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State of Nevada v. Nathan Lee Chasing His Horse

Las Vegas, Nevada, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with multiple charges of sexual assault against Indigenous women and girls. Lee Chasing His Horse, age 48, an actor in Dances with Wolves and other projects, was charged with more than a dozen sexually related crimes.... More...

(04-30-2026 - NV)
United States of America v. Francisco Felix and Alexis Arturo Martinez

Las Vegas, Nevada, criminal defense lawyers represented the Defendants charged with trafficking significant quantities of fentanyl pills, fentanyl powder, and methamphetamine, and for laundering drug proceeds to Mexico. Francisco Felix and Alexis Arturo Martinez, also known as Arego Martinez Reglado, conspired to distribute large quantities of fentanyl and methamphetamine. On April 9, federal l... More...

(04-13-2026 - NV)
United States of America v. Michael J. Moore

Las Vegas, Nevada, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with attempt to evade or defeat the payment of taxes. Michael J. Moore, of Las Vegas, operated a tax and accounting business known as X Tax Pros that he used to promote an illegal tax avoidance scheme. Moore advertised X Tax Pros as being the “only” tax and bookkeeping company specializing in clients from the adult... More...

(03-27-2026 - NV)
State of Nevada v. Edward A. Preiado

Las Vegas, Nevada, criminal defense lawyers Lisa Rasmussen and Lisa A. Rasmussen represented the Defendant charge with voluntary manslaughter with the use of a deadly weapon. Edward Preciado engaged in a physical altercation with Kim Long. During the altercation, Preciado repeatedly struck Long in the head with a hammer, killing her. Preciado claimed self- defense, but a jury convicted Prec... More...

(03-18-2026 - NV)
United States of America v. Josiah Jodah

Las Vegas, Nevada, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with drug trafficking. On July 17, 2024, Josiah Judah was introduced by co-defendant Urkeno Walter as the co-defendant’s “right hand man”. During the conversation, Judah said Walter used him in drug sale negotiations with Mexican drug traffickers and Judah often received complimentary rooms at a hotel which he us... More...

(03-09-2026 - NV)
State of Nevada v. Nathan Chasing Horse

Las Vegas, Nevada, criminal defense lawyer Craig Mueller represented the Defendant charged with 13 counts of sexual assault of a minor. Nathan Chasing Horse, age 49, was accused of sexually assaulting a minor. Chasing Horse was in "Dances With Wolves" was one of the most prominent films featuring Native American actors when it premiered in 1990. After Chasing Horse appeared in the Oscar-winn... More...

(02-01-2026 - NV)
State of Nevada v. Nathan Chasing Horse

Las Vegas, Nevada, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with sexually assaulting a minor. Nathan Chasing Horse, age 49, accused of assaulting a 14-year-old girl.... More...

(02-01-2026 - NV)
State of Nevada v. Jose Aviles

Las Vegas, Nevada, criminal defense lawyer represents the Defendant charged with assaulting a police officer. Jose Aviles, 33, who was taken into custody after assaulting a police officer the Planet Hollywood Casino.... More...

(01-29-2026 - NV)
United States of America v. Ulian Ohye-Michiko

Las Vegas, Nevada criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with illegally reentering the United States for the 12fh time. Ulian Ohye-Michiko, 48, is a citizen and national of Mexico who was previously deported on 11 prior occasions since 2008 and reentered the United States illegally after his most recent removal in 2020. On December 27, 2025, Las Vegas Metropolitan Police a... More...

(01-29-2026 - NV)
Employees at the Clark Couonty Government Center and/or its Property v. Monsanto Company, et al.

Las Vegas, Nevada personal injury lawyers represented the Plaintiff who sued on exposure to toxic wastes. Plaintiffs originally brought this case in Nevada state court alleging that some of the waste dumped at the site contained polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), and that the former Monsanto Company (Old Monsanto) manufactured more than 99 percent of all PCBs sold in the United States. Old Mons... More...

(12-29-2025 - NV)
United States of America v. Harold Wesley Snowten IV

Las Vegas, Nevada, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possession of a machine gun, possession of six firearms, and possession of more than 50 grams of methamphetamine with the intent to distribute that methamphetamine to another person. In April 2023, Harold Wesley Snowten IV, also known as “Insane,” unlawfully possessed six firearms, including a Taurus G2c 9x19m... More...

(12-18-2025 - NV)
Jeanne Llera and Jorge L. Gomez v. Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department

Las Vegas, Nevada, personal injury lawyers represented the Plaintiff on 42 U.S.C. 1983 civil rights violation theories.... More...

