Dena I. Rinetti
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- 5/2/2006 (20 years, 5 months - more experience than 58% of active Nevada attorneys)
- Law school
- Roger Williams University
- Location
- Las Vegas, NV
Contact and address
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Record last verified Jun 19, 2026
Discipline history
No discipline on record.
Record last verified Jun 19, 2026
Appellate record
Handled 4 Supreme Court of Nevada / Court of Appeals of Nevada cases on record.
Results in appellate decisions and orders
- Criminal cases
- 50% of 2
- Court-order requests
- 100% of 2
Details by role (challenging vs. defending a ruling)
- Criminal cases - Challenging a ruling: won 1 of 1
- Criminal cases - Defending a ruling: won 0 of 1 (1 mixed)
- Court-order requests - Requesting a court order: won 1 of 1
- Court-order requests - Opposing a court-order request: 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 Based on the court's published decisions and unpublished orders; coverage is still being extended.
- 71044 - THOMAS (CAMERON) VS. STATE (Jan 4, 2019)Partly overturnedMixed - defended the ruling case details
- 73808-COA - BUSH VS. DIST. CT. (STATE) (Dec 4, 2018)Request deniedWon - opposed the court order case details
- 71621 - STATE VS. DIST. CT. (BAKER (JEFFREY)) (Mar 1, 2018)Request grantedWon - sought the court order case details
- 64913 - STATE VS. HARRIS (MARIANN) (May 8, 2017)Ruling overturnedWon - challenged the ruling case details
Case data via YourNevadaJudges.com - Nevada appellate decisions and orders
In the news
Las Vegas woman gets prison sentence for posing as registered nurse
“…hearing lasted over an hour. Clark County Deputy District Attorney Dena Rinetti said Scott abused people's trust, and the sentence had to set an example…”
news3lv.com - Aug 12, 2026 - read article
Las Vegas woman gets prison sentence for posing as registered nurse
“…hearing lasted over an hour. Clark County Deputy District Attorney Dena Rinetti said Scott abused people's trust, and the sentence had to set an example…”
news3lv.com - Aug 12, 2026 - read article
‘I trusted her’: Parents give statements as Las Vegas woman who posed as nurse gets prison
“…Another victim defended Scott in a statement read by Chief Deputy Attorney Dena Rinetti, saying that the defendant’s behavior was wrong, but that she acted…”
reviewjournal.com - Aug 12, 2026 - read article
Las Vegas man who killed 2-year-old niece while babysitting gets prison
“…District Judge Tierra Jones sentenced him. Chief Deputy District Attorney Dena Rinetti said the case was negotiated in consultation with the family. Contact Noble…”
reviewjournal.com - Mar 26, 2026 - read article
‘I do not like this deal’: Judge orders probation in killing of 1-year-old
“…describing it as one of the worst he had seen. Chief Deputy District Attorney Dena Rinetti said that inconsistent witness statements were among the reasons prosecutors…”
reviewjournal.com - Jan 13, 2026 - read article
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