Most appellate cases
Nevada attorneys ranked by how many Court of Appeals of Nevada cases they handled that were decided in 2025, 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 | 448 | 2025 | 92% won of 429 decided cases Won 393Mixed 21Lost 15 |
| 2 | Alexander G. ChenActiveClark County DA's Office | 206 | 2025 | 92% won of 195 decided cases Won 179Mixed 10Lost 6 |
| 3 | Shanon L. ClowersActiveClark County District Attorney's Office | 192 | 2025 | 92% won of 181 decided cases Won 167Mixed 7Lost 7 |
| 4 | Jennifer P. NobleActiveWashoe Co. DA's Office | 116 | 2025 | 92% won of 113 decided cases Won 104Mixed 5Lost 4 |
| 5 | Kevin P. NaughtonActiveWashoe County DA's Office | 37 | 2025 | 94% won of 36 decided cases Won 34Mixed 2Lost 0 |
| 6 | Kathryn E. ReynoldsActiveWashoe County PD's Office | 34 | 2025 | 3% won of 32 decided cases Won 1Mixed 2Lost 29 |
| 7 | Marilee CateActiveWashoe County DAs Office | 29 | 2025 | 86% won of 28 decided cases Won 24Mixed 2Lost 2 |
| 8 | John Thomas AfsharActiveClark County DA's Office | 28 | 2025 | 100% won of 25 decided cases Won 25Mixed 0Lost 0 |
| 9 | Katheryn A. B. HickmanActiveAlternate Public Defender's Office | 23 | 2025 | 0% won of 23 decided cases Won 0Mixed 0Lost 23 |
| 10 | Thomas L. QuallsActiveWashoe County Alternate PD | 23 | 2025 | 0% won of 23 decided cases Won 0Mixed 0Lost 23 |
| 11 | Karen Lynn MishlerActiveClark County District Attorney | 20 | 2025 | 89% won of 19 decided cases Won 17Mixed 0Lost 2 |
| 12 | Amanda C. SageActiveWashoe County DA's Office | 20 | 2025 | 100% won of 20 decided cases Won 20Mixed 0Lost 0 |
| 13 | Joseph Y. HongActiveHong & Hong, APLC | 19 | 2025 | 5% won of 19 decided cases Won 1Mixed 2Lost 16 |
| 14 | Erica P. RothActiveWashoe County Public Defender | 18 | 2025 | 0% won of 17 decided cases Won 0Mixed 1Lost 16 |
| 15 | Jonathan VanBoskerckActive | 15 | 2025 | 100% won of 15 decided cases Won 15Mixed 0Lost 0 |
| 16 | Ann Marie DunnActiveClark County DA's Office | 14 | 2025 | 86% won of 14 decided cases Won 12Mixed 2Lost 0 |
| 17 | Evelyn A. GrosenickActiveWashoe County PD's Office | 14 | 2025 | 0% won of 14 decided cases Won 0Mixed 1Lost 13 |
| 18 | Tyler J. IngramActiveElko County District Attorney | 14 | 2025 | 100% won of 12 decided cases Won 12Mixed 0Lost 0 |
| 19 | Taleen R Pandukht EsqActive | 14 | 2025 | 86% won of 14 decided cases Won 12Mixed 2Lost 0 |
| 20 | Chris W. DavisActiveOffice of the Nevada Attorney General | 12 | 2025 | 75% won of 12 decided cases Won 9Mixed 2Lost 1 |
| 21 | Garrit S. PruytActiveCarson City District Attorney's Office | 12 | 2025 | 92% won of 12 decided cases Won 11Mixed 0Lost 1 |
| 22 | Kelly M. FigueroaActiveAttorney General's Office | 10 | 2025 | 80% won of 10 decided cases Won 8Mixed 1Lost 1 |
| 23 | James I HoffmanActiveLaw Office of Jim Hoffman | 9 | 2025 | 0% won of 9 decided cases Won 0Mixed 1Lost 8 |
