What We Do

Based in Reno, Nevada, our law firm is skilled in mediation and arbitration, alternative dispute resolution (ADR), legislative affairs, expert witnesses, and litigation and settlement strategies.

Whether you are reside in Reno/Sparks/Tahoe or beyond, a Cashill Law attorney can assist you with your business fraud, business litigation, personal injury, will contest, or elder abuse case.  Your initial consultation with a local Reno lawyer will cost you nothing. Visit our Case Studies section to learn more about Cashill Law successes.

Our specific areas of specialization include the following:

Business Fraud/Business Litigation

Unfair competition (the use of unfair or deceptive trade practices such as misrepresenting the nature of goods sold), disputes or battles for control of closely held (non-public) corporations, fraud, misrepresentation, breach of fiduciary duty (by an officer, director, or controlling shareholder), diversion of corporate opportunities, oppression of minority shareholders (diversion of profits, squeezing out minority shareholders, concealment of profits, payment of unreasonable compensation to majority shareholders), embezzlement, accountant liability, breach of contract, predatory lending.

Personal Injury

Serious personal injury, wrongful death, negligence, automobile/truck/motor cycle collisions; claims against insurance companies; mining and construction injuries; trespass to land.

Fraud

Investigation and litigation of claims for fraud or misrepresentation by Partners, family members, co-owners of businesses or corporations, embezzlement, small business fraud, fraud by or against insurance companies, insurance bad faith, identity theft, elder abuse, securities or investment fraud, or any other schemes to defraud.

Undue Influence/Elder Abuse

Undue influence “reaches every case, and grants relief where ‘influence is acquired and abused, or where confidence is reposed and betrayed’” and is applied to void such transactions as deeds, contracts, and wills. In re Jane Tiffany Living Trust 2001, 177 P. 3d 1060, 1063 (Nev. 2008). A presumption of undue influence arises when a fiduciary relationship exists (that is when one places her/his trust and confidence in another—for example, a relative, investment advisor, lawyer, partner, business associate, or bank) and the fiduciary benefits from the questioned transaction. Moreover, an alleged gift or a will or trust will be presumed to have been secured by undue influence where the person making the gift, or creating or amending a will or trust, is lacking in such vigor as to be able to protect herself/himself against the use of influence by another. For example, sister causes father to transfer all the stock in family corporation to herself for nothing or for less its real full value.

Will or Trust Contests

Wills or trusts which are the product of undue influence can be declared null and void. A person need not be incompetent to be the victim of undue influence. Nevada law defines “incompetent”  as follows: “‘Incompetent’ means an adult person who, by reason of mental illness, disease, weakness of mind or any other cause, is unable, without assistance, properly to manage and take care of himself or his property, or both.” NRS 159.059. In the context of elder abuse/ undue influence, a will or trust, or an amendment to a will or trust, which is the product of undue influence can be declared void when the person making the will or trust is unable because of her/his weakened condition to resist the efforts of another who influences the maker of the will, trust, or gift to make or change a document for her/his economic benefit.

We are Your Reno, Nevada Law Firm

Cashill Law would like to be your Reno, Nevada law firm.  Visit our New Clients section or Contact Cashill Law for a consultation.