Geraldine Kirk-Hughes

Deceased2 discipline records

Bar #3444 - ATTORNEY Deceased

Firm / organization: Kirk-Hughes & Associates
Admitted: 12/3/1987
Law school: Nevada School of Law
Location: Las Vegas, NV

In Memoriam

Geraldine Kirk-Hughes was a Las Vegas, Nevada attorney who was admitted to the State Bar of Nevada on December 3, 1987, and went on to build a long career in private practice in Southern Nevada.

She founded and led Kirk-Hughes & Associates, a law firm based in Las Vegas that she established in 1987 and continued to operate for decades. Beyond her practice, she was active in the organized bar, serving as President of the Las Vegas Chapter of the National Bar Association from 1999 to 2001 - the chapter being an affiliate association dedicated to civil rights and to supporting attorneys in the Las Vegas legal community.

Geraldine Kirk-Hughes was remembered by the Clark County Bar Association among the members of the Nevada legal community who passed away during 2020 and 2021, honored for her years of service to clients and to the profession in Southern Nevada.

Honoring Members Past and Present (Clark County Bar Association) - Geraldine Kirk-Hughes - President (1999-2001), Las Vegas Chapter of the National Bar Association (ZoomInfo) - Las Vegas Chapter of the National Bar Association (State Bar of Nevada) - Kirk-Hughes & Associates Law Office - Business Profile (Better Business Bureau)

Discipline history

Type: Public Reprimand Effective Date: 1/22/10 Case Number: 07-163-0358 [ View Document ]
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Type: Order of Suspension and Remand Effective Date: 12/11/17 Case No.: 68880 [ View Document ]
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Record last verified Jun 30, 2026

Appellate record

Handled 3 Supreme Court of Nevada / Court of Appeals of Nevada cases on record.

Results in appellate decisions and orders

100% won of 2 decided cases

Won 2Mixed 0Lost 0

Details by role (challenging vs. defending a ruling)

Court-order requests - Opposing a court-order request: won 2 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.

73951 - CASTRO VS. DIST. CT. (KIRK-HUGHES, ESQ.) (Feb 15, 2018)Request deniedWon - opposed the court order case details
73012-COA - CASTRO VS. DIST. CT. (KIRK-HUGHES, ESQ.) (Jun 14, 2017)Request deniedWon - opposed the court order case details
41015 - BASS-DAVIS VS. DAVIS (May 11, 2006) case details

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

Profile data from official public records, last verified Jun 30, 2026. Request a correction via the corrections page.