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United States of America v. Jose Luis Castillo-Alvarez, a/k/a “Celso Ramses Ibarra-Angulo” and “Oscar”, Kevin Omar Cruz-Lima a/k/a “Kevin Omar Lima-Cruz” and “Cesar,”

<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Las Vegas, Nevada criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendants charged with Selling Drugs And Unlawful Possession Of Firearms </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Two Foreign Nationals Indicted For Selling Drugs And Unlawful Possession Of Firearms</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> Two foreign nationals unlawfully residing in the United States made their initial court appearances Wednesday to face a

United States of America v. Denzel Renyal Michael Loyd

<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Las Vegas, Nevada criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Coercion And Enticement Of Multiple Children </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Las Vegas Man Sentenced To Over 13 Years In Prison For Coercion And Enticement Of Multiple Children</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> A Las Vegas man was sentenced Thursday by Chief United States District Judge Andrew P. Gordon to 160 months i

Michael Robert Martin v. Danielle Palmer f/k/a Danielle Denise Martin

Las Vegas, Nevada family law divorce lawyers represented the parties in a marriage dissolution action.<br> <br> Michael Martin and Danielle Palmer divorced in 2017. They then litigated multiple issues relating to their three children. Danielle eventually moved to appoint a parenting coordinator. The district court granted that motion and ordered the parties to submit an order appointing a parenting coordinator. Michael appealed, and we affirmed, noting that "Michael's arguments appear[ed] to cha

United States of America v. Wilmer Alexander Cortez-Cruz, Sergio Ivan Morelos-Torres

<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Las Vegas, Nevada criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Illegally Reentering The United States </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Foreign Nationals With Prior Convictions Charged For Illegally Reentering The United States</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> Mexican and Salvadorian nationals residing in Las Vegas made their initial court appearances to face charges of illegally r

First American Trustee Servicing Solutions, LLC, et al. v. Dennis Baham

Las Vegas, Nevada consumer credit lawyer represented the Defendant in a foreclosure action.<br> <br> Baham's home was foreclosed on in February 2020 after several unsuccessful foreclosure mediation proceedings. Following the foreclosure, Baham was unsuccessful in challenging the foreclosure proceedings in several lawsuits both in Nevada state court and federal court. In the underlying case, Baham filed a complaint in February 2023 against respondents First American Trustee Servicing Solutions,

John Doe, et al. v. Real Walter

Las Vegas, personal injury lawyer represented the Plaintiff on product liability theories.<br> <br> The now-bankrupt company's product was linked to liver illnesses and autoimmune diseases.<br> <br> In June 2021, the FDA announced that Real Water had agreed to cease operations until they could comply with federal regulations.

United States of America v. Edward Rodriguez

<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Las Vegas, Nevada criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Drug And Ammunition Offenses </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Felon Sentenced To Prison For Drug And Ammunition Offenses </h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> A Las Vegas man who has prior felony convictions was indicted for distributing approximately 1,000 pills containing fentanyl and unlawfully possessing ammunition.<b

United States of America v. Gregory W. Pheasant

Reno, Nevada criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with drivng an off-road vehicle on public lands at night without a taillight.<br> <br> Late at night on the Friday of Memorial Day weekend in 2021, Bureau of Land Management rangers were patrolling Moon Rocks, an area of BLM-administered land north of Reno, Nevada. When the rangers saw a group of motorcyclists riding without lights, they turned on their emergency lights to direct them to stop. According to the rangers, one of

United States of America v. Aurora Phelps

<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Las Vegas, Nevada criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with seven counts of wire fraud; three counts of mail fraud; six counts of bank fraud; three counts of identity theft; one count of kidnapping; and one count of kidnapping resulting in death </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Nevada Woman Indicted In Romance Scheme To Defraud Seniors</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> A Las

State of Nevada v. Fernando Gomez

Law Vegas, Nevada criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with murder.<br> <br> Fernando Gomez, age 44, was charged with killing his ex-wife Nydia Lopez-Garcia, age 27, in a Las Vegas hotel room on May 28, 2023.

State of Nevada v. Samantha Scott

Auburn, California, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with being an accessory after the fact to a murder.<br> <br> Samantha Scott was accused to being an an accessory after the fact in a high-profile 2021 Lake Tahoe murder case.<br> <br> Robert Spohr, 70, was killed in an execution-style murder in his Lake Tahoe home. His wife, Wendy Wood, was shot twice in the head and survived but has since passed away.

