High court refers three attorneys to disciplinary board

The Nevada Supreme Court has referred three Las Vegas lawyers with misdemeanor convictions, including a chief deputy public defender and the husband of a Clark County district judge, to a disciplinary board.

According to a State Bar of Nevada spokesman, panels of the Southern Nevada Disciplinary Board will review the cases and determine whether any action should be taken.

The Supreme Court's Feb. 26 orders apply to Chief Deputy Public Defender Gary Guymon, who resolved his Utah theft case in December by pleading no contest to trespassing; Edward Miley, who pleaded no contest in December to domestic battery and cruelty to animals; and Steven Shinn, who pleaded no contest in June to driving under the influence.

Guymon, 47, has been licensed to practice law in Nevada since 1989. He previously prosecuted cases for the Clark County district attorney's office but left that job after his name surfaced in connection with the public corruption scandal involving several county commissioners and strip club owner Michael Galardi.

In April, the Utah County attorney's office charged Guymon with one misdemeanor count of theft after he was accused of stealing a necklace off a mannequin at the Sundance Resort. A surveillance system videotaped the incident.

"Although the crime Guymon stands convicted of may qualify as a 'minor' offense ... we are nevertheless concerned regarding the factual circumstances of the crime," the high court wrote in its order.

According to an answer filed Feb. 22 by Guymon's attorneys, he has been seeing a clinical psychologist since April and will pay the $595 fine in his criminal case. The fine is due March 21.

Edward Miley, 42, has been licensed to practice law in Nevada since 1996. He was arrested in October after his wife, District Judge Stefany Miley, called police and told them he had been drinking and had abused her.

Court records show Edward Miley also was accused of choking the family dog.

According to the Supreme Court order pertaining to Edward Miley, he was sentenced to 100 hours of community service in the battery case. He also was ordered to attend domestic violence counseling and pay a total of $1,000 in fines and fees.

Shinn, 60, has been licensed to practice law in Nevada since 1998. According to the Supreme Court order regarding Shinn, he was sentenced in his drunken driving case to two days in jail, fined $400, assessed $160 in fees and ordered to attend the victim-impact panel. He complied with the terms of his sentence, according to the high court's order, but failed to report his misconduct as required by Supreme Court rules.