Most appellate cases
Nevada attorneys ranked by how many Supreme Court of Nevada, Court of Appeals of Nevada and U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit 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 | 1,426 | 2017 | 92% won of 980 decided cases Won 898Mixed 27Lost 55 |
| 2 | Steven S OwensActiveSteven S Owens, LLC | 766 | 2017 | 90% won of 524 decided cases Won 470Mixed 19Lost 35 |
| 3 | Terrence P. McCarthyInactive | 139 | 2017 | 92% won of 103 decided cases Won 95Mixed 2Lost 6 |
| 4 | Ryan J. MacDonaldActive | 62 | 2017 | 87% won of 55 decided cases Won 48Mixed 3Lost 4 |
| 5 | Howard S. BrooksInactiveLaw Office of Howard Brooks | 61 | 2017 | 8% won of 50 decided cases Won 4Mixed 4Lost 42 |
| 6 | Jonathan VanBoskerckActive | 57 | 2017 | 77% won of 53 decided cases Won 41Mixed 5Lost 7 |
| 7 | Steven Bryan WolfsonExempt ActiveClark County DA's Office | 56 | 2017 | 70% won of 40 decided cases Won 28Mixed 3Lost 9 |
| 8 | Allison L. HerrActiveCannabis Compliance Board | 50 | 2017 | 97% won of 29 decided cases Won 28Mixed 0Lost 1 |
| 9 | Krista D. BarrieInactiveOffice of Lawyers Prof Responsibility | 45 | 2017 | 95% won of 44 decided cases Won 42Mixed 0Lost 2 |
| 10 | Angela A. BelloActiveWolfenzon Rolle | 39 | 2017 | 84% won of 19 decided cases Won 16Mixed 1Lost 2 |
| 11 | Christopher F. BurtonActiveUnited States Attorney's Office | 35 | 2017 | 74% won of 34 decided cases Won 25Mixed 4Lost 5 |
| 12 | John Reese PettyExempt Inactive | 34 | 2017 | 0% won of 25 decided cases Won 0Mixed 0Lost 25 |
| 13 | Judge Jason D. WoodburyActiveFirst Judicial District Court | 32 | 2017 | 95% won of 22 decided cases Won 21Mixed 1Lost 0 |
| 14 | Charles W. ThomanActiveClark County DA's Office | 30 | 2017 | 86% won of 28 decided cases Won 24Mixed 2Lost 2 |
| 15 | Michael Frederick BohnActiveMichael F. Bohn, Esq., Ltd. | 29 | 2017 | 81% won of 16 decided cases Won 13Mixed 0Lost 3 |
| 16 | Heather D. ProcterActiveNevada Attorney General's Office | 27 | 2017 | 100% won of 19 decided cases Won 19Mixed 0Lost 0 |
| 17 | Ariel E. SternActive | 27 | 2017 | 33% won of 12 decided cases Won 4Mixed 0Lost 8 |
| 18 | Dana Jonathon NitzActive | 26 | 2017 | 33% won of 9 decided cases Won 3Mixed 0Lost 6 |
| 19 | Jacqueline A. GilbertExempt Inactive | 25 | 2017 | 80% won of 15 decided cases Won 12Mixed 0Lost 3 |
| 20 | Kirk Darren VittoActivePahrump Justice Court | 25 | 2017 | 79% won of 14 decided cases Won 11Mixed 1Lost 2 |
| 21 | Darren T. BrennerActiveKlinedinst PC | 24 | 2017 | 29% won of 7 decided cases Won 2Mixed 0Lost 5 |
| 22 | Kelly H. DoveActiveSnell & Wilmer | 24 | 2017 | 13% won of 15 decided cases Won 2Mixed 0Lost 13 |
| 23 | Joseph R. Plater IIIInactive | 24 | 2017 | 100% won of 19 decided cases Won 19Mixed 0Lost 0 |
| 24 | Diana Samalaulu ClineActiveCline Legal Solutions LLC | 22 | 2017 | 77% won of 13 decided cases Won 10Mixed 0Lost 3 |