State of Nevada v. Yoni Barrios

Las Vegas, Nevada criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with murder.<br> <br> Yoni Barrious, age 34, was accused of stabbing two people to death and injuring six others on the Las Vegas strip in 2022.<br> <br> Defendant was an illegal immigrant from Guatemala.<br> <br> Defendant was received a diagnosis of unspecified schizophrenia spectrum and other psychotic disorders.<br> The Clark County coroner's office identified the victims who were killed as Maris Mareen Digiovanni,

United States of America v. Devon Jones

<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Reno, Nevada criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Armed Bank Robberies </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Sacramento Man Sentenced To 15 Years In Prison For Armed Bank Robberies </h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> Devon Jones, 32, pleaded guilty to one-count each of interference with commerce by robbery, bank robbery, and discharging a firearm during and in relation to a crime

United States of America v. Larry Seng in

Reno, Nevada criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with felony gun possession.<br> <br> Larry Seng In ("In”) was charged in a federal indictment with being a felon in possession of a firearm in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 922(g)(1) and 924(a)(2) after a gun was found in his car during a traffic stop. In moved to suppress the gun in district court, contending that it was obtained as a result of an unlawful de facto arrest. In did not challenge the officers' initial t

The State of Nevada v. Clyde Means

Las Vegas, Nevada criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with attempted sexual assault upon his nineteen-year-old son.<br> <br> The victim alleged that Means had sexually assaulted him on at least three separate occasions while they lived in Nevada. Means had first pleaded not guilty to one count of open or gross lewdness and three counts of sexual assault.<br> <br> At trial, after the jury was empaneled but before any evidence was presented, the district court conducted a he

Reno, Nevada criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with felony involvement with two juveniles.<br> <br> In 2012, law enforcement received a report of two female juveniles engaging in prostitution near a Reno motel. Police officers responded and contacted sisters F.W. (12 years old) and I.S. (14 years old). The sisters stated that they recently began spending time with Sanchez. Sanchez told I.S. that he would "help" her if she wanted to engage in prostitution, i.e., find men

Kristin Lobato v. The City of Las Vegas

<h2><br> Las Vegas, Nevada personal injury lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued the Defendants on a civil rights violation theory.<br> </h2><br> Kristin Lobato was arrested, charged and convicted of murder when she was 18. She served 16 years in prison before being exonerated.<br> <br> According to the Michigan National Registry of Exoneration:<br> <br> <br> "At about 10 p.m. on July 8, 2001, a man foraging through garbage dumpsters behind a bank in Las Vegas, Nevada, discovered the mutil

United States of America v. Matthew Thurman

<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Las Vegas, Nevada criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Dumping Waste Into Cities' Wastewater System And Lying To Investigators </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Nevada Man Sentenced For Dumping Waste Into Cities' Wastewater System And Lying To Investigators</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> <br> A Nevada man was sentenced today for illegally discharging waste, collected by a

United States of America v. Mykalai Kontilai, formerly Michael Contile

<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Las Vegas, Nevada criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> President And CEO Of Las Vegas-Based Company Sentenced For Role In Investment Fraud Scheme Where He Stole Millions In Victim Investor Funds</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> Mykalai Kontilai, formerly Michael Contile, 55, of Las Vegas, facilitated an investment fraud scheme involving hi

The State of Nevada v. Brian Augustin Rodriguez-Sigala

Reno, Nevada criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with murder with the use of a deadly weapon and carrying a concealed weapon.<br> <br> Brian Rodriguez-Sigala contends that the district court abused its discretion by excluding evidence of the victim's HIV status. Rodriguez-Sigala argues that this evidence was relevant to showing that unwanted sexual advances by the victim constituted provocation "sufficient to excite an irresistible passion in a reasonable person," supportin

The State of Nevada v. Shantell Nohea'lokelani Pogtis

Reno, Nevada criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with attempted assault with a deadly weapon.<br>

The States of Nevada v. Marquan Antonio Jackson

Las Vegas, Nevada criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with malicious destruction of property, assault with a deadly weapon, attempted burglary, battery resulting <br> in substantial bodily harm, battery with a deadly weapon, eight counts of burglary while in possession of a deadly weapon, three counts of possession of a stolen vehicle, two counts of grand larceny auto, eight counts of robbery with the use of a deadly weapon, six counts of conspiracy to commit robbery, four

