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Nevada Gov. Brian Sandoval announced the resignation Monday of Gaming Control Board Chairman A.G. Burnett, effective Dec. 22, 2017. Chairman Burnett has announced plans to join law firm McDonald Carano. A replacement for Chairman Burnett will be named at a later date.

Soroptimist International of Carson City wishes to thank all the sponsors, donors and each and every one of the 51 loyal members of our community who played in the 16th Annual Stroke to Help golf tournament making it the success it was.

Carson City attorney Ryan Russell announced his candidacy Friday for Carson City Justice of the Peace, Municipal Court Judge Department 2, hoping to replace the highly respected Judge John Tatro, who is retiring.

(Reno, Nev.) – Nevada Governor Brian Sandoval’s former deputy chief of staff, Ann Wilkinson, has been named the new National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges’ (NCJFCJ) director of human resources.

Most recently, Wilkinson served Nevada Governor Brian Sandoval’s administration as an agency executive and as a senior advisor. In her role as deputy chief of staff, Wilkinson’s work focused on healthcare policy and serving as the Governor’s liaison on health and human service initiatives.

Carson Montessori Charter Schools 6th Grade students participated in Career Shadow Day having the opportunity to experience real world hands on learning while being immersed in various professions.

Allison MacKenzie Law Firm is pleased to announce the hiring of Kevin Benson as an associate attorney effective March 1, 2017. A Carson City native and former State of Nevada Senior Deputy Attorney General, Kevin joins the law firm and will focus his areas of practice on civil litigation, appeals, administrative and regulatory matters, election law, and ballot measures.

There is a new law firm in the Biggest Little City. ... Her husband's family is from Carson City, so the relocation to Reno has allowed them to move ...

Walter Mack, Jr. was a partner in a New York partnership in 2011. The partnership filed the form 1065 U.S. Return of Partnership Income and gave related Schedules K-1 to each partner for their share of the profits. Mr. Mack did not report his share of the income ($479,743) as shown on his Schedule K-1 because he did not receive that amount of money.

The Sierra Nevada Association of Realtors recently named Karen Marsa as their Chief Executive Officer. She previously was Executive Vice President for the Incline Village Board of Realtors for more than 12 years.

Marsa brings to the position several years of experience in real estate association management, member and public outreach, and law firm management; and also served as Chief Administrative Officer for the Los Angeles City Attorney’s Office.

Holland & Hart LLP, a law firm with offices in Reno and Carson City, has been ranked in the 2017 U.S. News – Best Lawyers® “Best Law Firms” list.

Will Wagner has joined the Carson City office of Allison MacKenzie Law Firm as an associate. He will focus his practice in the areas of business, real ...

Fernley native, Will Wagner accepted an associate position with Allison MacKenzie Law Firm in Carson City, Nevada, effective September 12, 2016. Committed to providing exceptional service to clients and particularly interested in civil law, Will Wagner will focus his practice in the areas of business, real estate, employment, appellate practice, commercial litigation, governmental affairs and administrative law.

Nevada Gov. Brian Sandoval announced Tuesday the appointments of General Counsel Joe Reynolds to serve as chairman of the Public Utilities Commission and Leo Drozdoff as acting-Commissioner effective Oct. 3.

Reynolds and Drozdoff will fill the vacancies of Commissioners David Noble and Alaina Burtenshaw, respectively.

The Tax Court recently found another example of when educational expenses are not deductible. An accountant tried to deduct his law school tuition and fees as ordinary business expenses.

Susan Crowell, wife of Mayor Bob Crowell of Carson City, is a mixture of strength, forthrightness, and intrigue. Susan is an attractive, well-spoken, well educated, and independent thinking female — both as a wife, mother, and citizen of Carson City. The definition of who she really is lies in her upbringing, her education, her marriage, her children, and in her personal interests. All these components interact to make for a thoughtful woman with a definite mind of her own, yet one who wants the best for others involved in all of these relationships.

There is little argument that every child needs financial and emotional support to grow and flourish. As the parent, it is your duty to support your children from the time of birth, including pregnancy and birth related expenses, until the child reaches the age of majority (in Nevada, 18 years of age) and is no longer enrolled in high school.

This obligation is true even if the parents are not married and even when one parent has not been, or is not involved in the child’s life. Although there are exceptions to this scenario, this is the case for most family situations.

