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COHEN v. PADDA

No. 81018, No. 81172.

507 P.3d 187 (2022)

138 Nev. Adv. Opn. 18

Ruth L. COHEN, an individual, Appellant, v. Paul S. PADDA, an individual; and Paul Padda Law, PLLC, a Nevada Professional Limited Liability Company, Respondents. Paul S. Padda, an individual; and Paul Padda Law, PLLC, a Nevada Professional Limited Liability Company, Appellants, v. Ruth L. Cohen, an individual, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Nevada.

FILED March 31, 2022.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Campbell & Williams and Philip R. Erwin , Donald J. Campbell , and Molly M. Higgins , Las Vegas; Hayes Wakayama and Liane K. Wakayama , Dale A. Hayes, Jr. , and Jeremy D. Holmes , Las Vegas, For Appellant/Respondent. Ruth L. Cohen .

Lewis Roca Rothgerber Christie LLP and Daniel F. Polsenberg , Joel D. Henriod , and Abraham G. Smith , Las Vegas; Paul Padda Law, PLLC, and Paul S. Padda , Las Vegas; Donald L. Fuller , Attorney at Law, LLC, and Ryan A. Semerad Casper , Wyoming, for Respondents/Appellants Paul S. Padda and Paul Padda Law, PLLC.

Milan Chatterjee , Las Vegas, for Amici Curiae Jay Bloom, South Asian Bar Association of Las Vegas, and Veterans in Politics International, Inc.

BEFORE THE SUPREME COURT, EN BANC.

OPINION

Just like other businesses, law firms routinely merge and disband. In this case, we are asked whether an attorney who enters into a fee-sharing agreement with a member of her law firm, departs from the firm, and is later suspended from the practice of law may receive legal fees recovered by the...

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