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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 2026, with how those cases came out. This measures experience on the record, not quality.

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#AttorneyCasesYearsResults (won / mixed / lost)
1Dr. Aaron D. FordActiveNevada Office of Attorney General3402026
86% won of 237 decided cases
Won 204Mixed 18Lost 15
2Shanon L. ClowersActiveClark County District Attorney's Office1672026
85% won of 107 decided cases
Won 91Mixed 9Lost 7
3Jennifer P. NobleActiveWashoe Co. DA's Office832026
88% won of 65 decided cases
Won 57Mixed 5Lost 3
4Alexander G. ChenActiveClark County DA's Office392026
71% won of 38 decided cases
Won 27Mixed 6Lost 5
5Steven Bryan WolfsonExempt ActiveClark County DA's Office212026
60% won of 15 decided cases
Won 9Mixed 2Lost 4
6John Thomas AfsharActiveClark County DA's Office192026
80% won of 15 decided cases
Won 12Mixed 2Lost 1
7Ann Marie DunnActiveClark County DA's Office182026
81% won of 16 decided cases
Won 13Mixed 3Lost 0
8Karen Lynn MishlerActiveClark County District Attorney182026
59% won of 17 decided cases
Won 10Mixed 3Lost 4
9Kevin P. NaughtonActiveWashoe County DA's Office182026
76% won of 17 decided cases
Won 13Mixed 3Lost 1
10Daniel F. PolsenbergActiveWomble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP162026
21% won of 14 decided cases
Won 3Mixed 3Lost 8
11Kathryn E. ReynoldsActiveWashoe County PD's Office162026
0% won of 16 decided cases
Won 0Mixed 2Lost 14
12Daniel L SchwartzActiveHooks Meng & Clement162026
42% won of 12 decided cases
Won 5Mixed 1Lost 6
13Thomas L. QuallsActiveWashoe County Alternate PD152026
8% won of 13 decided cases
Won 1Mixed 0Lost 12
14Marilee CateActiveWashoe County DA’s Office142026
85% won of 13 decided cases
Won 11Mixed 2Lost 0
15Evelyn A. GrosenickActiveWashoe County PD's Office142026
0% won of 13 decided cases
Won 0Mixed 3Lost 10
16Katheryn A. B. HickmanActiveAlternate Public Defender's Office142026
9% won of 11 decided cases
Won 1Mixed 0Lost 10
17Joseph Y. HongActiveHong & Hong, APLC132026
8% won of 12 decided cases
Won 1Mixed 2Lost 9
18Nancy L. LemckeActive132026
15% won of 13 decided cases
Won 2Mixed 4Lost 7
19Chris W. DavisActiveOffice of the Nevada Attorney General122026
64% won of 11 decided cases
Won 7Mixed 4Lost 0
20Micah S. EcholsActiveClaggett and Sykes Law Firm122026
33% won of 9 decided cases
Won 3Mixed 3Lost 3
21Amanda C. SageActiveWashoe County DA's Office122026
91% won of 11 decided cases
Won 10Mixed 0Lost 1
22Christopher J. HicksActive102026
70% won of 10 decided cases
Won 7Mixed 1Lost 2
23Kory J. KoerperichActiveWomble Bond Dickinson102026
22% won of 9 decided cases
Won 2Mixed 1Lost 6
24David Paul SnyderActiveClaggett & Sykes102026
43% won of 7 decided cases
Won 3Mixed 2Lost 2
25Charles Lawrence FinlaysonActiveClaggett & Sykes92026
33% won of 6 decided cases
Won 2Mixed 2Lost 2
26Kelly H. DoveActiveSnell & Wilmer82026
75% won of 4 decided cases
Won 3Mixed 0Lost 1
27Joseph P. GarinActiveGarin Law Group82026
67% won of 3 decided cases
Won 2Mixed 0Lost 1
28Garrit S. PruytActiveCarson City District Attorney's Office82026
100% won of 7 decided cases
Won 7Mixed 0Lost 0
29Bruce I. ShapiroActivePecos Law Group82026
33% won of 6 decided cases
Won 2Mixed 1Lost 3
30Lisa M AndersonActiveGGRM Law Firm72026
67% won of 6 decided cases
Won 4Mixed 0Lost 2
31Holly Elesa CheongActiveTroutman Pepper Locke72026
86% won of 7 decided cases
