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  • Nicole Cannizzaro is the new Nevada Senate Majority Leader after Kelvin Atkinson resigned for misappropriating campaign funds. [TNI]
  • Las Vegas City Councilman Steve Seroka resigned Monday, but the reasons are not so clear. [KTNV]
  • Alexis Plunkett was arrested yesterday for allegedly attempting to bribe a witness. [Fox5Vegas]
  • Tomorrow is your chance to get some CLE and meet your new bar counsel, Dan Hooge. [CCBA]
  • Elon Musk’s Boring Company might be involved with installing an underground people mover at the Las Vegas Convention Center. [LasVegasNow]
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March 6, 2019 5:59 pm

FIRST

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Anonymous
March 6, 2019 7:09 pm

Is Alexis Plunkett going to end up being another cautionary tale? I mean, when does someone step in?

Those texts a few months ago should have been enough.

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Anonymous
March 6, 2019 8:47 pm
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I would tap that

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Anonymous
March 6, 2019 9:19 pm
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There is all kinds of weird and crazy going on there. It might be fun; but the aftermath might make it not such a great thing.

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anonymous
March 6, 2019 10:10 pm
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It sounds like she needs an intervention or something.

Anonymous
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Anonymous
March 6, 2019 10:25 pm
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or something

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Anonymous
March 6, 2019 7:13 pm

Alexis needs help. I hope things work out for her. I am sickened that people, judges are taking money from when she is troubled. I am not condoning her actions. It just shows how shitty are profession is.

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March 6, 2019 7:14 pm

our

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March 6, 2019 7:30 pm

She's an adult. If she truly can't control herself then maybe jail is the right place for her.

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Anonymous
March 6, 2019 9:17 pm
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This ^. But hopefully she does not harm herself or someone else before she goes to jail.

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Anonymous
March 6, 2019 8:50 pm

She has awful taste. The only worse dude she could hook up with would be Voldemort.

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March 6, 2019 10:12 pm

It is interesting to me that the last time the CCBA did a "Meet your Bar Counsel" it was at the CCBA Luncheon with Stan when Stan whipped out his statement that "All discipline cases arise out of the fact that all lawyers are greedy." This time CCBA has not solicited questions from attendees. Wonder if that is just to keep the narrative from getting into what a Star Chamber BS they are running over there and putting poor young Dan Hooge in harms' way.

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March 6, 2019 10:56 pm
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Clueless.

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Anonymous
March 6, 2019 11:07 pm
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Can anyone explain to me why Stan is allowed to not change his Bar Address from being inside of the State Bar of Nevada (where he is not)?

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March 7, 2019 12:58 am
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This is actually a violation of SCR 79. You know, the one where you have a duty to tell the State Bar your address and telephone number. The one where you have 30 days to correct the information. The one that says that you will be fined $150 and subject to discipline for not complying with the rule. Just the kind of detail that Stan used to roast lawyers over a spit about.

Rule 79.  Disclosures by members of the bar.

1.  Every member of the state bar, including active, nonresident active and inactive members, shall provide to the state bar, for the purposes of state bar communications, the following:

(a) A permanent mailing address;

(b) A permanent telephone number; and

(c) A current e-mail address.

2.  Every member of the state bar shall disclose to the state bar the following information:

(a) Whether the lawyer is engaged in the private practice of law;

(b) Whether the lawyer is engaged as a full-time government lawyer or judge, or is employed by an organizational client and does not represent clients outside that capacity, or is not currently representing clients; and

(c) If engaged in the private practice of law, whether the lawyer maintains professional liability insurance, and if the lawyer maintains a policy, the name and address of the carrier.

3.  Every member of the state bar shall inform the state bar of any change in any of the information disclosed under this rule within 30 days after any such change. The member shall report a change of address, telephone number or e-mail address online.

4.  Every member of the state bar shall certify annually on a form provided by the state bar the information required under this rule.

5.  The information submitted under this rule shall be nonconfidential, but upon request of a member, the state bar will not publicly disclose a member’s e-mail address.