Constantin Petriuc v. Diana Matas f/k/a Diana Victoria Petriuc

Winnemucca, Nevada family law lawyers represented husband and wife in a divorce involving a custody dispute.<br> <br> Petriuc and Matas were married in November 2012 and have two minor children together. In August 2014, Matas filed a complaint for divorce and child custody; the following month, the district court entered a decree of divorce and child custody order by default, finding that Petriuc had been served but failed to file an answer.[1] Pursuant to this initial custody order, Matas was g

The State of Nevada v. Dennis James Scott, Jr.

Reno, Nevada criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with "f two counts of possession of a schedule I or II controlled substance less than 14 grams, third or subsequent offense, and one count of sell, transport, or give, or attempt to sell, transport, or give a schedule I or II controlled substance, first offense.<br> <br> After Scott was pulled over for speeding, Washoe County Sheriffs Office Deputy Aaron Lynch smelled the odor of marijuana emanating from Scott's vehicle.[1] S

Helga Dyrhauge v. Robert Randolph Black, Jr.

Las Vegas, Nevada personal injury lawyer represented the Plaintiff on an automobile negligence claims.<br> <br> Appellant Helga Dyrhauge sued respondent Robert Randolph Black, Jr., after an automobile accident. Dyrhauge rejected Black's NRCP 68 offer of judgment, and after a jury trial, failed to obtain a more favorable verdict. Black later moved for attorney fees and costs, which the district court granted in two separate orders. The district court later entered an amended judgment upon jury ve

The State of Nevada Antwon Donell Perkins

Las Vegas, Nevada criminal defense lawyer represented the defendant charged with "rst-degree kidnapping of a minor, battery with intent to commit sexual assault of a victim under 16, lewdness with a child under the age of 14, and three counts of sexual assault of a minor under 14 years of age.<br> <br> Perkins v. State, 87313 (Nev. Nov 14, 2024)

State of Nevada v. Johnny Alfonso Terrell, Jr.

Las Vegas, Nevada criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with <br> ttempted burglary, grand larceny auto, malicious destruction of property, carrying a concealed firearm or other deadly weapon, robbery with use of a deadly weapon of a victim 60 years of age or older, battery resulting in substantial bodily harm, battery resulting in substantial bodily harm to a victim 60 years of age or older, three counts of possession of a stolen vehicle, five counts of burglary while in po

Karyl Clarke v. Tanesha White

Las Vegas, Nevada family law lawyers represented husband and wife in a child custody dispute.<br> <br> <br> <br> Clarke and White were never married but have one minor child together, T.C., a daughter born in 2016.[1] The couple had a tumultuous relationship, eventually separating in April 2020. The parties' separation followed an incident that occurred on April 28, 2020, when Clarke allegedly held a butcher knife to White's neck and choked her in her apartment. Clarke tried to stop White from c

James Bennett Gabroy v. Pamela Jean Gabroy

Las Vegas, Nevada family law lawyers represented husband and wife in a divorce seeking dissolution of their marriage.<br> <br> <br> Following an eighteen-year marriage, respondent Pamela Jean Gabroy filed for divorce in September 2019, alleging incompatibility.[1] Her husband James was an internist who had owned and operated his own medical practice for many years. James sold his practice for $800,000 in 2016 but continued to work there as an independent contractor for three more years. When his

Hope Antoinette Backman v. Daniel Morris Gelbman

Reno, Nevada family law lawyers represented the parties in a child support dispute.<br> <br> <br> Backman and respondent Daniel Morris Gelbman have litigated child support matters since not long after the birth of their child in 2013.[1] From 2014 to 2019, Gelbman paid Backman between $731 and $858 per month in child support, depending on the district court order in place at the time. Gelbman retired from firefighting in 2019 at age 44 and subsequently moved to modify child support based on a gr

Angela Boweden and La Shunder Reed v. Heritage Mortuary, Inc.

