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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 used to sell drugs. On August 28, 2024, in a parking lot, Judah sold two pounds of methamphetamine for

State of Nevada v. Cythia Roes

Reno, Nevada, criminal defense lawyer represents the Defendant charged with child abuse and neglect. Cythia Roes. age 53, accused of child abuse and neglect charges after an investigation into a three-year-old child who fell from a moving vehicle.

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-winning film, he traveled across North America and performed healing ceremonies.

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State of Nevada v. Nathan Chasing Horse

State of Nevada v. Nathan Chasing Horse

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.

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.

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 arrested Ohye-Michiko for child abuse or neglect, domestic battery, false statement to or obstruct pu

United States of America v. Kurtis Lee Solomon

Reno, Nevada criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Possession of Child Pornography. Beginning on a date unknown and continuing up to and including September 9, 2021, Kurtis Lee Solomon, formerly of Fernley, Nevada, knowingly and repeatedly accessed child pornography websites over the internet and viewed child sexual abuse material that included preteens and babies. Solomon had admitted to having websites containing child pornography saved to his internet browser’s �

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 Monsanto’s corporate successors—Pharmacia LLC, Solutia Inc., and Monsanto Co—removed this case to

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 9x19mm pistol that had a loaded 17-round high-capacity magazine; a MasterPiece Arms Defender 9x19mm pisto

United States of America v. Eduardo "Eddie" Ruben Lopez

Las Vegas, Nevada, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to fix the wages of home healthcare nurses. Eduardo "Eddie" Lopez of Las Vegas was accused of defrauding pruchasers to home home health care. “American workers are the bedrock of President Trump’s administration,” said Attorney General Pamela Bondi. “We will continue to tirelessly fight for the innocent, like the hardworking nurses harmed in this case.” “Wage-fixing is a brazen crime

United States of America v. R.C. Crutcher

Reno, Nevada, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with witness tampering. March 11, 2025, to March 16, 2025, R.C. Crutcher made attempts to persuade a victim from testifying at a federal trial. Crutcher made multiple phone calls from jail to his mother, asking his mother to locate and persuade a victim not to show up for trial so his case would be dismissed. Following a four-day trial, Crutcher was found guilty of one count of tampering with a witness. Crutcher is

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.

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.<br> <br> 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, contending that Steinman's constitutional rights were not violated and that the evidence should not be s

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.<br> <br> 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 'family-oriented recreational experience' at Moon Rocks,” Nevada. Mr. Pheasant and his compani

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.<br> <br> Brandon Morales and two friends, Joshua Nunez and Humberto Oceguedo-Ramos, drove to a Las Vegas gas station, where they met Camacho and Anthony Martinez, Camacho's codefendant at trial. Although Nunez set up the meeting with M

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.<br> <br> The State of Nevada filed a complaint against petitioners TikTok, Inc., and its related entities asserting, as is relevant here, violations of the Nevada Deceptive Trade Practices Act (NDTPA). T

State of Nevada v. Mario Ortiz-Gonzalez

Elko, Nevada, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with felony dirving under the influence with one or more prior felony DUI Convictions.

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. <br> <br> A claim of retaliation under Title VII is governed by the three-step<br> burden-shifting framework under McDonnell Douglas Corp. v. Green, 411 U.S.<br> 792, 802–05 (1973). First, the plaintiff must establish a prima facie case of<br> retaliation by proving that "(1) [he] engaged in an activity protected under Title

United States of America v. Ryan Keith Tyler

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

United States of America v. Tyler Monson

Reno, Nevada criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with one count of transportation of a minor with the intent to engage in criminal sexual activity.<br> <br> A Winnemucca man was sentenced to 10 years in prison followed by 10 years of supervised release for transporting a 15-year-old girl from Colorado to Nevada, and having sexual contact with her, after meeting each other on a social media application.<br> <br> From December 31, 2024, to January 2, 2025, Tyler Monson commu

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.

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.<br> <br> 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.

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.

Nasha Nelson v. Check City Partnership, LLC

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

Nathan Doffing v. Omni Cable, L.L.C.

Reno, Nevada, civil rights lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued on an employment discrimination theory.

