Most appellate cases
Nevada attorneys ranked by how many Court of Appeals of Nevada cases they handled that were decided in 2023, 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 | 349 | 2023 | 88% won of 338 decided cases Won 296Mixed 24Lost 18 |
| 2 | Alexander G. ChenActiveClark County DA's Office | 203 | 2023 | 85% won of 196 decided cases Won 167Mixed 19Lost 10 |
| 3 | Jennifer P. NobleActiveWashoe Co. DA's Office | 66 | 2023 | 91% won of 65 decided cases Won 59Mixed 4Lost 2 |
| 4 | John Thomas AfsharActiveClark County DA's Office | 24 | 2023 | 71% won of 24 decided cases Won 17Mixed 4Lost 3 |
| 5 | Kevin P. NaughtonActiveWashoe County DA's Office | 24 | 2023 | 78% won of 23 decided cases Won 18Mixed 3Lost 2 |
| 6 | Jonathan VanBoskerckActive | 22 | 2023 | 79% won of 24 decided cases Won 19Mixed 3Lost 2 |
| 7 | Karen Lynn MishlerActiveClark County District Attorney | 18 | 2023 | 89% won of 18 decided cases Won 16Mixed 1Lost 1 |
| 8 | Taleen R Pandukht EsqActive | 17 | 2023 | 88% won of 17 decided cases Won 15Mixed 0Lost 2 |
| 9 | Marilee CateActiveWashoe County DAs Office | 15 | 2023 | 100% won of 15 decided cases Won 15Mixed 0Lost 0 |
| 10 | Kathryn E. ReynoldsActiveWashoe County PD's Office | 12 | 2023 | 8% won of 12 decided cases Won 1Mixed 2Lost 9 |
| 11 | Daniel L SchwartzActiveHooks Meng & Clement | 12 | 2023 | 45% won of 11 decided cases Won 5Mixed 1Lost 5 |
| 12 | Karla Kay ButkoActiveKarla K. Butko, Ltd. | 11 | 2023 | 10% won of 10 decided cases Won 1Mixed 0Lost 9 |
| 13 | Lloyd Michael FriendActiveRay Lego & Associates | 11 | 2023 | 60% won of 10 decided cases Won 6Mixed 0Lost 4 |
| 14 | John Reese PettyExempt Inactive | 11 | 2023 | 9% won of 11 decided cases Won 1Mixed 2Lost 8 |
| 15 | Jaimie Ann StilzActive | 11 | 2023 | 89% won of 9 decided cases Won 8Mixed 0Lost 1 |
| 16 | Lisa M AndersonActiveGGRM Law Firm | 10 | 2023 | 56% won of 9 decided cases Won 5Mixed 0Lost 4 |
| 17 | Emily M. McFarlingActiveMcFarling Cohen Fic & Squires | 10 | 2023 | 33% won of 9 decided cases Won 3Mixed 1Lost 5 |
| 18 | Tyler J. IngramActiveElko County District Attorney | 9 | 2023 | 89% won of 9 decided cases Won 8Mixed 0Lost 1 |
| 19 | Brian T. KunziActiveNye County DA's Office | 8 | 2023 | 100% won of 7 decided cases Won 7Mixed 0Lost 0 |
| 20 | William M. WatersActiveClark County PD's Office | 8 | 2023 | 13% won of 8 decided cases Won 1Mixed 0Lost 7 |
| 21 | Steven Bryan WolfsonExempt ActiveClark County DA's Office | 8 | 2023 | 75% won of 8 decided cases Won 6Mixed 2Lost 0 |
| 22 | Victoria T. OldenburgActiveVictoria Oldenburg, Esq. | 7 | 2023 | 0% won of 7 decided cases Won 0Mixed 0Lost 7 |
| 23 | Anthony Robert GordonActiveHumboldt County District Attorney's Office | 6 | 2023 | 100% won of 6 decided cases Won 6Mixed 0Lost 0 |
| 24 | Bradley J. HoflandActiveHofland & Tomsheck | 6 | 2023 | 33% won of 6 decided cases Won 2Mixed 2Lost 2 |
