Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP

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Also appears in records as: Lewis Brisbois - Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith - Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard Smith - Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith, LLP - Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard Smith LLP

Attorneys: 52 active
Experience: 827 combined years - avg 15.9 per attorney (statewide average: 19.2)
On the web: lewisbrisbois.com LinkedIn
Las Vegas: 6385 South Rainbow Boulevard, Suite 600
Las Vegas, NV 89118
(702) 893-3383

Record last verified Aug 22, 2026

Appellate record

Attorneys currently at this firm handled 195 Supreme Court of Nevada / Court of Appeals of Nevada cases on record, across 30 attorneys.

Results in appellate decisions and orders

46% won of 126 decided cases

Won 58Mixed 5Lost 63

Civil cases: 61% of 72
Court-order requests: 26% of 54

Details by role (challenging vs. defending a ruling)

Civil cases - Challenging a ruling: won 5 of 17 (2 mixed)
Civil cases - Defending a ruling: won 39 of 55 (3 mixed)
Court-order requests - Requesting a court order: won 5 of 41
Court-order requests - Opposing a court-order request: won 9 of 13

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 Based on the court's published decisions and unpublished orders; coverage is still being extended.

90578 - HOWARD VS. ADAMS (CIVIL) (May 6, 2026)Ruling overturnedLost - defended the rulingCounsel: David Avakian, David Gould, Josh Aicklen
89165-COA - KERN VS. CAPPIELLO, D.D.S. (CIVIL) (Apr 1, 2026)Partly overturnedMixed - defended the rulingCounsel: Brad Shipley
88681 - FIRST PECOS, LLC VS. SHUSTEK (Feb 10, 2026)Ruling overturnedLost - defended the rulingCounsel: Craig Newman
90768 - VESTIN REALTY MORTG. II, INC. VS. FIRST PECOS, LLC (CIVIL) (Jan 7, 2026)Dismissednot countedCounsel: Craig Newman
87802 - FRANCESCHI VS. LG CHEM, LTD. (Dec 18, 2025)Ruling upheldWon - defended the rulingCounsel: Laureen Frister, Steven Abbott, Steven Foremaster
91541 - DIGNITY HEALTH VS. DIST. CT. (BUCKOVINSKY) (CIVIL) (Dec 15, 2025)Dismissednot countedCounsel: Keith Weaver
91591 - NEV. CVS PHARMACY, LLC VS. DIST. CT. (PARKS) (CIVIL) (Nov 26, 2025)Request deniedLost - sought the court orderCounsel: David Avakian, David Gould, Josh Aicklen
91450 - DIGNITY HEALTH VS. DIST. CT. (ARNOLD) (CIVIL) (Oct 30, 2025)Request deniedLost - sought the court orderCounsel: Keith Weaver
91217 - UNDERWOOD VS. W.M. BARR & COMPANY, INC. (CIVIL) (Oct 28, 2025)Dismissednot countedCounsel: Charles Deskins, Darrell Dennis, Steven Abbott, Steven Foremaster
91295 - DIGNITY HEALTH VS. DIST. CT. (BUCKOVINSKY) (CIVIL) (Oct 17, 2025)Request deniedLost - sought the court orderCounsel: Keith Weaver

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Las Vegas, NV

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