tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7637960526696603209.post6701027558845501592..comments2023-11-23T02:12:35.461-08:00Comments on <center>las vegas law blog</center>: Sparklerslaw.dawghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12091995027411414418noreply@blogger.comBlogger28125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7637960526696603209.post-42118126196080450932018-07-02T20:27:58.350-07:002018-07-02T20:27:58.350-07:00I think I'd prefer the morning of the 5th off ...I think I'd prefer the morning of the 5th off instead of the afternoon of the 3rd. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7637960526696603209.post-57999867203382393482018-07-02T20:07:39.934-07:002018-07-02T20:07:39.934-07:00I suspect that the receptionist or secretary may o...I suspect that the receptionist or secretary may object to the disclosure tattoo.. just saying..Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7637960526696603209.post-78184605935306872752018-07-02T19:46:08.495-07:002018-07-02T19:46:08.495-07:00A whole 3500 a year. Cheap bastards.A whole 3500 a year. Cheap bastards.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7637960526696603209.post-63704641387652109972018-07-02T18:58:40.464-07:002018-07-02T18:58:40.464-07:002:41,
Open up the case information page. Find the...2:41,<br /><br />Open up the case information page. Find the line that says "Petition". To the far right, there is a link to the document itself. Read it for yourself, and let the hate flow through you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7637960526696603209.post-6184998663932763152018-07-02T18:05:03.395-07:002018-07-02T18:05:03.395-07:005:37 PM, please give yourself a pat on the back. J...5:37 PM, please give yourself a pat on the back. Just don't force your smug self satisfied airs on the rest of us.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7637960526696603209.post-89028459490388750172018-07-02T18:01:25.462-07:002018-07-02T18:01:25.462-07:00For a copy of sayonara Gene Leverty's parting ...For a copy of sayonara Gene Leverty's parting shot to the keister, i.e., the mandatory malpractice insurance draft petition he signed and filed for the BOG, go to Appendix D on the attached link to the BOG Meeting Minutes of the Washington State Bar Mandatory Malpractice Insurance Task Force at https://bit.ly/2lNKNn5<br /><br />The governing board clowns in Nevada aren't the only officious intermeddlers looking at this. The Washington Bar is eager to piss off its members --- again. Oregon lawyers have been getting reamed for years to the tune of a mandatory $3500 per year for lousy 300k/300k bare minimum coverage. And Idaho just went to a mandatory open market purchase mandate effective 1-1-2018 by a vote of 51-49 percent of Idaho lawyers. <br /><br />Interestingly, pp. 242-301 of the Minutes Appendix features analysis and member comments from the SBN's Professional Liability Insurance Taskforce Survey. Ironic but hardly surprising that you get this information from a third party and not from the non-transparent, mushroom-feeding SBN. <br /><br />Read the comments. The overwhelming majority are negative and against mandatory malpractice insurance. The BOG, however, could give a good rip about what the members think. <br /><br />Some of the member comments wisely note that since malpractice insurance only covers inadvertent or negligent acts, i.e., errors and omissions and not intentional acts like trust defalcation, it would have provided NO RECOVERY for the victims of Robert Graham. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7637960526696603209.post-13546289093039603542018-07-02T17:37:18.329-07:002018-07-02T17:37:18.329-07:00Everyone should have insurance. You have it to dri...Everyone should have insurance. You have it to drive a car. We disclose in our fee agreement that we have it and the amount. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7637960526696603209.post-87108088437629213292018-07-02T16:29:04.992-07:002018-07-02T16:29:04.992-07:00Yes the article.Yes the article.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7637960526696603209.post-26788995287000909042018-07-02T14:41:32.692-07:002018-07-02T14:41:32.692-07:00Very good idea.Very good idea.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7637960526696603209.post-2420604321446622532018-07-02T14:41:00.730-07:002018-07-02T14:41:00.730-07:00Can someone post the actual petition? The link is...Can someone post the actual petition? The link is to the case info but no petition. ThanksAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7637960526696603209.post-4734816728155915672018-07-02T14:20:01.081-07:002018-07-02T14:20:01.081-07:00The article, right, not Paola?The article, right, not Paola?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7637960526696603209.post-23836858742007383922018-07-02T13:48:21.819-07:002018-07-02T13:48:21.819-07:00LACSN has coverage which applies to attorneys who ...LACSN has coverage which applies to attorneys who take pro bono cases. I am semi-retired and take a few cases to help people. I would go inactive if insurance was mandatoryAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7637960526696603209.post-24008829753110217492018-07-02T13:27:06.797-07:002018-07-02T13:27:06.797-07:00@12:50: The petition says that the survey found th...@12:50: The petition says that the survey found that to be a very unpopular option, I imagine because proponents of mandatory insurance thought it didn't go far enough, and many opponents tend to be answering from a libertarian "I shouldn't have to do any of this" standpoint.