Most appellate cases
Nevada attorneys ranked by how many Court of Appeals of Nevada cases they handled that were decided in 2019, with how those cases came out. This measures experience on the record, not quality.
| # | Attorney | Cases | Years | Results (won / mixed / lost) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dr. Aaron D. FordActiveNevada Office of Attorney General | 43 | 2019 | 100% won of 40 decided cases Won 40Mixed 0Lost 0 |
| 2 | Alexander G. ChenActiveClark County DA's Office | 18 | 2019 | 100% won of 15 decided cases Won 15Mixed 0Lost 0 |
| 3 | Jennifer P. NobleActiveWashoe Co. DA's Office | 8 | 2019 | 100% won of 8 decided cases Won 8Mixed 0Lost 0 |
| 4 | Darren T. BrennerActiveKlinedinst PC | 4 | 2019 | 100% won of 4 decided cases Won 4Mixed 0Lost 0 |
| 5 | Allison L. HerrActiveCannabis Compliance Board | 4 | 2019 | 100% won of 4 decided cases Won 4Mixed 0Lost 0 |
| 6 | Ariel E. SternActive | 4 | 2019 | 100% won of 4 decided cases Won 4Mixed 0Lost 0 |
| 7 | Joseph Y. HongActiveHong & Hong, APLC | 3 | 2019 | 33% won of 3 decided cases Won 1Mixed 0Lost 2 |
| 8 | Tyler J. IngramActiveElko County District Attorney | 3 | 2019 | 100% won of 3 decided cases Won 3Mixed 0Lost 0 |
| 9 | Scott R. LachmanActiveAkerman LLP | 3 | 2019 | 100% won of 3 decided cases Won 3Mixed 0Lost 0 |
| 10 | Frank A. Toddre IIActiveCozen O'Connor | 3 | 2019 | 100% won of 3 decided cases Won 3Mixed 0Lost 0 |
| 11 | Luis A. AyonActiveSouthwest Injury Law PLLC | 2 | 2019 | 0% won of 2 decided cases Won 0Mixed 0Lost 2 |
| 12 | Michael Frederick BohnActiveMichael F. Bohn, Esq., Ltd. | 2 | 2019 | 0% won of 2 decided cases Won 0Mixed 0Lost 2 |
| 13 | Benjamin C. GaumondActiveBen Gaumond Law Firm, PLLC | 2 | 2019 | 0% won of 2 decided cases Won 0Mixed 0Lost 2 |
| 14 | Jeffrey R. HallActiveHutchison & Steffen, LLC | 2 | 2019 | 0% won of 1 decided case Won 0Mixed 1Lost 0 |
| 15 | Leslie B HartActiveFennemore | 2 | 2019 | No decided cases |
| 16 | Carl Martin HebertExempt Active | 2 | 2019 | 0% won of 1 decided case Won 0Mixed 1Lost 0 |
| 17 | Kent F. LarsenActiveSmith Larsen & Wixom | 2 | 2019 | 50% won of 2 decided cases Won 1Mixed 0Lost 1 |
| 18 | Emily M. McFarlingActiveMcFarling Cohen Fic & Squires | 2 | 2019 | 50% won of 2 decided cases Won 1Mixed 0Lost 1 |
| 19 | Jared M. SechristActiveWatt, Tieder, Hoffar & Fitgerald, L.L.P. | 2 | 2019 | 100% won of 2 decided cases Won 2Mixed 0Lost 0 |
| 20 | John D. Tennert IIIActiveFennemore Craig, P.C. | 2 | 2019 | No decided cases |
| 21 | Charles W. ThomanActiveClark County DA's Office | 2 | 2019 | 100% won of 1 decided case Won 1Mixed 0Lost 0 |
| 22 | Lilith Vala XaraActiveLitchfield Cavo, LLP | 2 | 2019 | 100% won of 2 decided cases Won 2Mixed 0Lost 0 |
| 23 | Chris A. AaronActiveRausch Sturm, LLP | 1 | 2019 | 0% won of 1 decided case Won 0Mixed 0Lost 1 |
