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Michael E Sullivan

Michael E Sullivan

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Firm / organization
SBW Law Group
Admitted
10/4/1993 (33 years - more experience than 85% of active Nevada attorneys)
Law school
University of S.F. School of Law
Location
Reno, NV

Contact and address

Address
SBW Law Group
3600 Mayberry Dr
Reno, NV 89509

Record last verified Jul 20, 2026

Discipline history

No discipline on record.

Record last verified Jul 20, 2026

Appellate record

Handled 12 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

50% won of 8 decided cases
Won 4Mixed 2Lost 2
Civil cases
33% of 6
Court-order requests
100% of 2
Details by role (challenging vs. defending a ruling)
  • Civil cases - Challenging a ruling: won 0 of 2 (1 mixed)
  • Civil cases - Defending a ruling: won 2 of 4 (1 mixed)
  • Court-order requests - Requesting a court order: won 1 of 1
  • Court-order requests - Opposing a court-order request: won 1 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 Based on the court's published decisions and unpublished orders; coverage is still being extended.

  • 91369 - CRAWFORD TR. CO., LLC VS. DIST. CT. (ALLIANCE TR. CO., LLC) (CIVIL) (May 29, 2026)Request deniedWon - opposed the court order case details
  • 90274-COA - LOOMIS VS. DIST. CT. (LOOMIS) (CHILD CUSTODY) (Jun 10, 2025)Request grantedWon - sought the court order case details
  • 87190-COA - CASAS-GONZALEZ VS. RIOS (CHILD CUSTODY) (Jun 18, 2024)Partly overturnedMixed - challenged the ruling case details
  • 77763-COA - IN RE: ESTATE OF HILL (Apr 27, 2020)Ruling upheldWon - defended the ruling case details
  • 78382 - ZIMMERMAN VS. CROSSROADS COMMONS, LTD., LLC (Apr 8, 2019)Dismissednot counted case details
  • 74676-COA - HICKS VS. BROWNSTONE HOLDINGS, LLC (Dec 20, 2018)Partly overturnedMixed - defended the ruling case details
  • 75269-COA - ZIMMERMAN VS. CROSSROAD COMMONS, LTD., LLC (Dec 13, 2018)Ruling overturnedLost - defended the ruling case details
  • 73117 - SARFO VS. STATE, BD. OF MED EXAM'RS (Jun 25, 2018)Ruling upheldWon - defended the ruling case details
  • 71084 - COHEN VS. GOLDIN (Nov 13, 2017)Dismissednot counted case details
  • 73788 - ZIMMERMAN VS. CROSSROAD COMMONS, LTD., LLC (Sep 5, 2017)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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    “…with reckless disregard when it posted an edited version of the sex video. Michael Sullivan, representing Gawker, said the New York Media company has "heard your…”

    ktnv.com - Mar 21, 2016 - read article

  • Jury begins deliberating in Hulk Hogan case

    “…to put his private life out there, for public consumption," said attorney Michael Sullivan. He also criticized Hogan's claim that he was in Hulk Hogan persona when he…”

    ktnv.com - Mar 18, 2016 - read article

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