<br /><br />Personally I think insurance should be mandatory, but only if your firm has a large enough revenue that you're not likely to be able to cover payouts yourself. "Mandatory insurance for everyone" seems like it would screw over the little guys. And what about LACSN/NLS/etc.? Do they already have malpractice insurance? If not, this seems like it would be a huge burden on them.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7637960526696603209.post-90534292368466713402018-07-02T13:04:53.699-07:002018-07-02T13:04:53.699-07:00Didn't mandating malpractice insurance die on ...Didn't mandating malpractice insurance die on the vine? Apparently not. This is the time for folks to speak up against. I like the alternative about disclosure. The statistics and the arguments in favor are misleading and need to be refuted.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7637960526696603209.post-80395523280119176182018-07-02T12:50:38.562-07:002018-07-02T12:50:38.562-07:00How about mandating disclosure as to whether you h...How about mandating disclosure as to whether you have insurance and what the limits are. Include it in the fee agreement/retention letter along with all the other stuff you have to put in there and let the prospective client decide if it is important to them or not. anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14564934543299625247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7637960526696603209.post-23231194726236391102018-07-02T12:21:19.414-07:002018-07-02T12:21:19.414-07:00I absolutely vomited. What a supercilious piece o...I absolutely vomited. What a supercilious piece of garbage.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7637960526696603209.post-7891011987059599972018-07-02T11:41:42.698-07:002018-07-02T11:41:42.698-07:00State Bar petitions Nevada Supreme Court to mandat...State Bar petitions Nevada Supreme Court to mandate professional liability insurance for lawyers in private practice. http://caseinfo.nvsupremecourt.us/public/caseView.do?csIID=46470Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7637960526696603209.post-85970047000154254872018-07-02T11:35:38.098-07:002018-07-02T11:35:38.098-07:0010:57, the fact that you are examining this is a g...10:57, the fact that you are examining this is a good sign. As you make your decisions, at least include thoughts about a different career/or focus. I wrote on here a couple weeks ago how I cut my pay to about 1/4 from couple hundred thousand to about 50K and truly and sincerely I have never been happier or more at peace in my career. Don't make mistake of thinking you are "tied" to anything, this is your life.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7637960526696603209.post-9682835814363247592018-07-02T11:14:44.513-07:002018-07-02T11:14:44.513-07:00Read the article about Paola, makes you wanna vomi...Read the article about Paola, makes you wanna vomit.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7637960526696603209.post-17050479062207246252018-07-02T11:06:26.630-07:002018-07-02T11:06:26.630-07:00A fair amount take 6/30-7/4 off, the others 7/4-7/...A fair amount take 6/30-7/4 off, the others 7/4-7/8. Many take the whole week off. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7637960526696603209.post-59623611654607049052018-07-02T10:57:35.318-07:002018-07-02T10:57:35.318-07:00"[I]t has also been well-documented that a si..."[I]t has also been well-documented that a significant percentage of lawyers struggle with alcoholism and/or substance abuse, depression, and other mental health concerns."<br /><br />"21 and 36 percent drink at levels consistent with an alcohol use disorder"<br /><br />This pretty much describes me. I like to believe I'm functional and functioning. It's a struggle. Comparing myself to other lawyers I know who are incredibly fucked up professionally & personally (e.g., addicted, depressed, crazy double-lives, mentally ill) gives me some comfort. The 21-36% range for disorder is probably closer to 36%.<br /><br />Very Respectfully Yours, <br /><br />Functional LawyerAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7637960526696603209.post-75863004209980994922018-07-02T10:31:33.959-07:002018-07-02T10:31:33.959-07:00You are right about the "Best Of" lists....You are right about the "Best Of" lists. And if you pay enough, they will put you on the cover of a magazine and let you write the glowing article (about yourself) all by yourself. I have first hand experience. . . . Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7637960526696603209.post-62907556971386243822018-07-02T10:30:40.578-07:002018-07-02T10:30:40.578-07:00My thoughts and Prayers are with all concernedMy thoughts and Prayers are with all concernedAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7637960526696603209.post-85128833070023612632018-07-02T10:19:34.679-07:002018-07-02T10:19:34.679-07:00Why not just take the whole week off? So many peop...Why not just take the whole week off? So many people are out of office this week on either side of it, nothing is going to happen--reminds me of week between Christmas and New Year. Might as well make it an official holiday.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7637960526696603209.post-50174737731231631032018-07-02T10:04:45.063-07:002018-07-02T10:04:45.063-07:00It is about Caramagno. However the purpose of the ...It is about Caramagno. However the purpose of the article is to spotlight your point which is that addiction is a horrible thing. The problem is that by dredging up stories from so long ago, recovery and moving on is impossible.<br /><br />https://www.law.com/texaslawyer/2018/06/29/let-these-incidents-serve-as-a-cautionary-tale-about-practicing-law-while-drinking/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com