George Foley Sr., Dead at 88

George Foley Sr., former Clark County district attorney and all-around good guy, died last Sunday night.

Please use this thread only for condolences and stories about George.

(LV Sun)

Patrick Murphy, Esq., dead at 56.

We've lost another of the greats. We wish Patrick's friends and family the best. From his obituary:

Memorial "wake" in remembrance of Mr. Murphy will be 5:30-8 p.m. this Thursday, Sept. 16, in the ballroom located on the second floor of the California Hotel and Casino.

In lieu of flowers, it was Mr. Murphy's fondest wish that his friends send each other copies of the 1952 John Ford film, "The Quiet Man," starring John Wayne, Maureen O'Hara and Barry Fitzgerald.

Awesome. Well done, Pat.

Please use this thread only for well-wishes and condolences.

Vince Consul Dead at 57

The sad news of Vince Consul's death reached us over the weekend. Vince was a well respected attorney in the Las Vegas valley. At the time of his death, Vince was a partner at the Las Vegas office of Boies, Schiller & Flexner.

The RJ has a good online obituary for Vince which allows readers to leave comments. Since they are more likely to be read by the people that matter, we ask that you leave your condolences over there as well.

Please use this thread to discuss Vince's life and any positive encounters you had with him.

(LVRJ Obituary; LV Legal News)

Kevin Williams

Clark County District Court Hearing Master Kevin Williams died in his home Tuesday morning. The 51-year-old judicial officer passed away in his sleep.

Williams became the District Court's first criminal arraignment hearing master in 2006. He previously served as a Clark County public defender for 16 years. Williams began his career as a law clerk in 1989.

Our hearts go out to Kevin's friends and family. Please use this thread only for condolences, well-wishes and stories about Kevin.

(LV Now; LV Sun)

James 'Bucky' Buchanan Dead At 74

We have lost one of the greats.

James 'Bucky' Buchanan died Saturday evening. He was reportedly backing his Ferrari into a driveway when he suffered a heart attack and drove the car into a wall.

Bucky was widely known as one of the greatest defense attorneys in Las Vegas. In an April 2005 interview with the Review-Journal, asked why he came to Las Vegas nearly four decades ago, Buchanan said it was "mostly for the strippers." Asked why he went into criminal defense work, Buchanan replied: "A funny thing happened on the way to the church."

Our hearts go out to the Buchanan family. Funeral arrangements will be announced over the next couple of days.

Please use this thread only for condolences and Bucky stories, thanks.

(LVRJ; LV Sun)

Search for Local Attorney Ends

The Sun reports that that the search for Charles Titus, who was of counsel at Santoro Driggs has been concluded.

Mr. Titus was scuba diving in the Cayman Islands, where he was vacationing with his wife, and went missing during a dive. He disappeared Monday. The Sun reports that there are no signs of foul play.

Our deepest sympathy and condolences to his family, friends and colleagues.