Most appellate cases
Nevada attorneys ranked by how many Supreme Court of Nevada cases they handled that were decided in 2017, 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 | 662 | 2017 | 81% won of 237 decided cases Won 192Mixed 15Lost 30 |
| 2 | Steven S OwensActiveSteven S Owens, LLC | 371 | 2017 | 78% won of 139 decided cases Won 108Mixed 12Lost 19 |
| 3 | Terrence P. McCarthyInactive | 55 | 2017 | 82% won of 22 decided cases Won 18Mixed 1Lost 3 |
| 4 | Steven Bryan WolfsonExempt ActiveClark County DA's Office | 48 | 2017 | 66% won of 32 decided cases Won 21Mixed 3Lost 8 |
| 5 | Howard S. BrooksInactiveLaw Office of Howard Brooks | 32 | 2017 | 10% won of 21 decided cases Won 2Mixed 4Lost 15 |
| 6 | Ryan J. MacDonaldActive | 31 | 2017 | 73% won of 26 decided cases Won 19Mixed 3Lost 4 |
| 7 | Allison L. HerrActiveCannabis Compliance Board | 27 | 2017 | 100% won of 7 decided cases Won 7Mixed 0Lost 0 |
| 8 | Michael Frederick BohnActiveMichael F. Bohn, Esq., Ltd. | 24 | 2017 | 92% won of 13 decided cases Won 12Mixed 0Lost 1 |
| 9 | Christopher F. BurtonActiveUnited States Attorney's Office | 24 | 2017 | 74% won of 23 decided cases Won 17Mixed 2Lost 4 |
| 10 | Darren T. BrennerActiveKlinedinst PC | 23 | 2017 | 17% won of 6 decided cases Won 1Mixed 0Lost 5 |
| 11 | Kelly H. DoveActiveSnell & Wilmer | 23 | 2017 | 14% won of 14 decided cases Won 2Mixed 0Lost 12 |
| 12 | Dana Jonathon NitzActive | 21 | 2017 | 29% won of 7 decided cases Won 2Mixed 0Lost 5 |
| 13 | Angela A. BelloActiveWolfenzon Rolle | 20 | 2017 | 100% won of 2 decided cases Won 2Mixed 0Lost 0 |
| 14 | Jacqueline A. GilbertExempt Inactive | 20 | 2017 | 83% won of 12 decided cases Won 10Mixed 0Lost 2 |
| 15 | Ariel E. SternActive | 19 | 2017 | 17% won of 6 decided cases Won 1Mixed 0Lost 5 |
| 16 | Jonathan VanBoskerckActive | 18 | 2017 | 38% won of 16 decided cases Won 6Mixed 5Lost 5 |
| 17 | Diana Samalaulu ClineActiveCline Legal Solutions LLC | 17 | 2017 | 80% won of 10 decided cases Won 8Mixed 0Lost 2 |
| 18 | Daniel F. PolsenbergActiveWomble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP | 17 | 2017 | 67% won of 9 decided cases Won 6Mixed 0Lost 3 |
| 19 | Judge Andrew Martin JacobsInactiveArizona Court of Appeals | 14 | 2017 | 8% won of 12 decided cases Won 1Mixed 0Lost 11 |
| 20 | Richard C. GordonActiveRelevant Radio, Inc. | 13 | 2017 | 20% won of 10 decided cases Won 2Mixed 0Lost 8 |
| 21 | John Reese PettyExempt Inactive | 13 | 2017 | 0% won of 5 decided cases Won 0Mixed 0Lost 5 |
| 22 | Todd L. BiceActivePisanelli Bice, LLC | 12 | 2017 | 36% won of 11 decided cases Won 4Mixed 1Lost 6 |
| 23 | Micah S. EcholsActiveClaggett and Sykes Law Firm | 12 | 2017 | 17% won of 6 decided cases Won 1Mixed 1Lost 4 |
| 24 | Karen L. HanksActiveHanks Law Group | 12 | 2017 | 71% won of 7 decided cases Won 5Mixed 0Lost 2 |
