Center for Biological Diversity
Verified roster- Attorneys
- 2 active
- Experience
- 11 combined years - avg 5.5 per attorney (statewide average: 19.2)
- On the web
- biologicaldiversity.orgLinkedInYouTube
- Las Vegas
Las Vegas, NV
(702) 483-0449
Record last verified Aug 24, 2026
Appellate record
Attorneys currently at this firm handled 5 Court of Appeals of Nevada / U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit cases on record, across 1 attorney.
Results in appellate decisions and orders
- Civil cases
- 100% of 1
- Criminal cases
- 0% 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 0 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 Based on the court's published decisions and unpublished orders; coverage is still being extended.
- 86225-COA - MCGHIE VS. ASHMAN (May 28, 2024)Ruling upheldWon - defended the rulingCounsel: Megan Ortiz
- 82792-COA - LUNA (JOSE) VS. STATE (Mar 23, 2022)Ruling upheldLost - challenged the rulingCounsel: Megan Ortiz
- 82661-COA - SMART (JONATHAN) VS. STATE (Jan 24, 2022)Ruling upheldLost - challenged the rulingCounsel: Megan Ortiz
- 82402-COA - RIVERA, JR. (JOSE) VS. STATE (Oct 21, 2021)Ruling upheldLost - challenged the rulingCounsel: Megan Ortiz
- 26-22539th Cir. - Center for Biological Diversity, et al. v. MacGregor, et al.Counsel: Megan Ortiz
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); counsel matched to the firm's current verified roster
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