Las Vegas is a city that is constantly reinventing itself. A drive down Las Vegas Boulevard today takes you past one spectacular world-class Casino/Hotel after another. But unless you’ve lived here or visited over the last 30-years or so, you probably are not aware of the dramatic changes that that have taken place – year after year – on the dazzling 4.2 miles known as the Strip. The forerunner of today’s resort/casinos opened on Las Vegas Boulevard in 1941… the El Rancho Vegas. Shortly after, a second – the Last Frontier – opened in 1942. Together, they set the stage for the iconic names and ..read more

Retirement saving has become a significant focus both in the United States and Nevada, as governments, employers, and individuals grapple with the challenges of ensuring financial security for aging populations. The importance of retirement saving is underscored by several factors, including longer life expectancies, the shift away from traditional pension plans to defined contribution plans (401(k), IRA), and concerns about the adequacy of social security systems to support retirees. New Federal and Nevada State laws were recently enacted to address these issues. This article provides an over ..read more

You have put your blood, sweat and tears into your business. Countless hours have been devoted to making it your life’s work. You provide excellent customer service. Then, a disgruntled customer decides to destroy the reputation of the business you have worked so hard to build. In the age of social media, a reputation can be destroyed after a few minutes of typing on a smartphone or keyboard. And, because of what many consider an outdated law, the person – or business – who’s reputation is damaged online can do little about it. Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act of 1996 is a federal ..read more

Welcome to 2024!  The past three years have been a difficult reality to digest when it comes to home buying; but here we are.  All economists were predicting constant rate drops by the Federal Reserve Bank (The FED) in 2024 but after the first meeting in January, Jerome “Jay” Powell (Chairman of The FED) said, not so fast.  This meeting marked the fourth straight FED meeting where policymakers opted to maintain and hold the rates steady, dating back to September of 2023.  With 6 more meetings scheduled for 2024, the next being in May, it’s now difficult to predict when exac ..read more

As Americans entered the President’s Day weekend, a report on inflation at the wholesale level gave the latest reminder that the battle against rising prices still is not over. Prices rose more in January than economists had expected, and the numbers followed a similar report from earlier in the week that showed living costs for U.S. consumers climbed by more than forecast. The data may have kept the door closed on hopes that the Federal Reserve could begin cutting interest rates in March, as traders had earlier hoped.  The yield on the 10-year Treasury climbed to 4.29 percent from 4.23 p ..read more

Imagine this: You’ve invested significantly in the latest legal tech promising to transform your legal department’s operations. But weeks, then months, pass and the fancy, new software is barely used. Sound familiar? This scenario underscores a vital point often overlooked in the race to stay ahead of technology: human adaptation doesn’t keep pace with technological evolution.  The Power of Incremental Change The rallying cry across Silicon Valley is: move fast and break things. But things necessarily move slower in other parts of corporate America, including in the legal industry, b ..read more

Regardless of which state we’re speaking of, every state’s individual cannabis industry is a multi-layered machine where every position and profession plays a unique and major role in the mostly successful operation of that industry. Far from just budtenders and the occasional brand ambassadors, the continued success of the American cannabis industry greatly benefits from several different ancillary and non-plant-touching yet vitally important roles. Human resources managers for employment-related matters, accountants and financial advisors specializing in the very uncharted world of cannabis ..read more

Vegas Legal Magazine (VLM): What does being a judge mean to you? I feel a tremendous sense of obligation as a judge to be at my best every day, which means being prepared, impartial, and decisive. At my swearing-in, I spoke about repairing the world, which is an important value of mine.  Being a family court judge allows me to make a difference in the lives of others one case at a time. VLM: Why did you become a judge?  I always aspired to become a judge but admittedly the fear of failure was my biggest obstacle.  When my kids left for college, I wanted them to take ri ..read more

This is the story of a hardworking, creative and successful Nevada couple who were living the American dream — until it all went wrong, marred by what Erica and Markus Bender allege are ongoing incidents of vandalism, intimidation tactics, lies and outright racism on the part of the COA (commercial version of an HOA) at the commercial center property they own in Mesquite. The Benders, an interracial married couple, launched their company in Southern California in 2015 before moving their operations to Henderson in 2016. Erica and Markus describe the early days of building t ..read more

Clark County Sheriff Kevin McMahill is marking his first year on the job in a big way. His goals not only include protecting the residents of Southern Nevada, but taking special care of his officers as well. One year into his job leading the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department, McMahill knows the toll protecting the public takes on his officers. He worked for Metro for 30 years before retiring. Today, he is working to protect both the physical and mental health of those in his department. “I believe if I focus on taking care of our officers in ways we never have, they’re going take care ..read more