I can speak from personal experience only as to the doctor. Yes.
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Anonymous
March 9, 2018 6:35 pm
30+ years of abject quackery
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Anonymous
March 9, 2018 6:42 pm
But if the Doctor can show that he stopped treating her two months earlier, and that she was under the care of a different pain doctor, is that not a plausible defense? (Yes the paint vials story seems far-fetched to me).
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Anonymous
March 9, 2018 7:04 pm
I assume she was getting these empty fentanyl vials, opening them, and then using the trace amounts? It seems like there ought to be some type of disposal regulations on theses types of canisters if so. Dang.
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Anonymous
March 9, 2018 7:19 pm
I am so sorry to Judge Hampton's family for her death. Way too young and tragic.
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Anonymous
March 9, 2018 7:37 pm
She was a tremendously nice lady who worked really hard to beat the odds. It is a pity her kids have to go through this.
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anonymous
March 9, 2018 9:01 pm
Slimeballs like Holper are the reason why we end up with draconian laws and regulations that cause problems for those who really do need opioids. This is not the first time something like this has happened with one of his patients, but let’s hope it is the last.
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Anonymous
March 9, 2018 9:07 pm
Is Holper (the physician) related to the younger Holper (the attorney)? Is the attorney his kid brother?
Are you sure it's his dad? The physician is only 66–probably not old enough to be the father of a middle-aged lawyer who has been practicing(I believe) for over 20 years.I believe the lawyer may be past 50, or close to it. And it is extremely rare that someone who pursues medical school has a child as a teenager.But if you're sure it's his dad, then the lawyer must be a lot younger than I think, and must not have practiced as long as I think.
Steven Holper is 66. Scott Holper has a bar number vintage 2005, which would likely make him a minimum of 38-41 (unless he had a long career before). So could be.
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Anonymous
March 9, 2018 9:14 pm
Back to random trust account audits. I'm not an owner, but I am an attorney at a small local firm and may strike out on my own. The idea of random audits is a waste of time and resources. I don't think the folks in their ivory towers have any idea what it is like on the ground of a small firm or solo practice. This will inevitably take up time of the managing partner, the AR and AP staff, and probably more staff besides them. If a person is going to steal, they're going to steal–this won't stop them.
I suspect that despite the hundreds of comments opposed to this, the BOG is counting on limited to no opposition being voiced at the hearing on it. Hopefully, that wont' be the case.
No. One comment in 1 month. The commenting period wasn't open until our Dear Supremes opened it via order on January 2. All comments had to be submitting in writing +8 copies by January 30.
Yeah and that one comment is sycophantic and unctuous, hardly what you'd call helpful or critical. Why did he even bother?
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Anonymous
March 10, 2018 12:59 am
Look at the petition. Your firm website isn't an ad, but a Facebook Ad is. An Avvo Ad is. Google Adwords? Yep, those count now too. And you get soaked with a "filing fee" for every damn online ad you might place. The "bright-line rule" is specifically designed to screw as many people as possible. 47 states don't require submitting ads to the damn Bar. Why are we one of only 3?
Except that Facebook, Avvo, Google – those are all websites. This crap rule didn't say "personal websites" it clearly says "Websites". So, regardless of intent, the rule, as written by the septuagenarians who run the BOG, exempts all web ads.
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March 10, 2018 4:36 am
The NSC is as bad as the SBN. They work hand in glove. The bar stealthily files rule change petitions without any semblance of good faith affirmative notice. On matters of little import or interest to members like boondoggle, member-funded out-of-state annual conventions, the SBN is quick to send out useless blast emails. But on important matters affecting our livelihoods they keep quiet. And then you have the court's accelerated idea of due process which is to abbreviate the public comment periods to 30 calendar days but without public notice thereby requiring lawyers and everyone else to dig around its antiquated cumbersome website to discover the practice landmines being planted. Online e-filing of comments? What's that? That would be too easy. Instead, they make it difficult for comments to be filed since they'll only accept written comments via multiple paper copies delivered to the court clerk.
I laughed aloud at the bar Magazine issue this month where they list one past president's achievement as hiring Kim Farmer. The constant navel gazing is maddening especially since SBN is garbage right now.
What kind of bullshit is that? Kim Farmer has been instrumental in the destruction of the State Bar and complete loss of its efficacy. On Kim Farmer's list of accomplishments, getting Kim Farmer a nicer office. But you see that is how the State Bar BoG determines if progress has been made: are things nicer for the SBN and its BoG.
Look at the List of "Accomplishments. I will summarize:
2016-2017: Chaired a Committee; Collaborated with some Groups. Accomplished nothing for the average practitioner.
