Gary Thomas Watson
DeceasedBar #450 - ATTORNEY Deceased
- Admitted
- 9/29/1981
- Law school
- Gonzaga U
In Memoriam
Gary Thomas Watson - 1953-11-22 to 2022-02-04
Gary Thomas Watson was born on November 22, 1953, in Santa Fe, New Mexico. He earned a bachelor's degree in Political Science from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas and a degree in Public Administration from the University of Nevada, Reno, before attending law school at Gonzaga University in Spokane, Washington, where he graduated Cum Laude in 1980.
Gary began practicing law in the Las Vegas area in 1980. He clerked for Judge Mendoza and then entered private practice, working for a time with the firm of Apple and Zervas and with Robert M. Apple. He went on to serve as the Supervising Deputy Attorney for the Nevada Attorneys for Injured Workers in Las Vegas, holding that supervisory role for approximately 25 years.
After a legal career spanning more than three decades in Nevada, Gary retired in November of 2013. He passed away on February 4, 2022, at the age of 68.
Gary Thomas Watson Obituary (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Discipline history
No discipline on record.
Record last verified Aug 16, 2026
Appellate record
Handled 4 Supreme Court of Nevada cases on record.
Results in appellate decisions and orders
Details by role (challenging vs. defending a ruling)
- Civil cases - Defending a ruling: won 1 of 2
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 Based on the court's published decisions and unpublished orders; coverage is still being extended.
- 53191 - RIO ALL SUITE HOTEL & CASINO VS. PHILLIPS (Sep 30, 2010)Ruling upheldWon - defended the ruling case details
- 51859 - NEV. ATTORNEY FOR INJURED WORKERS VS. NEV. SELF-INSURERS ASSOC. (Feb 25, 2010) case details
- 39363 - CONSTR. INDUS. WORKERS VS. CHALUE (Aug 21, 2003) case details
- 35079 - EICON VS. CHANDLER (May 24, 2001)Ruling overturnedLost - defended the ruling case details
Case data via YourNevadaJudges.com - Nevada appellate decisions and orders
Profile data from official public records, last verified Aug 16, 2026. Request a correction via the corrections page.