Most appellate cases
Nevada attorneys ranked by how many Supreme Court of Nevada cases they handled that were decided in 2016, 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 | 237 | 2016 | 83% won of 141 decided cases Won 117Mixed 8Lost 16 |
| 2 | Steven S OwensActiveSteven S Owens, LLC | 116 | 2016 | 76% won of 72 decided cases Won 55Mixed 6Lost 11 |
| 3 | Howard S. BrooksInactiveLaw Office of Howard Brooks | 22 | 2016 | 25% won of 20 decided cases Won 5Mixed 3Lost 12 |
| 4 | Terrence P. McCarthyInactive | 21 | 2016 | 88% won of 16 decided cases Won 14Mixed 0Lost 2 |
| 5 | Steven Bryan WolfsonExempt ActiveClark County DA's Office | 20 | 2016 | 59% won of 17 decided cases Won 10Mixed 1Lost 6 |
| 6 | Ryan J. MacDonaldActive | 14 | 2016 | 55% won of 11 decided cases Won 6Mixed 3Lost 2 |
| 7 | Angela A. BelloActiveWolfenzon Rolle | 11 | 2016 | 100% won of 5 decided cases Won 5Mixed 0Lost 0 |
| 8 | Jonathan VanBoskerckActive | 11 | 2016 | 50% won of 10 decided cases Won 5Mixed 3Lost 2 |
| 9 | John Reese PettyExempt Inactive | 10 | 2016 | 17% won of 6 decided cases Won 1Mixed 0Lost 5 |
| 10 | Bradley S. SchragerActiveBravo Schrager LLP | 10 | 2016 | 33% won of 6 decided cases Won 2Mixed 2Lost 2 |
| 11 | Don SpringmeyerExempt ActiveKemp Jones, LLP | 10 | 2016 | 43% won of 7 decided cases Won 3Mixed 2Lost 2 |
| 12 | Christopher J. HicksActive | 9 | 2016 | 71% won of 7 decided cases Won 5Mixed 0Lost 2 |
| 13 | Ofelia Luz MonjeInactiveHarry Reid International Airport | 8 | 2016 | 63% won of 8 decided cases Won 5Mixed 0Lost 3 |
| 14 | Michael R. BrooksActiveThe Ryan Firm | 7 | 2016 | 67% won of 3 decided cases Won 2Mixed 0Lost 1 |
| 15 | Sharon Gerber DickinsonExempt Active | 7 | 2016 | 17% won of 6 decided cases Won 1Mixed 0Lost 5 |
| 16 | Joel D. HenriodActiveHenriod Stern PLLC | 7 | 2016 | 40% won of 5 decided cases Won 2Mixed 1Lost 2 |
| 17 | Daniel F. PolsenbergActiveWomble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP | 7 | 2016 | 33% won of 6 decided cases Won 2Mixed 1Lost 3 |
| 18 | Micah S. EcholsActiveClaggett and Sykes Law Firm | 6 | 2016 | 75% won of 4 decided cases Won 3Mixed 1Lost 0 |
| 19 | Robert L. EisenbergExempt ActiveLemons, Grundy & Eisenberg | 6 | 2016 | 33% won of 6 decided cases Won 2Mixed 1Lost 3 |
| 20 | Philip Jay KohnExempt Inactive | 6 | 2016 | 40% won of 5 decided cases Won 2Mixed 1Lost 2 |
| 21 | Michael Frederick BohnActiveMichael F. Bohn, Esq., Ltd. | 5 | 2016 | 40% won of 5 decided cases Won 2Mixed 0Lost 3 |
| 22 | Jeremy T BoslerInactive | 5 | 2016 | 25% won of 4 decided cases Won 1Mixed 0Lost 3 |
| 23 | Diana Samalaulu ClineActiveCline Legal Solutions LLC | 5 | 2016 | 0% won of 2 decided cases Won 0Mixed 0Lost 2 |
