🛡️ Churchill County Hazing Lawyer: Protecting Students from Fraternity & Sorority Abuse

Attorney 911 — Hazing Litigation Experts Serving Churchill County, Nevada

🚨 Hazing in Churchill County: A Crisis Hiding in Plain Sight

Churchill County is known for its close-knit community, strong family values, and proud educational traditions. Families in Fallon, Lahontan, and surrounding areas send their children to college expecting them to be safe—whether they attend the University of Nevada, Reno (UNR), Truckee Meadows Community College, Western Nevada College, or other institutions across Nevada and the West.

But behind the Greek letters and promises of brotherhood or sisterhood, a dark reality exists: hazing.

The same national fraternities and sororities involved in hazing deaths and injuries across America—Pi Kappa Phi, Sigma Alpha Epsilon, Pi Kappa Alpha, Kappa Sigma, Sigma Chi, and others—have active chapters at universities near Churchill County. The same “traditions” that hospitalized our client in Houston and killed students at Penn State, LSU, and Florida State exist right here in Nevada.

If your child has been hazed in Churchill County, they deserve justice. And Attorney 911 is here to fight for them.

💔 What Churchill County Families Need to Know About Hazing

Hazing Doesn’t Just Happen at “Big Name” Schools”

Many Churchill County parents assume hazing is a problem at large universities like UNR or UNLV—but not at smaller colleges or community colleges. This is a dangerous myth.

Hazing occurs in:

• Fraternities and sororities at UNR, UNLV, and other Nevada schools
• Sports teams (football, basketball, wrestling, cheerleading)
• Marching bands and ROTC programs
• Honor societies and academic clubs
• Even at community colleges and vocational schools

If there’s a student organization near Churchill County, there’s a risk of hazing.

Hazing Isn’t Just “Harmless Pranks”

Churchill County families often hear fraternities and sororities defend hazing as “tradition” or “team-building.” This is a lie.

Hazing includes:

• Physical abuse (beatings, paddling, forced exercise to exhaustion)
• Forced consumption (alcohol, food, non-food substances until vomiting)
• Psychological torture (waterboarding, sleep deprivation, humiliation)
• Sexual abuse (forced nudity, sexual acts, carrying sexual objects)
• Extreme risks (heat stroke, hypothermia, alcohol poisoning, rhabdomyolysis—the same condition that hospitalized our client)

This isn’t tradition. It’s abuse. It’s assault. And it’s often criminal.

Universities and National Organizations Know—And They Do Nothing

The University of Nevada, Reno (UNR) and other institutions near Churchill County have policies against hazing, but they rarely enforce them until someone is hospitalized or dies. National fraternities and sororities have paid millions in settlements for hazing deaths and injuries, yet they continue to allow dangerous chapters to operate.

They know. They don’t care. Until someone sues.

🏥 The Medical Consequences of Hazing: What Churchill County Families Face

Hazing doesn’t just leave emotional scars—it can cause lifelong physical damage and even death.

Common Hazing Injuries in Churchill County Cases:

Our client in Houston was hospitalized for 4 days with rhabdomyolysis and kidney failure after being waterboarded and forced to do 500 squats. The same thing could happen to a Churchill County student.

⚖️ Nevada Hazing Laws: What Churchill County Victims Can Do

Nevada Revised Statutes (NRS) 200.605 — Hazing is a Crime

Nevada law defines hazing as:

“Any method of initiation into or affiliation with a student organization, athletic team, or living group that is likely to cause physical injury, mental harm, or personal degradation.”

Penalties for Hazing in Nevada:

• Misdemeanor for hazing that doesn’t cause serious injury
• Felony if hazing causes serious bodily harm or death
• Organizations can be fined or suspended

Churchill County families should know:

• Consent is NOT a defense — Even if your child “agreed” to participate, the law still holds perpetrators accountable.
• Universities can be held liable — If they knew or should have known about hazing and failed to stop it.
• National fraternities/sororities can be sued — They have deep pockets and insurance policies.

💰 How Much Is a Churchill County Hazing Case Worth?

Hazing cases result in multi-million dollar settlements and verdicts when victims and families stand up for their rights. Here’s what Churchill County families have recovered in similar cases:

Churchill County families: These same results are possible for your case.

What Churchill County Victims Can Recover:

• Medical bills (past and future)
• Lost wages (if hazing disrupted education/career)
• Pain and suffering (physical and emotional trauma)
• Punitive damages (to punish the organization for reckless conduct)
• Wrongful death damages (if hazing resulted in death)

🔍 Who Can Be Sued in a Churchill County Hazing Case?

