Opinion ID: 2598937
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Heading: Attorney's liens in Nevada

Text: Nevada recognizes two kinds of attorney's liens. Figliuzzi v. District Court, 111 Nev. 338, 342, 890 P.2d 798, 801 (1995). The first lien, a creature of statute, [1] is a special or charging lien on the judgment or settlement [that] the attorney has obtained for the client. Figliuzzi, 111 Nev. at 342, 890 P.2d at 801. The second lien, established at common law, is a general or retaining lien, which allows a discharged attorney to withhold the client's file and other property until the court, at the request or consent of the client, adjudicates the client's rights and obligations with respect to the lien. Id. The district court's jurisdiction over these two liens arises, however, in distinctive manners.