2015-2016: Reduced Discipline Backlog (which was news to the attorney whose case just got resolved 2 weeks ago after 50 months pending); Rolled out Short Trial Volunteer Program which no one uses. Accomplished nothing for the average practitioner.
2014-2015: Changed the Attorney Oath. Presided over Kim getting herself a new office. Accomplished nothing for the average practitioner.
2013-2014: Worked to reduce UPL (didn't reduce it, but gets a "E" for effort which on the grading scale is between a D and F). Campaigned to get Appeals Court (which has reduced the backlog 0). Accomplished nothing for the average practitioner.
2012-2013: Lobbied for funding for pro bono providers. Admitted Pro Bono providers are stronger than ever. Initiated AAMH CLE. OK, that was actually something for average lawyers.
2011-2012: Formed TIP Program; Increased grants through the IOLTA program. That is paid out more of your money to the layperson.
That $2500 of my Bar dues listed above to do basically nothing for me as a Nevada lawyer. Frank Flaherty got one thing right: these are the people who made the State Bar what it is today and they should hang their heads in shame. It is time to throw the bums and every last one of them out (and take Kim F. with them) and start over from scratch.
9 emails between Jan 4 and 30 from the SBN. Not a single one mentioned the advertising rules change or the public comment period. Plenty of time to try to convince me to attend Worthless and overpriced CLEs, or an even more worthless Annual meeting. Not a peep about significant changes to the rules.
Furthermore they just put out a March Magazine which told me which Rules were changed in December. No mention of the Rules currently being changed. To quote the poster above
"Accomplished nothing for the average practitioner."
I am surprised the SBN has not endorsed Judge Cadish.
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Anonymous
March 10, 2018 8:14 pm
LOL! Who reads the bar magazine? Boring, unimaginative, unhelpful waste of ink and paper. The only thing I skim before tossing it in the round file are the pages on who's been tagged by OBC.
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Anonymous
March 10, 2018 8:22 pm
Speaking of Farmer, anyone know her annual compensation?
Like everything else, the non-transparent SBN keeps stuff like management compensation and other expenses secret from those forced to pay for them.
Dr. Holper's story is he believed the judge wanted to use the drug for water colors. That is an interesting defense
Holper is a scumbag going way back.
The doctor or the lawyer?
Nice photo as well. He looks like a bum on the street.
I can speak from personal experience only as to the doctor. Yes.
30+ years of abject quackery
But if the Doctor can show that he stopped treating her two months earlier, and that she was under the care of a different pain doctor, is that not a plausible defense? (Yes the paint vials story seems far-fetched to me).
I assume she was getting these empty fentanyl vials, opening them, and then using the trace amounts? It seems like there ought to be some type of disposal regulations on theses types of canisters if so. Dang.
I am so sorry to Judge Hampton's family for her death. Way too young and tragic.
She was a tremendously nice lady who worked really hard to beat the odds. It is a pity her kids have to go through this.
Slimeballs like Holper are the reason why we end up with draconian laws and regulations that cause problems for those who really do need opioids. This is not the first time something like this has happened with one of his patients, but let’s hope it is the last.
Is Holper (the physician) related to the younger Holper (the attorney)? Is the attorney his kid brother?
The attorney is his son. I believe they are estranged, or at least that was the situation as of a few years ago.
Are you sure it's his dad? The physician is only 66–probably not old enough to be the father of a middle-aged lawyer who has been practicing(I believe) for over 20 years.I believe the lawyer may be past 50, or close to it. And it is extremely rare that someone who pursues medical school has a child as a teenager.But if you're sure it's his dad, then the lawyer must be a lot younger than I think, and must not have practiced as long as I think.
Steven Holper is 66. Scott Holper has a bar number vintage 2005, which would likely make him a minimum of 38-41 (unless he had a long career before). So could be.
Back to random trust account audits. I'm not an owner, but I am an attorney at a small local firm and may strike out on my own. The idea of random audits is a waste of time and resources. I don't think the folks in their ivory towers have any idea what it is like on the ground of a small firm or solo practice. This will inevitably take up time of the managing partner, the AR and AP staff, and probably more staff besides them. If a person is going to steal, they're going to steal–this won't stop them.
I suspect that despite the hundreds of comments opposed to this, the BOG is counting on limited to no opposition being voiced at the hearing on it. Hopefully, that wont' be the case.
I hope people take the afternoon off and jam the Courtroom up north and down south
That will make a difference
Andrew Craner–are you willing to lead a slate of candidates for BOG election? Can people contact you if they are interested in joining with you?