| 25 | Joel D. HenriodActiveHenriod Stern PLLC | 12 | 2017 | 50% won of 6 decided cases Won 3Mixed 0Lost 3 |
| 26 | Charles W. ThomanActiveClark County DA's Office | 12 | 2017 | 70% won of 10 decided cases Won 7Mixed 1Lost 2 |
| 27 | Judge Jason D. WoodburyActiveFirst Judicial District Court | 12 | 2017 | 100% won of 2 decided cases Won 2Mixed 0Lost 0 |
| 28 | John Henry WrightActiveThe Wright Law Group, P.C. | 12 | 2017 | 80% won of 5 decided cases Won 4Mixed 0Lost 1 |
| 29 | Luis A. AyonActiveSouthwest Injury Law PLLC | 11 | 2017 | 0% won of 2 decided cases Won 0Mixed 1Lost 1 |
| 30 | Jeffrey Morgan ConnerActiveNevada Attorney General's Office | 11 | 2017 | 100% won of 1 decided case Won 1Mixed 0Lost 0 |
| 31 | Robert L. EisenbergExempt ActiveLemons, Grundy & Eisenberg | 11 | 2017 | 60% won of 5 decided cases Won 3Mixed 0Lost 2 |
| 32 | Matthew S. JohnsonActiveDouglas County District Attorney's Office | 11 | 2017 | 100% won of 4 decided cases Won 4Mixed 0Lost 0 |
| 33 | Kent F. LarsenActiveSmith Larsen & Wixom | 11 | 2017 | 17% won of 6 decided cases Won 1Mixed 0Lost 5 |
| 34 | James J. PisanelliActivePisanelli Bice PLLC | 11 | 2017 | 30% won of 10 decided cases Won 3Mixed 2Lost 5 |
| 35 | Abran E. VigilActiveBallard Spahr LLP | 11 | 2017 | 0% won of 2 decided cases Won 0Mixed 0Lost 2 |
| 36 | Dennis C WilsonExempt Inactive | 11 | 2017 | 83% won of 6 decided cases Won 5Mixed 0Lost 1 |
| 37 | Krista D. BarrieInactiveOffice of Lawyers Prof Responsibility | 10 | 2017 | 89% won of 9 decided cases Won 8Mixed 0Lost 1 |
| 38 | Joseph R. Plater IIIInactive | 10 | 2017 | 100% won of 6 decided cases Won 6Mixed 0Lost 0 |
| 39 | Heather D. ProcterActiveNevada Attorney General's Office | 10 | 2017 | 100% won of 3 decided cases Won 3Mixed 0Lost 0 |
| 40 | Edgar C. SmithActiveSteele LLP | 10 | 2017 | 50% won of 2 decided cases Won 1Mixed 0Lost 1 |
| 41 | Kirk Darren VittoActivePahrump Justice Court | 10 | 2017 | No decided cases |
| 42 | Christopher J. HicksActive | 9 | 2017 | 50% won of 4 decided cases Won 2Mixed 0Lost 2 |
| 43 | Christopher R. OramActive | 9 | 2017 | 0% won of 9 decided cases Won 0Mixed 0Lost 9 |
| 44 | Tenesa Susan PowellActiveJackson Lewis P.C. | 9 | 2017 | 0% won of 1 decided case Won 0Mixed 0Lost 1 |
| 45 | Amanda C. SageActiveWashoe County DA's Office | 9 | 2017 | 0% won of 2 decided cases Won 0Mixed 1Lost 1 |
| 46 | Bruce I. ShapiroActivePecos Law Group | 9 | 2017 | 67% won of 6 decided cases Won 4Mixed 0Lost 2 |
| 47 | Debra L. SpinelliActivePisanelli Bice PLLC | 9 | 2017 | 38% won of 8 decided cases Won 3Mixed 1Lost 4 |
| 48 | Michael N. BeedeActiveAndersen Beede Weisenmiller | 8 | 2017 | 75% won of 4 decided cases Won 3Mixed 0Lost 1 |
| 49 | Michael R. BrooksActiveThe Ryan Firm | 8 | 2017 | 25% won of 4 decided cases Won 1Mixed 0Lost 3 |
