Most appellate cases
Nevada attorneys ranked by how many Court of Appeals of Nevada cases they handled that were decided in 2018, with how those cases came out. This measures experience on the record, not quality.
| # | Attorney | Cases | Years | Results (won / mixed / lost) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Adam P. LaxaltActiveCooper & Kirk PLLC | 850 | 2018 | 95% won of 812 decided cases Won 773Mixed 15Lost 24 |
| 2 | Steven S OwensActiveSteven S Owens, LLC | 396 | 2018 | 94% won of 385 decided cases Won 363Mixed 6Lost 16 |
| 3 | Jennifer P. NobleActiveWashoe Co. DA's Office | 78 | 2018 | 95% won of 76 decided cases Won 72Mixed 0Lost 4 |
| 4 | Allison L. HerrActiveCannabis Compliance Board | 53 | 2018 | 91% won of 47 decided cases Won 43Mixed 4Lost 0 |
| 5 | Charles W. ThomanActiveClark County DA's Office | 50 | 2018 | 96% won of 47 decided cases Won 45Mixed 0Lost 2 |
| 6 | Jonathan VanBoskerckActive | 46 | 2018 | 89% won of 46 decided cases Won 41Mixed 1Lost 4 |
| 7 | Dr. Aaron D. FordActiveNevada Office of Attorney General | 37 | 2018 | 86% won of 37 decided cases Won 32Mixed 1Lost 4 |
| 8 | Krista D. BarrieInactiveOffice of Lawyers Prof Responsibility | 34 | 2018 | 94% won of 33 decided cases Won 31Mixed 1Lost 1 |
| 9 | Terrence P. McCarthyInactive | 33 | 2018 | 100% won of 31 decided cases Won 31Mixed 0Lost 0 |
| 10 | John Reese PettyExempt Inactive | 28 | 2018 | 8% won of 25 decided cases Won 2Mixed 0Lost 23 |
| 11 | Judge Jason D. WoodburyActiveFirst Judicial District Court | 26 | 2018 | 100% won of 26 decided cases Won 26Mixed 0Lost 0 |
| 12 | Jessica E. PerlickActiveOffice of the Nevada Attorney General | 25 | 2018 | 96% won of 25 decided cases Won 24Mixed 0Lost 1 |
| 13 | Howard S. BrooksInactiveLaw Office of Howard Brooks | 22 | 2018 | 0% won of 21 decided cases Won 0Mixed 1Lost 20 |
| 14 | Kirk Darren VittoActivePahrump Justice Court | 22 | 2018 | 82% won of 22 decided cases Won 18Mixed 3Lost 1 |
| 15 | Angela A. BelloActiveWolfenzon Rolle | 15 | 2018 | 87% won of 15 decided cases Won 13Mixed 1Lost 1 |
| 16 | Heather D. ProcterActiveNevada Attorney General's Office | 15 | 2018 | 93% won of 14 decided cases Won 13Mixed 0Lost 1 |
| 17 | Sally S. deSotoActiveWashoe County Public Defender | 14 | 2018 | 0% won of 14 decided cases Won 0Mixed 0Lost 14 |
| 18 | Joseph R. Plater IIIInactive | 14 | 2018 | 92% won of 13 decided cases Won 12Mixed 0Lost 1 |
| 19 | Steven Bryan WolfsonExempt ActiveClark County DA's Office | 14 | 2018 | 100% won of 12 decided cases Won 12Mixed 0Lost 0 |
| 20 | Tyler J. IngramActiveElko County District Attorney | 13 | 2018 | 92% won of 13 decided cases Won 12Mixed 0Lost 1 |
| 21 | Karla Kay ButkoActiveKarla K. Butko, Ltd. | 12 | 2018 | 0% won of 12 decided cases Won 0Mixed 0Lost 12 |
| 22 | Karin L. KreizenbeckActive | 10 | 2018 | 0% won of 10 decided cases Won 0Mixed 0Lost 10 |
| 23 | Dana Jonathon NitzActive | 10 | 2018 | 22% won of 9 decided cases Won 2Mixed 1Lost 6 |
| 24 | Ariel E. SternActive | 9 | 2018 | 89% won of 9 decided cases Won 8Mixed 0Lost 1 |
| 25 | Mark B. JacksonActiveDouglas County DA | 8 | 2018 | 100% won of 8 decided cases Won 8Mixed 0Lost 0 |
| 26 | Michael MacdonaldActiveLander County DA's Office | 8 | 2018 | 100% won of 8 decided cases Won 8Mixed 0Lost 0 |
