Supreme Court suspends Las Vegas attorney
CARSON CITY - A Las Vegas attorney was suspended for three years Friday by the Nevada Supreme Court following a 2010 conviction of sexually motivated coercion of a minor.
The court, in a unanimous order, imposed the suspension on Richard L. Crane, who had been a member of the Willick Law Group, which focuses on family law. The firm's website no longer lists Crane as an attorney.
A Southern Nevada disciplinary board had recommended a suspension of six months and one day.
But the court, after reviewing the matter, said: "However, we conclude that the seriousness of Crane's offense warrants a three-year suspension, retroactive to the date of his initial suspension on November 15, 2010."
Crane was sentenced in October 2012 to five years of probation by Clark County District Judge David Barker. As part of the conditions of probation, Crane must file as a sex offender and not live within 1,000 feet of a school, park or other structure designed primarily for use by children, according to court records.
Crane was arrested in August 2009 in a Henderson police sting that nabbed men seeking to meet underage boys and girls via Craigslist.com.
Crane could not be reached for comment Friday.
Contact reporter Sean Whaley at swhaley@reviewjournal.com or 775-687-3900.