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United States of America v. Triston Harris Steinman

Las Vegas, Nevada, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with being a felon in possession of firearms and ammunition. The district court suppressed evidence seized from Triston Harris Steinman's car on multiple grounds, including that a law enforcement officer violated his Fourth Amendment rights during a traffic stop. The Government appeals the suppression order, cont... More...

(11-18-2025 - NV)
United States of America v. Gregory W. Pheasent

Las Vegas, Nevada criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with failure to use required taillight at night on an ATM on federal land. Pheasant involves an Icarus-like criminal prosecution of a dirt biker stemming from an alleged taillight infraction on federal land managed by the BLM. The incident occurred in the context of "a special operation” by BLM "to ensure a ... More...

(11-10-2025 - NV)
State of Nevada v. Tiktok, Inc., et al.

Las Vegas, Nevada commercial litigation lawyers represented the Plaintiffs seeking a writ of prohibition or, alternatively, mandamus challenging a district court order denying a motion to dismiss for lack of personal jurisdiction and for failure to state a claim in a consumer protection action. The State of Nevada filed a complaint against petitioners TikTok, Inc., and its related entiti... More...

(11-07-2025 - NV)
Tom Koch v. UNUM Group, et al.

Las Vegas, Nevada criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with retaliation under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. § 2000e-3. A claim of retaliation under Title VII is governed by the three-step burden-shifting framework under McDonnell Douglas Corp. v. Green, 411 U.S. 792, 802–05 (1973). First, the plaintiff must establish a prima ... More...

(11-07-2025 - NV)
State of Nevada v. Ocean Celestino Camacho

Las Vegas, Nevada, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with two counts of first-degree murder with the use of a deadly weapon, conspiracy to commit murder, attempted murder with the use of a deadly weapon, and two firearm discharge offenses. Brandon Morales and two friends, Joshua Nunez and Humberto Oceguedo-Ramos, drove to a Las Vegas gas station, where they met Ca... More...

(11-06-2025 - NV)
United States of America v. Ryan Keith Tyler

Las Vegas, Nevada, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with distribution of child pornography.... More...

(10-29-2025 - NV)
State of Nevada v. Lazavion Payne, Calvin Richards, and Daiveon Stone

Las Vegas, Nevada, criminal defense lawyers will be representing the Defendants charged with engaging in a drive-by shooting. Lazavion Payne, 19; Calvin Richards, 24; and Daiveon Stone, 29, were all arrested in connection with the exchange of gunfire, which took place in the city of North Las Vegas.... More...

(10-19-2025 - NV)
Joshua Husok v. Station Casinos, LLC, et al.

Las Vegas, Nevada, employment lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued on an employment discrimination Americans with Disabilitie Act violation theory.... More...

(10-17-2025 - NV)
United States of America v. Richard Paul Eccleston

Las Vegas, Nevada, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with receipt or possession of child pornography. ... More...

(10-17-2025 - NV)
Nasha Nelson v. Check City Partnership, LLC

Las Vegas, Nevada, civil litigation lawyers represented the Plaintiff and Defendant in a breach of contract case. The elements of a breach of contact actions are: A Valid contract (offer, acceptance, consideration) exists between plaintiff and defendant; The Defendant breached the contract or failed to render performance when it became due; The Defendant's breac... More...

(10-09-2025 - NV)
Genoa Jones and Cornell Tinsley v. City of North Las Vegas, et al.

Las Vegas, Nevada, personal injury lawyers represented the Plaintiff who sued on civil rights violation theories. A police officer saw a suspect flee from the back of a house into a neighboring backyard. Instead of directly following the suspect, the officer hurried to his car, called for backup, and drove two blocks south to establish a perimeter around the area. At least... More...

(09-18-2025 - NV)
United States of America v. Maria Vega-Villalba

Las Vegas, Nevada criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Illegally Reentering The United States Repeat offender sentenced to 54 months in prison for illegal firearms possession ... More...

(09-10-2025 - NV)
State of Nevada v. Nathan Williams

Las Vegas, Nevada criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with first-degree murder. Nathan Williams, 50, took the stand at his trial and argued that he also acted in self-defense during the April 5, 2022, shooting that police said caused the death of 46-year-old Bryant Johnson. The shooting occurred in an apartment at 2730 E. Bonanza Rd.... More...

(08-28-2025 - NV)