| 50 | Philip Jay KohnExempt Inactive | 8 | 2017 | 17% won of 6 decided cases Won 1Mixed 1Lost 4 |
| 51 | Steve L. MorrisDeceased | 8 | 2017 | 50% won of 6 decided cases Won 3Mixed 0Lost 3 |
| 52 | Craig A. MuellerActiveCraig Mueller & Associates | 8 | 2017 | 40% won of 5 decided cases Won 2Mixed 0Lost 3 |
| 53 | Karla Kay ButkoActiveKarla K. Butko, Ltd. | 7 | 2017 | 33% won of 6 decided cases Won 2Mixed 0Lost 4 |
| 54 | Robert J. CassityActiveHolland & Hart, LLP | 7 | 2017 | 57% won of 7 decided cases Won 4Mixed 1Lost 2 |
| 55 | Joseph P. GarinActiveGarin Law Group | 7 | 2017 | 33% won of 3 decided cases Won 1Mixed 0Lost 2 |
| 56 | Joseph Y. HongActiveHong & Hong, APLC | 7 | 2017 | 100% won of 3 decided cases Won 3Mixed 0Lost 0 |
| 57 | Adele Vigil KaroumInactiveBest Best & Krieger | 7 | 2017 | 0% won of 3 decided cases Won 0Mixed 1Lost 2 |
| 58 | Kristin A. Schuler-HintzActiveMcCarthy & Holthus, LLP | 7 | 2017 | 0% won of 1 decided case Won 0Mixed 0Lost 1 |
| 59 | Abraham G. SmithActiveHolland & Hart LLP | 7 | 2017 | 80% won of 5 decided cases Won 4Mixed 0Lost 1 |
| 60 | Jordan T. SmithActiveBrownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck LLP | 7 | 2017 | 71% won of 7 decided cases Won 5Mixed 1Lost 1 |
| 61 | Rosa Solis-RaineyActive | 7 | 2017 | 40% won of 5 decided cases Won 2Mixed 0Lost 3 |
| 62 | JoNell ThomasActiveFederal Public Defender | 7 | 2017 | 0% won of 3 decided cases Won 0Mixed 0Lost 3 |
| 63 | Tami D. CowdenInactive | 6 | 2017 | 60% won of 5 decided cases Won 3Mixed 0Lost 2 |
| 64 | Colt B. DodrillActiveWilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker LLP | 6 | 2017 | 25% won of 4 decided cases Won 1Mixed 0Lost 3 |
| 65 | Phillip R. EmersonActiveEmerson Law Group | 6 | 2017 | 0% won of 1 decided case Won 0Mixed 0Lost 1 |
| 66 | Kerry P. FaughnanActive | 6 | 2017 | 67% won of 3 decided cases Won 2Mixed 0Lost 1 |
| 67 | Douglas D. GerrardActiveGerrard, Cox & Larsen | 6 | 2017 | 80% won of 5 decided cases Won 4Mixed 0Lost 1 |
| 68 | Chet A. GloverActiveGina Corena & Associates | 6 | 2017 | 33% won of 3 decided cases Won 1Mixed 0Lost 2 |
| 69 | Leon M. GreenbergActiveLeon Greenberg PC | 6 | 2017 | 60% won of 5 decided cases Won 3Mixed 1Lost 1 |
| 70 | Joseph A. GutierrezActiveMaier Gutierrez & Associates | 6 | 2017 | 0% won of 2 decided cases Won 0Mixed 1Lost 1 |
| 71 | Tyler J. IngramActiveElko County District Attorney | 6 | 2017 | 100% won of 4 decided cases Won 4Mixed 0Lost 0 |
| 72 | Daniel S. IvieActive | 6 | 2017 | 0% won of 2 decided cases Won 0Mixed 0Lost 2 |
| 73 | John D. JonesActiveJones & LoBello | 6 | 2017 | 67% won of 3 decided cases Won 2Mixed 0Lost 1 |
| 74 | Martin Jay KravitzResigned | 6 | 2017 | 40% won of 5 decided cases Won 2Mixed 0Lost 3 |
| 75 | Ofelia Luz MonjeInactiveHarry Reid International Airport | 6 | 2017 | 50% won of 6 decided cases Won 3Mixed 0Lost 3 |
