There are four lawyers named
Everybody, Somebody, Anybody and Nobody.
There was an important job to be done and
Everybody was asked to do it.
Everybody was sure Somebody would do it
Anybody could have done it, but
Nobody did it.
Somebody got angry about that, because it
was Everybody's job.
Everybody thought Anybody could do it but
Nobody realized that Everybody wouldn't do it.
It ended up that Everybody blamed Somebody
when Nobody did what Anybody could have done.
Thanks
I think it's fair to say that if you have a large book, even if you are the biggest jerk/misogynist on Earth, you will always have a job at one of the large firms in town. Each of the big firms in town seem to have at least one rainmaking partner who is borderline crazy. Staff and associates whisper about these people, sharing stories about what a nightmare they are to work with, but nothing is ever done because the bottom line is king.
Sad.
The sad thing is that we all know who these people are, and firms turn a blind eye.
There was a discussion yesterday about the Judge Weller incident.
One or two posters thought he deserves discipline for his remark, while most others contend that it was simply an ill-conceived joke, and that he is in fact a crusader for the rights of victimized women, etc.
At the meeting in question he mentioned that the Feds. were trying to put women back in their place, by gutting funding for the Violence Against Women Act. A committee member then asked something to the effect, "and what is our place", and the judge responded "the bedroom and the kitchen."
I would tend to agree with the posters who believe that no discipline should ensue if this was simply a bad joke. Problem is, and as indicated in the discipline complaint, he made no effort at the time to clarify, explain or apologize.
That would have been the time to explain that it is not his view that women should be put in their place, but that it is instead the apparent view of the Federal budget cutters.
In the current climate, once someone, in a public forum, says something they should not have and that they instantly regret, they need to start immediately apologizing, explaining or clarifying.
I have to assume that Weller was referring to the apparent view of the callous budget cutters, and not his own. That may seem obvious, but these days nothing is obvious. For their own sake, Weller and others, when confronted with this dynamic, need to immediately kick into over-drive and explain, clarify and apologize.
Welcome to the world we currently occupy.
10:40 I agree with you 100%
I wish we would just do away with lethal injection and switch to an execution method that makes more sense, like hanging, firing squad or nitrogen asphyxiation. Nevada has been an innovator in this sector before and we can do it again.
How about 2 hours in a room with Stan
To: 1:26–Cruel and unusual punishment. Stick with the methods listed in 12:59. They may pass Eight Amendment muster, but your suggestion never will.
Two hours in a room with Stan is funny stuff.
I am so sick and tired of the lazy judges in this town. Taking weeks off every month for vacation, half day calendars, showing up late with no apology or sense of remorse, being unprepared for their calendars. Is there no accountability? Can't something be done?
Perhaps you can start by naming names and be specific about either their tardiness and/or absenteeism. With judges named, perhaps they will feel more pressure with elections coming in the future.
It's easier to name the Judges tat aren't tarty/absent/lazy. Only 1 or 2 judges on the bench give a crap.