David C. Amesbury
DeceasedBar #3889 - ATTORNEY Deceased
- Admitted
- 9/24/1990
- Law school
- McGeorge
In Memoriam
David C. Amesbury
David C. Amesbury was a Las Vegas attorney admitted to the State Bar of Nevada in 1990. Over the course of his career he practiced in the areas of family law and criminal law in Southern Nevada, maintaining his own firm serving clients in the Las Vegas Valley.
Beyond his legal practice, Amesbury was a co-owner of the Courthouse Cafe at the Regional Justice Center in Las Vegas, operated under a Clark County contract - a fixture familiar to many who passed through the downtown courts. He was a recognizable presence in the local legal community during his years of practice.
Amesbury died on March 25, 2012, in Grass Valley, California, at the age of 57. He is remembered as part of the Las Vegas legal community in which he practiced for more than two decades.
Attorney in homeowners associations probe found dead (Las Vegas Review-Journal) - Second lawyer in Vegas homeowner association scandal found dead (NBC News) - David C. Amesbury - a Las Vegas, Nevada (NV) Family Law Lawyer (FindLaw)
Discipline history
No discipline on record.
Record last verified Jun 27, 2026
Appellate record
Handled 6 Supreme Court of Nevada cases on record.
Results in appellate decisions and orders
Details by role (challenging vs. defending a ruling)
- Criminal cases - Challenging a ruling: won 0 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 Based on the court's published decisions and unpublished orders; coverage is still being extended.
- 49198 - FUNDERBURK (SAMAJA) VS. STATE (Jul 30, 2009) case details
- 47995 - IN RE: APPLICATION OF SHIN (Mar 26, 2009) case details
- 43390 - MENDOZA (JUAN) VS. STATE (Mar 16, 2006)Ruling upheldLost - challenged the ruling case details
- 37483 - SHELTON VS. SHELTON (Oct 29, 2003) case details
- 38100 - IN RE: PARENTAL RIGHTS AS TO NUGENT (Oct 18, 2002) case details
- 35926 - NOLLETTE (JAMES) VS. STATE (May 17, 2002) case details
Case data via YourNevadaJudges.com - Nevada appellate decisions and orders
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