Attorney in alleged suicide plot no danger to self, others, experts say

Medical professionals evaluated Las Vegas attorney Nancy Quon and found that she is "not a danger to herself or anyone else," her lawyer said Monday.

"She was examined by medical experts who gave her a clean bill of health," attorney Tom Pitaro said. "She's a prominent lawyer who is looking forward to spending the holiday season with her family."

Whether that will include spending time with her live-in boyfriend, former Las Vegas police officer William Ronald Webb, remains to be seen.

Webb, 42, was still being held without bail at the Clark County Detention Center on Monday. He was arrested last week and charged with conspiring to kill Quon.

Las Vegas police have alleged that Webb and Quon together plotted her own demise in light of an FBI investigation into allegations related to massive fraud within homeowners associations around the valley. Police describe her indictment in the federal case as "imminent."

Webb's initial appearance in Henderson Justice Court was Monday. His lawyer, John Momot, said he would seek bail for Wednesday.

"He's maintaining his innocence, and he's looking forward to clearing his name," Momot said.

The charge alleges Webb conspired with an "unnamed co-conspirator" to obtain 51.4 grams of the club drug gamma-hydroxybutyric acid (GHB) to give to Quon, who police believe planned to kill herself. The unnamed co-conspirator is a friend of Webb's and an ex-felon now cooperating with police.

Webb was arrested Nov. 9 at the parking garage of the Green Valley Ranch Resort, where the couple was living after an Oct. 28 fire damaged their home and nearly killed Quon in what police think was an initial suicide attempt.

Pitaro said it is an "improper leap of logic" for anyone to suggest the fire at Quon's home was anything but a "tragic accident." Quon was planning to host Thanksgiving dinner there with her family, he said.

Quon, 50, who has not been charged with Webb in the death scheme, told police last week that she never planned suicide.

But she was taken by ambulance from Green Valley Ranch after Webb's arrest. When police officers suspect someone is a danger to themselves or others, they have legal authority to have the person held for a psychiatric evaluation.

Pitaro said Quon is now staying with family.

Quon once had a high profile in Las Vegas, where she was a leader in the field of construction defect litigation and the co-host of two popular local cable TV legal advice programs. She also authored a regular legal advice column for the Review-Journal's real estate section.

Her reputation soured, along with her law practice, after a Sept. 26, 2008, search of her office by FBI agents and Las Vegas police. Agents targeted an alleged scheme to rig condo homeowner association board elections to place conspirators -- including some Las Vegas police officers -- who would push for lawsuits over construction defects that would benefit some attorneys and funnel repair work to selected companies.

Contact Jeff German at jgerman@reviewjournal.com or 702-380-8135 or read more courts coverage at lvlegalnews.com.