Most appellate cases
Nevada attorneys ranked by how many Supreme Court of Nevada cases they handled that were decided in 2015, 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 | 24 | 2015 | 59% won of 22 decided cases Won 13Mixed 1Lost 8 |
| 2 | Steven Bryan WolfsonExempt ActiveClark County DA's Office | 17 | 2015 | 75% won of 16 decided cases Won 12Mixed 0Lost 4 |
| 3 | Steven S OwensActiveSteven S Owens, LLC | 14 | 2015 | 75% won of 12 decided cases Won 9Mixed 0Lost 3 |
| 4 | Howard S. BrooksInactiveLaw Office of Howard Brooks | 6 | 2015 | 0% won of 5 decided cases Won 0Mixed 0Lost 5 |
| 5 | Jonathan VanBoskerckActive | 6 | 2015 | 60% won of 5 decided cases Won 3Mixed 0Lost 2 |
| 6 | Philip Jay KohnExempt Inactive | 5 | 2015 | 20% won of 5 decided cases Won 1Mixed 0Lost 4 |
| 7 | John H. CottonExempt ActiveJohn H. Cotton & Associates, Ltd. | 4 | 2015 | 50% won of 4 decided cases Won 2Mixed 1Lost 1 |
| 8 | Robert C. McBrideActiveMcBride Hall | 4 | 2015 | 25% won of 4 decided cases Won 1Mixed 1Lost 2 |
| 9 | Richard F. CornellExempt ActiveRichard F. Cornell, P.C. | 3 | 2015 | 50% won of 2 decided cases Won 1Mixed 1Lost 0 |
| 10 | Robert L. EisenbergExempt ActiveLemons, Grundy & Eisenberg | 3 | 2015 | 67% won of 3 decided cases Won 2Mixed 0Lost 1 |
| 11 | Abira GrigsbyActiveGrigsby Law Group | 3 | 2015 | 0% won of 3 decided cases Won 0Mixed 0Lost 3 |
| 12 | Jacob L. HafterDeceased | 3 | 2015 | 50% won of 2 decided cases Won 1Mixed 0Lost 1 |
| 13 | Daniel F. PolsenbergActiveWomble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP | 3 | 2015 | 100% won of 1 decided case Won 1Mixed 0Lost 0 |
| 14 | David Michael SchieckActiveDavid Schieck Law Office | 3 | 2015 | 33% won of 3 decided cases Won 1Mixed 0Lost 2 |
| 15 | Jeffrey Richard AlbregtsActive | 2 | 2015 | 50% won of 2 decided cases Won 1Mixed 0Lost 1 |
| 16 | Erin L. AlbrightInactive | 2 | 2015 | 50% won of 2 decided cases Won 1Mixed 0Lost 1 |
| 17 | Todd L. BiceActivePisanelli Bice, LLC | 2 | 2015 | 50% won of 2 decided cases Won 1Mixed 0Lost 1 |
| 18 | David M. BrayActiveBray Law Group LLC | 2 | 2015 | 100% won of 2 decided cases Won 2Mixed 0Lost 0 |
| 19 | Matthew S. CarterActive | 2 | 2015 | 50% won of 2 decided cases Won 1Mixed 0Lost 1 |
| 20 | Tami D. CowdenInactive | 2 | 2015 | 50% won of 2 decided cases Won 1Mixed 1Lost 0 |
| 21 | Carol Rae Davis ZuckerExempt ActiveCarol Zucker Dispute Resolution | 2 | 2015 | 100% won of 2 decided cases Won 2Mixed 0Lost 0 |
| 22 | Sharon Gerber DickinsonExempt Active | 2 | 2015 | 0% won of 1 decided case Won 0Mixed 0Lost 1 |
| 23 | Kelly H. DoveActiveSnell & Wilmer | 2 | 2015 | 100% won of 1 decided case Won 1Mixed 0Lost 0 |
| 24 | Micah S. EcholsActiveClaggett and Sykes Law Firm | 2 | 2015 | 50% won of 2 decided cases Won 1Mixed 0Lost 1 |
