McCracken, Stemerman & Holsberry, LLP

Verified roster

Attorneys: 7 active
Experience: 135 combined years - avg 19.3 per attorney (statewide average: 19.2)
On the web: msh.law
Las Vegas: 1630 S. Commerce Street, STE A-1
Las Vegas, NV 89102
(702) 386-5107

Record last verified Aug 24, 2026

Appellate record

Attorneys currently at this firm handled 26 Supreme Court of Nevada / U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit cases on record, across 7 attorneys.

Results in appellate decisions and orders

82% won of 11 decided cases

Won 9Mixed 0Lost 2

Civil cases: 80% of 10
Court-order requests: 100% of 1

Details by role (challenging vs. defending a ruling)

Civil cases - Challenging a ruling: won 3 of 5
Civil cases - Defending a ruling: won 5 of 5
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 Based on the court's published decisions and unpublished orders; coverage is still being extended.

23-154899th Cir. - Tracey Lall v. Corner Investment Company (Apr 28, 2025)Counsel: Kristin Martin, Luke Dowling, Richard McCracken
23-161569th Cir. - Ali Bahreman v. Allegiant Air, LLC (Dec 10, 2024)Ruling upheldWon - defended the rulingCounsel: Richard McCracken
88135 - BOYD GAMING CO. VS. DIST. CT. (BEZA) (Aug 26, 2024)Dismissednot countedCounsel: Paul More
81844 - THE NEVADA INDEP. VS. WHITLEY (Mar 24, 2022)Ruling upheldCounsel: Paul More, Richard McCracken
79208 - NEVADA STATE EDUC. ASS'N VS. CLARK CTY. EDUC. ASS'N (Mar 4, 2021)Ruling upheldWon - defended the rulingCounsel: Kimberley Weber, Richard McCracken
71101 - BOMBARDIER TRANSP. (HOLDINGS) USA INC. VS. NEVADA LABOR COMM'R (Jan 17, 2019)Ruling upheldWon - defended the rulingCounsel: Kimberley Weber, Richard McCracken
70586 - STATE, LOCAL GOV'T EMPLOYEE-MGMT. RELATIONS BD. VS. EDUC. SUPPORT EMPLOYEES ASS'N (Nov 8, 2018)Ruling upheldWon - defended the rulingCounsel: Kristin Martin
71848 - HEAT & FROST INSULATORS AND ALLIED WORKERS LOCAL 16 VS. LABOR COMM'R (Jan 4, 2018)Ruling overturnedWon - challenged the rulingCounsel: Eric Myers, Sarah Varela
70795 - STATE, OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GEN. VS. JUSTICE CT. (ESCALANTE) (Apr 6, 2017)Request deniedWon - opposed the court orderCounsel: Paul More, Richard McCracken
67832 - LABORERS' INT'L UNION OF N. AMERICA, LOCAL 169 VS. OFFICE OF THE LABOR COMM'R. (Jan 20, 2017)Ruling upheldWon - defended the rulingCounsel: Paul More

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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