Most appellate cases
Nevada attorneys ranked by how many Court of Appeals of Nevada cases they handled that were decided in 2021, 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 | 495 | 2021 | 94% won of 477 decided cases Won 448Mixed 13Lost 16 |
| 2 | Alexander G. ChenActiveClark County DA's Office | 283 | 2021 | 95% won of 271 decided cases Won 258Mixed 2Lost 11 |
| 3 | Jennifer P. NobleActiveWashoe Co. DA's Office | 76 | 2021 | 92% won of 74 decided cases Won 68Mixed 3Lost 3 |
| 4 | John Thomas AfsharActiveClark County DA's Office | 32 | 2021 | 100% won of 31 decided cases Won 31Mixed 0Lost 0 |
| 5 | Taleen R Pandukht EsqActive | 30 | 2021 | 90% won of 29 decided cases Won 26Mixed 0Lost 3 |
| 6 | Kevin P. NaughtonActiveWashoe County DA's Office | 24 | 2021 | 91% won of 23 decided cases Won 21Mixed 2Lost 0 |
| 7 | Ariel E. SternActive | 24 | 2021 | 91% won of 23 decided cases Won 21Mixed 2Lost 0 |
| 8 | Karen Lynn MishlerActiveClark County District Attorney | 23 | 2021 | 87% won of 23 decided cases Won 20Mixed 0Lost 3 |
| 9 | Joseph Y. HongActiveHong & Hong, APLC | 22 | 2021 | 14% won of 22 decided cases Won 3Mixed 0Lost 19 |
| 10 | Jonathan VanBoskerckActive | 21 | 2021 | 100% won of 21 decided cases Won 21Mixed 0Lost 0 |
| 11 | Melanie D. MorganActiveAtlas Solomon LLP | 20 | 2021 | 100% won of 19 decided cases Won 19Mixed 0Lost 0 |
| 12 | Christopher R. ArabiaActiveCity of Ely | 16 | 2021 | 80% won of 15 decided cases Won 12Mixed 3Lost 0 |
| 13 | Marilee CateActiveWashoe County DAs Office | 16 | 2021 | 88% won of 16 decided cases Won 14Mixed 1Lost 1 |
| 14 | Kirk Darren VittoActivePahrump Justice Court | 15 | 2021 | 79% won of 14 decided cases Won 11Mixed 3Lost 0 |
| 15 | John Reese PettyExempt Inactive | 13 | 2021 | 0% won of 13 decided cases Won 0Mixed 2Lost 11 |
| 16 | Geordan M. GoebelActive | 12 | 2021 | 100% won of 12 decided cases Won 12Mixed 0Lost 0 |
| 17 | Tyler J. IngramActiveElko County District Attorney | 11 | 2021 | 100% won of 11 decided cases Won 11Mixed 0Lost 0 |
| 18 | Michael J. BongardActiveOffice of the Attorney General | 10 | 2021 | 100% won of 10 decided cases Won 10Mixed 0Lost 0 |
| 19 | David H. Neely IIIActive | 10 | 2021 | 0% won of 9 decided cases Won 0Mixed 3Lost 6 |
| 20 | Roger P. CroteauActiveRoger P. Croteau & Associates, Ltd | 9 | 2021 | 25% won of 8 decided cases Won 2Mixed 0Lost 6 |
| 21 | Scott R. LachmanActiveAkerman LLP | 9 | 2021 | 100% won of 9 decided cases Won 9Mixed 0Lost 0 |
| 22 | Victoria T. OldenburgActiveVictoria Oldenburg, Esq. | 9 | 2021 | 11% won of 9 decided cases Won 1Mixed 0Lost 8 |
| 23 | Donna M. WittigActiveSparrow Financial, Inc. | 9 | 2021 | 100% won of 8 decided cases Won 8Mixed 0Lost 0 |
| 24 | Judge Jason D. WoodburyActiveFirst Judicial District Court | 9 | 2021 | 100% won of 9 decided cases Won 9Mixed 0Lost 0 |
