Michael K. Wall

Deceased

Bar #2098 - ATTORNEY Deceased

Firm / organization: Hutchison & Steffen, LLC
Admitted: 9/30/1985
Law school: U of Utah
Location: Las Vegas, NV

In Memoriam

Michael K. Wall - April 7, 1958 to July 20, 2021

Michael Keith Wall was a respected Nevada appellate attorney whose legal career spanned both the bench-adjacent work of the state's highest court and private practice. Born April 7, 1958, in Salt Lake City, Utah, he earned his undergraduate degree in English literature from the University of Utah before graduating from the University of Utah Law School in 1984.

Michael's legal career took him to Nevada, first to Carson City, where he served as the supervising staff attorney of the Supreme Court of Nevada. He later moved to Las Vegas, joining the law firm of Hutchison & Steffen, where he built a distinguished appellate and business law practice. He argued on numerous occasions before the Nevada Supreme Court and the U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, and particularly enjoyed returning to the Supreme Court - this time as an advocate for his clients. He was recognized as a Super Lawyer for the years 2013 through 2020.

Michael passed away on July 20, 2021, in Las Vegas, Nevada, at the age of 63, from complications of COVID-19. He is remembered as a highly regarded advocate and a devoted family man whose intellect and love of literature marked both his professional and personal life.

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Discipline history

No discipline on record.

Record last verified Aug 16, 2026

Appellate record

Handled 92 Supreme Court of Nevada / Court of Appeals of Nevada cases on record.

Results in appellate decisions and orders

43% won of 61 decided cases

Won 26Mixed 4Lost 31

Civil cases: 48% of 48
Court-order requests: 23% of 13

Details by role (challenging vs. defending a ruling)

Civil cases - Challenging a ruling: won 7 of 23 (1 mixed)
Civil cases - Defending a ruling: won 16 of 25 (3 mixed)
Court-order requests - Requesting a court order: won 2 of 9
Court-order requests - Opposing a court-order request: won 1 of 4

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.

82191-COA - LOPEZ VS. U.S. BANK NAT'L ASS'N (Mar 29, 2024)Ruling upheldLost - challenged the ruling case details
79658 - VALLEY HEALTH SYS., LLC VS. MURRAY C/W 80113/80968 (Mar 14, 2024)Dismissednot counted case details
83006-COA - MAMONE VS. MAMONE (May 18, 2023)Partly overturnedMixed - challenged the ruling case details
81344 - ST. PAUL FIRE & MARINE INS. CO. VS. NAT'L UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITTSBURGH, PA (Dec 8, 2022)Ruling upheldLost - challenged the ruling case details
82539 - MURRAY VS. A CAB TAXI SERV. LLC (Feb 17, 2022)Ruling overturnedLost - defended the ruling case details
77050 - A CAB, LLC VS. MURRAY (Dec 30, 2021)Dismissednot counted case details
81530-COA - HAMLETT VS. GUILD MORTG. CO. (Dec 20, 2021)Partly overturnedMixed - defended the ruling case details
81152 - MAHON VS. HOWARD & HOWARD ATTORNEYS, PLLC C/W 81468 (Nov 30, 2021)Ruling overturnedWon - challenged the ruling case details
80107 - CAPRIATI CONSTR. CORP., INC. VS. YAHYAVI C/W 80821 (Nov 10, 2021)Ruling upheldLost - challenged the ruling case details
81987-COA - SAWYER VS. NEVADA PROPERTY 1, LLC (Oct 20, 2021)Ruling upheldLost - challenged the ruling case details

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

Ran for judicial office

County Commissioner, District F (2026) - Filed source

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