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THREE PECOS LAW GROUP ATTORNEYS – BRUCE SHAPIRO, PAUL LEMCKE, AND JACK FLEEMAN – HAVE BEEN SELECTED TO THE MOUNTAIN STATES SUPER LAWYERS LIST FOR 2021

Pecos Law Group attorneys Jack Fleeman, Paul Lemcke and Bruce Shapiro were selected to the prestigious Mountain States Super Lawyers list for 2021 in the practice area of Family Law.  This is Jack Fleeman’s fourth year on the primary list.  Jack was honored as a “Rising Star” in previous…

Planning Your Divorce

Divorce can be a devastating financial event.  Families are often forced to support two households with the same income they previously supported only one.  While the pandemic may force some couples to stay married, for financial reasons, when they may have otherwise divorced, once they crisis is over, more…

Mitigating Your Attorney’s Fees in a Divorce

Notwithstanding the spite and revenge one or both parties may be feeling during a divorce, since the great recession, and now especially during the pandemic, divorce litigants have become more cost conscious.   Many litigants going through a divorce no longer want to litigate every minor issue, but instead want…

Homeownership During the Pandemic: What Caused the Increase and the Regrets Some Homeowners Have About Buying

On March 15, 2020, the United States Federal Reserve Board cut interest rates dramatically as an emergency response to the COVID-19 crisis. The Federal Reserve later elected to hold these low rates, hoping that doing so would aid the economic recovery as the pandemic went on.

Due to this cut…

The Post-Divorce “Revenge Body” and Style

If you follow pop culture, you are probably familiar with the concept of a post-divorce “revenge body.” After all, we frequently see stories about celebrities’ “transformations” and attributing weight loss, a new wardrobe, or an allover new “look” to the separation of that celebrity from their spouse. For example,…

Experts Believe Substance Abuse Has Increased during the Pandemic. What Does That Mean for Child Custody Cases?

Even before the COVID-19 pandemic, drug-involved overdose deaths were rising in the United States. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, in 1999, there were less than 20,000 recorded drug-involved overdose deaths. By 2019, that number had jumped to over 70,000. The type of drugs causing overdose…

Have Divorce Rates Risen during Covid-19? The Answer Is Complicated

Have divorce rates gone up since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic? From a logical standpoint, it is easy to see both possibilities. On one hand, the pandemic has led to an increased number of Americans working from home. In fact, according to Stanford economist Nicholas Bloom in an…

There’s More than One Way to Be a Father: Overview of Nevada’s Paternity Statutes

It is a well-known trope, and sometimes a real-life situation: A man raises a child for years, then discovers, by admission or DNA testing, that he is not actually that child’s biological father. What happens after that? Is he no longer legally responsible for that child? What are his…

17th Annual State Bar of Nevada Advanced Family Law Program

Family Law CLE

December 3, 2020

8:45 a.m. – 4:45 p.m.

6.5 CLE credits, 1.0 ethics credit, 1.0 substance abuse credit

8:45 a.m. – 9:00 a.m.: Introduction by Bruce Shapiro.

9:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.: Christina Carl, Worldwide Litigation, “Finding Happiness in a Pandemic. Tips on How to Find Balance and Embrace Our…

Too Close to Home: Protections for Tenants Who Have Experienced Domestic Violence, Harassment, Stalking, or Sexual Assault

Whether one has ever experienced or witnessed domestic violence, harassment, stalking, or sexual assault or not, it is easy to imagine the horror that can ensue after such an attack or stalking, especially when a victim is unable to get out of a lease agreement to move away from…