| 25 | Amanda C. SageActiveWashoe County DA's Office | 22 | 2017 | 80% won of 15 decided cases Won 12Mixed 2Lost 1 |
| 26 | Tyler J. IngramActiveElko County District Attorney | 21 | 2017 | 95% won of 19 decided cases Won 18Mixed 0Lost 1 |
| 27 | Matthew S. JohnsonActiveDouglas County District Attorney's Office | 18 | 2017 | 100% won of 9 decided cases Won 9Mixed 0Lost 0 |
| 28 | Daniel F. PolsenbergActiveWomble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP | 18 | 2017 | 60% won of 10 decided cases Won 6Mixed 0Lost 4 |
| 29 | Dennis C WilsonExempt Inactive | 18 | 2017 | 92% won of 12 decided cases Won 11Mixed 0Lost 1 |
| 30 | Jeffrey Morgan ConnerActiveNevada Attorney General's Office | 17 | 2017 | 83% won of 6 decided cases Won 5Mixed 0Lost 1 |
| 31 | Karen L. HanksActiveHanks Law Group | 17 | 2017 | 70% won of 10 decided cases Won 7Mixed 0Lost 3 |
| 32 | Judge Andrew Martin JacobsInactiveArizona Court of Appeals | 15 | 2017 | 8% won of 13 decided cases Won 1Mixed 0Lost 12 |
| 33 | Sally S. deSotoActiveWashoe County Public Defender | 14 | 2017 | 0% won of 10 decided cases Won 0Mixed 0Lost 10 |
| 34 | Richard C. GordonActiveRelevant Radio, Inc. | 14 | 2017 | 18% won of 11 decided cases Won 2Mixed 0Lost 9 |
| 35 | Christopher R. OramActive | 14 | 2017 | 0% won of 13 decided cases Won 0Mixed 0Lost 13 |
| 36 | Edgar C. SmithActiveSteele LLP | 14 | 2017 | 33% won of 3 decided cases Won 1Mixed 0Lost 2 |
| 37 | Luis A. AyonActiveSouthwest Injury Law PLLC | 13 | 2017 | 33% won of 3 decided cases Won 1Mixed 1Lost 1 |
| 38 | Michael J. BongardActiveOffice of the Attorney General | 13 | 2017 | 100% won of 10 decided cases Won 10Mixed 0Lost 0 |
| 39 | Micah S. EcholsActiveClaggett and Sykes Law Firm | 13 | 2017 | 14% won of 7 decided cases Won 1Mixed 2Lost 4 |
| 40 | Robert L. EisenbergExempt ActiveLemons, Grundy & Eisenberg | 13 | 2017 | 43% won of 7 decided cases Won 3Mixed 1Lost 3 |
| 41 | Joel D. HenriodActiveHenriod Stern PLLC | 13 | 2017 | 43% won of 7 decided cases Won 3Mixed 0Lost 4 |
| 42 | Michael MacdonaldActiveLander County DA's Office | 13 | 2017 | 100% won of 9 decided cases Won 9Mixed 0Lost 0 |
| 43 | Daniel M. RocheActiveElko County DA's Office | 13 | 2017 | 90% won of 10 decided cases Won 9Mixed 0Lost 1 |
| 44 | John Henry WrightActiveThe Wright Law Group, P.C. | 13 | 2017 | 80% won of 5 decided cases Won 4Mixed 0Lost 1 |
| 45 | Todd L. BiceActivePisanelli Bice, LLC | 12 | 2017 | 36% won of 11 decided cases Won 4Mixed 1Lost 6 |
| 46 | Karin L. KreizenbeckActive | 12 | 2017 | 0% won of 9 decided cases Won 0Mixed 0Lost 9 |
| 47 | Tenesa Susan PowellActiveJackson Lewis P.C. | 12 | 2017 | 0% won of 3 decided cases Won 0Mixed 0Lost 3 |
| 48 | Abran E. VigilActiveBallard Spahr LLP | 12 | 2017 | 33% won of 3 decided cases Won 1Mixed 0Lost 2 |
| 49 | Karla Kay ButkoActiveKarla K. Butko, Ltd. | 11 | 2017 | 20% won of 10 decided cases Won 2Mixed 0Lost 8 |