| 25 | Dominic P. GentileExempt ActiveClark Hill PLLC | 2 | 2015 | 0% won of 1 decided case Won 0Mixed 1Lost 0 |
| 26 | Leon M. GreenbergActiveLeon Greenberg PC | 2 | 2015 | 0% won of 2 decided cases Won 0Mixed 0Lost 2 |
| 27 | Heather S. HallActiveMcBride Hall | 2 | 2015 | 50% won of 2 decided cases Won 1Mixed 0Lost 1 |
| 28 | Joel D. HenriodActiveHenriod Stern PLLC | 2 | 2015 | 100% won of 1 decided case Won 1Mixed 0Lost 0 |
| 29 | Christopher J. HicksActive | 2 | 2015 | 0% won of 2 decided cases Won 0Mixed 1Lost 1 |
| 30 | Victoria L. HightowerActiveTaylor Anderson | 2 | 2015 | 0% won of 2 decided cases Won 0Mixed 0Lost 2 |
| 31 | William Charles JeanneyExempt ActiveBradley Drendel & Jeanney | 2 | 2015 | 50% won of 2 decided cases Won 1Mixed 1Lost 0 |
| 32 | Allyson Reeves JohnsonActiveSylvester & Polednak, Ltd. | 2 | 2015 | 100% won of 2 decided cases Won 2Mixed 0Lost 0 |
| 33 | James J LeavittActiveLaw Offices of Kermitt L. Waters | 2 | 2015 | 0% won of 1 decided case Won 0Mixed 0Lost 1 |
| 34 | Clark G. LeslieExempt ActiveLaw Offices of Clark G. Leslie | 2 | 2015 | 50% won of 2 decided cases Won 1Mixed 1Lost 0 |
| 35 | Terrence P. McCarthyInactive | 2 | 2015 | 0% won of 2 decided cases Won 0Mixed 1Lost 1 |
| 36 | Emily M. McFarlingActiveMcFarling Cohen Fic & Squires | 2 | 2015 | 0% won of 2 decided cases Won 0Mixed 1Lost 1 |
| 37 | Joel D. OdouActiveWood, Smith, Henning & Berman, LLP | 2 | 2015 | 0% won of 2 decided cases Won 0Mixed 0Lost 2 |
| 38 | David C. O'MaraActiveThe O'Mara Law Firm, P.C. | 2 | 2015 | 100% won of 1 decided case Won 1Mixed 0Lost 0 |
| 39 | Dennis M. PrinceDeceased | 2 | 2015 | 50% won of 2 decided cases Won 1Mixed 0Lost 1 |
| 40 | Josh M. ReidActiveNevada Attorney General's Office | 2 | 2015 | No decided cases |
| 41 | Timothy W. RoehrsActive | 2 | 2015 | 100% won of 2 decided cases Won 2Mixed 0Lost 0 |
| 42 | Laura A. SchroederExempt ActiveSchroeder Law Offices P.C. | 2 | 2015 | 50% won of 2 decided cases Won 1Mixed 0Lost 1 |
| 43 | Debra L. SpinelliActivePisanelli Bice PLLC | 2 | 2015 | 50% won of 2 decided cases Won 1Mixed 0Lost 1 |
| 44 | John J. StanderActiveFenton Grant Kaneda & Litt | 2 | 2015 | 100% won of 2 decided cases Won 2Mixed 0Lost 0 |
| 45 | Therese Alberta Ure StixActiveSchroeder Law Offices, P.C. | 2 | 2015 | 50% won of 2 decided cases Won 1Mixed 0Lost 1 |
| 46 | Jeffrey R. SylvesterActiveSylvester & Polednak, Ltd. | 2 | 2015 | 100% won of 2 decided cases Won 2Mixed 0Lost 0 |
| 47 | Paul Peter Terry JrInactiveAnsbacher Law | 2 | 2015 | 100% won of 2 decided cases Won 2Mixed 0Lost 0 |
| 48 | Charles M. Vlasic IIIActiveHayes Wakayama Juan | 2 | 2015 | 0% won of 2 decided cases Won 0Mixed 0Lost 2 |
