Here We Go Again ...

Our old friend (and convicted felon) Howard Awand has been subpoenaed to appear before a federal grand jury to answer questions about the "Medical Mafia." Could this be the beginning of Round 2?

(I-Team; Thanks Tipster!)

Gibson 2.0

Things aren't looking good for the man who makes Nevada's lowest bottom-feeding attorneys look like crusaders of justice.

First, the Electronic Frontier Foundation joined the fight, signing on to represent the Democratic Underground LLC in one of the high-profile Righthaven lawsuits.

Then, newly-appointed U.S. District Judge Gloria Navarro set aside one of Gibson's many default judgments, finding that the "implied license" defense may have some merit:

"The defendant has reasonably asserted that the plaintiff’s conduct may have constituted an implied license and that the defendant may have properly inferred that the (copyright) owner consented to the use, especially in light of the established and accepted custom of users freely and openly sharing certain information posted on the Internet."

Not a good week to be sporting a gigantic bluetooth headset.

(LV Sun)

Stan Walton's Visit to CCDC Was Over Missing Millions, Ignoring Warnings

Walton was appointed administrator over an estate that allegedly ended up with approximately $4 million in unaccounted-for funds. Walton apparently received "numerous warnings from probate court and several continuances" before being suspended as administrator of the estate in January 2009. Judge Cadish held Walton in contempt when Walton failed to appear for a judgment debtor exam after being admonished multiple times.

As an aside, what do you guys think is proper mugshot protocol for jailed attorneys - professional smile, or, as Mr. Walton went with here, silent rage?

(LVRJ)

Friday Open Thread

Happy Friday everyone!

Seems like we just got done with an open thread, doesn't it? Time flies when you're in a drunken stupor billing like crazy!

U.S. News Ranks Nevada Firms; NBJ Ranks Nevada Lawyers

How does your firm stack up? U.S. News also did a favorable write-up on Holland & Hart.

Nevada Business Journal cut through the junk and (sort of) ranked individual attorneys.

(Thanks, Tipster!)

Creepy "drone" protesters outside of the RJC on Wednesday

Everyone has a cause.

For these people, the cause is apparently getting more American fighter pilots killed in battle.

(LV Sun; Thanks, Tipster!)

PoPo Outside of Richard Harris' Office Last Week

Apparently a disgruntled client. Nobody was shot.

(Thanks, Tipster!)