| 27 | Stephen B. RyeActiveLyon County District Attorney's Office | 8 | 2018 | 100% won of 7 decided cases Won 7Mixed 0Lost 0 |
| 28 | Amanda C. SageActiveWashoe County DA's Office | 8 | 2018 | 100% won of 4 decided cases Won 4Mixed 0Lost 0 |
| 29 | Michael J. BongardActiveOffice of the Attorney General | 7 | 2018 | 100% won of 5 decided cases Won 5Mixed 0Lost 0 |
| 30 | Melanie Anne BrantinghamActiveCarson City DA's Office | 7 | 2018 | 100% won of 7 decided cases Won 7Mixed 0Lost 0 |
| 31 | Arthur E. MalloryExempt ActiveChurchill County DA's Office | 7 | 2018 | 100% won of 7 decided cases Won 7Mixed 0Lost 0 |
| 32 | Melanie D. MorganActiveAtlas Solomon LLP | 7 | 2018 | 86% won of 7 decided cases Won 6Mixed 0Lost 1 |
| 33 | Christopher R. OramActive | 7 | 2018 | 0% won of 6 decided cases Won 0Mixed 1Lost 5 |
| 34 | Edgar C. SmithActiveSteele LLP | 7 | 2018 | 29% won of 7 decided cases Won 2Mixed 1Lost 4 |
| 35 | Michael A. WheableActive | 7 | 2018 | 100% won of 7 decided cases Won 7Mixed 0Lost 0 |
| 36 | Ashley A. BalducciActiveLas Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority | 6 | 2018 | 83% won of 6 decided cases Won 5Mixed 1Lost 0 |
| 37 | Kedric A BassettActive | 6 | 2018 | 0% won of 6 decided cases Won 0Mixed 0Lost 6 |
| 38 | Richard F. CornellExempt ActiveRichard F. Cornell, P.C. | 6 | 2018 | 0% won of 6 decided cases Won 0Mixed 0Lost 6 |
| 39 | Craig A. MuellerActiveCraig Mueller & Associates | 6 | 2018 | 17% won of 6 decided cases Won 1Mixed 0Lost 5 |
| 40 | Victoria T. OldenburgActiveVictoria Oldenburg, Esq. | 6 | 2018 | 0% won of 6 decided cases Won 0Mixed 0Lost 6 |
| 41 | Jamie J. ReschActiveResch Law, PLLC | 6 | 2018 | 17% won of 6 decided cases Won 1Mixed 0Lost 5 |
| 42 | Marcie E. RybaActiveWashoe County Public Defender's Office | 6 | 2018 | 0% won of 6 decided cases Won 0Mixed 0Lost 6 |
| 43 | Christopher R. ArabiaActiveCity of Ely | 5 | 2018 | 40% won of 5 decided cases Won 2Mixed 2Lost 1 |
| 44 | Carl E.G. ArnoldActiveCEGA Law Group | 5 | 2018 | 0% won of 5 decided cases Won 0Mixed 0Lost 5 |
| 45 | Michael Frederick BohnActiveMichael F. Bohn, Esq., Ltd. | 5 | 2018 | 40% won of 5 decided cases Won 2Mixed 0Lost 3 |
| 46 | Kathleen Megan BradyInactive | 5 | 2018 | 100% won of 5 decided cases Won 5Mixed 0Lost 0 |
| 47 | Jeffrey Morgan ConnerActiveNevada Attorney General's Office | 5 | 2018 | 75% won of 4 decided cases Won 3Mixed 0Lost 1 |
| 48 | Thera Aschanta CooperActiveTyson & Mendes, LLP | 5 | 2018 | 80% won of 5 decided cases Won 4Mixed 0Lost 1 |
| 49 | Joseph A. GutierrezActiveMaier Gutierrez & Associates | 5 | 2018 | 40% won of 5 decided cases Won 2Mixed 0Lost 3 |
| 50 | Christopher J. HicksActive | 5 | 2018 | 100% won of 5 decided cases Won 5Mixed 0Lost 0 |
| 51 | Bradley J. HoflandActiveHofland & Tomsheck | 5 | 2018 | 20% won of 5 decided cases Won 1Mixed 2Lost 2 |
| 52 | Terrence Michael JacksonDeceased | 5 | 2018 | 0% won of 5 decided cases Won 0Mixed 0Lost 5 |
| 53 | Matthew S. JohnsonActiveDouglas County District Attorney's Office | 5 | 2018 | 50% won of 4 decided cases Won 2Mixed 1Lost 1 |
| 54 | Ryan J. MacDonaldActive | 5 | 2018 | 75% won of 4 decided cases Won 3Mixed 1Lost 0 |
| 55 | Kim Irene MandelbaumSuspendedMandelbaum, Ellerton & Associates | 5 | 2018 | 80% won of 5 decided cases Won 4Mixed 0Lost 1 |
| 56 | Brian D. NettlesSuspendedLaw Offices of Brian D. Nettles, Ltd. | 5 | 2018 | 60% won of 5 decided cases Won 3Mixed 0Lost 2 |