| 24 | Brian T. KunziActiveNye County DA's Office | 9 | 2025 | 75% won of 8 decided cases Won 6Mixed 1Lost 1 |
| 25 | Rene Louis ValladaresActiveFederal Public Defender's Office | 9 | 2025 | 0% won of 9 decided cases Won 0Mixed 0Lost 9 |
| 26 | Karla Kay ButkoActiveKarla K. Butko, Ltd. | 8 | 2025 | 13% won of 8 decided cases Won 1Mixed 1Lost 6 |
| 27 | Scott R. LachmanActiveAkerman LLP | 8 | 2025 | 75% won of 8 decided cases Won 6Mixed 1Lost 1 |
| 28 | Nancy L. LemckeActive | 8 | 2025 | 14% won of 7 decided cases Won 1Mixed 1Lost 5 |
| 29 | Keith BrowerActiveNye County DA's Office | 7 | 2025 | 83% won of 6 decided cases Won 5Mixed 0Lost 1 |
| 30 | Christopher J. HicksActive | 7 | 2025 | 100% won of 7 decided cases Won 7Mixed 0Lost 0 |
| 31 | Sydney McBride HuttActiveAlternate Public Defender | 7 | 2025 | 0% won of 7 decided cases Won 0Mixed 0Lost 7 |
| 32 | Mark B. JacksonActiveDouglas County DA | 7 | 2025 | 100% won of 7 decided cases Won 7Mixed 0Lost 0 |
| 33 | Ian E. SilverbergActive | 7 | 2025 | 0% won of 7 decided cases Won 0Mixed 0Lost 7 |
| 34 | Jaimie Ann StilzActive | 7 | 2025 | 100% won of 7 decided cases Won 7Mixed 0Lost 0 |
| 35 | Jennifer Maureen WaldoActiveWaldo Law, LLC. | 7 | 2025 | 0% won of 7 decided cases Won 0Mixed 0Lost 7 |
| 36 | Nicholas Ethan BelayActiveAkerman LLP | 6 | 2025 | 67% won of 6 decided cases Won 4Mixed 1Lost 1 |
| 37 | Carolyn Marie BroussardActiveNV Attorney General | 6 | 2025 | 50% won of 6 decided cases Won 3Mixed 1Lost 2 |
| 38 | Melissa A. BrownActiveWhite Pine County DA | 6 | 2025 | 100% won of 6 decided cases Won 6Mixed 0Lost 0 |
| 39 | Jeannie N. HuaActiveLaw Office of Jeannie N Hua PC | 6 | 2025 | 33% won of 6 decided cases Won 2Mixed 0Lost 4 |
| 40 | Diane Carol LoweActiveLowe Law LLC | 6 | 2025 | 0% won of 6 decided cases Won 0Mixed 1Lost 5 |
| 41 | Christina V. MillerActiveWright, Finlay & Zak, LLP | 6 | 2025 | 100% won of 5 decided cases Won 5Mixed 0Lost 0 |
| 42 | Bradley Joe RichardsonExempt ActiveNye County DA's Office | 6 | 2025 | 83% won of 6 decided cases Won 5Mixed 1Lost 0 |
| 43 | Stephen B. RyeActiveLyon County District Attorney's Office | 6 | 2025 | 100% won of 6 decided cases Won 6Mixed 0Lost 0 |
| 44 | Jen J. SarafinaActive | 6 | 2025 | 50% won of 6 decided cases Won 3Mixed 1Lost 2 |
| 45 | Daniel L SchwartzActiveHooks Meng & Clement | 6 | 2025 | 17% won of 6 decided cases Won 1Mixed 0Lost 5 |
| 46 | Michael Ryan ShafferActiveOffice of the Attorney General | 6 | 2025 | 100% won of 6 decided cases Won 6Mixed 0Lost 0 |
| 47 | William M. WatersActiveClark County PD's Office | 6 | 2025 | 0% won of 6 decided cases Won 0Mixed 1Lost 5 |
| 48 | Steven Bryan WolfsonExempt ActiveClark County DA's Office | 6 | 2025 | 100% won of 6 decided cases Won 6Mixed 0Lost 0 |
| 49 | Melanie Anne BrantinghamActiveCarson City DA's Office | 5 | 2025 | 80% won of 5 decided cases Won 4Mixed 0Lost 1 |
| 50 | Holly Elesa CheongActiveTroutman Pepper Locke | 5 | 2025 | 75% won of 4 decided cases Won 3Mixed 1Lost 0 |