| 25 | Mark B. JacksonActiveDouglas County DA | 6 | 2023 | 100% won of 5 decided cases Won 5Mixed 0Lost 0 |
| 26 | Troy C. JordanActive | 6 | 2023 | 67% won of 6 decided cases Won 4Mixed 0Lost 2 |
| 27 | Diane Carol LoweActiveLowe Law LLC | 6 | 2023 | 0% won of 6 decided cases Won 0Mixed 2Lost 4 |
| 28 | Marc P. PickerActiveMarc Picker Law | 6 | 2023 | 0% won of 6 decided cases Won 0Mixed 0Lost 6 |
| 29 | Carolyn Marie BroussardActiveNV Attorney General | 5 | 2023 | 80% won of 5 decided cases Won 4Mixed 0Lost 1 |
| 30 | John J Friel Jr.Inactive | 5 | 2023 | 100% won of 4 decided cases Won 4Mixed 0Lost 0 |
| 31 | Geordan M. GoebelActive | 5 | 2023 | 80% won of 5 decided cases Won 4Mixed 1Lost 0 |
| 32 | Erik A. LevinInactive | 5 | 2023 | 100% won of 5 decided cases Won 5Mixed 0Lost 0 |
| 33 | Michael MacdonaldActiveLander County DA's Office | 5 | 2023 | 100% won of 5 decided cases Won 5Mixed 0Lost 0 |
| 34 | Steven S OwensActiveSteven S Owens, LLC | 5 | 2023 | 0% won of 5 decided cases Won 0Mixed 1Lost 4 |
| 35 | Rachael Erin StewartActive | 5 | 2023 | 20% won of 5 decided cases Won 1Mixed 0Lost 4 |
| 36 | Waleed ZamanActiveZaman Legal LLC | 5 | 2023 | 0% won of 5 decided cases Won 0Mixed 0Lost 5 |
| 37 | Gregory Louis ZuninoActiveNevada State Board of Pharmacy | 5 | 2023 | 100% won of 5 decided cases Won 5Mixed 0Lost 0 |
| 38 | Michael J. BongardActiveOffice of the Attorney General | 4 | 2023 | 100% won of 4 decided cases Won 4Mixed 0Lost 0 |
| 39 | Lucas J. GaffneyActiveGaffney Law | 4 | 2023 | 0% won of 4 decided cases Won 0Mixed 1Lost 3 |
| 40 | Benjamin C. GaumondActiveBen Gaumond Law Firm, PLLC | 4 | 2023 | 0% won of 4 decided cases Won 0Mixed 0Lost 4 |
| 41 | Melvin R. GrimesInactiveRoberts Stoffel Family Law Group | 4 | 2023 | 50% won of 4 decided cases Won 2Mixed 1Lost 1 |
| 42 | Monique A. McNeillActiveWright, Marsh and Levy | 4 | 2023 | 0% won of 4 decided cases Won 0Mixed 0Lost 4 |
| 43 | David K. NeidertActiveNeidert Law | 4 | 2023 | 75% won of 4 decided cases Won 3Mixed 0Lost 1 |
| 44 | Bradley Joe RichardsonExempt ActiveNye County DA's Office | 4 | 2023 | 100% won of 3 decided cases Won 3Mixed 0Lost 0 |
| 45 | David Jason RothenbergActiveSadow & Rothenberg Law Firm | 4 | 2023 | 50% won of 4 decided cases Won 2Mixed 0Lost 2 |
| 46 | Stephen B. RyeActiveLyon County District Attorney's Office | 4 | 2023 | 100% won of 4 decided cases Won 4Mixed 0Lost 0 |
| 47 | Ian E. SilverbergActive | 4 | 2023 | 0% won of 4 decided cases Won 0Mixed 0Lost 4 |
| 48 | Michael G TrippiediActiveZaman & Trippiedi, PLLC | 4 | 2023 | 0% won of 4 decided cases Won 0Mixed 0Lost 4 |
| 49 | Melissa L. AlessiActiveTyson & Mendes | 3 | 2023 | 33% won of 3 decided cases Won 1Mixed 0Lost 2 |
| 50 | Betsy AllenActiveLaw Office of Betsy Allen | 3 | 2023 | 0% won of 3 decided cases Won 0Mixed 0Lost 3 |