| 24 | John Thomas AfsharActiveClark County DA's Office | 1 | 2019 | 100% won of 1 decided case Won 1Mixed 0Lost 0 |
| 25 | Navid AfsharActiveZT Law Group | 1 | 2019 | 0% won of 1 decided case Won 0Mixed 0Lost 1 |
| 26 | Michelle Di Silvestro AlanisActiveOffice of the City Attorney | 1 | 2019 | 0% won of 1 decided case Won 0Mixed 0Lost 1 |
| 27 | Ryan M. AndersonActiveBighorn Law LLC | 1 | 2019 | 100% won of 1 decided case Won 1Mixed 0Lost 0 |
| 28 | Daniel I. AquinoActiveMcDonald Carano LLP | 1 | 2019 | 100% won of 1 decided case Won 1Mixed 0Lost 0 |
| 29 | Christopher R. ArabiaActiveCity of Ely | 1 | 2019 | 100% won of 1 decided case Won 1Mixed 0Lost 0 |
| 30 | Ashley A. BalducciActiveLas Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority | 1 | 2019 | 100% won of 1 decided case Won 1Mixed 0Lost 0 |
| 31 | Elizabeth J. BassettActiveNevada Commission on Ethics | 1 | 2019 | 0% won of 1 decided case Won 0Mixed 1Lost 0 |
| 32 | Jeremy E. BealActiveEverett Dorey, LLP | 1 | 2019 | 0% won of 1 decided case Won 0Mixed 0Lost 1 |
| 33 | Christopher L. BennerActivePyatt & Silvestri | 1 | 2019 | 0% won of 1 decided case Won 0Mixed 0Lost 1 |
| 34 | Maxwell A. BerkleyActiveClark County PD's Office | 1 | 2019 | 0% won of 1 decided case Won 0Mixed 0Lost 1 |
| 35 | Brian Keith BermanActiveBrian K. Berman, Chtd. | 1 | 2019 | 100% won of 1 decided case Won 1Mixed 0Lost 0 |
| 36 | Erica Fawn BerrettActiveAG's Office | 1 | 2019 | 100% won of 1 decided case Won 1Mixed 0Lost 0 |
| 37 | Eric R. BlankActiveEric Blank Injury Attorneys | 1 | 2019 | 0% won of 1 decided case Won 0Mixed 1Lost 0 |
| 38 | Brian BlankenshipActiveClaggett and Sykes Law Firm | 1 | 2019 | 100% won of 1 decided case Won 1Mixed 0Lost 0 |
| 39 | Rebekkah B. BodoffInactive | 1 | 2019 | 100% won of 1 decided case Won 1Mixed 0Lost 0 |
| 40 | Kurt BondsActiveHall & Evans LLC | 1 | 2019 | 0% won of 1 decided case Won 0Mixed 0Lost 1 |
| 41 | Katlyn M BradyInactiveNevada Court of Appeals | 1 | 2019 | 100% won of 1 decided case Won 1Mixed 0Lost 0 |
| 42 | Ernest A Buche Jr.ActiveLaw Office of Ernest A Buche Jr | 1 | 2019 | 0% won of 1 decided case Won 0Mixed 0Lost 1 |
| 43 | Karla Kay ButkoActiveKarla K. Butko, Ltd. | 1 | 2019 | 0% won of 1 decided case Won 0Mixed 1Lost 0 |
| 44 | Amber L. CandelariaActiveCandelaria Law Group | 1 | 2019 | 100% won of 1 decided case Won 1Mixed 0Lost 0 |
| 45 | Matthew D. CarlingActiveCarling Law Office PC | 1 | 2019 | 0% won of 1 decided case Won 0Mixed 0Lost 1 |
| 46 | Deverie ChristensenActiveJackson Lewis, LLP | 1 | 2019 | 100% won of 1 decided case Won 1Mixed 0Lost 0 |
| 47 | Diana Samalaulu ClineActiveCline Legal Solutions LLC | 1 | 2019 | 0% won of 1 decided case Won 0Mixed 0Lost 1 |
| 48 | Jamie K. CombsActiveKlinedinst PC | 1 | 2019 | 100% won of 1 decided case Won 1Mixed 0Lost 0 |
