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Douglas R. Rands

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Admitted
9/26/1988 (38 years - more experience than 91% of active Nevada attorneys)
Law school
B.Y.U.
Location
Carson City, NV

Contact and address

Address
Office of the Attorney General
100 N. Carson St.
Carson City, NV 89701
Fax
(775) 684-1108

Record last verified Jun 30, 2026

Discipline history

No discipline on record.

Record last verified Jun 30, 2026

Appellate record

Handled 23 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

80% won of 10 decided cases
Won 8Mixed 2Lost 0
Civil cases
75% of 8
Criminal cases
100% of 1
Court-order requests
100% of 1
Details by role (challenging vs. defending a ruling)
  • Civil cases - Challenging a ruling: won 0 of 1 (1 mixed)
  • Civil cases - Defending a ruling: won 6 of 7 (1 mixed)
  • Criminal cases - Defending a ruling: 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 Based on the court's published decisions and unpublished orders; coverage is still being extended.

  • 90487-COA - JOHNSON VS. STATE OF NEV. (CIVIL) (Apr 14, 2026)Ruling upheldWon - defended the ruling case details
  • 89863-COA - CINQUE VS STATE OF NEV. (CIVIL) (Jan 21, 2026)Ruling upheldWon - defended the ruling case details
  • 90134-COA - CHERNETSKY VS. STATE OF NEV. (CIVIL) (Dec 29, 2025)Ruling upheldWon - defended the ruling case details
  • 89902-COA - PECK VS. STATE OF NEV. (CIVIL) (Oct 24, 2025)Ruling upheldWon - defended the ruling case details
  • 87023-COA - JOHNSON VS. STATE, DEP'T OF CORR. (Aug 21, 2025)Partly overturnedMixed - defended the ruling case details
  • 89817-COA - VOLPICELLI VS. DZURENDA. (CIVIL) (Aug 12, 2025)Ruling upheldWon - defended the ruling case details
  • 89555-COA - WOOD (TONY) VS. WARDEN (CRIMINAL) (Jul 30, 2025)Ruling upheldWon - defended the ruling case details
  • 89989 - MORAGA VS. GARCIA (CIVIL) (Jul 15, 2025)Dismissednot counted case details
  • 88300 - MACHLAN VS. STATE OF NEVADA (Sep 13, 2024)Dismissednot counted case details
  • 87669 - HON. S. BIERS VS. HOLLEY (Dec 12, 2023)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)

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