by Marshal S. Willick | May 25, 2018 | Newsletter
A legal note from Marshal Willick about how Nevada’s CLE system has been made destructive to both education and scholarship while increasing dramatically in cost, and why only the Nevada Supreme Court – which ultimately is responsible for this mess – can do anything...
by Marshal S. Willick | Jun 2, 2017 | Newsletter
A legal note from Marshal Willick about a particularly pernicious practice being pushed blindly by certain Mental Health Professionals (“MHPs”) who should know better, to the damage of innocent children and their parents. I. BACKGROUND MHPs in Family Court have a...
by Marshal S. Willick | May 10, 2017 | Newsletter
A legal note from Marshal Willick about the federal government injecting itself into state divorce law by enacting changes to the Uniformed Service Former Spouses Protection Act (“USFSPA”) that impede the property rights of former spouses of military members, make the...
by Marshal S. Willick | Feb 10, 2017 | Newsletter
A legal note from Marshal Willick about the impact of approval of “Question 2 – Initiative to Regulate and Tax Marijuana” on child custody matters in Nevada. In 2001, Nevada voters approved the “Nevada Medical Marijuana Act.” In 2017, possession of less than 1 ounce...
by Marshal S. Willick | Jan 18, 2017 | Newsletter
A legal note from Marshal Willick about continuing pervasive problems in Nevada where Family Court involves Mental Health Professionals (“MHPs”), despite recent controlling authority intended to provide limits. I. BACKGROUND OF CONTINUING PROBLEMS WITH MHPs MHPs in...
by Marshal S. Willick | Aug 25, 2015 | Newsletter
A legal note from Marshal Willick about the worst court rule now on the books in Nevada, requiring lawyers to warehouse vast amounts of useless paper at their clients’ expense for no valid purpose. Lawyers live in a world of rules. This is part of an occasional series...