| 50 | Kent F. LarsenActiveSmith Larsen & Wixom | 11 | 2017 | 17% won of 6 decided cases Won 1Mixed 0Lost 5 |
| 51 | Jennifer P. NobleActiveWashoe Co. DA's Office | 11 | 2017 | 88% won of 8 decided cases Won 7Mixed 1Lost 0 |
| 52 | James J. PisanelliActivePisanelli Bice PLLC | 11 | 2017 | 30% won of 10 decided cases Won 3Mixed 2Lost 5 |
| 53 | Bruce I. ShapiroActivePecos Law Group | 11 | 2017 | 50% won of 8 decided cases Won 4Mixed 0Lost 4 |
| 54 | Michael L. BeckerActiveLas Vegas Defense Group LLC | 10 | 2017 | 11% won of 9 decided cases Won 1Mixed 0Lost 8 |
| 55 | Michael R. BrooksActiveThe Ryan Firm | 10 | 2017 | 40% won of 5 decided cases Won 2Mixed 0Lost 3 |
| 56 | Christopher J. HicksActive | 10 | 2017 | 40% won of 5 decided cases Won 2Mixed 1Lost 2 |
| 57 | Ofelia Luz MonjeInactiveHarry Reid International Airport | 10 | 2017 | 70% won of 10 decided cases Won 7Mixed 0Lost 3 |
| 58 | Craig A. MuellerActiveCraig Mueller & Associates | 10 | 2017 | 29% won of 7 decided cases Won 2Mixed 0Lost 5 |
| 59 | Philip Jay KohnExempt Inactive | 9 | 2017 | 14% won of 7 decided cases Won 1Mixed 1Lost 5 |
| 60 | Thomas L. QuallsActiveWashoe County Alternate PD | 9 | 2017 | 0% won of 8 decided cases Won 0Mixed 0Lost 8 |
| 61 | Allison R. SchmidtActiveNevada's Lawyers | 9 | 2017 | 67% won of 6 decided cases Won 4Mixed 0Lost 2 |
| 62 | Debra L. SpinelliActivePisanelli Bice PLLC | 9 | 2017 | 38% won of 8 decided cases Won 3Mixed 1Lost 4 |
| 63 | Michael K. WallDeceased | 9 | 2017 | 57% won of 7 decided cases Won 4Mixed 1Lost 2 |
| 64 | Michael A. WheableActive | 9 | 2017 | 100% won of 5 decided cases Won 5Mixed 0Lost 0 |
| 65 | Gregory L. WildeActiveWilde & Associates LLC / Malcolm & Cisneros | 9 | 2017 | 40% won of 5 decided cases Won 2Mixed 0Lost 3 |
| 66 | Michael N. BeedeActiveAndersen Beede Weisenmiller | 8 | 2017 | 75% won of 4 decided cases Won 3Mixed 0Lost 1 |
| 67 | Lucas J. GaffneyActiveGaffney Law | 8 | 2017 | 0% won of 8 decided cases Won 0Mixed 0Lost 8 |
| 68 | Joseph P. GarinActiveGarin Law Group | 8 | 2017 | 50% won of 4 decided cases Won 2Mixed 0Lost 2 |
| 69 | Benjamin C. GaumondActiveBen Gaumond Law Firm, PLLC | 8 | 2017 | 0% won of 7 decided cases Won 0Mixed 0Lost 7 |
| 70 | Joseph Y. HongActiveHong & Hong, APLC | 8 | 2017 | 75% won of 4 decided cases Won 3Mixed 0Lost 1 |
| 71 | Adele Vigil KaroumInactiveBest Best & Krieger | 8 | 2017 | 0% won of 4 decided cases Won 0Mixed 2Lost 2 |
| 72 | Melanie D. MorganActiveAtlas Solomon LLP | 8 | 2017 | 50% won of 4 decided cases Won 2Mixed 0Lost 2 |
| 73 | Steve L. MorrisDeceased | 8 | 2017 | 50% won of 6 decided cases Won 3Mixed 0Lost 3 |
| 74 | Victoria T. OldenburgActiveVictoria Oldenburg, Esq. | 8 | 2017 | 0% won of 7 decided cases Won 0Mixed 0Lost 7 |
| 75 | Jordan T. SmithActiveBrownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck LLP | 8 | 2017 | 75% won of 8 decided cases Won 6Mixed 1Lost 1 |
