Most appellate cases
Nevada attorneys ranked by how many Court of Appeals of Nevada cases they handled that were decided in 2019, with how those cases came out. This measures experience on the record, not quality.
| # | Attorney | Cases | Years | Results (won / mixed / lost) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dr. Aaron D. FordActiveNevada Office of Attorney General | 626 | 2019 | 94% won of 611 decided cases Won 577Mixed 10Lost 24 |
| 2 | Steven S OwensActiveSteven S Owens, LLC | 244 | 2019 | 94% won of 236 decided cases Won 222Mixed 3Lost 11 |
| 3 | Alexander G. ChenActiveClark County DA's Office | 100 | 2019 | 94% won of 96 decided cases Won 90Mixed 1Lost 5 |
| 4 | Jennifer P. NobleActiveWashoe Co. DA's Office | 82 | 2019 | 93% won of 82 decided cases Won 76Mixed 2Lost 4 |
| 5 | Allison L. HerrActiveCannabis Compliance Board | 51 | 2019 | 89% won of 46 decided cases Won 41Mixed 3Lost 2 |
| 6 | Charles W. ThomanActiveClark County DA's Office | 42 | 2019 | 95% won of 40 decided cases Won 38Mixed 0Lost 2 |
| 7 | Jonathan VanBoskerckActive | 38 | 2019 | 87% won of 38 decided cases Won 33Mixed 0Lost 5 |
| 8 | Darren T. BrennerActiveKlinedinst PC | 36 | 2019 | 94% won of 35 decided cases Won 33Mixed 1Lost 1 |
| 9 | Ariel E. SternActive | 36 | 2019 | 97% won of 35 decided cases Won 34Mixed 0Lost 1 |
| 10 | Jessica E. PerlickActiveOffice of the Nevada Attorney General | 35 | 2019 | 89% won of 35 decided cases Won 31Mixed 1Lost 3 |
| 11 | Sheryl SerrezeInactive | 24 | 2019 | 96% won of 24 decided cases Won 23Mixed 1Lost 0 |
| 12 | Geordan M. GoebelActive | 21 | 2019 | 100% won of 21 decided cases Won 21Mixed 0Lost 0 |
| 13 | Erin Lynsey MorganActive | 21 | 2019 | 100% won of 21 decided cases Won 21Mixed 0Lost 0 |
| 14 | Kirk Darren VittoActivePahrump Justice Court | 21 | 2019 | 100% won of 21 decided cases Won 21Mixed 0Lost 0 |
| 15 | Christopher R. ArabiaActiveCity of Ely | 20 | 2019 | 100% won of 20 decided cases Won 20Mixed 0Lost 0 |
| 16 | Frank A. Toddre IIActiveCozen O'Connor | 20 | 2019 | 75% won of 20 decided cases Won 15Mixed 2Lost 3 |
| 17 | Joseph Y. HongActiveHong & Hong, APLC | 19 | 2019 | 11% won of 19 decided cases Won 2Mixed 0Lost 17 |
| 18 | John Thomas AfsharActiveClark County DA's Office | 18 | 2019 | 94% won of 18 decided cases Won 17Mixed 0Lost 1 |
| 19 | Michael Frederick BohnActiveMichael F. Bohn, Esq., Ltd. | 18 | 2019 | 11% won of 18 decided cases Won 2Mixed 2Lost 14 |
| 20 | John Reese PettyExempt Inactive | 18 | 2019 | 0% won of 18 decided cases Won 0Mixed 0Lost 18 |
| 21 | Heather D. ProcterActiveNevada Attorney General's Office | 18 | 2019 | 100% won of 17 decided cases Won 17Mixed 0Lost 0 |
| 22 | Natasha Mary GebraelActiveTransportation Security Administration | 17 | 2019 | 100% won of 16 decided cases Won 16Mixed 0Lost 0 |
| 23 | Scott R. LachmanActiveAkerman LLP | 17 | 2019 | 94% won of 17 decided cases Won 16Mixed 0Lost 1 |