| 25 | Stephen B. RyeActiveLyon County District Attorney's Office | 8 | 2021 | 100% won of 8 decided cases Won 8Mixed 0Lost 0 |
| 26 | Sean L. AndersonActiveWilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker LLP | 7 | 2021 | 80% won of 5 decided cases Won 4Mixed 1Lost 0 |
| 27 | Karla Kay ButkoActiveKarla K. Butko, Ltd. | 7 | 2021 | 0% won of 7 decided cases Won 0Mixed 0Lost 7 |
| 28 | Alexis Marie DueckerActiveSDS Chartered, LLC | 7 | 2021 | 0% won of 7 decided cases Won 0Mixed 0Lost 7 |
| 29 | Kerry P. FaughnanActive | 7 | 2021 | 17% won of 6 decided cases Won 1Mixed 0Lost 5 |
| 30 | John J Friel Jr.Inactive | 7 | 2021 | 100% won of 7 decided cases Won 7Mixed 0Lost 0 |
| 31 | Terrence Michael JacksonDeceased | 7 | 2021 | 0% won of 7 decided cases Won 0Mixed 0Lost 7 |
| 32 | Katrina Ann LopezActiveOffice of the Nevada Attorney General | 7 | 2021 | 100% won of 7 decided cases Won 7Mixed 0Lost 0 |
| 33 | Matthew J. PennellActiveClark County Special Public Defender | 6 | 2021 | 0% won of 6 decided cases Won 0Mixed 0Lost 6 |
| 34 | Natalie Lynn WinslowActiveAtlas Solomon LLP | 6 | 2021 | 67% won of 6 decided cases Won 4Mixed 2Lost 0 |
| 35 | Nicholas Ethan BelayActiveAkerman LLP | 5 | 2021 | 80% won of 5 decided cases Won 4Mixed 1Lost 0 |
| 36 | Kelsey Lauren BernsteinActiveClark County Public Defender | 5 | 2021 | 0% won of 5 decided cases Won 0Mixed 0Lost 5 |
| 37 | Melanie Anne BrantinghamActiveCarson City DA's Office | 5 | 2021 | 100% won of 5 decided cases Won 5Mixed 0Lost 0 |
| 38 | Thomas A. EricssonActiveOronoz & Ericsson Injury Lawyers | 5 | 2021 | 25% won of 4 decided cases Won 1Mixed 0Lost 3 |
| 39 | Kirk T. KennedyActiveLaw Office of Kirk T Kennedy | 5 | 2021 | 0% won of 5 decided cases Won 0Mixed 0Lost 5 |
| 40 | Diane Carol LoweActiveLowe Law LLC | 5 | 2021 | 0% won of 4 decided cases Won 0Mixed 0Lost 4 |
| 41 | Michael MacdonaldActiveLander County DA's Office | 5 | 2021 | 100% won of 5 decided cases Won 5Mixed 0Lost 0 |
| 42 | Christopher R. OramActive | 5 | 2021 | 0% won of 4 decided cases Won 0Mixed 0Lost 4 |
| 43 | Marc P. PickerActiveMarc Picker Law | 5 | 2021 | 0% won of 5 decided cases Won 0Mixed 0Lost 5 |
| 44 | Kathryn E. ReynoldsActiveWashoe County PD's Office | 5 | 2021 | 0% won of 5 decided cases Won 0Mixed 1Lost 4 |
| 45 | Melinda E. SimpkinsInactive | 5 | 2021 | 0% won of 5 decided cases Won 0Mixed 0Lost 5 |
| 46 | JoNell ThomasActiveFederal Public Defender | 5 | 2021 | 0% won of 5 decided cases Won 0Mixed 0Lost 5 |
| 47 | Frank A. Toddre IIActiveCozen O'Connor | 5 | 2021 | 100% won of 5 decided cases Won 5Mixed 0Lost 0 |
| 48 | Michael K. WallDeceased | 5 | 2021 | 25% won of 4 decided cases Won 1Mixed 1Lost 2 |
| 49 | Michael L. BeckerActiveLas Vegas Defense Group LLC | 4 | 2021 | 0% won of 4 decided cases Won 0Mixed 0Lost 4 |
| 50 | Jamie K. CombsActiveKlinedinst PC | 4 | 2021 | 75% won of 4 decided cases Won 3Mixed 1Lost 0 |