| 49 | Thera Aschanta CooperActiveTyson & Mendes, LLP | 1 | 2019 | 100% won of 1 decided case Won 1Mixed 0Lost 0 |
| 50 | Christopher D. CraftActiveCity of North Las Vegas | 1 | 2019 | 0% won of 1 decided case Won 0Mixed 0Lost 1 |
| 51 | Michancy Moonblossom CramerActiveLaw Offices of Christine G. Moore | 1 | 2019 | 0% won of 1 decided case Won 0Mixed 0Lost 1 |
| 52 | Thomas J DonaldsonActiveMessing Adam Jasmine & Shore, LLP | 1 | 2019 | 100% won of 1 decided case Won 1Mixed 0Lost 0 |
| 53 | Tracee L. DuthieActive | 1 | 2019 | 0% won of 1 decided case Won 0Mixed 0Lost 1 |
| 54 | Jack W. FleemanActivePecos Law Group | 1 | 2019 | 0% won of 1 decided case Won 0Mixed 0Lost 1 |
| 55 | Craig B. FriedbergActiveLaw Offices of Craig B. Friedberg, Esq. | 1 | 2019 | 100% won of 1 decided case Won 1Mixed 0Lost 0 |
| 56 | Raymond R. GatesActiveLauria Tokunaga Gates & Linn, LLP | 1 | 2019 | 0% won of 1 decided case Won 0Mixed 1Lost 0 |
| 57 | Natasha Mary GebraelActiveTransportation Security Administration | 1 | 2019 | 100% won of 1 decided case Won 1Mixed 0Lost 0 |
| 58 | Jacqueline A. GilbertExempt Inactive | 1 | 2019 | 0% won of 1 decided case Won 0Mixed 0Lost 1 |
| 59 | Joshua Paul GilmoreActiveBailey Kennedy, LLP | 1 | 2019 | No decided cases |
| 60 | Stephanie Jean GlantzActiveWeinberg Wheeler Hudgins Gunn & Dial | 1 | 2019 | No decided cases |
| 61 | Chet A. GloverActiveGina Corena & Associates | 1 | 2019 | 100% won of 1 decided case Won 1Mixed 0Lost 0 |
| 62 | Gary R. GuelkerActiveResnick & Louis, PC | 1 | 2019 | 0% won of 1 decided case Won 0Mixed 0Lost 1 |
| 63 | Mark H. GundersonExempt ActiveGunderson Law Firm | 1 | 2019 | 0% won of 1 decided case Won 0Mixed 0Lost 1 |
| 64 | Glade L. HallSuspended | 1 | 2019 | 0% won of 1 decided case Won 0Mixed 1Lost 0 |
| 65 | Karen L. HanksActiveHanks Law Group | 1 | 2019 | 0% won of 1 decided case Won 0Mixed 0Lost 1 |
| 66 | Marjorie L. HaufActiveH&P Law, PLLC | 1 | 2019 | 0% won of 1 decided case Won 0Mixed 1Lost 0 |
| 67 | Judge Kriston N. HillActiveFourth Judicial District Court | 1 | 2019 | 0% won of 1 decided case Won 0Mixed 0Lost 1 |
| 68 | Joseph J. HugginsExempt ActiveHuggins & Associates, LLP | 1 | 2019 | 0% won of 1 decided case Won 0Mixed 1Lost 0 |
| 69 | Mark A. HutchisonActiveHutchison & Steffen, PLLC | 1 | 2019 | 100% won of 1 decided case Won 1Mixed 0Lost 0 |
| 70 | Jennifer IssoActiveIsso & Hughes Law Firm aka Lowest Price Lawyers | 1 | 2019 | 100% won of 1 decided case Won 1Mixed 0Lost 0 |
| 71 | Michael K. JohnsonActiveRollston, Henderson & Johnson, Ltd. | 1 | 2019 | No decided cases |
| 72 | John D. JonesActiveJones & LoBello | 1 | 2019 | 100% won of 1 decided case Won 1Mixed 0Lost 0 |
| 73 | Dean Y. KajiokaActiveKajioka & Associates | 1 | 2019 | 100% won of 1 decided case Won 1Mixed 0Lost 0 |