Las Vegas, Nevada personal injury lawyer represented the Plaintiffs who sued Defendant on a tort theory.<br> <br> Lee Andrew Reed (Lee) met Angela Bow den in 2014 in Arkansas, and they quickly fell in love and married shortly after. Bowden moved to Las Vegas with her children so they could live with Lee, and the couple only grew closer. Bowden would also develop deep and loving relationships with Lee's family, especially his sister La Shunder Reed. Lee, however, fell ill from cancer and passed a

The State of Nevada v. Tyshaurs Collins

Las Vegas, Nevada criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with battery on an officer and first-degree kidnapping of a minor.<br> <br> <br> In July 2022, Collins took his infant daughter to a Las Vegas storage complex where he had a shared storage unit.[1] The storage complex manager agreed to watch Collins's daughter while he moved things out of his unit. Unbeknownst to Collins, the mother of his child, Kajanai Smith, and Smith's mother were also at the storage complex. Smith c

Randy Alesna McDaniel v. John Henley, Warden NNCC

Yerington, Nevada criminal defense lawyer represented the Plaintiff seeking postconviction relief.<br> <br> <br> In his petition, McDaniel contended that (1) he was entitled to 196 days of credit for presentence confinement, (2) he was entitled to an additional 30 days of credit for post-sentence confinement, and (3) trial counsel was ineffective for failing to object to the sentencing court's decision not to award him any presentence credit.<br> <br> McDaniel was convicted pursuant to a guilty

The State of Nevada v. Juan Diego ACosta

Las Vegas, Nevada criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with sexual assault.<br> <br> <br> n September 2021, Acosta was charged with two counts of sexual assault for assaulting L.P. on February 28, 2020. In February, June, and November 2022, Acosta moved to continue his jury trial for various reasons. He requested a fourth continuance in January 2023 when new trial counsel substituted in on the case.<br> <br> In May 2023, Acosta moved for a fifth trial continuance. T

The State of Nevada v. Kenneth Ray Joseph Pinney, Jr.

Reno, Nevada criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with home invasion.<br> <br> <br> The State charged appellant Kenneth Ray Joseph Pinney, Jr., with home invasion while in possession of a deadly weapon, battery with the use of a deadly weapon, and residential burglary while in possession of a deadly weapon. Pinney was alleged to have attacked his neighbor, Jorge Ramirez-More, with a knife on March 25, 2022. Pinney, a military veteran, asserted that he acted in self-defense,

The State of Nevada v. Clifton Dwayne Dawson

Las Vegas, Nevada criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant claimed with sexual assault.<br> <br> <br> On January 18, 1997, C.V. was sexually assaulted. She was approached by a man holding a knife while she was waiting at a bus stop. The man held the knife to her throat and walked her to a vacant lot, where he sexually assaulted her. Afterward, the perpetrator dumped out C.V.'s purse and walked away. C.V. underwent a sexual assault examination, but no suspect was identified, and no char

United States of America v. Roy Ramirez

<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Reno, Nevada criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Assaulting Three Minors On Reservation </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Reno Man Sentenced To Prison For Assaulting Three Minors On Reservation</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> Roy Ramirez, 25, pistol-whipped a teenager in the face, pistol-whipped a second teenager in the head, and pointed the firearm at a third teenager.

Marilyn Martyn v. Rossell Nevins, M.D., et al.

<h2><br> Las Vegas, Nevada personal injury medical malpractice lawyers represented the Plaintiff.<br> </h2><br> <br> <br> In 2009, Dr. Russell Nevins performed a revision right total shoulder arthroplasty on Marilyn Martyn. During this shoulder replacement surgery, Martyn suffered a fracture to her distal humerus. Nevins attempted to cement the fracture, but the cement extravasated through the fracture in the distal humerus and caused a burning injury to Martyn's radial nerve, resulting in perma

Elnur Babayev v. United States of America

<h2><br> San Diego, California immigration lawyer filed a petition for a writ of mandamus against the United States.<br> </h2>

Sam McFarland v. Dr. Gregory Bryan

<h2><br> Reno, Nevada prisoner civil rights represented the Plaintiff.<br> </h2> <br> <br> Plaintiff claimed the Defendant was deliberately indifference to his medical needs.<br>

Hugo Candido Bolanos, et al. v. Bish Express, Inc.