| 51 | Sally S. deSotoActiveWashoe County Public Defender | 4 | 2021 | 0% won of 4 decided cases Won 0Mixed 0Lost 4 |
| 52 | Joseph Z GerstenActiveThe Gersten Law Firm PLLC | 4 | 2021 | 25% won of 4 decided cases Won 1Mixed 0Lost 3 |
| 53 | James P. KempActiveKemp & Kemp, Attorneys at Law | 4 | 2021 | 50% won of 4 decided cases Won 2Mixed 0Lost 2 |
| 54 | Anne M. LangerExempt ActiveStorey County DIstrict Attorney's Office | 4 | 2021 | 33% won of 3 decided cases Won 1Mixed 0Lost 2 |
| 55 | Sophia G. LongActiveNevada Attorney General's Office | 4 | 2021 | 100% won of 4 decided cases Won 4Mixed 0Lost 0 |
| 56 | Emily M. McFarlingActiveMcFarling Cohen Fic & Squires | 4 | 2021 | 50% won of 4 decided cases Won 2Mixed 1Lost 1 |
| 57 | David K. NeidertActiveNeidert Law | 4 | 2021 | 0% won of 4 decided cases Won 0Mixed 0Lost 4 |
| 58 | Bruce I. ShapiroActivePecos Law Group | 4 | 2021 | 33% won of 3 decided cases Won 1Mixed 0Lost 2 |
| 59 | Damian R. SheetsActiveNevada Defense Group | 4 | 2021 | 0% won of 4 decided cases Won 0Mixed 0Lost 4 |
| 60 | Matthew J. StermitzActiveMatt Stermitz Law, LLC | 4 | 2021 | 0% won of 4 decided cases Won 0Mixed 0Lost 4 |
| 61 | Jaimie Ann StilzActive | 4 | 2021 | 75% won of 4 decided cases Won 3Mixed 1Lost 0 |
| 62 | Thomas E WinnerActiveWinner & Booze | 4 | 2021 | 50% won of 4 decided cases Won 2Mixed 1Lost 1 |
| 63 | Steven Bryan WolfsonExempt ActiveClark County DA's Office | 4 | 2021 | 100% won of 4 decided cases Won 4Mixed 0Lost 0 |
| 64 | Lilith Vala XaraActiveLitchfield Cavo, LLP | 4 | 2021 | 100% won of 4 decided cases Won 4Mixed 0Lost 0 |
| 65 | Waleed ZamanActiveZaman Legal LLC | 4 | 2021 | 0% won of 4 decided cases Won 0Mixed 0Lost 4 |
| 66 | Andrew A. BaoActiveAndrew Bao & Associates | 3 | 2021 | 100% won of 3 decided cases Won 3Mixed 0Lost 0 |
| 67 | Michael Frederick BohnActiveMichael F. Bohn, Esq., Ltd. | 3 | 2021 | 33% won of 3 decided cases Won 1Mixed 1Lost 1 |
| 68 | Rebecca BruchExempt ActiveLaxalt Law Group | 3 | 2021 | 0% won of 3 decided cases Won 0Mixed 1Lost 2 |
| 69 | Don P. ChairezDeceased | 3 | 2021 | 0% won of 3 decided cases Won 0Mixed 3Lost 0 |
| 70 | Diana Samalaulu ClineActiveCline Legal Solutions LLC | 3 | 2021 | 0% won of 2 decided cases Won 0Mixed 0Lost 2 |
| 71 | Micah S. EcholsActiveClaggett and Sykes Law Firm | 3 | 2021 | 67% won of 3 decided cases Won 2Mixed 1Lost 0 |
| 72 | Renee M. FinchActiveSummit Trial Attorneys | 3 | 2021 | 33% won of 3 decided cases Won 1Mixed 0Lost 2 |
| 73 | Jeffrey L. GalliherActiveBurk Injury Lawyers | 3 | 2021 | 67% won of 3 decided cases Won 2Mixed 0Lost 1 |
| 74 | Joseph P. GarinActiveGarin Law Group | 3 | 2021 | 67% won of 3 decided cases Won 2Mixed 0Lost 1 |
| 75 | Rex D. GarnerActiveFox Rothschild LLP | 3 | 2021 | 100% won of 3 decided cases Won 3Mixed 0Lost 0 |
| 76 | Jacqueline A. GilbertExempt Inactive | 3 | 2021 | 0% won of 2 decided cases Won 0Mixed 0Lost 2 |