6.  Any member who fails to provide the state bar with the information required by this rule shall be subject to a fine of $150 and/or suspension upon order of the board of governors and/or the supreme court from membership in the state bar until compliance with the requirements of this rule and/or until reinstatement is ordered by the supreme court. A member may apply for a one-year hardship exemption from the e-mail provision on a form provided by the state bar. Supplying false information in response to the requirements of this rule shall subject the lawyer to appropriate disciplinary action.

7.  The state bar shall provide the board of continuing legal education with an annual membership roster within 60 days of the due date for annual membership fees and registration forms.

[As amended; effective October 21, 2011.]

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Anonymous
March 7, 2019 2:55 am
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Can someone also let Adam Laxalt know thankyou.

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March 7, 2019 4:03 am
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How does 3:07 and 4:58 know that Stan is in violation of the rule. When read carefully, most of the items required are not publicly disclosed but simply must be provided to the State Bar. With respect to a permanent mailing/email address and telephone number, how do they know that Stan does not have a deal with the State Bar to continue to utilize the listed information and receive contact from the State Bar via the listed locations?

Is it really any different than an attorney contracting with a virtual office to receive mail and telephone calls via that service? I have no information one way or the other but it is possible that the continued use of the address (mail receipt) and telephone messaging services was a part of his severance agreement.

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March 7, 2019 4:27 pm
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Why do you people assume that the State Bar website has been updated? Stan could have given his correct information months ago.

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Anonymous
March 7, 2019 5:52 pm
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Not all of the bar's info is listed on the site and it is not required to be. Call them if you can't find what you're looking for. It's easy.

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March 7, 2019 6:47 pm
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8:03- How do I know that Stan does not have a deal with the State Bar to continue to allow him to use the State Bar as his address? Well gee, I guess we all should just put down that our office is at 3100 West Charleston Suite 100. You know because good for the goose, good for the gander.

Stan was gone almost a year ago and continues to use the State Bar as a shield for his public information. Look at the SCR 79 forms put out by the State Bar and you will see that the State Bar states that your information is going to be public so the fact that Stan does not have to play by the same rules as everyone else is par for his course. That was the point I presume the posters above were making which is Stan screwed people to the wall over picayeune garbage so there is fair number of us who would not mind some of that which went around karmically coming around.

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March 7, 2019 8:53 pm
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I moved firms in October and it took 2-3 months, and several phone calls and emails, before my info was updated. I don't know anything about this particularly dude and his situation, but I wouldn't necessarily assume that it's his fault.

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March 7, 2019 10:00 pm
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@10:47; If you have an agreement with the State Bar that they would accept receipt of your mail and telephone calls, by all means go right ahead. SCR 79 requires

1. Every member of the state bar, including active, nonresident active and inactive members, shall provide to the state bar, for the purposes of state bar communications, the following:
(a) A permanent mailing address;
(b) A permanent telephone number; and
(c) A current e-mail address.

So long as the State Bar has a deal with Stan in which they have agreed to accept his mail, e-mail and telephone calls on his behalf there is no violation of this rule. It would be the same as listing your main office information (in a large firm setting) or designating an agent for service of process.

The purpose of the rule is to insure that the State Bar (and the public) has a means to communicate with the member.

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Anonymous
March 7, 2019 12:31 am

Stan is a piece of shit in my opinion – prove me wrong.

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March 7, 2019 3:54 pm

Someone asked if Tim Kelley was in Vegas. He is. Just recently was screamed at by him. I don't understand how he still is employed. I also don't understand how Elissa Cadish kept him around.

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March 7, 2019 6:03 pm
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Whoever gets appointed, if they keep any of that staff, except for Keith, will never get my vote or money for re-election. Waiting on an order from over 6 mos plus stil, transcript not forthcoming. Not sure how this can happen, but it does.

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March 8, 2019 1:22 am
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You are your staff. If my staff pulled the crap her does, they would have been shit canned.

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March 7, 2019 10:06 pm

So, the EJDC sent out an email saying that they are no longer going to stamp Notices with the hearing date and time, and that a Clerk's Notice of Hearing would be served on all parties after the documents were automatically accepted. Has anyone told the Clerk's this? Because, at the moment, they're neither stamping dates and times nor issuing a Clerks Notice of Hearing. I need my crap calendared.

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March 7, 2019 11:11 pm
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Ok, I thought I was going crazy when I submitted a Notice of Hearing yesterday and got it back blank. Thank you for this.