Review-Journal attorney Maggie McLetchie, center, Jay P. Raman, chief deputy district attorney, right, and defense attorney Chris Oram, left, who represents former Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority executive Brig Lawson, prepare to address the court during a hearing at the Regional Justice Center on Wednesday, July 17, 2019. (Bizuayehu Tesfaye/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @bizutesfaye