| 24 | Jacqueline A. GilbertExempt Inactive | 5 | 2016 | 0% won of 2 decided cases Won 0Mixed 0Lost 2 |
| 25 | Tyler J. IngramActiveElko County District Attorney | 5 | 2016 | 100% won of 4 decided cases Won 4Mixed 0Lost 0 |
| 26 | Christopher R. OramActive | 5 | 2016 | 0% won of 4 decided cases Won 0Mixed 0Lost 4 |
| 27 | Montgomery Y. PaekActiveLittler Mendelson P.C. | 5 | 2016 | 100% won of 1 decided case Won 1Mixed 0Lost 0 |
| 28 | Kirk Darren VittoActivePahrump Justice Court | 5 | 2016 | 100% won of 3 decided cases Won 3Mixed 0Lost 0 |
| 29 | Daniel BravoActiveBravo Schrager LLP | 4 | 2016 | 25% won of 4 decided cases Won 1Mixed 1Lost 2 |
| 30 | Christopher F. BurtonActiveUnited States Attorney's Office | 4 | 2016 | 75% won of 4 decided cases Won 3Mixed 0Lost 1 |
| 31 | Robert T. EgletActiveEglet Law | 4 | 2016 | 0% won of 2 decided cases Won 0Mixed 0Lost 2 |
| 32 | Leon M. GreenbergActiveLeon Greenberg PC | 4 | 2016 | 100% won of 3 decided cases Won 3Mixed 0Lost 0 |
| 33 | Malani Leigh KotchkaResignedMalani L. Kotchka, LLC | 4 | 2016 | 50% won of 2 decided cases Won 1Mixed 0Lost 1 |
| 34 | Joseph R. Plater IIIInactive | 4 | 2016 | 67% won of 3 decided cases Won 2Mixed 0Lost 1 |
| 35 | Rick D. RoskelleyInactive | 4 | 2016 | 100% won of 1 decided case Won 1Mixed 0Lost 0 |
| 36 | Joseph TartakovskyActiveEimer Stahl LLP | 4 | 2016 | 50% won of 4 decided cases Won 2Mixed 2Lost 0 |
| 37 | Judge Lawrence J C VanDykeFederal | 4 | 2016 | 50% won of 4 decided cases Won 2Mixed 2Lost 0 |
| 38 | Michael K. WallDeceased | 4 | 2016 | 0% won of 3 decided cases Won 0Mixed 0Lost 3 |
| 39 | Judge Elayna J. YouchahFederal | 4 | 2016 | 50% won of 2 decided cases Won 1Mixed 0Lost 1 |
| 40 | Ketan D. BhirudActiveSaronic Technologies | 3 | 2016 | 33% won of 3 decided cases Won 1Mixed 2Lost 0 |
| 41 | Kathryn B. BlakeyActiveLittler Mendelson, P.C. | 3 | 2016 | 100% won of 1 decided case Won 1Mixed 0Lost 0 |
| 42 | Benjamin B. Childs SrActive | 3 | 2016 | 0% won of 2 decided cases Won 0Mixed 0Lost 2 |
| 43 | Richard F. CornellExempt ActiveRichard F. Cornell, P.C. | 3 | 2016 | 33% won of 3 decided cases Won 1Mixed 0Lost 2 |
| 44 | Matthew T. DushoffDeceased | 3 | 2016 | 0% won of 2 decided cases Won 0Mixed 1Lost 1 |
| 45 | Jason L. EarnestActiveMountain West Lawyers | 3 | 2016 | No decided cases |
| 46 | Roger L. Grandgenett IIActiveLittler Mendelson | 3 | 2016 | 100% won of 1 decided case Won 1Mixed 0Lost 0 |
| 47 | James Joseph JimmersonExempt ActiveThe Jimmerson Law Firm, PC | 3 | 2016 | 50% won of 2 decided cases Won 1Mixed 0Lost 1 |
| 48 | Edward L KainenActiveKainen Law Group, PLLC | 3 | 2016 | 0% won of 2 decided cases Won 0Mixed 0Lost 2 |
