Adam P. Laxalt
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- Cooper & Kirk PLLC
- Admitted
- 1/6/2012 (14 years, 9 months)
- Law school
- Georgetown University Law Center-2
- Location
- Washington, DC
Contact and address
Record last verified Aug 16, 2026
Discipline history
No discipline on record.
Record last verified Aug 16, 2026
Appellate record
Handled 4,127 Supreme Court of Nevada / Court of Appeals of Nevada cases on record.
Results in appellate decisions and orders
- Civil cases
- 83% of 132
- Criminal cases
- 92% of 2524
- Court-order requests
- 95% of 516
- Other matters
- 67% of 3
Details by role (challenging vs. defending a ruling)
- Civil cases - Challenging a ruling: won 7 of 10
- Civil cases - Defending a ruling: won 102 of 122 (6 mixed)
- Criminal cases - Challenging a ruling: won 12 of 32 (4 mixed)
- Criminal cases - Defending a ruling: won 2322 of 2492 (69 mixed)
- Other matters - Defending a ruling: won 2 of 3
- Court-order requests - Requesting a court order: won 9 of 21
- Court-order requests - Opposing a court-order request: won 201 of 216
- Court-order requests - Defending a ruling: won 278 of 279
Appellate courts uphold far more rulings than they overturn, so lawyers who mostly defend rulings tend to show higher won-shares than lawyers who mostly challenge them. This breakdown lets you compare like with like.
Won means the court ruled the way this side asked. Mixed means the court agreed in part. Cases that were dismissed or have no clear result are listed but not counted. Based on the court's published decisions and unpublished orders; coverage is still being extended.
- 76794-COA - BLANDINO VS. HERNDON (Jul 24, 2020)Ruling upheldWon - defended the ruling case details
- 72988 - FRANKS (KENNETH) VS. STATE (Jan 3, 2019)Ruling upheldWon - defended the ruling case details
- 72091 - COOPER (JAMES) VS. STATE (Dec 27, 2018)Ruling overturnedLost - defended the ruling case details
- 69509 - HARRIS (AMMAR) VS. STATE (DEATH PENALTY-DIRECT) (Dec 27, 2018)Ruling upheldWon - defended the ruling case details
- 75184 - STATE VS. BROWN (TAREN) (Dec 20, 2018)Dismissednot counted case details
- 73048-COA - NATKO (HELEN) VS. STATE (Dec 20, 2018)Ruling upheldWon - defended the ruling case details
- 74984-COA - TRUDEAU (MICHELLE) VS. STATE (Dec 19, 2018)Ruling upheldWon - defended the ruling case details
- 73080-COA - PATTISON VS. STATE, DEP'T OF CORR. (Dec 17, 2018)Ruling upheldWon - defended the ruling case details
- 72545-COA - SPLOND (KENNY) VS, STATE (Dec 17, 2018)Ruling upheldWon - defended the ruling case details
- 77353 - ARAUJO (IGNACIO) VS. STATE (Dec 17, 2018)Dismissednot counted case details
Case data via YourNevadaJudges.com - Nevada appellate decisions and orders
In the news
Sparks City Attorney Wes Duncan challenges DA Chris Hicks on crime, key cases and nepotism
“…as Nevada’s first assistant attorney general under then-Attorney General Adam Laxalt. He later joined the City of Sparks as chief assistant city attorney and was…”
kolotv.com - Jun 3, 2026 - read article
OPINION: What exactly does an attorney general do? - The Nevada Independent
“…listing practices . By contrast, his Republican predecessor, Attorney General Adam Laxalt, sued over the Obama administration's environmental and labor regulations…”
thenevadaindependent.com - May 20, 2026 - read article
Cannizzaro, Conine clash in Democratic AG primary
“…Cortez Masto, a Democrat, went from AG to the U.S. Senate in 2015. Republican Adam Laxalt, served on term as AG then in two subsequent elections, ran for governor and U.…”
elkodaily.com - May 12, 2026 - read article
Nevada Democratic attorney general primary is a battle over rich donors and résumés - The Nevada Independent
“…2015 — focused on sex trafficking and the mortgage crisis, while her successor, Adam Laxalt (R), targeted what he described as the Obama administration's overreach and…”
thenevadaindependent.com - May 12, 2026 - read article
Washoe County's top prosecutor has a challenger for the first time. It's getting messy. - The Nevada Independent
“…Las Vegas Valley, before taking a top role under then-Attorney General Adam Laxalt (R). In 2018, he ran to succeed his boss, losing to Democrat Aaron Ford by…”
thenevadaindependent.com - Apr 23, 2026 - read article
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