COMING IN THIS WEEK’S BUSINESS PRESS

BUSINESS OF LAW: The Business Press names its Top 10 lawyers of Southern Nevada's business community and describes how local firms are adjusting to the economic downturn.

EXECUTIVE SNAPSHOT: Gibson Lowry Burris LLP Managing Partner Steven Gibson describes the excitement of intellectual property law and appreciation for his father's guiding hand.

THIS WEEK'S LIST: Litigation and intellectual property attorneys.

THIS WEEK'S BUSINESS PRESS POLL QUESTION

The Nevada Senate has passed a bill that would allow gay and straight domestic partners to enjoy many of the same rights as married couples, such as inheritance and parental rights. Although Gov. Jim Gibbons has threatened to veto the bill if it reaches his desk, state Sen. David Parks, D-Las Vegas, who sponsored the bill in the Senate, said passage is a good sign, "given the mood of what is happening in the country." The bill's critics say it goes too far and makes domestic partnerships too much like marriage, which violates a 2002 constitutional amendment requiring that marriage be between a man and woman.

Would you support Nevada adopting some law to give domestic partners legal rights similar to those of married couples?

answer at www.lvbusinesspress.com/poll/