| 49 | Howard C. KimActive | 3 | 2016 | 0% won of 2 decided cases Won 0Mixed 0Lost 2 |
| 50 | Robert Wayne LueckExempt Active | 3 | 2016 | 0% won of 3 decided cases Won 0Mixed 0Lost 3 |
| 51 | Arthur E. MalloryExempt ActiveChurchill County DA's Office | 3 | 2016 | 0% won of 1 decided case Won 0Mixed 0Lost 1 |
| 52 | Caitlyn L. McAmisActiveSpecial Public Defender | 3 | 2016 | 0% won of 3 decided cases Won 0Mixed 0Lost 3 |
| 53 | Amanda J. MorganActive | 3 | 2016 | 50% won of 2 decided cases Won 1Mixed 1Lost 0 |
| 54 | Alia A. NajjarActiveWolfe & Wyman, LLP | 3 | 2016 | 100% won of 1 decided case Won 1Mixed 0Lost 0 |
| 55 | Radford J. SmithActiveSmith Jain | 3 | 2016 | 100% won of 2 decided cases Won 2Mixed 0Lost 0 |
| 56 | Ariel E. SternActive | 3 | 2016 | 0% won of 1 decided case Won 0Mixed 1Lost 0 |
| 57 | Michael C. Vieta-KabellActiveWashoe County DA's Office | 3 | 2016 | No decided cases |
| 58 | Kristina WildeveldActiveLaw Offices of Kristina Wildeveld & Associates | 3 | 2016 | 0% won of 3 decided cases Won 0Mixed 0Lost 3 |
| 59 | Mary Lou A. WilsonExempt ActiveLaw Office of Mary Lou Wilson | 3 | 2016 | 0% won of 3 decided cases Won 0Mixed 0Lost 3 |
| 60 | Mark Douglas WrayExempt ActiveLaw Offices of Mark Wray | 3 | 2016 | 33% won of 3 decided cases Won 1Mixed 1Lost 1 |
| 61 | Lisa J. ZastrowActiveGarin Law Group | 3 | 2016 | 0% won of 2 decided cases Won 0Mixed 1Lost 1 |
| 62 | John P. AldrichActiveAldrich Law Firm, Ltd. | 2 | 2016 | 0% won of 2 decided cases Won 0Mixed 0Lost 2 |
| 63 | Cynthia L. AlexanderActiveDickinson Wright, PLLC | 2 | 2016 | No decided cases |
| 64 | Michael P. BalabanActiveLaw Office of Michael P. Balaban | 2 | 2016 | No decided cases |
| 65 | Michael N. BeedeActiveAndersen Beede Weisenmiller | 2 | 2016 | 0% won of 1 decided case Won 0Mixed 1Lost 0 |
| 66 | Kelsey Lauren BernsteinActiveClark County Public Defender | 2 | 2016 | 0% won of 2 decided cases Won 0Mixed 0Lost 2 |
| 67 | Todd L. BiceActivePisanelli Bice, LLC | 2 | 2016 | 50% won of 2 decided cases Won 1Mixed 0Lost 1 |
| 68 | Michael J. BongardActiveOffice of the Attorney General | 2 | 2016 | 100% won of 1 decided case Won 1Mixed 0Lost 0 |
| 69 | Tamer B. BotrosActiveUS Attorney's Office | 2 | 2016 | 0% won of 1 decided case Won 0Mixed 0Lost 1 |
| 70 | Mark J. BourassaActiveThe Bourassa Law Group | 2 | 2016 | No decided cases |
| 71 | Dan C. BowenExempt InactiveBowen Law | 2 | 2016 | No decided cases |
| 72 | Darren T. BrennerActiveKlinedinst PC | 2 | 2016 | 100% won of 1 decided case Won 1Mixed 0Lost 0 |
| 73 | Joshua D. BuckActiveThierman Buck | 2 | 2016 | No decided cases |
| 74 | Christopher H. ByrdExempt ActiveFennemore Craig P.C. | 2 | 2016 | 100% won of 1 decided case Won 1Mixed 0Lost 0 |
