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Bruce William Nelson

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Admitted
9/30/1985 (41 years - more experience than 94% of active Nevada attorneys)
Law school
U.of San Diego
Location
Las Vegas, NV

Contact and address

Address
Las Vegas, NV

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Record last verified Aug 16, 2026

Discipline history

No discipline on record.

Record last verified Aug 16, 2026

Appellate record

Handled 9 Supreme Court of Nevada / Court of Appeals of Nevada cases on record.

Results in appellate decisions and orders

60% won of 5 decided cases
Won 3Mixed 0Lost 2
Civil cases
0% of 2
Criminal cases
100% of 2
Court-order requests
100% of 1
Details by role (challenging vs. defending a ruling)
  • Civil cases - Defending a ruling: won 0 of 2
  • Criminal cases - Challenging a ruling: won 1 of 1
  • Criminal cases - Defending a ruling: won 1 of 1
  • Court-order requests - Requesting a court order: won 1 of 1

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 Based on the court's published decisions and unpublished orders; coverage is still being extended.

  • 76715-COA - IN RE: APPLICATION OF FINLEY (Jul 25, 2019)Ruling overturnedLost - defended the ruling case details
  • 72005 - CARR (STEPHEN) VS. STATE (Nov 15, 2018)Ruling upheldWon - defended the ruling case details
  • 72921-COA - IN RE: APPLICATION OF GALLEGOS (Aug 3, 2018)Ruling overturnedLost - defended the ruling case details
  • 68545 - STATE VS. DIST. CT. SCHNEIDER (JENNIFER) (Aug 12, 2016)Ruling overturnedWon - sought the court order case details
  • 55918 - THE STATE OF NEVADA VS. DIST. CT. (ARMSTRONG) (Dec 29, 2011) case details
  • 50026 - SHERIFF VS. BURCHAM (Dec 24, 2008)Ruling overturnedWon - challenged the ruling case details
  • 39869 - DETTLOFF (MITCHELL) VS. STATE (Sep 16, 2004) case details
  • 41109 - STATE VS. WILLIAMS (JESSICA) (Jul 22, 2004) case details
  • 37785 - WILLIAMS (JESSICA) VS. STATE (Aug 2, 2002) case details

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

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