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Brian Edward Sandoval

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Firm / organization
University of Nevada, RenoListed on the firm's website; the bar record shows no firm.
Admitted
10/2/1989 (37 years - more experience than 90% of active Nevada attorneys)
Law school
Ohio State

Contact and address

Phone
(775) 784-3493firm main line

Record last verified Aug 16, 2026

Discipline history

No discipline on record.

Record last verified Aug 16, 2026

Appellate record

Handled 30 Supreme Court of Nevada cases on record.

Results in appellate decisions and orders

50% won of 20 decided cases
Won 10Mixed 3Lost 7
Civil cases
60% of 5
Criminal cases
40% of 10
Court-order requests
60% of 5
Details by role (challenging vs. defending a ruling)
  • Civil cases - Defending a ruling: won 3 of 5 (1 mixed)
  • Criminal cases - Defending a ruling: won 4 of 10 (2 mixed)
  • Court-order requests - Requesting a court order: won 1 of 2
  • Court-order requests - Opposing a court-order request: won 0 of 1
  • Court-order requests - Defending a ruling: won 2 of 2

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 Based on the court's published decisions and unpublished orders; coverage is still being extended.

  • 39413 - Flores v. State (Oct 20, 2005)Dismissednot counted case details
  • 41967 - Carter v. State (Oct 20, 2005)Ruling overturnedLost - defended the ruling case details
  • 44974 - Bennett v. Eighth Judicial District Court of Nevada Ex Rel. County of Clark (Oct 20, 2005)Request grantedLost - opposed the court order case details
  • 41525 - Weber v. State (Sep 15, 2005)Ruling upheldWon - defended the ruling case details
  • 40609 - Mineral County v. State, Board of Equalization (Sep 15, 2005)Ruling upheldWon - defended the ruling case details
  • 42177 - Phillips v. State (Sep 15, 2005)Partly overturnedMixed - defended the ruling case details
  • 42093 - Southern Nevada Operating Engineers Contract Compliance Trust v. Johnson (Sep 15, 2005)Ruling overturnedLost - defended the ruling case details
  • 42289 - Anderson v. State (Aug 25, 2005)Ruling overturnedLost - defended the ruling case details
  • 41586 - Weaver v. State, Department of Motor Vehicles (Aug 11, 2005)Ruling upheldWon - defended the ruling case details
  • 40636 - City Plan Development, Inc. v. Office of the Labor Commissioner (Aug 11, 2005)Partly overturnedMixed - defended the ruling case details

Case data via YourNevadaJudges.com - Nevada appellate decisions and orders

In the news

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    elkodaily.com - May 12, 2026 - read article

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    “…Security Site, which is located about 90 miles northwest of Las Vegas. Gov. Brian Sandoval and Attorney General Adam Paul Laxalt filed a lawsuit on Nov. 30 in district…”

    ktnv.com - Dec 4, 2018 - read article

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