Nicholas M. Wooldridge
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- LV Criminal Defense
- Admitted
- 4/27/2004 (22 years, 5 months - more experience than 64% of active Nevada attorneys)
- Location
- Las Vegas, NV
Contact and address
Record last verified Aug 16, 2026
Discipline history
No discipline on record.
Record last verified Aug 16, 2026
Appellate record
Handled 10 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
- Criminal cases
- 0% of 4
- Court-order requests
- 33% of 3
Details by role (challenging vs. defending a ruling)
- Criminal cases - Challenging a ruling: won 0 of 4
- Court-order requests - Requesting a court order: won 0 of 2
- 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 Based on the court's published decisions and unpublished orders; coverage is still being extended.
- 89650 - COSBY, JR. VS. LESLIE (NRAP 5) (Feb 12, 2026)Decided case details
- 89194-COA - MELTON (MAYSEN) VS. STATE (CRIMINAL) (Mar 11, 2025)Ruling upheldLost - challenged the ruling case details
- 86130 - SHEAHAN VS. CITY OF RENO (Aug 15, 2023)Dismissednot counted case details
- 82930 - DORAJI (AMIR) VS. DIST. CT. (STATE) (Oct 18, 2021)Request deniedLost - sought the court order case details
- 79775-COA - ACEITUN (JAIME) VS. STATE (Jul 21, 2020)Ruling upheldLost - challenged the ruling case details
- 77765-COA - GOMEZ (RAMON) VS. STATE (Jan 24, 2020)Ruling upheldLost - challenged the ruling case details
- 75097 - KETCHUM (JAVAR) VS. STATE (Sep 12, 2019)Ruling upheldLost - challenged the ruling case details
- 76106 - CAMACHO (JOSE) VS. DIST. CT. (STATE) (Sep 14, 2018)Request deniedLost - sought the court order case details
- 71819 - STATE VS. DIST. CT. (HALSTEAD (KENEISHA)) (Sep 29, 2017)Request deniedWon - opposed the court order case details
- 24-73339th Cir. - Serignese v. Cosby 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
Man charged with killing Las Vegas woman, toddler in car to remain in jail
“…said. "And so the bottom line is, he is a danger to our community." Nicholas Wooldridge, Ham's attorney, argued Wednesday that his client was suffering from…”
news3lv.com - Jul 8, 2026 - read article
Man charged with killing Las Vegas woman, toddler in car to remain in jail
“…said. "And so the bottom line is, he is a danger to our community." Nicholas Wooldridge, Ham's attorney, argued Wednesday that his client was suffering from…”
news3lv.com - Jul 8, 2026 - read article
Judge holds Las Vegas defendant accused of killing woman, toddler without bail
“…Ham, center, who is accused of killing a woman and a toddler, and his attorney Nick Wooldridge, left, listen as Chief Deputy District Attorney Christopher Hamner, right…”
reviewjournal.com - Jul 8, 2026 - read article
Grand jury indicts Las Vegas city employee charged with killing co-worker
“…Speaking to reporters after a bail hearing for Kim this week, his attorney Nicholas M. Wooldridge said he planned to show at trial that the shooting was self-defense.…”
news3lv.com - Jun 26, 2026 - read article
Grand jury indicts Las Vegas city employee charged with killing co-worker
“…Speaking to reporters after a bail hearing for Kim this week, his attorney Nicholas M. Wooldridge said he planned to show at trial that the shooting was self-defense.…”
news3lv.com - Jun 26, 2026 - read article
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