Nevada Revised Statutes
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 49.045 (2026)
“Client” defined
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NRS 49.045 “Client” defined. “Client”
means a person, including a public officer, corporation, association or other
organization or entity, either public or private, who is rendered professional
legal services by a lawyer, or who consults a lawyer with a view to obtaining
professional legal services from the lawyer.
(Added to NRS by 1971, 782)
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3
cases, 2008–2016 · leading case: Montgomery v. eTreppid Tech., LLc, 548 F. Supp. 2d 1175 (D. Nev. 2008).
Montgomery v. eTreppid Tech., LLc, 548 F. Supp. 2d 1175 (D. Nev. 2008). “Nevada’s definition of "client” is “a person, including a public officer, corporation, association or other organization or entity, either public or private, who is rendered professional legal services by a lawyer, or who consults a lawyer with a view to obtaining professional…”
Las Vegas Sands v. Eighth Jud. Dist. Ct., 2014 NV 69 (Nev. 2014). “In opposition, Sands argued that pursuant to NRS 49.045 and 49.095, Sands was the sole holder of the attorney-client privilege, and it had not waived that privilege.”
Pohl v. Dist. Ct. (Christie), No. 64725 (Nev. Jan. 28, 2016). “9(c), which allow an attorney to use 2 In Nevada, the attorney-client privilege encompasses prospective clients.”
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