| 57 | Amanda Sarah PellizzariActiveLaw Office of Amanda Pellizzari LLC | 5 | 2018 | 0% won of 5 decided cases Won 0Mixed 1Lost 4 |
| 58 | JoNell ThomasActiveFederal Public Defender | 5 | 2018 | 20% won of 5 decided cases Won 1Mixed 0Lost 4 |
| 59 | Rene Louis ValladaresActiveFederal Public Defender's Office | 5 | 2018 | 20% won of 5 decided cases Won 1Mixed 0Lost 4 |
| 60 | Travis D. AkinActive | 4 | 2018 | 0% won of 4 decided cases Won 0Mixed 0Lost 4 |
| 61 | Luis A. AyonActiveSouthwest Injury Law PLLC | 4 | 2018 | 50% won of 4 decided cases Won 2Mixed 0Lost 2 |
| 62 | Eunice M. BeattieActiveLaw Offices of George T. Bochanis | 4 | 2018 | 0% won of 4 decided cases Won 0Mixed 0Lost 4 |
| 63 | Michael N. BeedeActiveAndersen Beede Weisenmiller | 4 | 2018 | 100% won of 3 decided cases Won 3Mixed 0Lost 0 |
| 64 | Lyn E. BeggsActiveLaw Offices of Lyn E. Beggs, PLLC | 4 | 2018 | 0% won of 4 decided cases Won 0Mixed 0Lost 4 |
| 65 | Kelly H. DoveActiveSnell & Wilmer | 4 | 2018 | 75% won of 4 decided cases Won 3Mixed 0Lost 1 |
| 66 | Benjamin C. GaumondActiveBen Gaumond Law Firm, PLLC | 4 | 2018 | 0% won of 4 decided cases Won 0Mixed 0Lost 4 |
| 67 | Martin W. HartDeceased | 4 | 2018 | 0% won of 4 decided cases Won 0Mixed 0Lost 4 |
| 68 | John D. JonesActiveJones & LoBello | 4 | 2018 | 75% won of 4 decided cases Won 3Mixed 0Lost 1 |
| 69 | Troy C. JordanActive | 4 | 2018 | 0% won of 4 decided cases Won 0Mixed 0Lost 4 |
| 70 | David R. Keene IIActiveUNLV Office of General Counsel | 4 | 2018 | 100% won of 4 decided cases Won 4Mixed 0Lost 0 |
| 71 | Charles R. KozakExempt ActiveKozak & Associates, LLC | 4 | 2018 | 25% won of 4 decided cases Won 1Mixed 0Lost 3 |
| 72 | Kent F. LarsenActiveSmith Larsen & Wixom | 4 | 2018 | 50% won of 4 decided cases Won 2Mixed 0Lost 2 |
| 73 | Emily M. McFarlingActiveMcFarling Cohen Fic & Squires | 4 | 2018 | 100% won of 4 decided cases Won 4Mixed 0Lost 0 |
| 74 | Christian M. MorrisActiveChristian Morris Trial Attorneys | 4 | 2018 | 75% won of 4 decided cases Won 3Mixed 0Lost 1 |
| 75 | Aaron Sittiporn MouritsenActiveCity of Fernley | 4 | 2018 | 0% won of 4 decided cases Won 0Mixed 0Lost 4 |
| 76 | Rochelle T. NguyenActive | 4 | 2018 | 0% won of 4 decided cases Won 0Mixed 0Lost 4 |
| 77 | Garrit S. PruytActiveCarson City District Attorney's Office | 4 | 2018 | 100% won of 4 decided cases Won 4Mixed 0Lost 0 |
| 78 | Thomas L. QuallsActiveWashoe County Alternate PD | 4 | 2018 | 0% won of 4 decided cases Won 0Mixed 0Lost 4 |
| 79 | Richard A. SchonfeldActiveChesnoff & Schonfeld | 4 | 2018 | 100% won of 4 decided cases Won 4Mixed 0Lost 0 |
| 80 | Anthony Patrick SgroActiveSgro & Roger | 4 | 2018 | 0% won of 4 decided cases Won 0Mixed 0Lost 4 |
| 81 | Adam R. TrippiediActiveTriLaw | 4 | 2018 | 50% won of 4 decided cases Won 2Mixed 0Lost 2 |
| 82 | Jeffrey H WeedActiveChurchill County Public Defender | 4 | 2018 | 100% won of 4 decided cases Won 4Mixed 0Lost 0 |
| 83 | Daniel Thomas YoungActiveNye County DA's Office | 4 | 2018 | 25% won of 4 decided cases Won 1Mixed 2Lost 1 |
| 84 | David B. AvakianActiveLewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith, LLP | 3 | 2018 | 100% won of 1 decided case Won 1Mixed 0Lost 0 |
| 85 | Christian T. BalducciActive | 3 | 2018 | 67% won of 3 decided cases Won 2Mixed 0Lost 1 |