| 77 | Joel D. HenriodActiveHenriod Stern PLLC | 3 | 2021 | 67% won of 3 decided cases Won 2Mixed 0Lost 1 |
| 78 | Allison L. HerrActiveCannabis Compliance Board | 3 | 2021 | 100% won of 3 decided cases Won 3Mixed 0Lost 0 |
| 79 | Adam D. Hosmer-HennerActiveMcDonald Carano LLP | 3 | 2021 | 100% won of 2 decided cases Won 2Mixed 0Lost 0 |
| 80 | Jeannie N. HuaActiveLaw Office of Jeannie N Hua PC | 3 | 2021 | 0% won of 2 decided cases Won 0Mixed 0Lost 2 |
| 81 | Neal K HymanActiveLaw Offices of Neal Hyman | 3 | 2021 | 33% won of 3 decided cases Won 1Mixed 0Lost 2 |
| 82 | Mark B. JacksonActiveDouglas County DA | 3 | 2021 | 100% won of 3 decided cases Won 3Mixed 0Lost 0 |
| 83 | Tracie K. LindemanActive | 3 | 2021 | 0% won of 3 decided cases Won 0Mixed 0Lost 3 |
| 84 | Robert Wayne LueckExempt Active | 3 | 2021 | 33% won of 3 decided cases Won 1Mixed 0Lost 2 |
| 85 | Arthur E. MalloryExempt ActiveChurchill County DA's Office | 3 | 2021 | 100% won of 3 decided cases Won 3Mixed 0Lost 0 |
| 86 | Robert C. McBrideActiveMcBride Hall | 3 | 2021 | 33% won of 3 decided cases Won 1Mixed 1Lost 1 |
| 87 | Monique A. McNeillActiveWright, Marsh and Levy | 3 | 2021 | 0% won of 3 decided cases Won 0Mixed 0Lost 3 |
| 88 | Michael Caleb MeyerActiveMessner Reeves, LLP | 3 | 2021 | 33% won of 3 decided cases Won 1Mixed 0Lost 2 |
| 89 | Christina V. MillerActiveWright, Finlay & Zak, LLP | 3 | 2021 | 67% won of 3 decided cases Won 2Mixed 0Lost 1 |
| 90 | Rendal B. MillerActiveMiller Law, Inc. | 3 | 2021 | 50% won of 2 decided cases Won 1Mixed 0Lost 1 |
| 91 | Craig A. MuellerActiveCraig Mueller & Associates | 3 | 2021 | 0% won of 3 decided cases Won 0Mixed 0Lost 3 |
| 92 | Doris E. Nehme-TomalkaActiveNehme-Tomalka and Associates | 3 | 2021 | 100% won of 3 decided cases Won 3Mixed 0Lost 0 |
| 93 | George F. Ogilvie IIIActiveMcDonald Carano Wilson LLP | 3 | 2021 | 100% won of 2 decided cases Won 2Mixed 0Lost 0 |
| 94 | Michael D. ParienteActiveThe Pariente Law Firm, P.C. | 3 | 2021 | 0% won of 3 decided cases Won 0Mixed 0Lost 3 |
| 95 | Amanda Sarah PellizzariActiveLaw Office of Amanda Pellizzari LLC | 3 | 2021 | 0% won of 3 decided cases Won 0Mixed 0Lost 3 |
| 96 | Daniel F. PolsenbergActiveWomble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP | 3 | 2021 | 67% won of 3 decided cases Won 2Mixed 0Lost 1 |
| 97 | Timothy E. RhodaActiveTimothy E Rhoda PLLC | 3 | 2021 | 33% won of 3 decided cases Won 1Mixed 0Lost 2 |
| 98 | Molly S. RosenblumActiveRosenblum Law Offices dba Rosenblum Allen Law Firm | 3 | 2021 | 0% won of 3 decided cases Won 0Mixed 0Lost 3 |
| 99 | Melissa A RosenthalActiveNevada Attorney General's Office | 3 | 2021 | 0% won of 3 decided cases Won 0Mixed 0Lost 3 |
| 100 | Anthony Patrick SgroActiveSgro & Roger | 3 | 2021 | 33% won of 3 decided cases Won 1Mixed 0Lost 2 |
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.