United States of America v. Noel Lynn Waters

Las Vegas, Nevada criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with unlawful possession of an unserialized, privately made AR-15-pattern pistol.<br> <br> A Las Vegas resident who has multiple prior felony convictions pleaded guilty today to unlawful possession of an unserialized, privately made AR-15-pattern pistol. A privately made firearm without a serial number is sometimes called a "ghost gun.”<br> <br> According to court documents and statements made in court, on or about

United States of America v. Dr. Samuel R. Chacon

Reno, Nevada criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with defrauding health care benefit programs<br> <br> An OB-GYN in Reno made his initial court appearance today for allegedly defrauding health care benefit programs by submitting false claims for unnecessary gynecologic tests and surgical procedures, some resulting in serious medical complications.<br> <br> According to court documents, Dr. Samuel R. Chacon was the owner of Women's Health Center of Reno and previously held s

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.<br> <br> A police officer saw a suspect flee from the back of a<br> house into a neighboring backyard. Instead of directly<br> following the suspect, the officer hurried to his car, called<br> for backup, and drove two blocks south to establish a<br> perimeter around the area. At least eighteen minutes passed<br> before a K-9 unit alerted in the direction of Plaintiffs'<br> backyard,

United States of America v. Cory Spurlock

<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Reno, Nevada criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Murder-For-Hire Conspiracy, Tampering With A Witness By Killing, Stalking Resulting In Death, And Firearm And Drug Charges </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><b> </b><br> Jury Convicts Montana Man Of Murder-For-Hire Conspiracy, Tampering With A Witness By Killing, Stalking Resulting In Death, And Firearm And Drug Charges</h2></center></b></b></center></><br> </fo

United States of America v. Maria Vega-Villalba

<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><b> </b><br> Repeat offender sentenced to 54 months in prison for illegal firearms possession</h2></center></b></b></center></><br> </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i"></b></center></i><br> <center><h2><br> A Mexican national was charged with illegally reentering the United States

State of Nevada v. Nathan Williams

Las Vegas, Nevada criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with first-degree murder.<br> <br> 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.

Jeremy John Halgat v. United States of America, et al.

Las Vegas, Nevada personal Injury lawyer represented the Plaintiff on malicious prosecution, abuse of process, intentional infliction of emotional distress ("IIED”) and negligence he Federal Tort Claims Act ("FTCA”) claims.

United States of America v. Otoniel Lugo-Campos

<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Las Vegas, Nevada criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with unlawfully returning to the United States </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><b> </b><br> Mexican National With Prior Violent Felony Convictions Sentenced To Six Years In Prison For Illegally Reentering The United States</h2></center></b></b></center></><br> </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <br> A Mexican national was sentenced tod

United States of America v. Devonte Devon Jackson

<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Las Vegas, Nevada criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Armed Robbery Of An Armored Truck </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><b> </b><br> Las Vegas Man Indicted For Armed Robbery Of An Armored Truck</h2></center></b></b></center></><br> </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <br> A Las Vegas man who was arrested in Texas made his initial court appearance on Thursday to face charges in connect

United States of America v. Rigoberto Osorio-Merlo

<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Las Vegas, Nevada criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with one-count of deported alien found in the United States. </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><b> </b><br> Honduran National With Two Prior Deportations Charged For Illegally Reentering The United States</h2></center></b></b></center></><br> </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <br> A Honduran national made his initial court appearance t

United States of America v. Eric Romero_Lobato

Reno, Nevada criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to commit Hobbs Act robbery, attempted Hobbs act robbery, discharging a firearm during a crime of violence, carjacking, using a firearm during a crime of violence, and two counts of possession of a firearm by a felon.

Wayne Hagendorf v. Ladah Law Firm, P.L.L.C; Ramzy Ladah

Las Vegas, Nevada employment law lawyer represented the Plaintiff on a Fair Labor Standards Act violation theory.<br> <br> A petitioner seeking unpaid overtime wages under the Fair Labor Standards Act ("FLSA”) "has the burden of proving that [she] performed work for which [she] was not properly compensated.” Anderson v. Mt. Clemens Pottery Co., 328 U.S. 680, 686–87 (1946). However, courts give "[d]ue regard . . . to the fact that it is the employer who has the duty under [the

Latina W. Lister v. City of Las Vegas

Las Vegas, Nevada employment law lawyers represented the Plaintiff who sued on a job discrimination theory.<br> <br> A jury found: (1) an incident was severe or pervasive and objectively and subjectively offensive to a reasonable<br> person; but that (2) the incident was not motivated by race or gender; (3) the City did not discriminate against Lister in violation of Title VII; and (4) the City did not retaliate against Lister for reporting the April 7 incident in violation of Title VII. Despite

Eric Rojas-Guancha v. National Consumer Telecom & Utilities Exchange, Inc.