| 51 | Richard F. CornellExempt ActiveRichard F. Cornell, P.C. | 5 | 2025 | 0% won of 5 decided cases Won 0Mixed 1Lost 4 |
| 52 | Elsa FelgarActiveOffice of the Attorney General | 5 | 2025 | 100% won of 5 decided cases Won 5Mixed 0Lost 0 |
| 53 | Leslie B HartActiveFennemore | 5 | 2025 | No decided cases |
| 54 | Leslie Ann HealerActiveAG's Office | 5 | 2025 | 100% won of 4 decided cases Won 4Mixed 0Lost 0 |
| 55 | Kimball J. JonesActiveBighorn Law | 5 | 2025 | 40% won of 5 decided cases Won 2Mixed 1Lost 2 |
| 56 | Douglas R. RandsActiveOffice of the Attorney General | 5 | 2025 | 80% won of 5 decided cases Won 4Mixed 1Lost 0 |
| 57 | Kristin A. Schuler-HintzActiveMcCarthy & Holthus, LLP | 5 | 2025 | 100% won of 5 decided cases Won 5Mixed 0Lost 0 |
| 58 | Damian R. SheetsActiveNevada Defense Group | 5 | 2025 | 25% won of 4 decided cases Won 1Mixed 0Lost 3 |
| 59 | Timothy R. TreffingerActiveAmerican Freedom Group, LLC | 5 | 2025 | 0% won of 5 decided cases Won 0Mixed 1Lost 4 |
| 60 | Marshal WillickActiveWillick Law Group | 5 | 2025 | 80% won of 5 decided cases Won 4Mixed 0Lost 1 |
| 61 | Betsy AllenActiveLaw Office of Betsy Allen | 4 | 2025 | 0% won of 4 decided cases Won 0Mixed 0Lost 4 |
| 62 | Lisa M AndersonActiveGGRM Law Firm | 4 | 2025 | 100% won of 4 decided cases Won 4Mixed 0Lost 0 |
| 63 | Michael J. BongardActiveOffice of the Attorney General | 4 | 2025 | 100% won of 4 decided cases Won 4Mixed 0Lost 0 |
| 64 | Walter Francis FickActiveElko County District Attorney | 4 | 2025 | 100% won of 3 decided cases Won 3Mixed 0Lost 0 |
| 65 | Christopher Patrick FordActiveFord Law PLLC | 4 | 2025 | 25% won of 4 decided cases Won 1Mixed 0Lost 3 |
| 66 | Lucas J. GaffneyActiveGaffney Law | 4 | 2025 | 0% won of 4 decided cases Won 0Mixed 0Lost 4 |
| 67 | Brooke Danielle GeorgusonActiveSierra Crest Business Law Group | 4 | 2025 | 100% won of 4 decided cases Won 4Mixed 0Lost 0 |
| 68 | Anthony Robert GordonActiveHumboldt County District Attorney's Office | 4 | 2025 | 75% won of 4 decided cases Won 3Mixed 1Lost 0 |
| 69 | Cory JuelkeActiveNye County District Attorney | 4 | 2025 | 75% won of 4 decided cases Won 3Mixed 1Lost 0 |
| 70 | Michael D. LasherActiveMichael Lasher LLC | 4 | 2025 | 0% won of 4 decided cases Won 0Mixed 0Lost 4 |
| 71 | Arthur E. MalloryExempt ActiveChurchill County DA's Office | 4 | 2025 | 100% won of 4 decided cases Won 4Mixed 0Lost 0 |
| 72 | Monique A. McNeillActiveWright, Marsh and Levy | 4 | 2025 | 0% won of 4 decided cases Won 0Mixed 0Lost 4 |
| 73 | Christian M. MorrisActiveChristian Morris Trial Attorneys | 4 | 2025 | 50% won of 4 decided cases Won 2Mixed 1Lost 1 |
| 74 | Victoria T. OldenburgActiveVictoria Oldenburg, Esq. | 4 | 2025 | 25% won of 4 decided cases Won 1Mixed 0Lost 3 |
| 75 | Christopher R. OramActive | 4 | 2025 | 0% won of 4 decided cases Won 0Mixed 0Lost 4 |
