Las Vegas Review-Journal:  Law firm ordered to pay $3.1M to Las Vegas condo association

By Jane Ann Morrison

June 28, 2017

One of Nevada’s leading law firms not only enabled a criminal conspiracy but also participated in it, according to District Judge Mark Denton.

Kummer Kaempfer Bonner Renshaw and Ferrario was so negligent it enabled contractor Leon Benzer to cheat a homeowners association out of $8 million.

On Tuesday, Denton ordered the law firm now known as Kaempfer Crowell to pay $3.1 million to the Vistana Condominium Owners Association. The judgment is nearly $2.4 million; the rest is interest.

“The judgment could exceed $4 million after costs and attorneys’ fees are added,” said Vistana attorney Richard Haskin, although that’s up to the judge.

Denton’s findings of negligence and breach of duty against Kummer Kaempfer were plentiful and brutal.

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