James D. Urrutia
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- LJU Law Firm
- Admitted
- 10/3/2012 (14 years)
- Law school
- Brigham Young University
- Location
- Las Vegas, NV
Contact and address
Record last verified May 30, 2026
Discipline history
No discipline on record.
Record last verified May 30, 2026
Appellate record
Handled 4 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
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 Based on the court's published decisions and unpublished orders; coverage is still being extended.
- 86738 - DIGNITY HEALTH VS. DIST. CT. (PLATT) (Jun 14, 2023)Dismissednot counted case details
- 83826 - RUSSELL APTS., LLC VS. DIST. CT. (DAVIS) (Jun 17, 2022)Request deniedWon - opposed the court order case details
- 82796-COA - SOUTHBAY CONSTR., LLC VS. DIST. CT. (BARRANCO) (Oct 20, 2021)Request deniedWon - opposed the court order case details
- 24-27149th Cir. - Cortez v. Stubbs, et al. 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)
In the news
Lawsuit: Guards beating of Nevada inmate led to fatal brain injury
“…of Las Vegas in August 2025. (Sam Morris/Las Vegas Review-Journal) Attorney James Urrutia is surrounded by relatives of Malik Avila and prison reform advocates during…”
reviewjournal.com - Aug 4, 2026 - read article
New lawsuits point to continued scrutiny of Nevada Department of Corrections facilities
“…24 Ely State Prison brawl that left three inmates dead and nine others injured. James Urrutia of LJU Law Firm explained what he says unfolded two years ago. “[A] big…”
ktnv.com - Aug 4, 2026 - read article
2 more Henderson police officers allege retaliation in separate lawsuits
“…Myers, Cochran and Gomez are being represented by Las Vegas-based attorney James Urrutia of the LJU Law Firm, who did not respond to a request for comment. The city…”
reviewjournal.com - Dec 19, 2025 - read article
In lawsuit, Henderson officer alleges he was retaliated against by his superiors
“…request for comment Thursday night. A message for Gomez’s attorney, James Urrutia, was not immediately returned. Contact Bryan Horwath at bhorwath@reviewjournal.…”
reviewjournal.com - Dec 12, 2025 - read article
Mother of Nevada prisoner reaches $4.6M settlement in lawsuit
“…multimillion-dollar settlement has been reached in a wrongful death lawsuit . James Urrutia, who represents the family of Christian Walker, who died at the prison about…”
reviewjournal.com - Sep 9, 2025 - read article
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