Leigh T. Goddard
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- McDonald Carano LLP
- Admitted
- 10/13/1997 (28 years, 11 months - more experience than 78% of active Nevada attorneys)
- Law school
- University of South Carolina
- Location
- Reno, NV
Contact and address
Record last verified Jun 21, 2026
Discipline history
No discipline on record.
Record last verified Jun 21, 2026
Appellate record
Handled 6 Supreme Court of Nevada / Court of Appeals 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 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 Based on the court's published decisions and unpublished orders; coverage is still being extended.
- 91133 - GREENLAKE REAL ESTATE FUND LLC VS. BATCHELOR, JR. (CIVIL) (Apr 22, 2026)Dismissednot counted case details
- 87684 - IN RE: GOLDSTEIN IRREVOCABLE TRUST (Aug 28, 2025)Ruling upheldWon - defended the ruling case details
- 82630-COA - IN RE: GUARDIANSHIP OF FEIN (Jul 21, 2022)Ruling upheldWon - defended the ruling case details
- 78574 - MORGAN, M.D. VS. HOMETOWN HEALTH PLAN (Sep 18, 2019)Dismissednot counted case details
- 78642 - BRYAN CAVE LEIGHTON PAISNER LLP VS. DIST. CT. (THE ESTATE OF RENO B. ("KELLY") TESTOLIN) (Jul 10, 2019)Dismissednot counted case details
- 72046 - GINKO LLC VS. KIM (Jun 26, 2017)Dismissednot counted case details
Case data via YourNevadaJudges.com - Nevada appellate decisions and orders
In the news
Attorneys investigating newly-discovered Tony Hsieh will
“…but we didn't know what the next procedural steps would be," said attorney Leigh Goddard, who represents Armstrong. "Since then, we have been, how should I say, met…”
ktnv.com - Jun 6, 2025 - read article
Questions still swirling over Tony Hsieh’s will after court hearing
“…in Las Vegas Thursday, June 5, 2025. (K.M. Cannon/Las Vegas Review-Journal) Leigh Goddard, an attorney with McDonald Carano, speaks in court during a hearing in the…”
reviewjournal.com - Jun 5, 2025 - read article
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