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No, not “green” as in paperless. “Green” as in marijuana. A total of 54.47% of Nevada voters voted “yes” on Question 2, beating out the naysayers by almost 100,000 votes. Question 2 legalizes recreational marijuana by people who are 21 years old and over. So what does this mean for Nevada residents and economy? Although medical marijuana has been legal…
Is Your Facebook Page Community Property? In a recent Texas bankruptcy case, a Texas Bankruptcy Court found that business social media accounts are property interests. The court ordered the former owner to turn over his social media account passwords to the reorganized debtor. The important distinction was that the social media accounts were “business” accounts. What about personal social media…
At Pecos Law Group, we are always looking for a challenging appeal to the Nevada Appellate courts to correct mistakes and injustices created by unfair or legally incorrect Family Court Decisions. Following are the appeals we currently have in progress: College Tuition and Related Expenses Pecos Law Group prevailed at the Nevada Court of Appeals on a request…
The Nevada Court of Appeals has reversed a family court judge’s decision to modify the parties’ marital settlement agreement that provided that a dad would pay for the children’s future college expenses. In this case, a local family court judge determined that because the specific amount dad would have to pay was not set forth in the marital settlement agreement,…
As the presidential election quickly approaches, political groups bombard us with television attack ads firing shots at the opposing candidate or viewpoint. Throughout the years these tactics have become so commonplace that we have grown accustomed to the vitriol and low blows. Now, however, a different group has begun to probe the effectiveness of attacking its competition in the media. …
There is a scene in the Netflix series House of Cards that exemplifies the traditional idea of what leads to divorce. The couple, Frank and Claire Underwood, engage in an aggressive argument one evening, and the next morning, Claire informs her husband that she is leaving him. Typical scenario, right? The spouses fight and one of them decides they’ve had…
We all know that divorce results in a number of changes in lifestyle for both spouses, but did you know that divorce can have noteworthy effects on diet, especially in men? A recent study done in Social Science and Medicine found that after a divorce, the healthiness of a man’s diet declines to a point of clinical significance. In contrast,…
Attorney Jack W. Fleeman has been selected as one of Nevada’s 2016 Mountain States Rising Stars after a selection process that included nomination by at least one fellow attorney, in-depth research into Mr. Fleeman’s peer recognition and professional achievements, and evaluation by top-rated practioners within the area of family law. Super Lawyers is a respected peer-reviewed ratings service that publishes…
The law is based on precedent, therefore, lawyers tend to look at the past, rather than the future. We tend to try to reconcile contemporary issues with the past rather than to use the present to shape the future. As a result, there is little overall innovation in law firms. The status quo is favored over creativity. The past has…
Pecos Law Group attorneys Shann Winesett and Jack Fleeman recently completed multi-day training to become Clark County Family Court approved parenting coordinators. As approved parenting coordinators, Mr. Winesett and Mr. Fleeman can now be appointed by our local family court judges to preside as special masters over certain types of child custody matters. Typically, these child custody matters are those…