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- Two teens who made racist threats at Arbor View High School were charged yesterday. [RJ]
- AB397 provides a mechanism for removing local officials for sexual misconduct. [TNI]
- DA Wolfson explains why a store clerk is facing a murder charge after shooting a theft suspect. [LasVegasNow]
I left town a few years ago, but tuned in for some Golden Knights games. Who is Naqvi? Does he really go to court with that haircut? The sharkskin three piece suit and massive gold watch? He looks like a guy I'd see in line to get into a club.
Naqvi has taken over the former 'heavy hitter' and is dominating advertising here in Nevada for PI attorneys. Drive anywhere on I-15 or 215 and you'll pass a Naqvi billboard about every mile or less. I'm presuming he has more experienced attorneys on staff that actually do the work and trial work, while he continues his damn good marketing and management of his firm.
Word on the street is that he and his firm don't do trials. Has anyone ever actually seen a Naqvi case go to trial? Please tell!
If the case does not settle early, they refer their litigation to one of the big firms that will go to trial. About 90% of the personal injury attorneys in town have never participated in a jury trial.
That is why you should hire smaller firm to see it through.
Not necessarily. EP partners are SOB's but if I had a case with high meds but issues with liability, I would give them a call. They can work miracles at trial. How many attorneys in this town could match Dennis Prince in a courtroom?
Rob Cottle. EP you get lost. Prince is nothing. They separated decades ago for a reason. EGO
There aren't that many attorneys in town who I'd trust with a high-value PI case going to trial. But there are a few more that can actually work up a case so that if it goes to trial, it's set up for success. I just don't know if Mr. "reputation is earned" Naqvi is in either camp. It's not a problem if he's taking a case through discovery, setting it up, and then turning it over to EP or whoever for trial. But if he can't do that, and he has TV commercials saying he does… that would be a bad look.
Prince is nothing? Have you seen his stats?
I just received my invitation to the State Bar Annual retreat that 90% of the Bar is priced out of and is certainly a very judicious use of my State Bar dues. Slumming it in Vail, CO this year. Any chance the law blog rank and file commenters will be attending?
Oh, c'mon. It's only $916 for the hotel, and another $600 for the meetings, and $600 for the flight. What kind of plebe doesn't have $2,100 lying around to attend a 4-day long ring of mutual fellation?
I can afford it. I do not wish to spend my free time around the jerks there.
How does "fellation" get past BLOG admin but pointing out the obvious that Sisolak's appointments are based on quotas get deleted?
Maybe because 1) it’s not that obvious, 2) fellation isn’t much to censor on a blog meant for grown ups, and 3) your apparent assertion that the governor isn’t properly fulfilling his job duties is offensive and libelous.
Looking for some advice. What are some of the better law practice management books out there. I've purchased and read a couple and they are "meh".
Cannot believe I agreed with the DA for once on the murder charge for store clerk. Still cannot wrap me head around Alexis Plunkett deal.
Regarding the store clerk case, I agree that if the facts are as presented, then it's probably murder if the jury follows the law. But there's a substantial chance of jury nullification in these cases. Your normal "law-and-order" types (generally strong prosecution jurors) are going to have real problems with (1) the fact that if the thief had merely chosen not to steal, none of this would have happened, and (2) the fact that they will not perceive the clerk as a threat to society and won't identify with a 50+ year-old who steals cases of beer in a snatch-and-grab.
As an aside, it's amazing the kind of abuse that those convenience store clerks take on a daily basis, particularly from thieves and bullies. It doesn't surprise me that they snap with relative frequency.
Anyway, the chances for a hung jury are high in these cases. You basically have an unholy union of (1) law-and-order conservatives from multiple social strata who are tolerant of or secretly pleased by the summary execution of burglars and thieves, (2) literal racists (if the victim was a minority), and (3) people who work low-status retail service jobs who hate being stolen from and disrespected and who identify with the accused. In this particular case, depending on the victim/accused's demographics, you might even get (4) social justice identitarians who will tend to support the accused because she is female or a member of some other disadvantaged class. Normally, the members of most of these groups are on Team Prosecution.
If I were the DDA in this case, I'd offer a voluntary manslaughter. Maybe tack on a couple other felonies (discharging firearm, etc.) if the facts for the defendant are worse than they seem at first glance, but I'd still make her an offer she can't refuse. A murder trial would be a great risk for both parties.
If the store clerk case goes to trial, there is a substantial likelihood that the clerk will not get convicted. The clerk fought back and believed that she and her co worker were in danger. There was a case where a homeowner chased burglars down the block and shot and killed one. The jury found the homeowner not guilty. These cases do not have jury appeal. An aggravated robbery which is what this was–two perpetrators does not sit well. But there is enormous risk to the defendant who can not risk a conviction.