Nevada Business Weekly recently announced the 2016 Legal Elite. For the past nine years, Legal Elite has highlighted Nevada’s top attorneys as selected by a community of their peers; only 3.7 percent of attorneys in the Silver State receive this coveted recognition. This year, over 6,000 nominations were received in four categories: Northern Nevada, Southern Nevada, The Best Up and Coming, and Top Government Attorneys. Allison MacKenzie Law Firm partners Chris MacKenzie and James Cavilia were voted as two of Northern Nevada’s Top Attorneys.

TO: Whom it May Concern
FROM: Campaign to Elect Chris Forbush
DATE: June 2, 2016
RE: Eligibility to Run for Assembly District 40 – Residency

The Treasury Department recently told of the efforts to curtail tax evasion. Some proposed regulations would use the recent release of the “Panama Papers” to audit the high-profile individuals and overseas tax havens largely used to hide cash and avoid taxes.

Obtaining a divorce is often not only traumatic, but expensive and time consuming. In an effort to help streamline the process and reduce costs, Nevada permits parties to obtain a divorce by use of a Joint Petition rather than the traditional adversarial process of Summons, Complaint, and Answer.

Carson City native Kyle A. Winter has returned home to accept an associate position with Allison MacKenzie Law Firm in Carson City. This home grown talent has focused his practice in the areas of family law, estate planning, guardianships and probate law.

The Nevada Attorney General‘s office has filed a motion to dismiss a lawsuit by Lt. Gov. Mark Hutchison’s law firm on behalf of parents who Hutchison says have been left in limbo by challenges to the ...

Allison MacKenzie Law Firm is pleased to announce Ryan Russell, a partner at Allison MacKenzie Law Firm in Carson City, Nevada, has been elected as a member of The Fellows of the American Bar Foundation. Ryan’s new membership follows the endeavors of notable attorney and co-founder of Allison MacKenzie Law Firm, Andrew “Andy” MacKenzie, who is also a member of The Fellows. Andy holds the distinguished status of Life Fellow with the American Bar Foundation.

Justin Townsend, associate at Allison MacKenzie Law Firm in Carson City, Nevada, has been named Regional Commissioner of Carson Valley American Youth Soccer Organization (AYSO).

Carson Valley AYSO serves youth in Region 318, comprised of Minden, Gardnerville, Genoa, Smith Valley, Topaz, and Wellington, NV and Coleville, Woodfords and Markleeville, CA.

Nevada is one of 23 states with laws protecting the medical use of marijuana. Although the laws vary widely in each of the 23 states, the standard rule is that individuals with qualifying medical conditions may legally use marijuana.

Oral arguments in the case of Gary Schmidt (appellant) vs. Ben Kieckhefer (respondent) will be heard before the full panel of the Nevada Supreme Court.

The court order specifying the time and place is in the court document 15-23090.pdf.

Date Wednesday Sept 2, 2015
Time 1:30PM
Place Nevada Supreme Court
201 South Carson Street, Courtroom-Second Floor
Carson City
Case no. 66528
Before En Banc
Justices Gibbons, Douglas, Pickering, Hardesty, Cherry, Parraguirre, Saitta

The case history is shown in
http://caseinfo.nvsupremecourt.us/public/caseView.do?csIID=34726

When a constitutional office has a change of administration, it often seems like there’s a shake-up in the staff.To those on the outside, that’s what appeared to be happening after Adam Laxalt took office as Nevada’s ...

Thoran Towler of Allison MacKenzie Law Firm in Carson City, Nevada recognizes the necessity to educate Nevada employers on Labor and Employment Law issues. Along with the improving local economy, expanding businesses and influx of companies relocating to Northern Nevada, comes the need to properly educate employers on their responsibilities under the current Nevada Revised Statutes (NRS).

Charles “Charlie” P. Cockerill and Thoran Towler have joined Allison MacKenzie Law Firm in Carson City. Cockerill was named 'of counsel' by the law ......

CARSON CITY, NEV. — Experienced talent, Charles “Charlie” P. Cockerill and Thoran Towler, join Allison MacKenzie Law Firm in Carson City, Nevada. Joining the firm on November 1st, 2014 and January 20th, 2015 respectively, the gentlemen offer expertise in Labor and Employment Law.