Wood Smith Henning & Berman LLP
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- Attorneys
- 22 active
- Experience
- 350 combined years - avg 15.9 per attorney (statewide average: 19.2)
- On the web
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- Las Vegas
- 2881 Business Park Court, Suite 200
Las Vegas, NV 89128
(702) 251-4100 - Reno
- 200 S Virginia Street, 8th Floor
Reno, NV 89501
(775) 307-2300
Record last verified Aug 22, 2026
Appellate record
Attorneys currently at this firm handled 45 Supreme Court of Nevada / Court of Appeals of Nevada cases on record, across 7 attorneys.
Results in appellate decisions and orders
- Civil cases
- 41% of 17
- Court-order requests
- 69% of 13
Details by role (challenging vs. defending a ruling)
- Civil cases - Challenging a ruling: won 1 of 3 (1 mixed)
- Civil cases - Defending a ruling: won 6 of 14 (1 mixed)
- Court-order requests - Requesting a court order: won 3 of 7
- Court-order requests - Opposing a court-order request: won 6 of 6
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 Based on the court's published decisions and unpublished orders; coverage is still being extended.
- 90665 - BURKE CONSTR. GP., INC. VS. DIST. CT. (SHI) (CIVIL) (Jun 1, 2026)Request grantedWon - sought the court orderCounsel: Susana Santana
- 90856 - SUMMERLIN HOSP. MED. CTR., LLC VS. DIST. CT. (NUNEZ DE AVELAR) (CIVIL) (Apr 30, 2026)Request deniedWon - opposed the court orderCounsel: Katherine Gordon
- 88501 - CHAN VS. WU (Feb 13, 2026)Ruling overturnedLost - defended the rulingCounsel: Janice Michaels
- 89941 - DOE VS. DIST. CT. (END 2 END COMM., LLC (CIVIL) (Mar 13, 2025)Request deniedWon - opposed the court orderCounsel: Philip John
- 89113 - HERNANDEZ VS. JIN (CIVIL) (Feb 3, 2025)Dismissednot countedCounsel: Janice Michaels
- 89564 - HERNANDEZ VS. JIN (CIVIL) (Feb 3, 2025)Dismissednot countedCounsel: Janice Michaels
- 87907 - JOHNSON CONTROLS FIRE PROTECTION, LP VS. DIST. CT. (AQUA METALS, INC.) (Sep 12, 2024)Request deniedWon - opposed the court orderCounsel: Mark Roach
- 85413 - PHWLV, LLC VS. HOUSE OF CB USA, LLC (Aug 22, 2024)Ruling overturnedWon - challenged the rulingCounsel: Susana Santana
- 84607 - LIMPRASERT VS. PAM SPECIALTY HOSP. OF LAS VEGAS LLC (Jun 27, 2024)Ruling overturnedLost - defended the rulingCounsel: Melanie Thomas
- 87256-COA - GREENE VS. ANGELES - IPA (May 31, 2024)Ruling upheldWon - defended the rulingCounsel: Melanie Thomas
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Katherine J Gordon
Partner
Las Vegas, NV
Active
Rena G. Hughes
Senior Counsel
Active
Philip A. John
Partner
Las Vegas, NV
ActiveJanice M. Michaels
Partner
Las Vegas, NV
Active
Leslie Lyn Phiefer
Senior Counsel
Las Vegas, NV
Active
Mark F. Roach
Managing Partner, Las Vegas Office
Las Vegas, NV
ActiveSusana Santana
Active
Melanie L. Thomas
Partner
Las Vegas, NV
ActiveAlso bar-listed at this firm (14)
Public licensing records list these attorneys at this firm, but they do not currently appear on the firm's own attorney pages. Bar records are self-reported and can lag.
Krystina Marie Butchart
Wood, Smith, Henning & Berman LLP
Las Vegas, NV
ActiveCatherine Lynne Deter
Wood Smith Henning & Berman LLP
Las Vegas, NV
ActiveTaylor Nichole Duffy
Wood Smith Henning & Berman
Las Vegas, NV
ActiveChad N. Dunigan
Wood, Smith, Henning & Berman, LLP
Las Vegas, NV
ActiveIan P. Gillan
Wood Smith Henning Berman
Orlando, FL
ActiveHugo Emmanuel Hernandez-Diaz
Wood Smith Henning & Berman LLP
Las Vegas, NV
ActiveVictor Kang
Wood, Smith, Henning & Berman LLP
Las Vegas, NV
ActiveMarjorie Elizabeth Kratsas
Wood Smith Henning & Berman LLP
Las Vegas, NV
ActiveTayler Dawn Martinez
Wood Smith Henning Berman
Las Vegas, NV
ActiveAlexandra Jayne Matloff
Wood Smith Henning & Berman, LLP
Las Vegas, NV
ActiveJoel D. Odou
Wood, Smith, Henning & Berman, LLP
Las Vegas, NV
ActiveR. Ethan Posey
Wood Smith Henning & Berman
Las Vegas, NV
ActiveLisa Marie Szyc
Wood Smith Henning Berman
Las Vegas, NV
ActivePhillip V. Tiberi
Wood Smith Henning & Berman
Las Vegas, NV
Active