| 24 | Judge Jason D. WoodburyActiveFirst Judicial District Court | 17 | 2019 | 94% won of 17 decided cases Won 16Mixed 0Lost 1 |
| 25 | Ashley A. BalducciActiveLas Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority | 16 | 2019 | 100% won of 15 decided cases Won 15Mixed 0Lost 0 |
| 26 | Tyler J. IngramActiveElko County District Attorney | 16 | 2019 | 88% won of 16 decided cases Won 14Mixed 1Lost 1 |
| 27 | Steven Bryan WolfsonExempt ActiveClark County DA's Office | 15 | 2019 | 80% won of 15 decided cases Won 12Mixed 0Lost 3 |
| 28 | Howard S. BrooksInactiveLaw Office of Howard Brooks | 14 | 2019 | 0% won of 14 decided cases Won 0Mixed 0Lost 14 |
| 29 | Thera Aschanta CooperActiveTyson & Mendes, LLP | 13 | 2019 | 100% won of 13 decided cases Won 13Mixed 0Lost 0 |
| 30 | Sally S. deSotoActiveWashoe County Public Defender | 13 | 2019 | 8% won of 13 decided cases Won 1Mixed 0Lost 12 |
| 31 | Krista D. BarrieInactiveOffice of Lawyers Prof Responsibility | 12 | 2019 | 100% won of 11 decided cases Won 11Mixed 0Lost 0 |
| 32 | Michael J. BongardActiveOffice of the Attorney General | 12 | 2019 | 100% won of 11 decided cases Won 11Mixed 0Lost 0 |
| 33 | Marilee CateActiveWashoe County DAs Office | 12 | 2019 | 100% won of 12 decided cases Won 12Mixed 0Lost 0 |
| 34 | Rex D. GarnerActiveFox Rothschild LLP | 12 | 2019 | 100% won of 11 decided cases Won 11Mixed 0Lost 0 |
| 35 | Jared M. SechristActiveWatt, Tieder, Hoffar & Fitgerald, L.L.P. | 12 | 2019 | 92% won of 12 decided cases Won 11Mixed 1Lost 0 |
| 36 | Adam R. TrippiediActiveTriLaw | 12 | 2019 | 25% won of 12 decided cases Won 3Mixed 2Lost 7 |
| 37 | Rebekkah B. BodoffInactive | 10 | 2019 | 80% won of 10 decided cases Won 8Mixed 1Lost 1 |
| 38 | Katrina Ann LopezActiveOffice of the Nevada Attorney General | 10 | 2019 | 100% won of 9 decided cases Won 9Mixed 0Lost 0 |
| 39 | Joseph R. Plater IIIInactive | 10 | 2019 | 90% won of 10 decided cases Won 9Mixed 0Lost 1 |
| 40 | Rene Louis ValladaresActiveFederal Public Defender's Office | 10 | 2019 | 0% won of 10 decided cases Won 0Mixed 0Lost 10 |
| 41 | Erica Fawn BerrettActiveAG's Office | 9 | 2019 | 88% won of 8 decided cases Won 7Mixed 1Lost 0 |
| 42 | Emily M. McFarlingActiveMcFarling Cohen Fic & Squires | 9 | 2019 | 44% won of 9 decided cases Won 4Mixed 1Lost 4 |
| 43 | Michael A. WheableActive | 9 | 2019 | 100% won of 9 decided cases Won 9Mixed 0Lost 0 |
| 44 | Kathleen Megan BradyInactive | 8 | 2019 | 88% won of 8 decided cases Won 7Mixed 0Lost 1 |
| 45 | Leslie B HartActiveFennemore | 8 | 2019 | No decided cases |
| 46 | Michael MacdonaldActiveLander County DA's Office | 8 | 2019 | 83% won of 6 decided cases Won 5Mixed 1Lost 0 |
| 47 | Terrence P. McCarthyInactive | 8 | 2019 | 100% won of 8 decided cases Won 8Mixed 0Lost 0 |
| 48 | Kevin P. NaughtonActiveWashoe County DA's Office | 8 | 2019 | 88% won of 8 decided cases Won 7Mixed 0Lost 1 |