| 49 | Gregory J. WalchActiveLas Vegas Valley Water District | 2 | 2015 | 100% won of 1 decided case Won 1Mixed 0Lost 0 |
| 50 | Autumn L. WatersActiveThe Law Offices of Kermitt L. Waters | 2 | 2015 | 0% won of 1 decided case Won 0Mixed 0Lost 1 |
| 51 | Judge Jason D. WoodburyActiveFirst Judicial District Court | 2 | 2015 | 0% won of 1 decided case Won 0Mixed 0Lost 1 |
| 52 | Lisa J. ZastrowActiveGarin Law Group | 2 | 2015 | 100% won of 2 decided cases Won 2Mixed 0Lost 0 |
| 53 | James AdamsActiveAdams Law USA | 1 | 2015 | 0% won of 1 decided case Won 0Mixed 1Lost 0 |
| 54 | Suvinder S. AhluwaliaDeceased | 1 | 2015 | 0% won of 1 decided case Won 0Mixed 0Lost 1 |
| 55 | Brian G. AndersonActiveCity of Henderson | 1 | 2015 | 0% won of 1 decided case Won 0Mixed 0Lost 1 |
| 56 | Craig R. AndersonActiveMarquis Aurbach Coffing P.C. | 1 | 2015 | 100% won of 1 decided case Won 1Mixed 0Lost 0 |
| 57 | Tyler R. AndrewsActiveGreenberg Traurig, LLP | 1 | 2015 | 0% won of 1 decided case Won 0Mixed 1Lost 0 |
| 58 | Paola M. ArmeniActiveClark Hill PLLC | 1 | 2015 | 100% won of 1 decided case Won 1Mixed 0Lost 0 |
| 59 | Robert Lawrence AuerResigned | 1 | 2015 | 100% won of 1 decided case Won 1Mixed 0Lost 0 |
| 60 | Sarah M. BandaActiveBanda Law Group | 1 | 2015 | No decided cases |
| 61 | Jeanne Patricia BawaActiveHooks, Meng & Clement | 1 | 2015 | 0% won of 1 decided case Won 0Mixed 0Lost 1 |
| 62 | Thomas D. BeattyDeceased | 1 | 2015 | 0% won of 1 decided case Won 0Mixed 0Lost 1 |
| 63 | Michael L. BeckerActiveLas Vegas Defense Group LLC | 1 | 2015 | 100% won of 1 decided case Won 1Mixed 0Lost 0 |
| 64 | Judge Nancy Anne BeckerExempt Active | 1 | 2015 | 0% won of 1 decided case Won 0Mixed 0Lost 1 |
| 65 | Peter C. BernhardExempt ActivePB Consulting, LLC | 1 | 2015 | 100% won of 1 decided case Won 1Mixed 0Lost 0 |
| 66 | Theodore BeutelActiveEureka County District Attorney | 1 | 2015 | 100% won of 1 decided case Won 1Mixed 0Lost 0 |
| 67 | Mary P. BirkResigned | 1 | 2015 | No decided cases |
| 68 | Shirley BlazichActiveBlazich Law Group | 1 | 2015 | 0% won of 1 decided case Won 0Mixed 0Lost 1 |
| 69 | Jedediah R. BodgerActiveSierra Nevada Corporation | 1 | 2015 | No decided cases |
| 70 | Bradley L. BookeExempt ActiveLaw Office of Bradley L. Booke | 1 | 2015 | 0% won of 1 decided case Won 0Mixed 0Lost 1 |
| 71 | Mark J. BourassaActiveThe Bourassa Law Group | 1 | 2015 | 0% won of 1 decided case Won 0Mixed 0Lost 1 |
| 72 | Jerome R. BowenActiveBowen Law Offices | 1 | 2015 | No decided cases |
| 73 | Edward D BoyackActiveBoyack Orme & Murdy | 1 | 2015 | 0% won of 1 decided case Won 0Mixed 0Lost 1 |
| 74 | Lewis W Brandon JrActiveBrandon Smerber Law Firm | 1 | 2015 | 0% won of 1 decided case Won 0Mixed 0Lost 1 |
