Most appellate cases
Nevada attorneys ranked by how many Court of Appeals of Nevada cases they handled that were decided in 2018, 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 | 7 | 2018 | 100% won of 7 decided cases Won 7Mixed 0Lost 0 |
| 2 | Charles W. ThomanActiveClark County DA's Office | 3 | 2018 | 100% won of 3 decided cases Won 3Mixed 0Lost 0 |
| 3 | Steven Bryan WolfsonExempt ActiveClark County DA's Office | 3 | 2018 | 100% won of 3 decided cases Won 3Mixed 0Lost 0 |
| 4 | David A. BuchlerActiveMadison County Attorney's Office | 1 | 2018 | 100% won of 1 decided case Won 1Mixed 0Lost 0 |
| 5 | Christopher D. CraftActiveCity of North Las Vegas | 1 | 2018 | 0% won of 1 decided case Won 0Mixed 1Lost 0 |
| 6 | Nicholas D. CrosbyActiveMarquis Aurbach Chtd. | 1 | 2018 | 100% won of 1 decided case Won 1Mixed 0Lost 0 |
| 7 | Daniel Thomas FoleyActiveFoley Law, PC | 1 | 2018 | 0% won of 1 decided case Won 0Mixed 0Lost 1 |
| 8 | Robert W. Freeman Jr.ActiveLewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith | 1 | 2018 | No decided cases |
| 9 | Adam GanzActiveADR/Discovery Commissioner | 1 | 2018 | 0% won of 1 decided case Won 0Mixed 1Lost 0 |
| 10 | Tyler Colby GastonActiveClark County | 1 | 2018 | 0% won of 1 decided case Won 0Mixed 0Lost 1 |
| 11 | Benjamin C. GaumondActiveBen Gaumond Law Firm, PLLC | 1 | 2018 | 0% won of 1 decided case Won 0Mixed 0Lost 1 |
| 12 | Cheryl A. GramesActiveMcCormick Barstow, LLP | 1 | 2018 | No decided cases |
| 13 | Christopher J. HicksActive | 1 | 2018 | 100% won of 1 decided case Won 1Mixed 0Lost 0 |
| 14 | Judge Kriston N. HillActiveFourth Judicial District Court | 1 | 2018 | 0% won of 1 decided case Won 0Mixed 0Lost 1 |
| 15 | Tyler J. IngramActiveElko County District Attorney | 1 | 2018 | 100% won of 1 decided case Won 1Mixed 0Lost 0 |
| 16 | Terrence Michael JacksonDeceased | 1 | 2018 | 0% won of 1 decided case Won 0Mixed 0Lost 1 |
| 17 | Jonathan M. KirshbaumNMATTORNEY Cert FPD or US Atty 49.1(1)(g)Federal PD's Office | 1 | 2018 | 0% won of 1 decided case Won 0Mixed 0Lost 1 |
| 18 | Philip Jay KohnExempt Inactive | 1 | 2018 | 0% won of 1 decided case Won 0Mixed 0Lost 1 |
| 19 | Charles R. KozakExempt ActiveKozak & Associates, LLC | 1 | 2018 | 0% won of 1 decided case Won 0Mixed 0Lost 1 |
| 20 | Terrence P. McCarthyInactive | 1 | 2018 | 100% won of 1 decided case Won 1Mixed 0Lost 0 |
| 21 | Emily M. McFarlingActiveMcFarling Cohen Fic & Squires | 1 | 2018 | 100% won of 1 decided case Won 1Mixed 0Lost 0 |
| 22 | Jessica E. PerlickActiveOffice of the Nevada Attorney General | 1 | 2018 | 100% won of 1 decided case Won 1Mixed 0Lost 0 |
| 23 | Dominique A PollaraActivePollara Law Group | 1 | 2018 | 100% won of 1 decided case Won 1Mixed 0Lost 0 |
| 24 | Heather D. ProcterActiveNevada Attorney General's Office | 1 | 2018 | 100% won of 1 decided case Won 1Mixed 0Lost 0 |
| 25 | Jarrod L. RickardActiveSemenza Rickard Law | 1 | 2018 | 0% won of 1 decided case Won 0Mixed 0Lost 1 |
| 26 | Micaela C. Rustia MooreActiveCity of North Las Vegas | 1 | 2018 | 0% won of 1 decided case Won 0Mixed 1Lost 0 |
| 27 | Rene Louis ValladaresActiveFederal Public Defender's Office | 1 | 2018 | 0% won of 1 decided case Won 0Mixed 0Lost 1 |
| 28 | Robert C. VohlInactive | 1 | 2018 | 100% won of 1 decided case Won 1Mixed 0Lost 0 |
| 29 | Michael K. WallDeceased | 1 | 2018 | 0% won of 1 decided case Won 0Mixed 0Lost 1 |
| 30 | Judge Deborah L. WestbrookActiveNevada Court of Appeals | 1 | 2018 | 0% won of 1 decided case Won 0Mixed 0Lost 1 |
| 31 | Shannon R. WilsonActiveHutchison & Steffen, LLC | 1 | 2018 | 0% won of 1 decided case Won 0Mixed 0Lost 1 |
| 32 | Edward J WynderActiveSouthern Nevada Health District | 1 | 2018 | 100% won of 1 decided case Won 1Mixed 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.