| 76 | Steven S OwensActiveSteven S Owens, LLC | 4 | 2025 | 0% won of 3 decided cases Won 0Mixed 0Lost 3 |
| 77 | Kevin Lee PasqualeExempt ActiveHumboldt County DA's Office | 4 | 2025 | 75% won of 4 decided cases Won 3Mixed 1Lost 0 |
| 78 | Anthony T. SmithActiveFord & Friedman | 4 | 2025 | 25% won of 4 decided cases Won 1Mixed 0Lost 3 |
| 79 | Ron Y. SungActiveFederal Public Defender | 4 | 2025 | 0% won of 4 decided cases Won 0Mixed 0Lost 4 |
| 80 | Debra M. AmensActiveAmens Law | 3 | 2025 | 33% won of 3 decided cases Won 1Mixed 1Lost 1 |
| 81 | Najum AnwarActiveGordon Rees Scully Mansukhani | 3 | 2025 | 67% won of 3 decided cases Won 2Mixed 0Lost 1 |
| 82 | Priscilla L BakerActiveChurchill County DA's Office | 3 | 2025 | 100% won of 3 decided cases Won 3Mixed 0Lost 0 |
| 83 | Anthony L. BarneyActive | 3 | 2025 | 67% won of 3 decided cases Won 2Mixed 0Lost 1 |
| 84 | Lyn E. BeggsActiveLaw Offices of Lyn E. Beggs, PLLC | 3 | 2025 | 0% won of 3 decided cases Won 0Mixed 0Lost 3 |
| 85 | Margaret C. ChristopherActiveHutchison & Steffen Attorneys | 3 | 2025 | 67% won of 3 decided cases Won 2Mixed 0Lost 1 |
| 86 | John H. CottonExempt ActiveJohn H. Cotton & Associates, Ltd. | 3 | 2025 | 33% won of 3 decided cases Won 1Mixed 1Lost 1 |
| 87 | Katherine Elizabeth Currie-DiamondActiveClark County Public Defender | 3 | 2025 | 0% won of 3 decided cases Won 0Mixed 1Lost 2 |
| 88 | Micah S. EcholsActiveClaggett and Sykes Law Firm | 3 | 2025 | 100% won of 2 decided cases Won 2Mixed 0Lost 0 |
| 89 | Charles Lawrence FinlaysonActiveClaggett & Sykes | 3 | 2025 | 100% won of 2 decided cases Won 2Mixed 0Lost 0 |
| 90 | Adam GarthActiveGordon Rees Scully & Mansukhani LLP | 3 | 2025 | 67% won of 3 decided cases Won 2Mixed 0Lost 1 |
| 91 | Douglas D. GerrardActiveGerrard, Cox & Larsen | 3 | 2025 | 100% won of 3 decided cases Won 3Mixed 0Lost 0 |
| 92 | Bradley V. GibbonsActiveHooks Meng & Clement | 3 | 2025 | 33% won of 3 decided cases Won 1Mixed 0Lost 2 |
| 93 | Heather S. HallActiveMcBride Hall | 3 | 2025 | 33% won of 3 decided cases Won 1Mixed 0Lost 2 |
| 94 | Baylie Anne HellmanActivePhillips, Spallas & Angstadt, LLC | 3 | 2025 | 0% won of 2 decided cases Won 0Mixed 0Lost 2 |
| 95 | McKinzie M. HiltonActiveWhite Pine County DA's Office | 3 | 2025 | 100% won of 3 decided cases Won 3Mixed 0Lost 0 |
| 96 | Kevin L. JohnsonActiveHooks Meng & Clement | 3 | 2025 | 67% won of 3 decided cases Won 2Mixed 0Lost 1 |
| 97 | Matthew S. JohnsonActiveDouglas County District Attorney's Office | 3 | 2025 | 100% won of 3 decided cases Won 3Mixed 0Lost 0 |
| 98 | Christal P. KeeganActiveNevada Real Estate Division | 3 | 2025 | 100% won of 2 decided cases Won 2Mixed 0Lost 0 |
| 99 | John P LaveryActive | 3 | 2025 | 33% won of 3 decided cases Won 1Mixed 0Lost 2 |
| 100 | Brandon K. LeavittActiveLeavitt Family Law Group | 3 | 2025 | 33% won of 3 decided cases Won 1Mixed 1Lost 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.