| 76 | Allison R. SchmidtActiveNevada's Lawyers | 6 | 2017 | 33% won of 3 decided cases Won 1Mixed 0Lost 2 |
| 77 | William B. TerryDeceased | 6 | 2017 | 0% won of 2 decided cases Won 0Mixed 1Lost 1 |
| 78 | Rene Louis ValladaresActiveFederal Public Defender's Office | 6 | 2017 | 0% won of 6 decided cases Won 0Mixed 1Lost 5 |
| 79 | Judge Lawrence J C VanDykeFederal | 6 | 2017 | 60% won of 5 decided cases Won 3Mixed 0Lost 2 |
| 80 | Michael K. WallDeceased | 6 | 2017 | 25% won of 4 decided cases Won 1Mixed 1Lost 2 |
| 81 | Michael A. WheableActive | 6 | 2017 | 100% won of 2 decided cases Won 2Mixed 0Lost 0 |
| 82 | Gregory L. WildeActiveWilde & Associates LLC / Malcolm & Cisneros | 6 | 2017 | 50% won of 2 decided cases Won 1Mixed 0Lost 1 |
| 83 | Christopher L. BennerActivePyatt & Silvestri | 5 | 2017 | 33% won of 3 decided cases Won 1Mixed 0Lost 2 |
| 84 | Kelsey Lauren BernsteinActiveClark County Public Defender | 5 | 2017 | 0% won of 3 decided cases Won 0Mixed 0Lost 3 |
| 85 | Michael J. BongardActiveOffice of the Attorney General | 5 | 2017 | 100% won of 2 decided cases Won 2Mixed 0Lost 0 |
| 86 | Christopher H. ByrdExempt ActiveFennemore Craig P.C. | 5 | 2017 | No decided cases |
| 87 | Matthew J. ChristianActiveLVMPD | 5 | 2017 | 0% won of 1 decided case Won 0Mixed 0Lost 1 |
| 88 | Dylan T. CicilianoActiveGarman Turner Gordon LLP | 5 | 2017 | 33% won of 3 decided cases Won 1Mixed 0Lost 2 |
| 89 | Sally S. deSotoActiveWashoe County Public Defender | 5 | 2017 | 0% won of 1 decided case Won 0Mixed 0Lost 1 |
| 90 | Paul C. DeyhleActiveNevada Commission on Judicial Discipline | 5 | 2017 | No decided cases |
| 91 | Mark E. FerrarioActiveGreenberg Traurig, LLP | 5 | 2017 | 50% won of 4 decided cases Won 2Mixed 0Lost 2 |
| 92 | Aaron D. GrigsbyActiveThe Grigsby Law Group | 5 | 2017 | 0% won of 5 decided cases Won 0Mixed 0Lost 5 |
| 93 | Jacob L. HafterDeceased | 5 | 2017 | 0% won of 3 decided cases Won 0Mixed 0Lost 3 |
| 94 | Marla J. HudgensDeceased | 5 | 2017 | 67% won of 3 decided cases Won 2Mixed 0Lost 1 |
| 95 | Bryce K. KunimotoActiveHolland & Hart, LLP | 5 | 2017 | 60% won of 5 decided cases Won 3Mixed 0Lost 2 |
| 96 | Matthew D. LambActiveBallard Spahr LLP | 5 | 2017 | 0% won of 1 decided case Won 0Mixed 0Lost 1 |
| 97 | Kirk Banks LenhardExempt ActiveBrownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck | 5 | 2017 | 50% won of 2 decided cases Won 1Mixed 1Lost 0 |
| 98 | Debbie A. LeonardActiveLeonard Law, PC | 5 | 2017 | 33% won of 3 decided cases Won 1Mixed 1Lost 1 |
| 99 | Steven T. Loizzi Jr.ActiveHOA Lawyers Group, LLC | 5 | 2017 | 100% won of 1 decided case Won 1Mixed 0Lost 0 |
| 100 | Michael MacdonaldActiveLander County DA's Office | 5 | 2017 | 100% won of 2 decided cases Won 2Mixed 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.