Craig R. Anderson
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- Marquis Aurbach Coffing P.C.
- Admitted
- 10/12/1999 (26 years, 11 months - more experience than 74% of active Nevada attorneys)
- Law school
- Brigham Young University
- Location
- Las Vegas, NV
Contact and address
Record last verified Jul 22, 2026
Discipline history
No discipline on record.
Record last verified Jul 22, 2026
Appellate record
Handled 51 Supreme Court of Nevada / Court of Appeals of Nevada / U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit cases on record.
Results in appellate decisions and orders
- Civil cases
- 52% of 21
- Court-order requests
- 50% of 8
Details by role (challenging vs. defending a ruling)
- Civil cases - Challenging a ruling: won 1 of 6 (3 mixed)
- Civil cases - Defending a ruling: won 10 of 15 (1 mixed)
- Court-order requests - Requesting a court order: won 0 of 4
- Court-order requests - Opposing a court-order request: won 3 of 3
- Court-order requests - Defending a ruling: 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 Based on the court's published decisions and unpublished orders; coverage is still being extended.
- 24-55809th Cir. - K.C. v. Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department (Jan 2, 2026) case details
- 24-61469th Cir. - Hawatmeh, et al. v. City of Henderson, et al. (Nov 7, 2025)Ruling upheldWon - defended the ruling case details
- 23-161939th Cir. - Daniel Dydzak v. Midfirst Bank (Apr 30, 2025) case details
- 23-157849th Cir. - Daniel Dydzak v. Tani Cantil-Sakauye (Apr 30, 2025) case details
- 89066 - WARREN VS. VIP AUTO SERV. CENTER, INC. (CIVIL) (Sep 30, 2024)Dismissednot counted case details
- 88821 - WARREN VS. VIP AUTO SERV. CENTER, INC. (Sep 17, 2024)Dismissednot counted case details
- 23-154809th Cir. - Rochelle Scott v. Kyle Smith (Jul 30, 2024)Partly overturnedMixed - challenged the ruling case details
- 88521 - WARREN VS. VIP AUTO SERV. CENTER, INC. (Jun 28, 2024)Dismissednot counted case details
- 86696 - MCCRAKEN VS. DIST. CT. (SCHULTZ) (Mar 21, 2024)Request deniedWon - opposed the court order case details
- 83025 - SUNRIDGE CORP. VS. HOWARD & HOWARD ATTORNEYS PLLC C/W 83143/83936 (Mar 19, 2024)Dismissednot counted case details
Case data via YourNevadaJudges.com - Nevada appellate decisions and orders; U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit dockets via CourtListener (Free Law Project)
In the news
Jury awards $6.5M in trial over Las Vegas police killing of armed protester
“…said. The attorney does not think he intended to harm anyone. Defense lawyer Craig Anderson pointed out Gomez’s rifle and body armor during his closing argument.…”
reviewjournal.com - Nov 3, 2025 - read article
Jury deliberating on trial over police killing of armed BLM protester
“…a rifle at them . Lawyers for Gomez’s family deny that allegation . Craig Anderson, a lawyer representing the officers who fired shots, told the jury the case…”
reviewjournal.com - Oct 29, 2025 - read article
Witnesses say they didn’t see armed protester killed by police pointing his gun
“…that claim. Before the civilian witnesses addressed jurors, defense attorney Craig Anderson argued they should not be allowed to testify. They were facing the other way…”
reviewjournal.com - Oct 25, 2025 - read article
Police on trial in fatal Las Vegas shooting of armed Black Lives Matter protester
“…to the ground and after he was on the ground. ‘Forced to react’ Craig Anderson, a lawyer representing the officers who fired shots, said the group did not…”
reviewjournal.com - Oct 22, 2025 - read article
Jury finds Vegas police fabricated evidence in 2001 killing, awards $34M to exonerated woman
“…The detectives, Thomas Thowsen and James LaRochelle, and their attorney, Craig Anderson, declined to comment outside court. Anderson told U.S. District Judge Richard…”
ktnv.com - Dec 16, 2024 - read article
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