Philip R. Byrnes Jr.

Deceased

Bar #166 - ATTORNEY Deceased

Admitted: 9/29/1981
Law school: U of Arizona

In Memoriam

Philip R. Byrnes - 1955-09-29 to 2023-09-30

Philip R. Byrnes was a longtime Nevada attorney who devoted much of his legal career to public service in Las Vegas. Born on September 29, 1955, in Illinois, he was admitted to the State Bar of Nevada on September 29, 1981, and went on to build a decades-long practice in the state.

Mr. Byrnes served for many years with the City of Las Vegas City Attorney's Office. He worked as a Deputy City Attorney - later holding the classification of Deputy City Attorney V - and served as Senior Litigation Counsel in the office's Civil Division. In that role he represented the City in significant litigation, including matters before the Supreme Court of Nevada such as City of Las Vegas v. Bustos, and the litigation surrounding the Badlands golf course development.

Over more than four decades in the profession, Mr. Byrnes was known for his work as a civil litigator on behalf of the City of Las Vegas. He passed away on September 30, 2023, one day after his 68th birthday.

Philip Byrnes Obituary - Las Vegas, NV (Dignity Memorial / Palm South Jones Mortuary) - Salary information for Philip R. Byrnes (Transparent Nevada) - City of Las Vegas v. Bustos (2003) (Justia - Supreme Court of Nevada) - Las Vegas 'abused its discretion' in Badlands vote, judge rules (Las Vegas Review-Journal)

Discipline history

No discipline on record.

Record last verified Jun 16, 2026

Appellate record

Handled 15 Supreme Court of Nevada / U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit cases on record.

Results in appellate decisions and orders

67% won of 6 decided cases

Won 4Mixed 0Lost 2

Civil cases: 75% of 4
Court-order requests: 50% of 2

Details by role (challenging vs. defending a ruling)

Civil cases - Challenging a ruling: won 0 of 1
Civil cases - Defending a ruling: won 3 of 3
Court-order requests - Requesting a court order: won 0 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.

85393 - PROTECTORS OF FLOYD LAMB PARK VS. CITY OF LAS VEGAS (May 22, 2023)Dismissednot counted case details
84221 - CITY OF LAS VEGAS VS. DIST. CT. (180 LAND CO, LLC) (May 17, 2022)Dismissednot counted case details
81952 - CLARK NMSD, LLC VS. CITY OF LAS VEGAS (Aug 31, 2021)Dismissednot counted case details
82429 - 180 LAND CO., LLC VS. CITY OF LAS VEGAS (May 7, 2021)Dismissednot counted case details
19-156609th Cir. - Nevada Restaurant Services Inc v. City of Las Vegas (Oct 21, 2019) case details
78792 - CITY OF LAS VEGAS VS. DIST. CT. (180 LAND CO, LLC) (May 24, 2019)Request deniedLost - sought the court order case details
77771 - 180 LAND CO LLC VS. CITY OF LAS VEGAS (Apr 22, 2019)Dismissednot counted case details
74562 - NORTHWEST AREA RESIDENTS ASS'N VS. CITY OF LAS VEGAS (Dec 11, 2018)Ruling upheldWon - defended the ruling case details
71608 - PECCOLE VS. DIST. CT. (CITY OF LAS VEGAS) (Dec 16, 2016)Request deniedWon - opposed the court order case details
71550 - PECCOLE VS. THE CITY OF LAS VEGAS (Nov 10, 2016)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)

Profile data from official public records, last verified Jun 16, 2026. Request a correction via the corrections page.