| 51 | Anthony L. BarneyActive | 3 | 2023 | 100% won of 2 decided cases Won 2Mixed 0Lost 0 |
| 52 | Jeanne Patricia BawaActiveHooks, Meng & Clement | 3 | 2023 | 33% won of 3 decided cases Won 1Mixed 0Lost 2 |
| 53 | Lyn E. BeggsActiveLaw Offices of Lyn E. Beggs, PLLC | 3 | 2023 | 0% won of 3 decided cases Won 0Mixed 0Lost 3 |
| 54 | Chris W. DavisActiveOffice of the Nevada Attorney General | 3 | 2023 | 67% won of 3 decided cases Won 2Mixed 1Lost 0 |
| 55 | Jack W. FleemanActivePecos Law Group | 3 | 2023 | 100% won of 2 decided cases Won 2Mixed 0Lost 0 |
| 56 | Elisabeth S. FlemmingActiveElisabeth S. Flemming, Chtd. | 3 | 2023 | 0% won of 2 decided cases Won 0Mixed 0Lost 2 |
| 57 | Joseph Z GerstenActiveThe Gersten Law Firm PLLC | 3 | 2023 | 0% won of 3 decided cases Won 0Mixed 0Lost 3 |
| 58 | Ramir M. HernandezActiveWright, Finlay & Zak | 3 | 2023 | 100% won of 3 decided cases Won 3Mixed 0Lost 0 |
| 59 | John D. JonesActiveJones & LoBello | 3 | 2023 | 33% won of 3 decided cases Won 1Mixed 0Lost 2 |
| 60 | John T. KeatingActiveKeating Law Group | 3 | 2023 | 67% won of 3 decided cases Won 2Mixed 0Lost 1 |
| 61 | John P LaveryActive | 3 | 2023 | 33% won of 3 decided cases Won 1Mixed 0Lost 2 |
| 62 | Michael M. LinActiveLin Law Group | 3 | 2023 | 33% won of 3 decided cases Won 1Mixed 1Lost 1 |
| 63 | Caitlyn L. McAmisActiveSpecial Public Defender | 3 | 2023 | 33% won of 3 decided cases Won 1Mixed 0Lost 2 |
| 64 | Jason D. MillsActiveGGRM Law Firm | 3 | 2023 | 67% won of 3 decided cases Won 2Mixed 0Lost 1 |
| 65 | David James MortensenActiveHutchison & Steffen Attorneys | 3 | 2023 | 0% won of 3 decided cases Won 0Mixed 0Lost 3 |
| 66 | Troy Everett PeytonActivePyatt Silvestri | 3 | 2023 | 33% won of 3 decided cases Won 1Mixed 1Lost 1 |
| 67 | Jennifer SantanaActiveSmith Santana & Moy LLC | 3 | 2023 | 67% won of 3 decided cases Won 2Mixed 0Lost 1 |
| 68 | Allison R. SchmidtActiveNevada's Lawyers | 3 | 2023 | 0% won of 2 decided cases Won 0Mixed 0Lost 2 |
| 69 | Kristin A. Schuler-HintzActiveMcCarthy & Holthus, LLP | 3 | 2023 | 100% won of 3 decided cases Won 3Mixed 0Lost 0 |
| 70 | Jean J. SchwartzerActiveLaw Office of Jean J. Schwartzer, Ltd. | 3 | 2023 | 33% won of 3 decided cases Won 1Mixed 0Lost 2 |
| 71 | Sheryl SerrezeInactive | 3 | 2023 | 100% won of 3 decided cases Won 3Mixed 0Lost 0 |
| 72 | Bruce I. ShapiroActivePecos Law Group | 3 | 2023 | 100% won of 2 decided cases Won 2Mixed 0Lost 0 |
| 73 | Jeffrey C. SladeActiveElko County DA's Office | 3 | 2023 | 67% won of 3 decided cases Won 2Mixed 0Lost 1 |
| 74 | Matthew Wallace SmithActiveSmith Santana & Moy LLC | 3 | 2023 | 67% won of 3 decided cases Won 2Mixed 0Lost 1 |
| 75 | Matthew J. StermitzActiveMatt Stermitz Law, LLC | 3 | 2023 | 0% won of 3 decided cases Won 0Mixed 0Lost 3 |