<h2><br> Las Vegas, Nevada personal injury truck wreck lawyer represented the Plaintiffs.<br> </h2><br> <br> Nevada personal injury law allows accident victims to seek financial compensation for their injuries: <br> <br> Damages<br> Victims can recover compensation for medical expenses, lost wages, pain and suffering, and other out-of-pocket costs. They can also seek compensation for property damage and funeral and burial expenses. <br> <br> Statute of limitations<br> <br> In most cases,

United States of America v. DaJuan Lamar Gamble, a/k/a “Popeye”

<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Las Vegas, Nevada criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Unlawful Possession Of Firearms </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Felon Sentenced To Seven Years Isn Prison For Unlawful Possession Of Firearms</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> A Las Vegas man with an extensive criminal history was sentenced by United States District Judge Jennifer A. Dorsey to 84 months in prison to

United States of America v. Michele Fiore

<h2><br> Las Vegas, Nevada criminal defense lawyers represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to commit wire fraud.<br> </h2><br> Pahrump Justice of the Peace Michele Fiore was charged with one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and six counts of wire fraud.<br> <br> 18 USC 1349 - Conspiracy to Commit Wire Fraud<br> (1) <br> 18 U.S.C. 1349 - Conspiracy to Commit Wire Fraud<br> (1s) <br> 18 USC 1343, 2 - Wire Fraud, Aiding and Abetting<br> (2-5) <br> 18 U.S.C. 1343 and 2 - Wir

United States of America v.Dr. William Alvear

<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Las Vegas, Nevada criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Unlawful Distribution Of Opioid Medications </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Las Vegas Doctor Sentenced To Over Two Years In Prison For Unlawful Distribution Of Opioid Medications</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> Dr. William Alvear (69) unlawfully distributed Hydrocodone without a legitimate medical purpose and outsi

United States of America v. Alexander Scott Derringer

<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Las Vegas, Nevada criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Distributing Approximately 130 Files Of Child Sexual Abuse Material Via A Social Media Messaging Application </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Former Las Vegas Teacher Sentenced To Nine Years In Prison For Distributing Approximately 130 Files Of Child Sexual Abuse Material Via A Social Media Messaging Application </h2></center></b></b>

Lisa J. Gibson v. Thomas J. Gibson

<h2><br> Las Vegas, Nevada divorce lawyers represented husband and wife in a marriage dissolution case.<br> <h2><br> <br> Before entry of the 2015 judgment, Thomas filed for bankruptcy under Chapter 13, which stayed all collections against him. He proposed a plan to the Chapter 13 trustee that would require him to pay $2,200 a month plus a yearly lump sum of $25,000 for five years. He paid the monthly installment for around two years, accumulating roughly $44,000 for anticipated future payments

Brian Ho v. Bryann Jane Ho

<h2><br> Las Vegas, Nevada divorce lawyers represented husband and wife in a marriage dissolution case.<br> </h2><br> <br> Brian and Bryanna Jane Ho were married for nearly seven years before both parties simultaneously filed for divorce in October 2022; their complaints were subsequently consolidated. Although Bryanna had worked as a medical assistant, during their marriage Bryanna stayed home and cared for the parties' two minor children while Brian, the primary earner, worked as a registered

Enrique Rodriguez v. Maria Bernice Rodriguez

<h2><br> Las Vegas, Nevada divorce lawyers represented husband and wife.<br> </h2><br> <br> Enrique and respondent Maria Bernice Rodriguez were married, and in 2013, Enrique initiated divorce proceedings. Shortly after, Maria obtained a protective order against Enrique and ousted him from the marital residence. The district court entered a decree of divorce retaining jurisdiction over the marital residence so the residence could either be refinanced or sold, if it could not be refinanced. In Aug

Cherelyn Harris-Bey v. Timothy Harris-Bey

<h2><br> Las Vegas, Nevada divorce lawyers represented the parties in a marriage dissolution action.<br> </h2><br> <br> <br> Having previously been married and divorced, Cherelyn and respondent Timothy Harris-Bey were remarried in December 2019. In June 2021, Cherelyn commenced the underlying divorce proceeding against Timothy, and the disputes that subsequently arose between the parties focused on how their separate and community property should be distributed and whether Cherelyn was entitled

State of Nevada v. Robert Telles

<h2><br> Las Vegas, Nevada first-degree murder charged criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant.<br> <br> Robert Telles, age 47, was charged with killing Jeff German 20 years ago.<br> <br> German was a reporter for a local newspaper.