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Nevada Real Estate Law

When a property deal stops being simple.

Title problems, a contract dispute, a co-owner who won’t sell, a lien you didn’t expect. Nevada real estate moves fast until something goes wrong — then it needs a lawyer who knows the courts.

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Combined experience

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Tell us what’s going on. We’ll tell you where you stand — usually on the first call.

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Nevada-only focus

Clark County courts, Nevada title law, local practice

Deals and disputes

We close transactions and we litigate when they break

Deadline-aware

Lien and dispute deadlines are strict and unforgiving

Straight assessment

We'll tell you when a fight isn't worth the cost

Who We Help

The calls we get most often.

Some of these are a one-hour document review. Some are litigation. The consultation tells you which.

No obligation. No pressure. Just a clear answer on where you stand.

What We Handle

Residential and commercial, start to finish.

The full range of Nevada real estate work, whether your matter closes at escrow or ends in court.

Contracts and transactions

Drafting, review and negotiation for purchases, sales, and closings.

Quiet title actions

Clearing clouded title so a property can be sold or refinanced.

Partition actions

Resolving co-ownership when one owner wants out and the others don't.

Mechanics liens

Defending against and enforcing construction liens under Nevada law.

Commercial leasing

Lease review, negotiation, commercial evictions, and landlord-tenant disputes.

HOA and title litigation

HOA foreclosure disputes, deficiency judgments, and licensee disputes.

What Happens Next

How a real estate matter runs.

Most matters resolve well short of trial. Knowing where you stand early is what makes that possible.

Step One

Free consultation

Tell us what’s happening and we will tell you whether we can assist and what the approximate costs would be. 

SAME DAY OR NEXT DAY
Step Two

Document and title review

We read the contract, the title report, and the recorded documents, and identify the leverage and the exposure.

FIRST DAYS
Step Three

Strategy and demand

Most matters are resolved by a well-supported demand or negotiation before anyone files anything.

WEEKS
Step Four

Litigate if needed

If the other side won’t move, we file — and we handle the appeal if the case goes that far.

AS LONG AS IT TAKES
Straight Answers

How long it takes, and what it costs.

The two questions everyone asks on the first call.

Typical timelines

Ranges only. Court calendars, opposing counsel, and title complexity all move these.

Contract or lease review

Days

Negotiated resolution

Weeks

Quiet title action

6–12 months

Partition action

6–18 months

Move early. Nevada real estate disputes carry hard deadlines — lien enforcement periods, contract cure windows, and statutes of limitation. Waiting is the single most expensive thing you can do.

How fees work here

Transactional work is predictable. Litigation isn’t, so we scope it honestly.

Transparent Retainers

Contract review, lease review, and deed preparation are billed hourly on retainers you can understand.

Litigation scoped in stages

We budget by phase so you can decide whether to continue at each step.

An honest cost-benefit read

We discuss the likely cost and practical value of pursuing a dispute before recommending litigation.

Costs explained in advance

Filing fees, recording fees, service, and title work are itemized before they're incurred.

Inherited property? If the title problem traces back to a death in the family, the fix usually runs through probate first. We handle both sides of that in one engagement.

Still not sure where you stand?

One short call is usually enough to know. Free, and no obligation to hire us.

Who You'll Work With

Timothy leads this work.

Timothy A. Wiseman · Attorney · Partner

Tim litigates real estate, business, and title matters and has handled appeals before the Nevada Supreme Court and the Ninth Circuit. Sarah handles the transactional side and also litigates.

In Their Words

Families and owners who've been where you are.

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Common Questions

Real Estate, answered plainly

The questions we get on almost every first call.

Usually not. Nevada closings run through title and escrow, and most residential transactions never need a lawyer. You want one when something is unusual: a title defect, an inherited property, a co-owner who won’t cooperate, seller financing, or a dispute that’s already started.

A lawsuit that asks the court to determine who actually owns a property and to clear competing claims from the record. It’s the standard fix for a clouded title — an old lien that was never released, a defective deed, or a break in the chain of title — and it’s often what stands between an inherited property and a closing.

A partition action lets a co-owner ask the court to divide the property or order it sold and the proceeds split. It’s a real remedy, but it’s slow and it’s public, so it’s usually worth one serious attempt at a negotiated buyout first.

Don’t ignore it. A recorded mechanics lien clouds your title and can be foreclosed. There are strict statutory requirements for how and when a lien must be perfected and enforced, and defective liens can often be challenged — but the response windows are short. Call before the deadline, not after.

Yes, once someone has legal authority to sign. That authority comes from the probate court or from a trust, depending on how the property was held. Buyers and title companies will require proof of it, which is why inherited-property sales stall so often.

Yes — review, drafting, negotiation, and disputes, on both the landlord and tenant side, along with commercial evictions. A lease review before signing is the cheapest legal work you will ever buy.

We handle them. Nevada HOA lien and foreclosure law has been heavily litigated over the past decade, and outcomes turn on specific notice and payment facts. Bring us the notices you’ve received and we’ll tell you where you stand.

We bill hourly against an upfront retainer. For litigation, we break the work into phases with an estimated budget for each, so there are no surprises.

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