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Southern Nevada Health District

The Southern Nevada Health District is a public entity, separate from the State of Nevada and from Clark County. The Health District has jurisdiction over all public health matters in Clark County and regulates food establishments, public swimming pools, tattoo shops, and solid waste disposal sites. Persons affected by…

INTRODUCTION OF SOCIAL MEDIA INTO EVIDENCE, LATE ADDITION TO DECEMBER 1ST STATE BAR OF NEVADA ADVANCED FAMILY LAW CLE

We are excited to announce that Rahul Gupta, Senior Deputy District Attorney from the Orange County District Attorney’s Office, has agreed to be a late addition to our December 1, 2016 program. Mr. Gupta will present “Introduction of Social Media into Evidence, Including Overcoming Hearsay Objections.” The…

Supreme Court Justice Kristina Pickering, Court of Appeals Chief Judge Michael Gibbons and Court of Appeals Judge Abbi Silver, “ Family Law in Nevada’s Appellate Courts – Recent Decisions.”

This presentation will focus on the relevant topics related to practice before the Nevada Appellate Courts.  The panel discussion will include published opinions issued over the past year that are relevant to the practice of family law.  Attention will focus on an array of topics, including child custody awards…

Marshal Willick and Jennifer Abrams, “Trends in Marital Agreements.”

Annual State Bar of Nevada Advanced Family Law Program

December 1, 2016

8:45 a.m. – 4:45 p.m.

7.0 CLE credits, including .5 ethics credit

State Bar of Nevada Office

3100 W. Charleston Blvd.

Las Vegas, Nevada 89101

This presentation will provide a survey of all  three types of marital agreements:  Premarital Agreements; Post-Nuptial Agreements; and Separation…

Amy Robinson of Pecos Law Group receives a CDFA®

Pecos Law Group is pleased to announce that certified paralegal, Amy Robinson, recently completed a program in professional divorce analysis and is now a Certified Divorce Financial Analyst® (CDFA®).

Is Your Facebook Page Community Property?

Is Your Facebook Page Community Property?
 

In a recent Texas bankruptcy case, a Texas Bankruptcy Court found that business social media accounts are property interests. The court ordered the former owner to turn over his social media account passwords to the reorganized debtor. The important distinction was that the social…

Pecos Law Group Is Appealing The Following Cases

At Pecos Law Group, we are always looking for a challenging appeal to the Nevada Appellate courts to correct mistakes and injustices created by unfair or legally incorrect Family Court Decisions.  Following are the appeals we currently have in progress:
 

College Tuition and Related Expenses

Pecos Law Group prevailed at the…

Pecos Law Group Wins Appeal on Issue of Children’s College Expenses

The Nevada Court of Appeals has reversed a family court judge’s decision to modify the parties’ marital settlement agreement that provided that a dad would pay for the children’s future college expenses.In this case, a local family court judge determined that because the specific amount dad would have to…

ATTACK ADS: THE NEW FRONTEIR IN LAWYER MARKETING?

As the presidential election quickly approaches, political groups bombard us with television attack ads firing shots at the opposing candidate or viewpoint.  Throughout the years these tactics have become so commonplace that we have grown accustomed to the vitriol and low blows.  Now, however, a different group has begun…

The Calm Before Divorce

There is a scene in the Netflix series House of Cards that exemplifies the traditional idea of what leads to divorce. The couple, Frank and Claire Underwood, engage in an aggressive argument one evening, and the next morning, Claire informs her husband that she is leaving him. …