Mr. Claus started out litigating in the federal courts and traveled year around. He has had cases all across the United States. After the years he decided to settle down and has since made Las Vegas his home. Mr. Claus has been practicing law in Nevada for over 16 years. Since the start of his state practice here in Nevada, he has successfully defended every kind of criminal case from Capital murder (Death Penalty) to misdemeanors. He has had numerous high-profile cases that have been covered by multiple major news stations including Fox, ABC News, CBS News, 13 Action News, The Review Journal, The Las Vegas Sun, 8 news now, The New York Post, USA Today, and many more. Mr. Claus went to college for accounting, engineering, and the law and received his law degree with honors from Lewis and Clark Law School. Since starting his practice he has become one of the most formidable opponents to the State District Attorneys’ Office.

Madeleine Brumley Clavier is an attorney with the Wagstaff Law Firm. Her practice focuses primarily on pesticide and consumer products litigation. Madeleine was recently appointed by the Honorable Jacqueline Corley to the Plaintiffs' Steering Committee in MDL 3101: In Re: Baby Food Marketing, Sales Practices and Products Liability Litigation. In the MDL, Plaintiffs allege that Defendants knowingly sold baby food products contaminated with elevated levels of heavy metals, including lead and arsenic, that caused neurodevelopmental damage, autism spectrum disorder, and ADHD. Prior to joining the Wagstaff Law Firm in 2022, Madeleine led the Mass Torts Department at a mid-sized firm, which specialized in personal injury and mass tort litigation.

Area of Practice: Elder Abuse Lesley has been featured in Time magazine, People, Frontline, New York Times, the National Law Journal, The SacBee, and The Sacramento Business Journal for her groundbreaking work in the field of elder abuse. A 1988 graduate of the San Diego School of Law, Lesley was thrust into elder abuse law when her great-aunt was abused and neglected at a residential care facility. Lesley successfully tried the case and got the facility’s license revoked. Since that time, her practice has focused exclusively on representing victims of abuse and neglect in institutional settings. Lesley believes that by holding corporations accountable to their promises to care for the vulnerable and provide competent, humane care, we can improve care for everyone. Lesley is the past chair of the American Association for Justice Nursing Home Litigation Group and has long been recognized by Martindale-Hubbell’s American Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers. Lesley strongly believes in passing along the knowledge she has gained through her years as an advocate and educator. She teaches classes and seminars around the country and mentors young attorneys so they will be able to continue the important work of protecting our elders.

With North Alabama roots stretching back over 200 years, Joe Cloud’s heritage is as much a part of the landscape as the mountains and valleys in which he was raised. The son of a WWII veteran tail-gunner who became the first lawyer in the family and of a mother who raised her four younger siblings after her own mother’s death, Joe was formed by people who understood hard work, determination and compassion. For over 40 years, he has represented his clients with integrity and a dogged focus that has resulted in his being recognized by Super Lawyers, Best Lawyers in America, Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum, and has been designated by his peers with the highest possible AV Preeminent Rating through Martindale-Hubbell since 1995. With Joe as your advocate, he understands that you are up against the fight of your life. You can count on him being there every step of the way. With verdicts, awards and settlements totaling over $200 million, he has proven to be an extraordinarily competent ally and formidable litigator on his client’s behalf. Battling for your rights as a victim of any kind of accident or injury is why he pursued a career in law and why he wants to go to work for you.

Ian is a graduate of the University of Houston Law Center and a founding partner of Robins Cloud LLP. He has been responsible for the asbestos docket since the firms founding in 1992; including litigation, settlement and management of the docket. Ian has tried over 100 plaintiffs’ claims to verdict. He also has represented over 20,000 victims of asbestos disease since 1992. Ian is a native Houstonian and graduated from Texas State University (1988) and the University of Houston Law Center (1992) and was admitted to the Texas Bar in 1992. He is licensed to practice in front of Texas state courts and the United States District Court for the Southern and Eastern Districts of Texas. He is a member of the Texas Trial Lawyers Association; Houston Trial Lawyers Association (Board of Directors from 1995 to 2000); American Association for Justice (formerly Association of Trial Lawyers of America). Ian serves on the Joint Liaison Committee advising Judge Mark Davidson, statewide Asbestos MDL judge for Texas, on asbestos litigation in Texas. Ian also serves, through a client, on the W.R. Grace Asbestos Personal Injury Claimants Committee in the W.R. Grace bankruptcy.