Filed Order in ADKT 0527 (Changes to certain attorney advertising rules).
Goes into effect in 30 days.
One comment in 8 months….
Rule 7.2A
For the purpose of this Rule, websites are not considered to be advertisements subject to filing requirements.
No. One comment in 1 month. The commenting period wasn't open until our Dear Supremes opened it via order on January 2. All comments had to be submitting in writing +8 copies by January 30.
Yeah and that one comment is sycophantic and unctuous, hardly what you'd call helpful or critical. Why did he even bother?
Look at the petition. Your firm website isn't an ad, but a Facebook Ad is. An Avvo Ad is. Google Adwords? Yep, those count now too. And you get soaked with a "filing fee" for every damn online ad you might place. The "bright-line rule" is specifically designed to screw as many people as possible. 47 states don't require submitting ads to the damn Bar. Why are we one of only 3?
Except that Facebook, Avvo, Google – those are all websites. This crap rule didn't say "personal websites" it clearly says "Websites". So, regardless of intent, the rule, as written by the septuagenarians who run the BOG, exempts all web ads.
The NSC is as bad as the SBN. They work hand in glove. The bar stealthily files rule change petitions without any semblance of good faith affirmative notice. On matters of little import or interest to members like boondoggle, member-funded out-of-state annual conventions, the SBN is quick to send out useless blast emails. But on important matters affecting our livelihoods they keep quiet. And then you have the court's accelerated idea of due process which is to abbreviate the public comment periods to 30 calendar days but without public notice thereby requiring lawyers and everyone else to dig around its antiquated cumbersome website to discover the practice landmines being planted. Online e-filing of comments? What's that? That would be too easy. Instead, they make it difficult for comments to be filed since they'll only accept written comments via multiple paper copies delivered to the court clerk.
I laughed aloud at the bar Magazine issue this month where they list one past president's achievement as hiring Kim Farmer. The constant navel gazing is maddening especially since SBN is garbage right now.
What kind of bullshit is that? Kim Farmer has been instrumental in the destruction of the State Bar and complete loss of its efficacy. On Kim Farmer's list of accomplishments, getting Kim Farmer a nicer office. But you see that is how the State Bar BoG determines if progress has been made: are things nicer for the SBN and its BoG.
Cathy, Keri, Ryan and Paola used to be decent before they became BOGS. Power got to their fragile egos. It shows the kind of people they are.
Look at the List of "Accomplishments. I will summarize:
2016-2017: Chaired a Committee; Collaborated with some Groups. Accomplished nothing for the average practitioner.
2015-2016: Reduced Discipline Backlog (which was news to the attorney whose case just got resolved 2 weeks ago after 50 months pending); Rolled out Short Trial Volunteer Program which no one uses. Accomplished nothing for the average practitioner.
2014-2015: Changed the Attorney Oath. Presided over Kim getting herself a new office. Accomplished nothing for the average practitioner.
2013-2014: Worked to reduce UPL (didn't reduce it, but gets a "E" for effort which on the grading scale is between a D and F). Campaigned to get Appeals Court (which has reduced the backlog 0). Accomplished nothing for the average practitioner.
2012-2013: Lobbied for funding for pro bono providers. Admitted Pro Bono providers are stronger than ever. Initiated AAMH CLE. OK, that was actually something for average lawyers.
2011-2012: Formed TIP Program; Increased grants through the IOLTA program. That is paid out more of your money to the layperson.
That $2500 of my Bar dues listed above to do basically nothing for me as a Nevada lawyer. Frank Flaherty got one thing right: these are the people who made the State Bar what it is today and they should hang their heads in shame. It is time to throw the bums and every last one of them out (and take Kim F. with them) and start over from scratch.
9 emails between Jan 4 and 30 from the SBN. Not a single one mentioned the advertising rules change or the public comment period. Plenty of time to try to convince me to attend Worthless and overpriced CLEs, or an even more worthless Annual meeting. Not a peep about significant changes to the rules.
Furthermore they just put out a March Magazine which told me which Rules were changed in December. No mention of the Rules currently being changed. To quote the poster above
"Accomplished nothing for the average practitioner."
I am surprised the SBN has not endorsed Judge Cadish.
LOL! Who reads the bar magazine? Boring, unimaginative, unhelpful waste of ink and paper. The only thing I skim before tossing it in the round file are the pages on who's been tagged by OBC.
Speaking of Farmer, anyone know her annual compensation?
Like everything else, the non-transparent SBN keeps stuff like management compensation and other expenses secret from those forced to pay for them.