Won 6Mixed 1Lost 0
32Jack W. FleemanActivePecos Law Group72026
50% won of 6 decided cases
Won 3Mixed 0Lost 3
33James I HoffmanActiveLaw Office of Jim Hoffman72026
0% won of 6 decided cases
Won 0Mixed 1Lost 5
34Tyler J. IngramActiveElko County District Attorney72026
83% won of 6 decided cases
Won 5Mixed 1Lost 0
35Mark B. JacksonActiveDouglas County DA72026
83% won of 6 decided cases
Won 5Mixed 0Lost 1
36Matthew S. JohnsonActiveDouglas County District Attorney's Office72026
83% won of 6 decided cases
Won 5Mixed 0Lost 1
37Theresa A. RistenpartActiveRistenpart Law, LLC72026
0% won of 7 decided cases
Won 0Mixed 1Lost 6
38Erica P. RothActiveWashoe County Public Defender72026
0% won of 7 decided cases
Won 0Mixed 1Lost 6
39Amy K. SteelmanActiveNevada State Board of Pharmacy72026
100% won of 4 decided cases
Won 4Mixed 0Lost 0
40Michael J. BongardActiveOffice of the Attorney General62026
100% won of 5 decided cases
Won 5Mixed 0Lost 0
41Melissa A. BrownActiveWhite Pine County DA62026
100% won of 5 decided cases
Won 5Mixed 0Lost 0
42Sabrena K. ClintonActive62026
100% won of 6 decided cases
Won 6Mixed 0Lost 0
43Sean Bair KirbyActiveGreene Infuso, LLP62026
100% won of 6 decided cases
Won 6Mixed 0Lost 0
44Malani D. Kotchka-AlanesActiveWomble Bond Dickinson62026
25% won of 4 decided cases
Won 1Mixed 1Lost 2
45Brian T. KunziActiveNye County DA's Office62026
75% won of 4 decided cases
Won 3Mixed 1Lost 0
46Scott R. LachmanActiveAkerman LLP62026
83% won of 6 decided cases
Won 5Mixed 1Lost 0
47Lisa V. LogsdonActiveClark County District Attorney62026
100% won of 1 decided case
Won 1Mixed 0Lost 0
48Amanda M. RobertsActiveRoberts Stoffel Family Law Group62026
75% won of 4 decided cases
Won 3Mixed 0Lost 1
49Stephen B. RyeActiveLyon County District Attorney's Office62026
100% won of 2 decided cases
Won 2Mixed 0Lost 0
50William M. WatersActiveClark County PD's Office62026
20% won of 5 decided cases
Won 1Mixed 2Lost 2
51Lyssa S. AndersonActiveKaempfer Crowell Renshaw Gronauer & Fiorentino52026
100% won of 4 decided cases
Won 4Mixed 0Lost 0
52Kelsey Lauren BernsteinActiveClark County Public Defender52026
25% won of 4 decided cases
Won 1Mixed 1Lost 2
53Luke A. BusbyActiveLuke Andrew Busby, Ltd.52026
33% won of 3 decided cases
Won 1Mixed 0Lost 2
54Karla Kay ButkoActiveKarla K. Butko, Ltd.52026
20% won of 5 decided cases
Won 1Mixed 0Lost 4
55Sean K. ClaggettActiveClaggett and Sykes Law Firm52026
67% won of 3 decided cases
Won 2Mixed 0Lost 1
56Jeffrey Morgan ConnerActiveNevada Attorney General's Office52026
75% won of 4 decided cases
Won 3Mixed 0Lost 1
57Richard F. CornellExempt ActiveRichard F. Cornell, P.C.52026
20% won of 5 decided cases
Won 1Mixed 0Lost 4
58Christopher Robert DayActiveSilver State Law52026
50% won of 2 decided cases
Won 1Mixed 0Lost 1
59Steve E. EvensonActiveEvenson Law Office52026
0% won of 4 decided cases
Won 0Mixed 0Lost 4
60Michael J. GayanActiveClaggett & Sykes Law Firm52026
100% won of 5 decided cases
Won 5Mixed 0Lost 0
61Joel D. HenriodActiveHenriod Stern PLLC52026
50% won of 2 decided cases
Won 1Mixed 0Lost 1
62Bradley J. HoflandActiveHofland & Tomsheck52026
25% won of 4 decided cases
Won 1Mixed 1Lost 2
63Kimball J. JonesActiveBighorn Law52026
40% won of 5 decided cases
Won 2Mixed 3Lost 0
64Emily M. McFarlingActiveMcFarling Cohen Fic & Squires52026
20% won of 5 decided cases
Won 1Mixed 2Lost 2
65Abraham G. SmithActiveHolland & Hart LLP52026
50% won of 4 decided cases
Won 2Mixed 0Lost 2
