Las Vegas attorney Raleigh, son killed in Vermont car crash

Veteran Las Vegas lawyer Christopher Raleigh and his 10-year-old son, Travis, were killed Sunday afternoon in a two-vehicle crash on Route 4 near Bridgewater, Vt., the Rutland Herald reports.

Raleigh, 56, was not wearing a seat belt. Father and son were pronounced dead at the scene. Raleigh’s wife, Anastasia, was one of five other people injured in the accident. The Raleighs’ 13-year-old son also was injured in the crash, according to Vermont State Police.

Anastasia Raleigh was listed in critical condition Sunday, and according to the news agency, she was not wearing a seat belt. The Raleighs' 13-year-old son was listed in good condition.

Christopher Raleigh was in Vermont for his mother’s funeral, a Las Vegas legal source tells me.

He is the longtime law partner of Clark County District Attorney’s Office candidate John Hunt.

Born in Rutland, Vt., on July 20, 1955, Raleigh graduated from the University of Vermont in 1977 and Vermont Law School in 1980. He was admitted to the Nevada Bar in 1982, and according to legal website martindale.com, was the senior litigation partner at Raleigh and Hunt, P.C. Among Raleigh’s specialties: personal injury, insurance defense, medical malpractice and railroad defense work.