Richard A. Wright
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- Wright Marsh & Levy
- Admitted
- 9/25/1972 (54 years - more experience than 99% of active Nevada attorneys)
- Law school
- USC
- 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 7 Supreme Court of Nevada cases on record.
Results in appellate decisions and orders
- Criminal cases
- 0% of 2
- Court-order requests
- 25% of 4
Details by role (challenging vs. defending a ruling)
- Criminal cases - Challenging a ruling: won 0 of 1 (1 mixed)
- Criminal cases - Defending a ruling: won 0 of 1
- Court-order requests - Requesting a court order: won 0 of 1
- Court-order requests - Opposing a court-order request: won 1 of 3
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 Based on the court's published decisions and unpublished orders; coverage is still being extended.
- 89064 - STATE VS. DEGRAFFENREID, III (JAMES) (CRIMINAL) (Nov 13, 2025)Ruling overturnedLost - defended the ruling case details
- 74947 - OLDFIELD (ALASTAIR) VS. DIST. CT. (STATE) (Mar 15, 2018)Request deniedLost - sought the court order case details
- 70989 - IN RE: DISCIPLINE OF CHRISTOPHER READE (Nov 16, 2017) case details
- 64591 - DESAI (DIPAK) VS. STATE (Jul 27, 2017)Partly overturnedMixed - challenged the ruling case details
- 70452 - WYNN RESORTS, LTD. VS. DIST. CT. (OKADA) (Jul 27, 2017)Request grantedLost - opposed the court order case details
- 70050 - WYNN RESORTS, LTD. VS. DIST. CT. (OKADA) (Jul 27, 2017)Request grantedLost - opposed the court order case details
- 71638 - WYNN RESORTS LTD. VS. DIST. CT. (OKADA) (Dec 20, 2016)Request deniedWon - opposed the court order case details
Case data via YourNevadaJudges.com - Nevada appellate decisions and orders
In the news
Man shot by CCSO pleads not guilty to two of six counts
“…ordered that Lill have no contact with two women who are the alleged victims. Richard A. Wright was appointed as Lill’s attorney. Lill was arrested June 13 after he was shot.…”
nevadaappeal.com - Jul 6, 2026 - read article
CARTOONS: Judicial activism has finally gone too far
“…don’t have to worry about AI CARTOONS: Someone finally made Biden look good Dick Wright PoliticalCartoons.com November 30, 2025 - 9:00 pm Take a look at…”
reviewjournal.com - Dec 1, 2025 - read article
Nevada's accused GOP fake electors attack indictment: Why they argue it should be dismissed
“…saying it was filed in the wrong county and contains fatal defects. Lawyers Richard Wright, Maggie McLetchie and Monti Levy asked for the indictment against six…”
ktnv.com - Jan 30, 2024 - read article
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