When hazing happens, multiple parties are responsible—and we sue them all.

Churchill County families: We don’t just sue one person. We sue everyone responsible.

📋 What to Do If Your Child Was Hazed in Churchill County

Step 1: Get Medical Help Immediately

• If your child is injured, go to the ER—even if they say they’re “fine.”
• Document all symptoms (pain, vomiting, difficulty walking, brown urine—sign of rhabdomyolysis).
• Save all medical records.

Step 2: Preserve Evidence

• Take photos/videos of injuries, hazing locations, and any physical evidence.
• Save all communications (texts, GroupMe, Snapchat, Instagram DMs).
• Get witness names and contact info (other pledges, bystanders).
• Do NOT delete anything—even if it’s embarrassing.

Step 3: Do NOT Talk to the Organization Without a Lawyer

• Fraternities, sororities, and universities will try to control the narrative.
• They may ask your child to sign documents or give statements—this can destroy their case.
• Anything they say can be used against them.

Step 4: Contact a Hazing Lawyer Immediately

• Nevada has a 2-year statute of limitations—if you wait, you lose your right to sue.
• Evidence disappears quickly (texts deleted, witnesses forget, organizations destroy records).
• Call Attorney 911 now: 1-888-ATTY-911

🎯 Why Churchill County Families Choose Attorney 911

1. We’re Currently Fighting a $10 Million Hazing Case

• We represent Leonel Bermudez, a student hospitalized with rhabdomyolysis and kidney failure after being waterboarded and forced to do 500 squats at Pi Kappa Phi.
• This isn’t theoretical—we’re in the fight RIGHT NOW.
• Churchill County families get the same aggressive representation.

2. Former Insurance Defense Attorneys—We Know Their Playbook

• Both Ralph Manginello and Lupe Pena worked for insurance companies and national defense firms before switching sides.
• We know how they try to minimize and deny claims.
• We use that knowledge to MAXIMIZE your recovery.

3. Federal Court Authority—We Can Sue Anywhere

• We’re admitted to U.S. District Court—meaning we can pursue Churchill County hazing cases nationwide.
• If your child was hazed at UNR, UNLV, or any other school, we can help.

4. We Travel to Churchill County

• We come to Fallon, Lahontan, and surrounding areas for depositions, client meetings, and trials.
• Distance is not a barrier to justice.

5. Bilingual Representation (Se Habla Español)

• Many hazing victims in Churchill County come from Hispanic families.
• We speak Spanish and ensure language is never a barrier to justice.

6. Contingency Fee—No Upfront Costs

• You pay NOTHING unless we win.
• We don’t get paid until you get paid.
• Churchill County families can fight back without financial risk.

📞 Churchill County Families: Call Now for a Free Consultation

If your child has been hazed in Churchill County, Nevada, we can help.

✅ Free, confidential case evaluation
✅ No obligation—just answers
✅ Available 24/7 for hazing emergencies

📞 Call: 1-888-ATTY-911
📧 Email: ralph@atty911.com
🌐 Website: attorney911.com

We serve Churchill County from our offices in Houston, Austin, and Beaumont—and we travel to Nevada for your case.

🚫 Warning to Churchill County Fraternities & Sororities

To Pi Kappa Phi, Sigma Alpha Epsilon, Pi Kappa Alpha, Kappa Sigma, Sigma Chi, and all other Greek organizations operating near Churchill County:

We are watching. The same legal strategies that secured $10+ million verdicts nationwide apply to your chapter.

If you haze students in Churchill County, we will:

• Sue your local chapter
• Sue your national organization
• Sue the university for failing to protect students
• Sue every individual who participated
• Pursue criminal charges where applicable

The Beta Nu chapter at University of Houston? Shut down. The same will happen to your chapter if you don’t clean up your act.

🏛️ Warning to Nevada Universities

University of Nevada, Reno (UNR) and other Nevada institutions:

You own the fraternity houses. You have the power to regulate Greek life. You have a duty to protect students.

If you knew or should have known about hazing and failed to stop it, you will be held accountable.

The University of Houston is currently being sued for $10 million because they owned the house where a student was waterboarded. The same liability applies to you.

🎓 Churchill County Parents: Protect Your Child

You sent your child to college expecting them to be safe. They deserve better than to be abused in the name of “tradition.”

If your child has been hazed:

• They are not alone.
• They are not to blame.
• They have legal rights.

Call Attorney 911 today. Let’s hold the people who hurt your child accountable—and prevent this from happening to another Churchill County family.

📞 1-888-ATTY-911 | ralph@atty911.com | attorney911.com

🔥 Enough is Enough. Churchill County Deserves Justice.