Thomas Francis Pitaro
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- Pitaro & Fumo, Chtd.Listed on the firm's website; the bar record shows no firm.
- Admitted
- 9/16/1974 (52 years - more experience than 99% of active Nevada attorneys)
- Law school
- U.C.L.A.
- Location
- Las Vegas, NV
Contact and address
Street address withheld under this directory's address display policy.
Record last verified Jun 30, 2026
Discipline history
No discipline on record.
Record last verified Jun 30, 2026
Appellate record
Handled 21 Supreme Court of Nevada / Court of Appeals of Nevada cases on record.
Results in appellate decisions and orders
- Civil cases
- 100% of 1
- Criminal cases
- 13% of 8
- Court-order requests
- 67% of 3
Details by role (challenging vs. defending a ruling)
- Civil cases - Defending a ruling: won 1 of 1
- Criminal cases - Challenging a ruling: won 1 of 7
- 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 2 of 2
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 Based on the court's published decisions and unpublished orders; coverage is still being extended.
- 91339 - IN RE: JUDICIAL DISCIPLINE OF ERIKA BALLOU (Nov 26, 2025) case details
- 89790 - GLASS (KASHON) VS STATE (CRIMINAL) (Nov 10, 2025)Ruling upheldLost - challenged the ruling case details
- 86699 - PARK (CHAN) VS. STATE (Apr 1, 2025)Ruling upheldLost - challenged the ruling case details
- 88812 - IN RE: JUDICIAL DISCIPLINE OF ERIKA BALLOU (Aug 16, 2024) case details
- 82428-COA - BOUARI VS. PADDA (Feb 29, 2024)Ruling upheldWon - defended the ruling case details
- 85645 - IN RE: JUDICIAL DISCIPLINE OF DOUGLAS E. SMITH (Jan 27, 2023) case details
- 84010 - MADRIGAL (NORBERTO) VS. DIST. CT. (STATE) (Oct 11, 2022)Request deniedLost - sought the court order case details
- 83365 - IN RE: JUDICIAL DISCIPLINE OF AMY CHELINI (Nov 5, 2021) case details
- 82173 - IN RE: DISCIPLINE OF CHRISTOPHER R. ARABIA (Sep 23, 2021) case details
- 76814 - EDMISTON (JUSTIN) VS. STATE (Sep 18, 2020)Ruling upheldLost - challenged the ruling case details
Case data via YourNevadaJudges.com - Nevada appellate decisions and orders
In the news
LETTER: Activist judge shouldn’t be on the bench
“…22 Review-Journal). The Nevada Bar Association should also disbar her attorney, Tom Pitaro, who stated a judge considers “what is before you, and you are supposed…”
reviewjournal.com - Sep 30, 2025 - read article
Source: Controversial Las Vegas judge nominated self for grand jury before suspension
“…Judicial Discipline for six months without pay beginning Tuesday. Her attorney Tom Pitaro declined to comment on the grand jury aspect, but said of Ballou’s…”
reviewjournal.com - Sep 24, 2025 - read article
Las Vegas judge accused of misconduct suspended for 6 months without pay
“…Ballou did is what a judge is supposed to do,” Ballou’s attorney Tom Pitaro told the panel at a hearing last month. “You are supposed to consider…”
reviewjournal.com - Sep 22, 2025 - read article
Las Vegas judge testifies, defends herself at judicial discipline hearing
“…Las Vegas. (Bizuayehu Tesfaye/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @bizutesfaye Attorneys Tom Pitaro, representing District Court Judge Erika Ballou, who is accused of defying…”
reviewjournal.com - Aug 8, 2025 - read article
Prosecutor cites possible link between Henderson bike gang shooting, California killing
“…seeking to reduce Devries' bail to an amount he can post. Defense attorney Thomas Pitaro, representing Smith and Alo, also sought lower bail, saying he doubted they…”
ktnv.com - Jun 6, 2022 - read article
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