Chris Beecroft Jr., the longtime commissioner of Alternative Dispute Resolution for Clark County District Court, died this week. He was 67.
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The son of rancher Cliven Bundy, arguing on his own behalf, told the judge he can’t adequately prepare for his case while detained and asserted that his right to a speedy trial has been violated.
Former clients of suspended probate lawyer Robert Graham are pressing for the swift appointment of a bankruptcy trustee to collect his firm’s assets.
Three former clients of probate lawyer Robert Graham filed an involuntarily bankruptcy petition Thursday against his law practice.
A trial has been pushed back until March 1 for an 18-year-old Reno man accused of driving his truck through a crowd of people who were rallying for Native American rights under the city’s famous arch on Columbus Day.
Prosecutors began calling witnesses Wednesday to a Clark County grand jury investigating the suspicious death of attorney Susan Winters.
Embattled Las Vegas probate attorney Robert Graham said Tuesday that allegations of missing client funds came after years of struggle to keep his law firm afloat.
With credit for time served and good behavior, Michael Steven Sandford, 20, faces another four months in federal custody under the sentence imposed by U.S. District Judge James Mahan.
Measure being drafted for introduction in 2017 legislative session, but if passed must be signed by Gov. Sandoval, a death penalty supporter.
Law enforcement authorities are discussing whether to investigate allegations that suspended probate lawyer Robert Graham stole millions of dollars from clients before abruptly abandoning his law practice, District Attorney Steve Wolfson said Monday.
A Clark County judge recently found that a man accused of fatally stabbing his pregnant girlfriend should not face the death penalty after defense lawyers raised questions about his mental capacity.
Longtime probate attorney Robert Graham has stolen millions of dollars in client funds and abruptly abandoned his law practice, the State Bar of Nevada alleges in a complaint.
The two brothers, who are among 17 defendants in the case, are the sons of Nevada rancher Cliven Bundy, the central figure in the standoff that unfolded in April 2014 between Bundy’s supporters and federal agents who had rounded up his cows from public lands.
A notice of intent to seek the death penalty against Alonso Perez, 25, who also escaped North Las Vegas police custody for several days in September, was filed Friday.
Las Vegas Review-Journal lawyer Maggie McLetchie says she was pleased to learn that a gag order has been lifted in the civil case stemming from the 2015 death of attorney Susan Winters.