| 74 | Dennis L. KennedyExempt ActiveBailey Kennedy, LLP | 1 | 2019 | No decided cases |
| 75 | Kyle A. KingActiveJones & LoBello | 1 | 2019 | 100% won of 1 decided case Won 1Mixed 0Lost 0 |
| 76 | Joseph S. KistlerExempt ActiveHutchison & Steffen PLLC | 1 | 2019 | 100% won of 1 decided case Won 1Mixed 0Lost 0 |
| 77 | Adam R. KnechtActiveHall & Evans LLC | 1 | 2019 | 0% won of 1 decided case Won 0Mixed 0Lost 1 |
| 78 | Darren J. LachActiveLach Injury Law | 1 | 2019 | 0% won of 1 decided case Won 0Mixed 1Lost 0 |
| 79 | Andre M. LagomarsinoActiveLagomarsino Law | 1 | 2019 | 0% won of 1 decided case Won 0Mixed 1Lost 0 |
| 80 | Brent Austin LarsenExempt Active | 1 | 2019 | 0% won of 1 decided case Won 0Mixed 1Lost 0 |
| 81 | Vatana LayInactiveKLK Law Group | 1 | 2019 | 100% won of 1 decided case Won 1Mixed 0Lost 0 |
| 82 | Michele Touby LoBelloActiveJones & LoBello | 1 | 2019 | No decided cases |
| 83 | Katrina Ann LopezActiveOffice of the Nevada Attorney General | 1 | 2019 | 100% won of 1 decided case Won 1Mixed 0Lost 0 |
| 84 | Megan A. LuceyActiveBerkich Lucey Law Group PLLC | 1 | 2019 | 0% won of 1 decided case Won 0Mixed 1Lost 0 |
| 85 | Sherburne M MacfarlanActive | 1 | 2019 | 0% won of 1 decided case Won 0Mixed 0Lost 1 |
| 86 | Sue S MatuskaActiveMessing Adam Jasmine & Shore | 1 | 2019 | 100% won of 1 decided case Won 1Mixed 0Lost 0 |
| 87 | Kristine J. MaxwellSuspended | 1 | 2019 | 0% won of 1 decided case Won 0Mixed 1Lost 0 |
| 88 | Melanie D. MorganActiveAtlas Solomon LLP | 1 | 2019 | 100% won of 1 decided case Won 1Mixed 0Lost 0 |
| 89 | Aaron Sittiporn MouritsenActiveCity of Fernley | 1 | 2019 | 0% won of 1 decided case Won 0Mixed 0Lost 1 |
| 90 | Craig A. MuellerActiveCraig Mueller & Associates | 1 | 2019 | No decided cases |
| 91 | John W. MuijeExempt ActiveJohn W. Muije & Associates | 1 | 2019 | No decided cases |
| 92 | Kevin P. NaughtonActiveWashoe County DA's Office | 1 | 2019 | 100% won of 1 decided case Won 1Mixed 0Lost 0 |
| 93 | Nikoll NikciActive | 1 | 2019 | 0% won of 1 decided case Won 0Mixed 0Lost 1 |
| 94 | Sarah Ann OcampoActiveOcampo Wiseman Law | 1 | 2019 | 100% won of 1 decided case Won 1Mixed 0Lost 0 |
| 95 | Jeffrey J. OrrActiveBrandon Smerber | 1 | 2019 | 0% won of 1 decided case Won 0Mixed 0Lost 1 |
| 96 | Ryan S. PetersenActiveWiley Petersen | 1 | 2019 | 0% won of 1 decided case Won 0Mixed 0Lost 1 |
| 97 | John Reese PettyExempt Inactive | 1 | 2019 | 0% won of 1 decided case Won 0Mixed 0Lost 1 |
| 98 | Christopher Bryan PhillipsActiveFord & Friedman | 1 | 2019 | 100% won of 1 decided case Won 1Mixed 0Lost 0 |
| 99 | Carole Marie PopeActive | 1 | 2019 | 100% won of 1 decided case Won 1Mixed 0Lost 0 |
| 100 | Richard J. PyattActivePyatt Silvestri | 1 | 2019 | 0% won of 1 decided case Won 0Mixed 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.