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October 24, 2019 | Category:
NewsWhat is Arbitration? Arbitration is a legal process where a neutral person, the arbitrator, hears facts and arguments by two opposing sides and renders a decision. Nevada has adopted a series of rules, the Rules Governing Alternative Dispute Resolution, that requires certain courts like the Second Judicial District Court, to participate in the Court-Annexed Arbitration […]
August 19, 2019 | Category:
NewsU.S. News and World Report has released its rankings of Best Lawyers in America (2020 Edition), recognizing firm partners Edward J. Lemons and Robert L. Eisenberg. Mr. Eisenberg has enjoyed a “Best Lawyers” ranking in appellate practice since 2007. This year, he was also recognized as a “Best Lawyer” in the category “Bet-the-Company” litigation, which […]
July 18, 2019 | Category:
NewsYou’re a lender who has agreed to finance a construction or land development project via a mezzanine, or “bridge” loan secured by a deed of trust on the property. Your lien is junior to the senior lender, whose loan is also secured by a deed of trust on the property. The project stalls and fails […]
July 15, 2019 | Category:
NewsSo, you’ve agreed to finance a construction or land development project. You secure your loan with a deed of trust on the property. Down the road, the project exceeds budget and the general contractor and subcontractors assert mechanic’s liens against the property to get paid. Construction on the property slows to a halt and the […]
May 9, 2019 | Category:
NewsLGE lawyer Sarah M. Molleck has been appointed to the State Bar of Nevada’s Standing Committee on Professional Responsibility and Ethics for a two-year term. The purpose of the committee is to “prevent harm to the public from the unethical practice of law…and to provide a clear and timely understanding of the ethics of practicing […]
April 1, 2019 | Category:
NewsLGE associate attorney, Dane Littlefield, in his capacity as the current President of Northern Nevada’s Association of Defense Counsel, recently testified before the Nevada Assembly Judiciary Committee in opposition to A.B. 285. A.B. 285 is an assembly bill which would “[e]nact[ ] provisions relating to a mental or physical examination of certain persons in a […]
March 21, 2019 | Category:
NewsWestern states are unique and deviate from the traditional English rules when it comes to water rights. Most of the country adheres to riparian law, which allots water rights for reasonable use to a landowner located adjacent to a body of water. Riparian rights run with the land situated next to the lake or river […]
March 11, 2019 | Category:
NewsLGE lawyer Christian Moore has been appointed a member of the Board of Directors of the Boy Scouts of America Nevada Area Council. The BSA Nevada Area Council mission statement is “to prepare young people to make ethical and moral choices over their lifetime by instilling in them the value of the Scout Oath and […]
February 15, 2019 | Category:
NewsLaws governing real estate brokers are contained in NRS Chapter 645. There, you can find statutes and regulations on everything from real estate brokers versus real estate salespersons to brokerage agreements for sales of residential and commercial real estate. Commonly overlooked, however, are the laws in NRS Chapter 624. Although these laws apply to contractors, […]
February 1, 2019 | Category:
NewsThe 80th Session of the Nevada State Legislature has convened, with multiple new laws already proposed. A helpful tool for following bills proposing new legislation is found at https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/80th2019/
