Dianna DeBeau Hegeduis

Deceased

Bar #5616 - ATTORNEY Deceased

Admitted: 10/16/1995
Law school: Brigham Young University

In Memoriam

Dianna DeBeau Hegeduis - 1953 to 2011-05-08

Dianna Marie Hegeduis was born in 1953 in Dallas and made her home in Las Vegas, where she lived for 35 years. She graduated from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas in 1992 and went on to earn her law degree from the J. Reuben Clark Law School at Brigham Young University in 1995, entering the profession with a letter of recommendation from Sen. Harry Reid.

Over the course of her legal career in Nevada, Dianna served as a chief deputy attorney general for the State of Nevada. During her tenure with the attorney general's office, she successfully argued several cases that established current law and continue to be cited by the Nevada Supreme Court.

She later served as executive director and general counsel for the Nevada State Board of Osteopathic Medicine. Dianna passed away on May 8, 2011.

Dianna Hegeduis Obituary (Las Vegas Review-Journal) - Dianna Marie Hegeduis Obituary - Las Vegas, NV (Dignity Memorial (Palm Mortuary)) - Dianna Marie Oppermann Hegeduis (1953-2011) (Find a Grave)

Discipline history

No discipline on record.

Record last verified Jun 26, 2026

Appellate record

Handled 8 Supreme Court of Nevada cases on record.

Results in appellate decisions and orders

20% won of 5 decided cases

Won 1Mixed 2Lost 2

Details by role (challenging vs. defending a ruling)

Civil cases - Defending a ruling: won 1 of 5 (2 mixed)

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 Based on the court's published decisions and unpublished orders; coverage is still being extended.

42348 - CITY OF HENDERSON VS. KILGORE (Mar 30, 2006)Ruling overturnedLost - defended the ruling case details
42025 - NEV. SERV. EMPL. UNION VS. ORR (Sep 29, 2005)Ruling upheldWon - defended the ruling case details
42093 - SO. NEV. OPERATING ENG'RS VS. LABOR COMM'R (Sep 15, 2005)Ruling overturnedLost - defended the ruling case details
40636 - CITY PLAN DEVELOPMENT VS. LABOR COMM'R (Aug 11, 2005)Partly overturnedMixed - defended the ruling case details
41005 - RTTC COMMUNICATIONS VS. SARATOGA FLIER (Apr 14, 2005) case details
37060 - CITY OF RENO VS. RENO POLICE PROTECTIVE ASSN (Dec 26, 2002) case details
36881 - STATE, BUS. & INDUS. VS. GRANITE CONSTR. (Feb 13, 2002) case details
34906 - COAST HOTELS VS. LABOR COMMISSION (Nov 15, 2001)Partly overturnedMixed - defended the ruling case details

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

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