66Don SpringmeyerExempt ActiveKemp Jones, LLP52026
100% won of 4 decided cases
Won 4Mixed 0Lost 0
67Summer Xiaoxue SquiresActiveCohen Fic & Squires52026
0% won of 5 decided cases
Won 0Mixed 3Lost 2
68Lauren WiggintonActiveHolland & Hart, LLP52026
50% won of 4 decided cases
Won 2Mixed 0Lost 2
69Amy M. YonesawaActiveOffice of the Special Public Defender52026
0% won of 3 decided cases
Won 0Mixed 1Lost 2
70Nicholas Ethan BelayActiveAkerman LLP42026
75% won of 4 decided cases
Won 3Mixed 1Lost 0
71Jerrell Luis BerriosActiveGreenberg Traurig, LLP42026
100% won of 4 decided cases
Won 4Mixed 0Lost 0
72Jacob D. BundickActiveGreenberg Traurig, LLP42026
100% won of 4 decided cases
Won 4Mixed 0Lost 0
73Bryan J. CarpenterActiveCarpenter Law Office42026No decided cases
74Jordan Gregory ClowardActiveNevada Attorney General's Office42026
100% won of 4 decided cases
Won 4Mixed 0Lost 0
75Jeffry M. DorocakActiveCity Attorney's Office42026
67% won of 3 decided cases
Won 2Mixed 0Lost 1
76Jim W FangActive42026
100% won of 4 decided cases
Won 4Mixed 0Lost 0
77Elsa FelgarActiveOffice of the Attorney General42026
75% won of 4 decided cases
Won 3Mixed 0Lost 1
78John Albert FortinActiveMcDonald Carano LLP42026
33% won of 3 decided cases
Won 1Mixed 0Lost 2
79Steffanie A. FosterActiveElko County Public Defender42026
0% won of 4 decided cases
Won 0Mixed 0Lost 4
80Rex D. GarnerActiveFox Rothschild LLP42026
100% won of 4 decided cases
Won 4Mixed 0Lost 0
81Ramez GhallyActiveHutchison & Steffen42026
50% won of 2 decided cases
Won 1Mixed 0Lost 1
82Matthew L JohnsonActiveJohnson & Gubler, P.C.42026
50% won of 2 decided cases
Won 1Mixed 0Lost 1
83Kristopher John KalkowskiActiveKaempfer Crowell42026
100% won of 3 decided cases
Won 3Mixed 0Lost 0
84Rory T. KayActiveMcDonald Carano LLP42026
33% won of 3 decided cases
Won 1Mixed 0Lost 2
85Dennis L. KennedyExempt ActiveBailey Kennedy, LLP42026
50% won of 4 decided cases
Won 2Mixed 1Lost 1
86David KieblerActiveGreenberg Gross42026
100% won of 4 decided cases
Won 4Mixed 0Lost 0
87Anne M. LangerExempt ActiveStorey County DIstrict Attorney's Office42026
100% won of 4 decided cases
Won 4Mixed 0Lost 0
88Ryan M. LowerActive42026
50% won of 2 decided cases
Won 1Mixed 1Lost 0
89Scott McDonnell MahoneyActiveFisher & Phillips42026
100% won of 4 decided cases
Won 4Mixed 0Lost 0
90Arthur E. MalloryExempt ActiveChurchill County DA's Office42026
100% won of 2 decided cases
Won 2Mixed 0Lost 0
91Margaret A. McLetchieActiveMcLetchie Law42026
50% won of 2 decided cases
Won 1Mixed 1Lost 0
92Jason D. MillsActiveGGRM Law Firm42026
50% won of 4 decided cases
Won 2Mixed 0Lost 2
93Charles H. OdgersActiveCarson City PD's Office42026
0% won of 4 decided cases
Won 0Mixed 0Lost 4
94Theodore Parker IIIActiveParker, Nelson & Associates, Chtd.42026
67% won of 3 decided cases
Won 2Mixed 0Lost 1
95Tamara Beatty PetersonActivePeterson Baker, PLLC42026
0% won of 1 decided case
Won 0Mixed 0Lost 1
96Curtis R. RawlingsActiveBurger, Meyer & D'Angelo, LLP42026
67% won of 3 decided cases
Won 2Mixed 0Lost 1
97Joseph C. ReynoldsActiveHutchison & Steffen, PLLC42026
100% won of 1 decided case
Won 1Mixed 0Lost 0
98Mark J. RicciardiActiveFisher & Phillips LLP42026
100% won of 4 decided cases
Won 4Mixed 0Lost 0
99Jordan T. SmithActiveBrownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck LLP42026
25% won of 4 decided cases
Won 1Mixed 1Lost 2
100Ariel E. SternActive42026
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.