Michael Stoberski (Of Counsel-Las Vegas, NV) and Nicholas Adams (Associate-Las Vegas, NV), after the plaintiff rested in a bench trial in the District Court for Clark County, Nevada, were granted their NRCP 52(c) motion for judgment as a matter of law, and the court entered judgment for Wilson Elser’s attorney clients on the plaintiff’s sole legal malpractice claim. The court found that the plaintiff failed to prove essential elements of legal malpractice, including the standard of care, breach, and proximate cause. During the plaintiff’s case-in-chief, Mike and Nicholas introduced evidence showing that the challenged strategy rested on legal research, client communications, and the need to secure affirmative relief in light of the opposing party’s filings in the underlying action. The court agreed that these issues were nuanced and not suitable for resolution without expert testimony, and it found that the plaintiff offered no competent evidence that a different pleading approach would have produced a better outcome or that the defense’s conduct foreclosed any post-judgment remedies.