| 49 | Lilith Vala XaraActiveLitchfield Cavo, LLP | 8 | 2019 | 88% won of 8 decided cases Won 7Mixed 1Lost 0 |
| 50 | Kent F. LarsenActiveSmith Larsen & Wixom | 7 | 2019 | 83% won of 6 decided cases Won 5Mixed 0Lost 1 |
| 51 | Melanie D. MorganActiveAtlas Solomon LLP | 7 | 2019 | 83% won of 6 decided cases Won 5Mixed 0Lost 1 |
| 52 | Natalie Lynn WinslowActiveAtlas Solomon LLP | 7 | 2019 | 100% won of 7 decided cases Won 7Mixed 0Lost 0 |
| 53 | Michael N. BeedeActiveAndersen Beede Weisenmiller | 6 | 2019 | 0% won of 6 decided cases Won 0Mixed 0Lost 6 |
| 54 | Karla Kay ButkoActiveKarla K. Butko, Ltd. | 6 | 2019 | 0% won of 6 decided cases Won 0Mixed 1Lost 5 |
| 55 | Benjamin C. GaumondActiveBen Gaumond Law Firm, PLLC | 6 | 2019 | 0% won of 6 decided cases Won 0Mixed 1Lost 5 |
| 56 | Troy C. JordanActive | 6 | 2019 | 17% won of 6 decided cases Won 1Mixed 0Lost 5 |
| 57 | Mihaela NeagosActiveOffice of the District Attorney | 6 | 2019 | 0% won of 6 decided cases Won 0Mixed 0Lost 6 |
| 58 | Donna M. WittigActiveSparrow Financial, Inc. | 6 | 2019 | 83% won of 6 decided cases Won 5Mixed 0Lost 1 |
| 59 | Elizabeth J. BassettActiveNevada Commission on Ethics | 5 | 2019 | 20% won of 5 decided cases Won 1Mixed 2Lost 2 |
| 60 | Matthew D. CarlingActiveCarling Law Office PC | 5 | 2019 | 0% won of 5 decided cases Won 0Mixed 0Lost 5 |
| 61 | Jamie K. CombsActiveKlinedinst PC | 5 | 2019 | 100% won of 5 decided cases Won 5Mixed 0Lost 0 |
| 62 | Lucas J. GaffneyActiveGaffney Law | 5 | 2019 | 0% won of 5 decided cases Won 0Mixed 0Lost 5 |
| 63 | Mark B. JacksonActiveDouglas County DA | 5 | 2019 | 100% won of 5 decided cases Won 5Mixed 0Lost 0 |
| 64 | Prescott Terrence JonesActiveResnick & Louis, P.C. | 5 | 2019 | 20% won of 5 decided cases Won 1Mixed 0Lost 4 |
| 65 | Karin L. KreizenbeckActive | 5 | 2019 | 0% won of 5 decided cases Won 0Mixed 0Lost 5 |
| 66 | Robert Wayne LueckExempt Active | 5 | 2019 | 20% won of 5 decided cases Won 1Mixed 1Lost 3 |
| 67 | David H. Neely IIIActive | 5 | 2019 | 0% won of 5 decided cases Won 0Mixed 0Lost 5 |
| 68 | Dana Jonathon NitzActive | 5 | 2019 | 80% won of 5 decided cases Won 4Mixed 0Lost 1 |
| 69 | Stephen B. RyeActiveLyon County District Attorney's Office | 5 | 2019 | 100% won of 5 decided cases Won 5Mixed 0Lost 0 |
| 70 | Amanda C. SageActiveWashoe County DA's Office | 5 | 2019 | 100% won of 5 decided cases Won 5Mixed 0Lost 0 |
| 71 | Carl E.G. ArnoldActiveCEGA Law Group | 4 | 2019 | 0% won of 4 decided cases Won 0Mixed 0Lost 4 |
| 72 | Melanie Anne BrantinghamActiveCarson City DA's Office | 4 | 2019 | 100% won of 4 decided cases Won 4Mixed 0Lost 0 |
| 73 | Audrey M ConwayActiveClark County PD's Office | 4 | 2019 | 0% won of 4 decided cases Won 0Mixed 0Lost 4 |
| 74 | Patrick A. FergusonActiveNye County District Attorney's Office | 4 | 2019 | 100% won of 4 decided cases Won 4Mixed 0Lost 0 |