| 86 | Jeanne Patricia BawaActiveHooks, Meng & Clement | 3 | 2018 | 100% won of 2 decided cases Won 2Mixed 0Lost 0 |
| 87 | Kurt BondsActiveHall & Evans LLC | 3 | 2018 | 33% won of 3 decided cases Won 1Mixed 0Lost 2 |
| 88 | Jerome R. BowenActiveBowen Law Offices | 3 | 2018 | 67% won of 3 decided cases Won 2Mixed 0Lost 1 |
| 89 | Gary W. CallExempt Active | 3 | 2018 | 67% won of 3 decided cases Won 2Mixed 0Lost 1 |
| 90 | Matthew D. CarlingActiveCarling Law Office PC | 3 | 2018 | 0% won of 3 decided cases Won 0Mixed 0Lost 3 |
| 91 | Michael P. CarmanActiveCarman & Price | 3 | 2018 | 33% won of 3 decided cases Won 1Mixed 2Lost 0 |
| 92 | Marilee CateActiveWashoe County DAs Office | 3 | 2018 | 67% won of 3 decided cases Won 2Mixed 0Lost 1 |
| 93 | Alexander G. ChenActiveClark County DA's Office | 3 | 2018 | 67% won of 3 decided cases Won 2Mixed 1Lost 0 |
| 94 | Gregory E. CoyerActiveCoyer Law Office | 3 | 2018 | 0% won of 3 decided cases Won 0Mixed 0Lost 3 |
| 95 | Elaine A. DowlingActive | 3 | 2018 | 67% won of 3 decided cases Won 2Mixed 0Lost 1 |
| 96 | Kenneth G. Frizzell IIIActiveLaw Offices of Kenneth G. Frizzell, III | 3 | 2018 | 0% won of 2 decided cases Won 0Mixed 0Lost 2 |
| 97 | John G. George JrActiveLaw Office of John George | 3 | 2018 | 33% won of 3 decided cases Won 1Mixed 0Lost 2 |
| 98 | Adam Leigh GillActiveACE Law Group, PLLC | 3 | 2018 | 0% won of 3 decided cases Won 0Mixed 0Lost 3 |
| 99 | Robert Eugene Glennen IIIActiveRobert E Glennen III PC | 3 | 2018 | 100% won of 3 decided cases Won 3Mixed 0Lost 0 |
| 100 | Chet A. GloverActiveGina Corena & Associates | 3 | 2018 | 100% won of 3 decided cases Won 3Mixed 0Lost 0 |
How these numbers are computed
Where the data comes from. Published decisions and unpublished dispositional orders of the Supreme Court of Nevada and Court of Appeals of Nevada, with each case's parties and their lawyers taken from the courts' public case records. We match lawyer names to the bar roll and only count confident matches. Case data via YourNevadaJudges.com. U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit cases come from the public RECAP Archive on CourtListener (Free Law Project) and cover only the Nevada-origin dockets already in that archive, so the federal count is partial.
Cases counts each case once, no matter how many filings it had. Heads of government law offices (district attorneys, the attorney general, public defenders) are listed on every case their office handles, which is why they lead the table.
Results. Won means the court ruled the way that lawyer's side asked. Mixed means the court agreed in part. The percentage is won divided by all decided cases (won, mixed, and lost). Cases that were dismissed for procedural reasons, or where we could not determine the result, are not counted.
Read the percentage with care. Appellate courts uphold far more rulings than they overturn. A lawyer who mostly defends rulings will naturally show a higher won-share than one who mostly challenges them, and prosecutors mostly defend. Hover over a Results cell for the split between challenging and defending. Coverage of unpublished orders is still being extended, so counts for some lawyers will grow.
Firm view credits a case to the firm where the lawyer works today, even if the lawyer was elsewhere when the case was decided.