NRS 7.165 – Payment of compensation and expenses by defendant.
If at any time after the appointment of an attorney or attorneys the magistrate or the district court finds that money is available for payment from or on behalf of the defendant so that the defendant is financially able to obtain private counsel or to make partial payment for such representation, the magistrate or the […]
NRS 7.055 – Duty of discharged attorney to deliver certain materials to client; enforcement; adjudication of claims to materials.
1. An attorney who has been discharged by his or her client shall, upon demand and payment of the fee due from the client, immediately deliver to the client all papers, documents, pleadings and items of tangible personal property which belong to or were prepared for that client. 2. A client who, after demand therefor […]
NRS 7.065 – Representation of indigent persons by attorneys in public employment.
Except as otherwise provided by a specific statute, any attorney employed by the State of Nevada or any agency or political subdivision of the State may represent an indigent person in any proceeding if: 1. The attorney first receives the permission of his or her supervisor, if any, to represent the person in that proceeding; […]
NRS 7.075 – Duties of attorney upon death of client being represented in pending action; sanctions.
1. An attorney at law who represents any person who is a party to an action pending before any court shall, within 90 days after the death of that person, file a notice of death and a motion for substitution of a party with the court and cause a copy of that notice and motion […]
NRS 7.085 – Payment of additional costs, expenses and attorney’s fees by attorney who files, maintains or defends certain civil actions or extends civil actions in certain circumstances.
1. If a court finds that an attorney has: (a) Filed, maintained or defended a civil action or proceeding in any court in this State and such action or defense is not well-grounded in fact or is not warranted by existing law or by an argument for changing the existing law that is made in […]
NRS 7.095 – Limitations on contingent fees for representation of persons in certain actions against providers of health care. [Effective through December 31, 2021.] Limitations on contingent fees for representation of persons in certain actions against providers of health care. [Effective January 1, 2022.]
1. An attorney shall not contract for or collect a fee contingent on the amount of recovery for representing a person seeking damages in connection with an action for injury or death against a provider of health care based upon professional negligence in excess of: (a) Forty percent of the first $50,000 recovered; (b) Thirty-three […]
NRS 7.105 – Persons prohibited from defending persons charged with violations of ordinances or state laws.
1. Except as otherwise provided in subsections 2 and 3 and NRS 7.065: (a) The Attorney General and every city attorney, district attorney and the deputies and assistants of each, hired or elected to prosecute persons charged with the violation of any ordinance or any law of this State; and (b) The Legislative Counsel and […]
NRS 7.107 – Attorney acting as real estate broker: Duties; penalties; license.
1. An attorney licensed in this State who performs the functions of a real estate broker in a real estate transaction shall comply with the standards of business ethics that apply to a real estate broker pursuant to chapter 645 of NRS, including, without limitation, such standards set forth in NRS 645.635 and 645.645. 2. […]
NRS 7.111 – Definitions.
As used in NRS 7.111 to 7.175, inclusive, unless the context otherwise requires, the words and terms defined in NRS 7.112 and 7.113 have the meanings ascribed to them in those sections. (Added to NRS by 2021, 2263)
NRS 7.039 – Renewal of license: Application to include information relating to state business license; denial of renewal for unpaid debt assigned to State Controller for collection.
1. If the Supreme Court adopts the rules described in NRS 2.123, the State Bar of Nevada shall: (a) Require a person applying for the renewal of a license to practice law to include in the application submitted to the State Bar of Nevada: (1) Whether the applicant has a state business license; and (2) […]