| 76 | Timothy R. TreffingerActiveAmerican Freedom Group, LLC | 3 | 2023 | 33% won of 3 decided cases Won 1Mixed 0Lost 2 |
| 77 | Kristina WildeveldActiveLaw Offices of Kristina Wildeveld & Associates | 3 | 2023 | 33% won of 3 decided cases Won 1Mixed 0Lost 2 |
| 78 | Judge Jason D. WoodburyActiveFirst Judicial District Court | 3 | 2023 | 100% won of 3 decided cases Won 3Mixed 0Lost 0 |
| 79 | Jennifer AbramsActiveThe Abrams & Mayo Law Firm, LLC | 2 | 2023 | 0% won of 2 decided cases Won 0Mixed 1Lost 1 |
| 80 | Travis D. AkinActive | 2 | 2023 | 50% won of 2 decided cases Won 1Mixed 0Lost 1 |
| 81 | Craig R. AndersonActiveMarquis Aurbach Coffing P.C. | 2 | 2023 | 50% won of 2 decided cases Won 1Mixed 0Lost 1 |
| 82 | Elliot Thomas AndersonActiveGreenberg Traurig | 2 | 2023 | 50% won of 2 decided cases Won 1Mixed 0Lost 1 |
| 83 | Sean L. AndersonActiveWilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker LLP | 2 | 2023 | 0% won of 1 decided case Won 0Mixed 0Lost 1 |
| 84 | Javier A. ArguelloActiveCarter Cullen, PLLC | 2 | 2023 | 50% won of 2 decided cases Won 1Mixed 0Lost 1 |
| 85 | Priscilla L BakerActiveChurchill County DA's Office | 2 | 2023 | 100% won of 2 decided cases Won 2Mixed 0Lost 0 |
| 86 | Kedric A BassettActive | 2 | 2023 | 0% won of 2 decided cases Won 0Mixed 0Lost 2 |
| 87 | Michael L. BeckerActiveLas Vegas Defense Group LLC | 2 | 2023 | 0% won of 2 decided cases Won 0Mixed 0Lost 2 |
| 88 | Elizabeth M. BittnerActiveBittner Legal LLC dba Bittner & Widdis Law | 2 | 2023 | 50% won of 2 decided cases Won 1Mixed 1Lost 0 |
| 89 | Eric R. BlankActiveEric Blank Injury Attorneys | 2 | 2023 | 0% won of 2 decided cases Won 0Mixed 0Lost 2 |
| 90 | Kathleen Megan BradyInactive | 2 | 2023 | 0% won of 1 decided case Won 0Mixed 0Lost 1 |
| 91 | Michael P. CarmanActiveCarman & Price | 2 | 2023 | 50% won of 2 decided cases Won 1Mixed 1Lost 0 |
| 92 | Michael Vicente CastilloActiveJK Nelson Law, LLC | 2 | 2023 | 0% won of 2 decided cases Won 0Mixed 0Lost 2 |
| 93 | Robert CerceoActiveJones LoBello | 2 | 2023 | 100% won of 2 decided cases Won 2Mixed 0Lost 0 |
| 94 | Andrew W. E. CoatesActive | 2 | 2023 | 0% won of 2 decided cases Won 0Mixed 0Lost 2 |
| 95 | Audrey M ConwayActiveClark County PD's Office | 2 | 2023 | 0% won of 2 decided cases Won 0Mixed 0Lost 2 |
| 96 | Tami D. CowdenInactive | 2 | 2023 | 50% won of 2 decided cases Won 1Mixed 0Lost 1 |
| 97 | Michael V. CristalliActiveClark Hill PLC | 2 | 2023 | 100% won of 2 decided cases Won 2Mixed 0Lost 0 |
| 98 | Nicholas D. CrosbyActiveMarquis Aurbach Chtd. | 2 | 2023 | 0% won of 2 decided cases Won 0Mixed 1Lost 1 |
| 99 | Louis V. CsokaActiveNevada Transportation Authority | 2 | 2023 | 100% won of 2 decided cases Won 2Mixed 0Lost 0 |
| 100 | Stephen Alex DavisActiveHolland & Hart | 2 | 2023 | 0% won of 1 decided case Won 0Mixed 1Lost 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.