| 75 | Philip R. Byrnes Jr.Deceased | 2 | 2016 | 100% won of 1 decided case Won 1Mixed 0Lost 0 |
| 76 | Matthew D. CarlingActiveCarling Law Office PC | 2 | 2016 | 50% won of 2 decided cases Won 1Mixed 0Lost 1 |
| 77 | Robert C. Carlson Jr.Exempt ActiveKoeller, Nebeker, Carlson & Haluck, LLP | 2 | 2016 | 50% won of 2 decided cases Won 1Mixed 0Lost 1 |
| 78 | Severin A. CarlsonActiveKaempfer Crowell | 2 | 2016 | 50% won of 2 decided cases Won 1Mixed 0Lost 1 |
| 79 | Mark J. ConnotActiveConnot Law Office PLLC | 2 | 2016 | 0% won of 1 decided case Won 0Mixed 0Lost 1 |
| 80 | Venicia Grace ConsidineActiveLegal Aid Center of Southern Nevada | 2 | 2016 | 50% won of 2 decided cases Won 1Mixed 0Lost 1 |
| 81 | Audrey M ConwayActiveClark County PD's Office | 2 | 2016 | 50% won of 2 decided cases Won 1Mixed 1Lost 0 |
| 82 | Mary Anne DecariaResigned | 2 | 2016 | 100% won of 2 decided cases Won 2Mixed 0Lost 0 |
| 83 | Kelly H. DoveActiveSnell & Wilmer | 2 | 2016 | 100% won of 1 decided case Won 1Mixed 0Lost 0 |
| 84 | Craig W. DrummondActiveDrummond Law Firm | 2 | 2016 | 0% won of 2 decided cases Won 0Mixed 0Lost 2 |
| 85 | Neil B. DurrantActiveDurrant Law Offices | 2 | 2016 | No decided cases |
| 86 | Erica D. EntsmingerActiveEglet Law | 2 | 2016 | 0% won of 1 decided case Won 0Mixed 0Lost 1 |
| 87 | Brenda J. ErdoesExempt Inactive | 2 | 2016 | 100% won of 1 decided case Won 1Mixed 0Lost 0 |
| 88 | Dayvid J. FiglerActiveClark County Special Public Defender | 2 | 2016 | 0% won of 2 decided cases Won 0Mixed 0Lost 2 |
| 89 | Deanna ForbushActiveFox Rothschild LLP | 2 | 2016 | 0% won of 2 decided cases Won 0Mixed 1Lost 1 |
| 90 | David N. FrederickExempt Active | 2 | 2016 | 0% won of 2 decided cases Won 0Mixed 1Lost 1 |
| 91 | Christian GabroyActiveGabroy | Messer | 2 | 2016 | No decided cases |
| 92 | Marc Charles GordonDeceased | 2 | 2016 | 0% won of 1 decided case Won 0Mixed 0Lost 1 |
| 93 | Daniel J. GrecoInactive | 2 | 2016 | No decided cases |
| 94 | Karen L. HanksActiveHanks Law Group | 2 | 2016 | No decided cases |
| 95 | James E. HarperActiveHarper Wixom | 2 | 2016 | 0% won of 2 decided cases Won 0Mixed 1Lost 1 |
| 96 | Kirk Ross HarrisonExempt Active | 2 | 2016 | 0% won of 2 decided cases Won 0Mixed 0Lost 2 |
| 97 | Trevor J. HatfieldActiveHatfield & Associates, Ltd. | 2 | 2016 | 100% won of 1 decided case Won 1Mixed 0Lost 0 |
| 98 | Lance James HendronActiveHendron Law Group | 2 | 2016 | 0% won of 2 decided cases Won 0Mixed 1Lost 1 |
| 99 | Daniel S. IvieActive | 2 | 2016 | No decided cases |
| 100 | Terrence Michael JacksonDeceased | 2 | 2016 | 50% won of 2 decided cases Won 1Mixed 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.