It’s Tuesday. After lunch, you grab the mail and sort through it. You see an envelope from the State Bar of Nevada. You ask yourself, “Why is the Bar sending me a letter?” You open the envelope and find a letter from an investigator for the Bar. [Gulp…] The opening paragraph indicates that the Bar […]
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Navigating HIPAA to Obtain Medical Records
While HIPAA restrictions do not apply to a lawyer who requests PHI for use in civil litigation or an administrative proceeding, it restricts a covered entity’s ability to produce PHI in response to such requests. Consequently, understanding the requirements will ensure that records can be obtained more easily. The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act […]
Pro Bono Work and the Client Experience
When agreeing to take a pro bono case, newly practicing attorneys often think of the obvious experience that will be gained in written and oral advocacy skills. But one opportunity often overlooked (and possibly undervalued) when accepting a pro bono case is in the area of client interaction and communication. Ultimately, we are in a […]
The Nevada Supreme Court is Searching for the “Extraordinary”
Recently, in Walker v. Second Judicial District Court ex rel. County of Washoe, Nev. Adv. Op. 80, 476 P.3d 1194 (Dec. 10, 2020), the Nevada Supreme Court provided clarification regarding the requirements which must be met to seek extraordinary writ relief regarding an issue for which the district court has been entrusted to exercise its […]
The Changing Scope of Attorney-Client Privilege in Nevada
On May 28, 2020, the Nevada Supreme Court issued an opinion which impacts the scope of the attorney-client privilege. Specifically, in Canarelli v. Eighth Judicial District Court ex rel. County of Clark, 136 Nev. Adv. Op. 29, 2020 WL 2777371 (May 28, 2020), the Court determined: (1) that a client’s notes made in preparation for […]