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James R. Olson

James R. Olson

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Olson Cannon & Gormley
Admitted
9/23/1974 (52 years - more experience than 99% of active Nevada attorneys)
Law school
U of Arizona
Location
Las Vegas, NV

Contact and address

Address
Olson Cannon & Gormley
9950 W. Cheyenne
Las Vegas, NV 89129
Fax
(702) 383-0701

Record last verified Jun 30, 2026

Discipline history

No discipline on record.

Record last verified Jun 30, 2026

Appellate record

Handled 26 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

54% won of 13 decided cases
Won 7Mixed 0Lost 6
Civil cases
86% of 7
Court-order requests
17% of 6
Details by role (challenging vs. defending a ruling)
  • Civil cases - Challenging a ruling: won 0 of 1
  • Civil cases - Defending a ruling: won 6 of 6
  • Court-order requests - Requesting a court order: won 1 of 5
  • Court-order requests - Opposing a court-order request: won 0 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 Based on the court's published decisions and unpublished orders; coverage is still being extended.

  • 89391-COA - HAMBLETON VS. HELP LAS VEGAS HOUSING CORP. (CIVIL) (May 21, 2026)Ruling upheldWon - defended the ruling case details
  • 91923 - TOPLINE HOLDINGS, INC. VS. WARSPEED TAXI, INC. (CIVIL) (Feb 2, 2026)Dismissednot counted case details
  • 89838 - RENOWN REGIONAL MED. CENTER VS DIST. CT. (FREEMAN) (CIVIL) (Dec 11, 2025)Request grantedLost - opposed the court order case details
  • 84448-COA - VISWANATHAN VS. BD. OF TRUSTEES OF THE CLARK CNTY. SCH. DIST. (Nov 17, 2023)Ruling upheldWon - defended the ruling case details
  • 85469 - CLARK CTY. SCHOOL DIST. VS. DIST. CT. (J.D.) (Aug 18, 2023)Request grantedWon - sought the court order case details
  • 83924-COA - VAN BLARCOM VS. SUN CITY MACDONALD RANCH CMTY. ASS'N, INC. (Jun 29, 2023)Ruling upheldWon - defended the ruling case details
  • 83836 - VISWANATHAN VS. BD. OF TRUSTEES OF THE CLARK CTY. SCH. DIST. (Jan 28, 2022)Dismissednot counted case details
  • 74365 - GLASTER VS. DOLLAR TREE STORES, INC. (May 31, 2019)Ruling upheldWon - defended the ruling case details
  • 76290 - ADAMS VS. AYERS C/W 76291 (Jan 11, 2019)Dismissednot counted case details
  • 76114 - ADAMS VS. AYERS (Aug 30, 2018)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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