Nicholas James Santoro
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- Spencer Fane LLP
- Admitted
- 9/26/1983 (43 years - more experience than 95% of active Nevada attorneys)
- Law school
- U.of San Diego
- Location
- Las Vegas, NV
Contact and address
Record last verified May 29, 2026
Discipline history
No discipline on record.
Record last verified May 29, 2026
Appellate record
Handled 19 Supreme Court of Nevada / U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit cases on record.
Results in appellate decisions and orders
- Civil cases
- 57% of 7
- Court-order requests
- 44% of 9
Details by role (challenging vs. defending a ruling)
- Civil cases - Challenging a ruling: won 1 of 1
- Civil cases - Defending a ruling: won 3 of 6 (1 mixed)
- Court-order requests - Requesting a court order: won 1 of 3
- Court-order requests - Opposing a court-order request: won 3 of 6
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 Based on the court's published decisions and unpublished orders; coverage is still being extended.
- 92378 - S. NEV. WATER AUTH. VS. DIST. CT. (NILL) (CIVIL) (Apr 20, 2026)Request deniedLost - sought the court order case details
- 89600 - OUR NEV. JUDGES, INC. VS. DIST. CT. (THE DOE 1 TRUST) (CIVIL) (Feb 26, 2026)Request deniedWon - opposed the court order case details
- 89347 - NEW YORK TIMES CO. VS. DIST. CT. (DOE 1 TRUST) (CIVIL) (Dec 23, 2025)Request grantedLost - opposed the court order case details
- 89581 - PAUL VS. DIST. CT. (HOLMS) (CIVIL) (Aug 21, 2025)Request grantedLost - opposed the court order case details
- 24-35769th Cir. - Gibson, et al. v. Cendyn Group, LLC, et al. (Aug 15, 2025)Ruling upheldWon - defended the ruling case details
- 87994 - PAUL VS. DIST. CT. (HOMES) (Feb 22, 2024)Request deniedWon - opposed the court order case details
- 84852 - CAESARS LINQ, LLC VS. DIST. CT. (RUBBER CHICKEN LLC) (May 25, 2023)Request deniedLost - sought the court order case details
- 81788 - GUNDERSON VS. THE IRREVOCABLE TR. OF WILLIAM P. WEIDNER (Dec 1, 2021)Ruling upheldWon - defended the ruling case details
- 81152 - MAHON VS. HOWARD & HOWARD ATTORNEYS, PLLC C/W 81468 (Nov 30, 2021)Ruling overturnedLost - defended the ruling case details
- 81933 - DIRECT GRADING & PAVING, L.L.C. VS. DIST. CT. (CENTURY CMTYS. OF NEV., L.L.C.) (Jul 8, 2021)Request grantedLost - 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
More parties could challenge SNWA over ‘nonfunctional grass’ irrigation ban
“…Vegas Review-Journal) @bizutesfaye Attorneys Oliver Pancheri, center, and Nicholas Santoro, representing the water authority, listen as Sam Castor, left, representing…”
reviewjournal.com - Apr 20, 2026 - read article
Judge limits ‘useless’ grass order in Southern Nevada
“…turf ban. (Las Vegas Review-Journal) Attorneys Oliver Pancheri, center, and Nicholas Santoro, representing the Southern Nevada Water Authority, listen as Sam Castor…”
reviewjournal.com - Feb 4, 2026 - read article
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