| 76 | Natalie Lynn WinslowActiveAtlas Solomon LLP | 8 | 2017 | 33% won of 3 decided cases Won 1Mixed 0Lost 2 |
| 77 | Christopher H. ByrdExempt ActiveFennemore Craig P.C. | 7 | 2017 | 100% won of 2 decided cases Won 2Mixed 0Lost 0 |
| 78 | Matthew D. CarlingActiveCarling Law Office PC | 7 | 2017 | 17% won of 6 decided cases Won 1Mixed 0Lost 5 |
| 79 | Robert J. CassityActiveHolland & Hart, LLP | 7 | 2017 | 57% won of 7 decided cases Won 4Mixed 1Lost 2 |
| 80 | Riley A. ClaytonActiveCloward Trial Lawyers | 7 | 2017 | 80% won of 5 decided cases Won 4Mixed 0Lost 1 |
| 81 | Karen Anne ConnollyActiveKaren A. Connolly, Ltd. | 7 | 2017 | 17% won of 6 decided cases Won 1Mixed 0Lost 5 |
| 82 | Colt B. DodrillActiveWilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker LLP | 7 | 2017 | 20% won of 5 decided cases Won 1Mixed 0Lost 4 |
| 83 | Phillip R. EmersonActiveEmerson Law Group | 7 | 2017 | 0% won of 2 decided cases Won 0Mixed 0Lost 2 |
| 84 | Kerry P. FaughnanActive | 7 | 2017 | 75% won of 4 decided cases Won 3Mixed 0Lost 1 |
| 85 | Adam Leigh GillActiveACE Law Group, PLLC | 7 | 2017 | 0% won of 5 decided cases Won 0Mixed 0Lost 5 |
| 86 | Chet A. GloverActiveGina Corena & Associates | 7 | 2017 | 25% won of 4 decided cases Won 1Mixed 0Lost 3 |
| 87 | Joseph A. GutierrezActiveMaier Gutierrez & Associates | 7 | 2017 | 33% won of 3 decided cases Won 1Mixed 1Lost 1 |
| 88 | John D. JonesActiveJones & LoBello | 7 | 2017 | 75% won of 4 decided cases Won 3Mixed 0Lost 1 |
| 89 | Troy C. JordanActive | 7 | 2017 | 0% won of 7 decided cases Won 0Mixed 0Lost 7 |
| 90 | Kirk T. KennedyActiveLaw Office of Kirk T Kennedy | 7 | 2017 | 0% won of 7 decided cases Won 0Mixed 0Lost 7 |
| 91 | Matthew D. LambActiveBallard Spahr LLP | 7 | 2017 | 67% won of 3 decided cases Won 2Mixed 0Lost 1 |
| 92 | Adam LevineActiveLaw Office of Daniel Marks | 7 | 2017 | 33% won of 6 decided cases Won 2Mixed 1Lost 3 |
| 93 | Katrina Ann LopezActiveOffice of the Nevada Attorney General | 7 | 2017 | 100% won of 4 decided cases Won 4Mixed 0Lost 0 |
| 94 | Michael P. LowryActiveWilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker LLP | 7 | 2017 | 0% won of 4 decided cases Won 0Mixed 1Lost 3 |
| 95 | Daniel MarksExempt ActiveLaw Office of Daniel Marks, Ltd. | 7 | 2017 | 33% won of 6 decided cases Won 2Mixed 1Lost 3 |
| 96 | Jamie J. ReschActiveResch Law, PLLC | 7 | 2017 | 17% won of 6 decided cases Won 1Mixed 0Lost 5 |
| 97 | Marcie E. RybaActiveWashoe County Public Defender's Office | 7 | 2017 | 0% won of 5 decided cases Won 0Mixed 0Lost 5 |
| 98 | Kristin A. Schuler-HintzActiveMcCarthy & Holthus, LLP | 7 | 2017 | 0% won of 1 decided case Won 0Mixed 0Lost 1 |
| 99 | Daniel L SchwartzActiveHooks Meng & Clement | 7 | 2017 | 33% won of 3 decided cases Won 1Mixed 0Lost 2 |
| 100 | Abraham G. SmithActiveHolland & Hart LLP | 7 | 2017 | 80% won of 5 decided cases Won 4Mixed 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.