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James J Leavitt

James J Leavitt

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Admitted
10/14/1996 (29 years, 11 months - more experience than 80% of active Nevada attorneys)
Law school
University of Idaho
Location
Las Vegas, NV

Contact and address

Address
Law Offices of Kermitt L. Waters
704 South 9th Street
Las Vegas, NV 89101
Fax
(702) 731-1964

Record last verified May 25, 2026

Discipline history

No discipline on record.

Record last verified May 25, 2026

Appellate record

Handled 22 Supreme Court of Nevada cases on record.

Results in appellate decisions and orders

45% won of 11 decided cases
Won 5Mixed 1Lost 5
Civil cases
50% of 6
Court-order requests
50% of 4
Other matters
0% of 1
Details by role (challenging vs. defending a ruling)
  • Civil cases - Challenging a ruling: won 2 of 4 (1 mixed)
  • Civil cases - Defending a ruling: won 1 of 2
  • Other matters - Challenging a ruling: won 0 of 1
  • Court-order requests - Requesting a court order: won 0 of 1
  • Court-order requests - Opposing a court-order request: won 2 of 3

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 Based on the court's published decisions and unpublished orders; coverage is still being extended.

  • 89279 - CITY OF LAS VEGAS VS. FORE STARS, LTD. (CIVIL) (Mar 19, 2025)Dismissednot counted case details
  • 85693 - MASS LAND ACQUISITION, LLC VS. DIST. CT. (SIERRA PAC. POWER CO.) (Oct 17, 2024)Request deniedLost - sought the court order case details
  • 88103 - CITY OF LAS VEGAS VS. 180 LAND CO., LLC (Sep 30, 2024)Dismissednot counted case details
  • 84345 - CITY OF LAS VEGAS VS. 180 LAND CO, LLC C/W 84640 (Apr 18, 2024)Ruling upheldWon - defended the ruling case details
  • 83014 - NEV. YELLOW CAB CORP. VS. STATE (Dec 1, 2022)Ruling upheldLost - challenged the ruling case details
  • 84221 - CITY OF LAS VEGAS VS. DIST. CT. (180 LAND CO, LLC) (May 17, 2022)Dismissednot counted case details
  • 82429 - 180 LAND CO., LLC VS. CITY OF LAS VEGAS (May 7, 2021)Dismissednot counted case details
  • 75481 - SEVENTY ACRES, LLC VS. BINION (Mar 5, 2020)Ruling overturnedWon - challenged the ruling case details
  • 78792 - CITY OF LAS VEGAS VS. DIST. CT. (180 LAND CO, LLC) (May 24, 2019)Request deniedWon - opposed the court order case details
  • 77771 - 180 LAND CO LLC VS. CITY OF LAS VEGAS (Apr 22, 2019)Dismissednot counted case details

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

In the news

  • Badlands ruling likely to cost Clark County taxpayers $12.4 million in latest legal defeat

    “…to cost Clark County taxpayers $12.4 million in latest legal defeat Attorney Jim Leavitt with the Law Offices of Kermitt L. Waters sued Clark County on Lowie's behalf…”

    ktnv.com - May 5, 2026 - read article

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