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Michael J. Gayan

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Firm / organization
Claggett & Sykes Law Firm
Admitted
10/14/2008 (17 years, 11 months)
Law school
William S. Boyd, School of Law
Location
Las Vegas, NV

Contact and address

Address
Claggett & Sykes Law Firm
4101 Meadows Lane
Suite 100
Las Vegas, NV 89107
Fax
(702) 655-3763

Record last verified Jul 11, 2026

Discipline history

No discipline on record.

Record last verified Jul 11, 2026

Appellate record

Handled 31 Supreme Court of Nevada / U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit cases on record.

Results in appellate decisions and orders

84% won of 19 decided cases
Won 16Mixed 1Lost 2
Civil cases
75% of 4
Court-order requests
87% of 15
Details by role (challenging vs. defending a ruling)
  • Civil cases - Challenging a ruling: won 3 of 4 (1 mixed)
  • Court-order requests - Requesting a court order: won 1 of 2
  • Court-order requests - Opposing a court-order request: won 12 of 13

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 Based on the court's published decisions and unpublished orders; coverage is still being extended.

  • 89726 - ZURICH AM. INS. CO. VS. DIST. CT. (HILTON WORLDWIDE HOLDINGS, INC.) (CIVIL) (May 21, 2026)Request deniedWon - opposed the court order case details
  • 89840 - LEXINGTON INS. COMPANY VS DIST. CT. (HILTON WORLDWIDE HOLDINGS, INC) (CIVIL) (May 21, 2026)Request deniedWon - opposed the court order case details
  • 89920 - META PLATFORMS, INC. VS. DIST. CT. (STATE OF NEV.) (CIVIL) C/W 89921/89922 (Apr 24, 2026)Request deniedWon - opposed the court order case details
  • 92378 - S. NEV. WATER AUTH. VS. DIST. CT. (NILL) (CIVIL) (Apr 20, 2026)Request deniedWon - opposed the court order case details
  • 90276 - SNAP, INC. VS. DIST. CT. (STATE OF NEV.) (CIVIL) (Feb 23, 2026)Request deniedWon - opposed the court order case details
  • 24-65189th Cir. - Las Vegas Sands, LLC v. National Union Fire Insurance Company of Pittsburgh, Pa (Dec 29, 2025)Ruling set asideWon - challenged the ruling case details
  • 87421 - HUKL INVESTMENTS, INC. VS. HERDEMIAN (Nov 18, 2025)Dismissednot counted case details
  • 89709 - TIKTOK, INC. VS. DIST. CT. (STATE OF NEV.) (CIVIL) (Nov 6, 2025)Request deniedWon - opposed the court order case details
  • 24-22879th Cir. - Las Vegas Sun, Inc. v. Adelson, et al. (Aug 4, 2025)Ruling overturnedWon - challenged the ruling case details
  • 88967 - SHUMWAY VAN, LLC VS. DIST. CT. (DAYCO FUND. CO.) (CIVIL) (Apr 30, 2025)Request deniedWon - opposed the court order 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

  • Review-Journal, Las Vegas Sun back in court in long-running dispute

    “…Journal to continue printing and distributing the Sun. Review-Journal attorney Michael Gayan said he was surprised to hear Reid requesting relief that the 9th Circuit…”

    reviewjournal.com - Apr 3, 2026 - read article

  • ‘You’re using public resources’: Everyone must be named in SNWA case, judge rules

    “…authority from doxing or somehow shaming added parties to the case, said Michael Gayan, one of the plaintiffs’ attorneys. In a 102-page document, they claimed…”

    reviewjournal.com - Mar 14, 2026 - read article

  • $13M settlement reached in wireless store commission lawsuit

    “…and that’s how the suit started,” plaintiffs’ attorney Michael Gayan said. The class was eventually expanded to include over 15,000 people, and…”

    reviewjournal.com - Aug 18, 2025 - read article

  • UFC hit with another class-action antitrust lawsuit

    “…market as the NFL does with free agency. Cirkunovs attorneys, Eric Cramer Michael Gayan, weren’t immediately available Friday for comment on the case. Contact…”

    reviewjournal.com - May 30, 2025 - read article

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