| 75 | Terrence Michael JacksonDeceased | 4 | 2019 | 0% won of 4 decided cases Won 0Mixed 1Lost 3 |
| 76 | James Joseph JimmersonExempt ActiveThe Jimmerson Law Firm, PC | 4 | 2019 | 75% won of 4 decided cases Won 3Mixed 0Lost 1 |
| 77 | Tyson Darin LeagueActiveCarson City DA | 4 | 2019 | 100% won of 4 decided cases Won 4Mixed 0Lost 0 |
| 78 | Christopher R. OramActive | 4 | 2019 | 0% won of 4 decided cases Won 0Mixed 1Lost 3 |
| 79 | Garrit S. PruytActiveCarson City District Attorney's Office | 4 | 2019 | 100% won of 4 decided cases Won 4Mixed 0Lost 0 |
| 80 | Edward Torrance ReedExempt InactiveEdward T. Reed PLLC | 4 | 2019 | 0% won of 4 decided cases Won 0Mixed 1Lost 3 |
| 81 | Jamie J. ReschActiveResch Law, PLLC | 4 | 2019 | 25% won of 4 decided cases Won 1Mixed 0Lost 3 |
| 82 | James J. RuggeroliActive | 4 | 2019 | 0% won of 4 decided cases Won 0Mixed 0Lost 4 |
| 83 | Daniel L SchwartzActiveHooks Meng & Clement | 4 | 2019 | 0% won of 4 decided cases Won 0Mixed 0Lost 4 |
| 84 | Radford J. SmithActiveSmith Jain | 4 | 2019 | 75% won of 4 decided cases Won 3Mixed 1Lost 0 |
| 85 | Matthew J. StermitzActiveMatt Stermitz Law, LLC | 4 | 2019 | 0% won of 3 decided cases Won 0Mixed 0Lost 3 |
| 86 | Joel Edward TascaActiveGreenberg Traurig, LLP | 4 | 2019 | 75% won of 4 decided cases Won 3Mixed 0Lost 1 |
| 87 | John D. Tennert IIIActiveFennemore Craig, P.C. | 4 | 2019 | No decided cases |
| 88 | Karen A. Whelan EsqActiveCCSD Office of the General Counsel | 4 | 2019 | 100% won of 4 decided cases Won 4Mixed 0Lost 0 |
| 89 | Kedric A BassettActive | 3 | 2019 | 0% won of 3 decided cases Won 0Mixed 0Lost 3 |
| 90 | Michael L. BeckerActiveLas Vegas Defense Group LLC | 3 | 2019 | 33% won of 3 decided cases Won 1Mixed 0Lost 2 |
| 91 | Lyn E. BeggsActiveLaw Offices of Lyn E. Beggs, PLLC | 3 | 2019 | 0% won of 3 decided cases Won 0Mixed 0Lost 3 |
| 92 | Michael P. CarmanActiveCarman & Price | 3 | 2019 | 67% won of 3 decided cases Won 2Mixed 0Lost 1 |
| 93 | Michael Vicente CastilloActiveJK Nelson Law, LLC | 3 | 2019 | 33% won of 3 decided cases Won 1Mixed 0Lost 2 |
| 94 | Jack W. FleemanActivePecos Law Group | 3 | 2019 | 33% won of 3 decided cases Won 1Mixed 0Lost 2 |
| 95 | Chet A. GloverActiveGina Corena & Associates | 3 | 2019 | 100% won of 2 decided cases Won 2Mixed 0Lost 0 |
| 96 | Heather S. HallActiveMcBride Hall | 3 | 2019 | 0% won of 3 decided cases Won 0Mixed 1Lost 2 |
| 97 | Dalton L. Hooks JrActiveHooks Meng & Clement, PLLC | 3 | 2019 | 100% won of 3 decided cases Won 3Mixed 0Lost 0 |
| 98 | Michael K. JohnsonActiveRollston, Henderson & Johnson, Ltd. | 3 | 2019 | No decided cases |
| 99 | John D. JonesActiveJones & LoBello | 3 | 2019 | 50% won of 2 decided cases Won 1Mixed 0Lost 1 |
| 100 | John T. KeatingActiveKeating Law Group | 3 | 2019 | 67% won of 3 decided cases Won 2Mixed 0Lost 1 |
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.