| 75 | Melanie Anne BrantinghamActiveCarson City DA's Office | 1 | 2015 | 0% won of 1 decided case Won 0Mixed 0Lost 1 |
| 76 | Adam J. BreedenActiveBreeden & Associates PLLC | 1 | 2015 | No decided cases |
| 77 | Jody L. BroaddusResigned | 1 | 2015 | 0% won of 1 decided case Won 0Mixed 0Lost 1 |
| 78 | Parker P. BrooksActive | 1 | 2015 | 100% won of 1 decided case Won 1Mixed 0Lost 0 |
| 79 | Barbara E. BuckleyActiveLegal Aid Center of Southern Nevada | 1 | 2015 | 100% won of 1 decided case Won 1Mixed 0Lost 0 |
| 80 | Charles L. BurchamActive | 1 | 2015 | 0% won of 1 decided case Won 0Mixed 0Lost 1 |
| 81 | Christopher F. BurtonActiveUnited States Attorney's Office | 1 | 2015 | 0% won of 1 decided case Won 0Mixed 0Lost 1 |
| 82 | Patrick G. ByrneActiveSnell & Wilmer LLP | 1 | 2015 | 0% won of 1 decided case Won 0Mixed 0Lost 1 |
| 83 | Philip R. Byrnes Jr.Deceased | 1 | 2015 | No decided cases |
| 84 | Jack D CampbellActive | 1 | 2015 | 100% won of 1 decided case Won 1Mixed 0Lost 0 |
| 85 | Christopher W. CarsonActiveSagebrush Lawyers, LLC | 1 | 2015 | 0% won of 1 decided case Won 0Mixed 0Lost 1 |
| 86 | Michael Vicente CastilloActiveJK Nelson Law, LLC | 1 | 2015 | 100% won of 1 decided case Won 1Mixed 0Lost 0 |
| 87 | Matthew A. CavanaughActiveLewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith | 1 | 2015 | 100% won of 1 decided case Won 1Mixed 0Lost 0 |
| 88 | Justina A. CavigliaActiveParsons Behle & Latimer | 1 | 2015 | 100% won of 1 decided case Won 1Mixed 0Lost 0 |
| 89 | Reuben H. CawleyActiveCawley Law Firm | 1 | 2015 | 100% won of 1 decided case Won 1Mixed 0Lost 0 |
| 90 | Monica T. CentenoActiveThe Law Office of Monica T. Centeno | 1 | 2015 | No decided cases |
| 91 | Daniel Stephen CereghinoActiveLex Domus Law LLC | 1 | 2015 | 0% won of 1 decided case Won 0Mixed 0Lost 1 |
| 92 | Michael Glenn ChapmanExempt Inactive | 1 | 2015 | 100% won of 1 decided case Won 1Mixed 0Lost 0 |
| 93 | Robert M Charles JrActive | 1 | 2015 | 100% won of 1 decided case Won 1Mixed 0Lost 0 |
| 94 | Jarien L. ChoActiveDenton Cho | 1 | 2015 | 100% won of 1 decided case Won 1Mixed 0Lost 0 |
| 95 | Thomas F. ChristensenActiveChristensen Law | 1 | 2015 | 0% won of 1 decided case Won 0Mixed 0Lost 1 |
| 96 | David J. ChurchillActive | 1 | 2015 | No decided cases |
| 97 | Scott L CoffeeActiveCoffee Law Office, Ltd. | 1 | 2015 | 0% won of 1 decided case Won 0Mixed 0Lost 1 |
| 98 | Ronald L. CordesActiveClark County District Attorney | 1 | 2015 | 100% won of 1 decided case Won 1Mixed 0Lost 0 |
| 99 | Frank Joseph CremenExempt Active | 1 | 2015 | 0% won of 1 decided case Won 0Mixed 0Lost 1 |
| 100 | David M. CrosbyExempt ActiveFox, Imes & Crosby, LLC | 1 | 2015 | 0% won of 1 decided case Won 0Mixed 1Lost 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.