With taxes a hot topic nationally and over concerns with what the new year will bring for businesses, accountants have their hands full keeping up with new requirements and changing laws. However, working to service clients in a dwindling economy and finding new ways to diversify is nothing new to the industry and CPA’s across the state are rising to the challenge. Recently, … [Read more...] about Industry Focus: Accountants
December 2012: Around the State
Henderson Receives Award for Energy Efficiency The City of Henderson has been awarded the Energy Project of the Year in Region V for its city-wide, multi-phase energy savings performance contract (ESPC) with Ameresco. The award was conferred from the Association of Energy Engineers (AEE). The $23 million ESPC was implemented in 2006 and is a combination of energy conservation … [Read more...] about December 2012: Around the State
Brooke R. Thompson: Merrill Lynch Wealth Management
Nevada Boise Complex Director Summerlin Number of Employees: 100 Years in Nevada: 1 Years with Company: 12 How did you first get into your profession? I had a large network of friends who encouraged me to get into the financial services industry. I had no prior experience but my background in sales and management propelled forward my first job as a financial adviser … [Read more...] about Brooke R. Thompson: Merrill Lynch Wealth Management
Office Summary: Third Quarter 2012
Las Vegas The office sector witnessed a quarter-over-quarter decline in vacancy rates for the first time in two years. During the third quarter of 2012, the vacancy rate fell to 25.2 percent, down 0.4 percentage points compared to the prior quarter (Q2 2012). However, the rate remains 0.3-percentage points higher than a year ago (Q3 2011). The sector reported approximately … [Read more...] about Office Summary: Third Quarter 2012
What is your favorite holiday tradition?
“For 14 years, we’ve been providing Christmas to Las Vegas children with “Giving Day.” We provide food, clothing and toys to under-privileged children. The Giving Day tradition has contributed to lives of thousands of families who would have gone without.” Mary Musso • Corporate Broker and Vice President of Sales and Marketing, Distinctive Homes “On Thanksgiving, when … [Read more...] about What is your favorite holiday tradition?
Industry Focus: Education
Education has long been one of the biggest challenges facing the Silver State. With a jobs base that has traditionally not encouraged secondary education and a need for an education culture, Nevada has been on the low end of several national indicators. However, educators in this state see hope for the future and are working hard to improve Nevada’s educational system. … [Read more...] about Industry Focus: Education
Legal Opinions
Ever wished for free legal advice? The following pages feature a special report that has been written entirely by attorneys offering their wisdom in the legal field. With topics ranging from healthcare to wealth planning, Legal Opinions is directed to business professional and is filled with several informational, useful articles for every business. Attorneys at each of the … [Read more...] about Legal Opinions
The Trend To Greater Patent Portfolio Awareness Hits The Bottom Line
Savvy businesses today, regardless of their size, are learning they can generate significant value by selling or licensing their portfolio of intellectual property assets, most notably patents. In fact, those that recognize the potential of their patent portfolio are reaping large rewards that make an impact on their balance sheet. While in the past, valuations of patent … [Read more...] about The Trend To Greater Patent Portfolio Awareness Hits The Bottom Line
The Business and Practices of Medicine Post the Affordable Care Act: What Challenges Lie Ahead for Nevada
By: Patricia Egan Daehnke & Kristin Marker The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act ("ACA"), enacted by Congress in 2010, has been the subject of heated political debate since it was passed. Determined to be constitutional in 2012 by the U.S. Supreme Court, states are now faced with the challenge of incorporating the federal health care mandates into existing state … [Read more...] about The Business and Practices of Medicine Post the Affordable Care Act: What Challenges Lie Ahead for Nevada
Positive Changes
Most people rarely, if ever, are forced to deal with life-altering events. As a law firm specializing in personal injury litigation, we deal with tragic life-altering events every day. Every once in a while, however, our law firm is able to not only help our clients make the best out of a life-altering situation, but we are able to effect change; the kind of change that helps … [Read more...] about Positive Changes
Pointers on Selecting a Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Counsel
As a business owner you undoubtedly will be involved in one aspect or another of a Chapter 11 bankruptcy case. Representation by a competent bankruptcy professional is imperative to protecting your interests because the practice is fast-paced and requires intimate knowledge of a specific and complicated federal statutory scheme (the Bankruptcy Code), as well as of the local … [Read more...] about Pointers on Selecting a Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Counsel
Question: Who are the good guys in construction defect lawsuits? Answer: Certainly not the lawyers.
In 1996, I came to Las Vegas, fresh out of law school as a new lawyer, trying to find a job and make a name for myself. With two small children, my wife and I saw Las Vegas as a great opportunity to lay down some roots. We saw Nevada as a great place for a lawyer fresh out of law school to start a career. One of my first projects was the representation of a local stucco … [Read more...] about Question: Who are the good guys in construction defect lawsuits? Answer: Certainly not the lawyers.
Preparing to Avoid the Biggest Threat to Your Business: Litigation
As a small business owner, avoiding the crippling dangers of litigation should be at the top of your list of priorities. Lawsuits are not only costly, but they can take you by surprise and take away your focus from one of your business’ most crucial tasks—your bottom line. There are several simple measures that every small business owner can take to minimize the threat of a … [Read more...] about Preparing to Avoid the Biggest Threat to Your Business: Litigation
Will an Umbrella Protect You from a Lightning Strike?
We all have heard the overused phrase that “we live in a litigious society.” For many of us, being a named defendant in a lawsuit can be compared to being stuck in a lightning storm with an umbrella - an unsettling proposition. Even if a person believes that he or she is not at fault for another’s damages or injuries, that person is relying on what many believe is an imperfect … [Read more...] about Will an Umbrella Protect You from a Lightning Strike?
Choose Words Carefully: Determining One’s Status in Federal Investigations
Whenever a client has the misfortune of being visited by federal agents or served with a grand jury subpoena, he wants to know the answer to a basic question: What is going to happen to me? Federal grand jury investigations are intimidating, long lasting, and stressful. The grand jury’s primary function is to determine if there is probable cause that someone committed a … [Read more...] about Choose Words Carefully: Determining One’s Status in Federal Investigations