Las Vegas, Nevada consumer credit lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued on a Fair Credit Reporting Act violation theory.<br> <br> The Act (Title VI of the Consumer Credit Protection Act) protects information collected by consumer reporting agencies such as credit bureaus, medical information companies and tenant screening services. Information in a consumer report cannot be provided to anyone who does not have a purpose specified in the Act. Companies that provide information to consumer re

The State of Nevada v. Ramon Ruiz-Segura

Carson City, Nevada criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with trafficking in a schedule I controlled substance, 14 to 28 grams.<br> <br> Ramon Ruiz-Segura enters and Alford plea.<br> <br> The defendant's motoin to withdraw his plea was denied.<br> <br> * * *<br> <br> Legal issue Can a defendant withdraw a guilty plea before sentencing due to claims of ineffective assistance of counsel?<br> Headnote<br> <br> CRIMINAL LAW. MOTION TO WITHDRAW GUILTY PLEA. The appellant argued

Francisco Javier Arce-Franco v. The State of Nevada

Las Vegas, Nevada criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with burglary.<br> <br> Francisco Javier Arce-Franco entered an Alfrod plea.<br> <br> Arce-Franco moved to withdraw his plea. <br> <br> A defendant may move to withdraw a guilty plea[2] before sentencing, NRS 176.165. and the district court may grant the motion "for any reason where permitting withdrawal would be fair and just," Stevenson v. State, 131 Nev. 598, 604, 354 P.3d 1277, 1281 (2015).<br> <br> * * *<br> <br> Le

M.I.A.W. v. Greyhound Lines, Inc.

Las Vegas, Nevada personal injury lawyers represented the Plaintiff on a bus negligence claim.<br> <br> While pregnant with M.W., Rose was traveling to Las Vegas. During her journey, she boarded a coach bus operated by Greyhound Lines, Inc., in California. Another Greyhound passenger shot multiple people on the bus, including Rose. As a result of Rose's injuries, M.W. was experiencing fetal heart failure, so doctors performed an emergency C-section. Since being delivered prematurely, M.W. has re

United States of America v. Marco Antonio Quezada-Ramirez

<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Las Vegas, sta criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Drug Trafficking Of Fentanyl </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Mexican National With Two Prior Deportations Sentenced To 10 Years In Prison For Drug Trafficking Of Fentanyl </h2></center></b></b></center></b><br> <br> A Mexican national who twice illegally reentered the United States after previously being removed from the country was sentenc

United States of America v. Richard Edwin Sanchez

<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Las Vegas, Nevada criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Selling Ghost Guns, Stolen Guns, Machinegun Conversion Devices, And Cocaine </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Las Vegas Man Sentenced To Three Years In Prison For Selling Ghost Guns, Stolen Guns, Machinegun Conversion Devices, And Cocaine</h2></center></b></b></center></b><br> <br> A Las Vegas resident who pleaded guilty to unlawfully sellin

United States of America v. Xui Jie Chen a/k/a “Johnny Chen”, Jin Wei Chen, Yue Yuan

<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Las Vegas, Nevada criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendants charged with committing bank fraud and aggravated identity theft. </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Three Members Of Transnational Financial Crime Syndicate Indicted</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> A Los Angeles, California, man made his initial appearance Wednesday before United States Magistrate Judge Maximiliano D. Couvillier,

United States of America v. Abel Puebla

<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Las Vegas, Nevada criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Conspiracy To Distribute Methamphetamine, Heroin, And Cocaine </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Las Vegas Man Sentenced To 10 Years In Prison For Conspiracy To Distribute Methamphetamine, Heroin, And Cocaine</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> A Las Vegas man was sentenced by United States District Judge Gloria M. Navarro

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