Richard A. Schonfeld
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- Chesnoff & Schonfeld
- Admitted
- 10/14/1998 (27 years, 11 months - more experience than 76% of active Nevada attorneys)
- Law school
- California Western, School of Law
- Location
- Las Vegas, NV
Contact and address
Record last verified Jun 9, 2026
Discipline history
No discipline on record.
Record last verified Jun 9, 2026
Appellate record
Handled 43 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
- Civil cases
- 43% of 7
- Criminal cases
- 0% of 3
- Court-order requests
- 44% of 18
- Other matters
- 0% of 1
Details by role (challenging vs. defending a ruling)
- Civil cases - Challenging a ruling: won 1 of 2
- Civil cases - Defending a ruling: won 2 of 5 (3 mixed)
- Criminal cases - Challenging a ruling: won 0 of 2
- Criminal cases - Defending a ruling: won 0 of 1
- Other matters - Defending a ruling: won 0 of 1
- Court-order requests - Requesting a court order: won 0 of 9
- Court-order requests - Opposing a court-order request: won 8 of 9
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 Based on the court's published decisions and unpublished orders; coverage is still being extended.
- 24-59929th Cir. - United States v. Kayarath (Jun 1, 2026)Ruling upheldLost - challenged the ruling case details
- 89998 - BURNS (GREGORY) VS. DIST. CT. (DOE) (CIVIL) (Jan 29, 2026)Request deniedLost - sought the court order case details
- 90831 - DETTLAFF (MELISSA) VS. DIST. CT. (STATE) (CRIMINAL) (Sep 12, 2025)Request deniedLost - sought the court order case details
- 89950-COA - RODIMER (DANIEL) VS. DIST. CT. (STATE) (CRIMINAL) (Apr 9, 2025)Request deniedLost - sought the court order case details
- 88388 - BURNS VS. DIST. CT. (DOE) (Jan 16, 2025)Request deniedLost - sought the court order case details
- 86653 - STATE VS. DEVRIES (RICHARD) C/W 86648/86649/86650/86651/86652/86653 (Dec 26, 2024)Ruling overturnedLost - defended the ruling case details
- 86647 - STATE VS. DEVRIES (RICHARD) C/W 86648/86649/86650/86651/86652/86653 (Dec 26, 2024)Ruling overturnedLost - defended the ruling case details
- 86673-COA - BROFMAN VS. FIORE (CIVIL) (Dec 24, 2024)Partly overturnedMixed - defended the ruling case details
- 87628 - DIFOGGIO-WASSON (ALEXANDER) VS. DIST. CT. (STATE) C/W 87944 (Sep 13, 2024)Dismissednot counted case details
- 86629 - ONE LAS VEGAS HOMEOWNERS' ASS'N VS. DIST. CT. (KHAIR) (Mar 27, 2024)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
Lawyers want Metro to explain how attorney-client calls were intercepted
“…second right, leaves court with his attorneys David Chesnoff, left, and Richard Schonfeld after his arraignment at the Regional Justice Center in Las Vegas, Wednesday…”
reviewjournal.com - Aug 14, 2026 - read article
Judge denies ex-wrestler's bid to toss Las Vegas murder charge
“…In their motion filed in April , Rodimer's attorneys, David Chesnoff and Richard Schonfeld, argued that the coroner's findings and medical records indicate…”
news3lv.com - Jul 9, 2026 - read article
Judge denies ex-wrestler's bid to toss Las Vegas murder charge
“…In their motion filed in April , Rodimer's attorneys, David Chesnoff and Richard Schonfeld, argued that the coroner's findings and medical records indicate…”
news3lv.com - Jul 9, 2026 - read article
Judge won’t dismiss murder case against former Nevada congressional candidate
“…second right, leaves court with his attorneys David Chesnoff, left, and Richard Schonfeld after his arraignment at the Regional Justice Center in Las Vegas, Wednesday…”
reviewjournal.com - Jul 9, 2026 - read article
Packers RB Josh Jacobs released from jail as prosecutors weigh filing charges
“…is ongoing,” Lasee said. Jacobs’ lawyers — David Chesnoff, Richard Schonfeld and Clarence Duchac — said they’re pleased that he’s out of…”
reviewjournal.com - May 27, 2026 - read article
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