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LGE Attorney Appointed to Standing Committee on Professional Responsibility and Ethics

LGE 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 […]
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LGE Attorney Testimony on Independent Medical Examinations Before Nevada Legislature

LGE 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 […]
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How The West Was Won: Water Rights

Western 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 […]

LGE Attorney Appointed to Nevada Area Council BSA Board of Directors

LGE 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 […]
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“I need a contractor’s license for that?!” – Requirements real estate brokers should be aware of.

Laws 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, […]
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Bill Tracking with Nevada 80th Legislative Session

The 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/
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U.S. Supreme Court – Franchise Tax Board v. Hyatt

LGE appellate lawyer Robert Eisenberg recently returned from observing arguments before the United States Supreme Court in the matter of Franchise Tax Board v. Hyatt.  The case has a long and complex history involving, among many issues, whether one state can be sued in the courts of another state without the first state’s consent, the […]

Revised Nevada Rules of Civil Procedure effective March 1, 2019

Nevada’s highest court, the Nevada Supreme Court, has issued ADKT 0522, the Court’s Order Amending the Rules of Civil Procedure, the Rules of Appellate Procedure, and the Nevada Electronic Filing and Conversion Rules, filed December 31, 2018.   The changes to the rules governing Nevada state courts came after the dedicated work of committee members appointed […]
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LGE Best Law Firms 2019 Award

Lemons, Grundy & Eisenberg has been recognized by U.S. News and World Report’s “Best Law Firms” list of 2019.  LGE was awarded a Tier 1 Metro ranking in both appellate and personal injury defense practice areas. “The 2019 rankings are based on the highest number of participating firms and highest number of client votes received […]

LGE Legal Elite 2018

Nevada Business Magazine has recognized LGE appellate lawyer Robert Eisenberg as one of Nevada’s top attorneys.  For the past eleventh years, the magazine has presented the “Legal Elite: The Silver State’s Top Attorneys,” which is a peer-reviewed list subject to “several levels of verification and scrutiny.” Nevada Business Magazine, “Legal Elite 2018: The Silver State’s […]