Robert A Dotson III
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- Dotson Hayward & Vance PC
- Admitted
- 10/3/1994 (32 years - more experience than 83% of active Nevada attorneys)
- Law school
- University of Iowa
- Location
- Reno, NV
Contact and address
Record last verified Jun 15, 2026
Discipline history
No discipline on record.
Record last verified Jun 15, 2026
Appellate record
Handled 10 Supreme Court of Nevada cases on record.
Results in appellate decisions and orders
- Civil cases
- 50% of 4
- Court-order requests
- 100% of 1
Details by role (challenging vs. defending a ruling)
- Civil cases - Challenging a ruling: won 0 of 1 (1 mixed)
- Civil cases - Defending a ruling: won 2 of 3 (1 mixed)
- 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 Based on the court's published decisions and unpublished orders; coverage is still being extended.
- 89339 - CRAWFORD VS. ROBINSON (CIVIL) (Jun 27, 2025)Dismissednot counted case details
- 87131 - TAYLOR VS. DIST. CT. (PANTHERA INVS., LLLP) (Dec 14, 2023)Request deniedWon - opposed the court order case details
- 84084 - IN RE: ESTATE OF LAUGHTON (Jul 6, 2022)Dismissednot counted case details
- 81792 - LINCOLN CTY. WATER DIST. VS. WILSON, P.E. (Apr 15, 2021)Ruling upheldWon - defended the ruling case details
- 80848 - PEDDIE VS. SPOT DEVICES, INC. (Mar 31, 2021)Dismissednot counted case details
- 72721 - PEDDIE VS. SPOT DEVICES, INC. (Oct 2, 2018)Partly overturnedMixed - defended the ruling case details
- 64349 - GOLDEN RD. MOTOR INN, INC. VS. MEI-GSR HOLDINGS LLC C/W 64452/65497 (Jul 21, 2016)Partly overturnedMixed - challenged the ruling case details
- 58128 - CONSIPIO HOLDING, BV VS. CARLBERG (Aug 9, 2012) case details
- 50033 - SAN JUAN VS. PSC INDUSTRIAL OUTSOURCING (Oct 7, 2010)Ruling upheldWon - defended the ruling case details
- 39084 - BECKWITH VS. STATE FARM (Jan 30, 2004) case details
Case data via YourNevadaJudges.com - Nevada appellate decisions and orders
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Nevada school board settles lawsuit with ex-superintendent
“…disparage the other in remarks and must release a joint statement. Attorney Rob Dotson was hired to represent the district against the lawsuit and said the trial…”
ktnv.com - Sep 10, 2020 - read article
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