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William E. Peterson

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Firm / organization
Snell & Wilmer
Admitted
9/20/1976 (50 years - more experience than 98% of active Nevada attorneys)
Law school
USC
Location
Reno, NV

Contact and address

Address
Snell & Wilmer
5520 Kietzke Ln.
Ste. 200
Reno, NV 89511
Fax
(775) 785-5441

Record last verified Aug 16, 2026

Discipline history

No discipline on record.

Record last verified Aug 16, 2026

Appellate record

Handled 23 Supreme Court of Nevada / Court of Appeals of Nevada cases on record.

Results in appellate decisions and orders

25% won of 12 decided cases
Won 3Mixed 1Lost 8
Civil cases
25% of 4
Court-order requests
25% of 8
Details by role (challenging vs. defending a ruling)
  • Civil cases - Challenging a ruling: won 0 of 1
  • Civil cases - Defending a ruling: won 1 of 3 (1 mixed)
  • Court-order requests - Requesting a court order: won 1 of 5
  • 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 Based on the court's published decisions and unpublished orders; coverage is still being extended.

  • 91224 - IN RE: ESTATE OF ROITMAN (CIVIL) (Mar 13, 2026)Dismissednot counted case details
  • 90796 - HARDIN VS. UHS OF DELAWARE, INC. (CIVIL) (Mar 13, 2026)Dismissednot counted case details
  • 89600 - OUR NEV. JUDGES, INC. VS. DIST. CT. (THE DOE 1 TRUST) (CIVIL) (Feb 26, 2026)Request deniedWon - opposed the court order case details
  • 89347 - NEW YORK TIMES CO. VS. DIST. CT. (DOE 1 TRUST) (CIVIL) (Dec 23, 2025)Request grantedLost - opposed the court order case details
  • 89947 - IN THE MATTER OF THE DOE 1 TRUST (CIVIL) (May 6, 2025)Dismissednot counted case details
  • 85912 - SOC'Y FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS VS. CITY OF RENO (Apr 19, 2024)Ruling upheldWon - defended the ruling case details
  • 83830 - KILLEBREW VS. DONOHUE (Sep 28, 2023)Ruling upheldLost - challenged the ruling case details
  • 82484 - ELK POINT COUNTRY CLUB HOA, INC. VS. K.J. BROWN, L.L.C. (Aug 18, 2022)Ruling overturned case details
  • 81557 - IN RE: MAT TRUST DATED NOV. 5, 1987 (Aug 4, 2021)Dismissednot counted case details
  • 81154 - SIERRA PACIFIC POWER CO. VS. PUB. UTILITIES COMM'N OF NEV. (Jan 5, 2021)Dismissednot counted case details

Case data via YourNevadaJudges.com - Nevada appellate decisions and orders

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