Most appellate cases
Nevada attorneys ranked by how many U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit cases they handled, with how those cases came out. This measures experience on the record, not quality.
| # | Attorney | Cases | Years | Results (won / mixed / lost) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Luke A. BusbyActiveLuke Andrew Busby, Ltd. | 5 | 2025-2026 | 100% won of 1 decided case Won 1Mixed 0Lost 0 |
| 2 | Daniel Dee HollingsworthExempt Active | 4 | 2022-2026 | 100% won of 3 decided cases Won 3Mixed 0Lost 0 |
| 3 | Blaine T WelshActive | 4 | 2005-2015 | No decided cases |
| 4 | Joshua D. BuckActiveThierman Buck | 3 | 2024 | 100% won of 1 decided case Won 1Mixed 0Lost 0 |
| 5 | Chris W. DavisActiveOffice of the Nevada Attorney General | 3 | 2025-2026 | 50% won of 2 decided cases Won 1Mixed 1Lost 0 |
| 6 | Peter GoldsteinExempt ActivePeter Goldstein Law Corp | 3 | 2023-2024 | 0% won of 2 decided cases Won 0Mixed 1Lost 1 |
| 7 | Ellesse D. HendersonNMATTORNEY Cert FPD or US Atty 49.1(1)(g)Federal Public Defender | 3 | 2023-2025 | 0% won of 2 decided cases Won 0Mixed 0Lost 2 |
| 8 | Leah L. JonesActiveThierman Buck, LLP | 3 | 2024 | 100% won of 1 decided case Won 1Mixed 0Lost 0 |
| 9 | Sean Alexander McClellandActiveFederal Public Defender's Office | 3 | 2025-2026 | 0% won of 3 decided cases Won 0Mixed 0Lost 3 |
| 10 | Marc J. RandazzaActiveRandazza Legal Group, PLLC | 3 | 2012-2019 | No decided cases |
| 11 | Jordan T. SmithActiveBrownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck LLP | 3 | 2025-2026 | 0% won of 2 decided cases Won 0Mixed 0Lost 2 |
| 12 | Mark R. ThiermanExempt ActiveThierman Buck | 3 | 2024 | 100% won of 1 decided case Won 1Mixed 0Lost 0 |
| 13 | Gregory W AddingtonInactive | 2 | 2015 | No decided cases |
| 14 | Craig R. AndersonActiveMarquis Aurbach Coffing P.C. | 2 | 2024-2025 | 50% won of 2 decided cases Won 1Mixed 1Lost 0 |
| 15 | Jeremy C. BaronNMATTORNEY Cert FPD or US Atty 49.1(1)(g)Federal Public Defender | 2 | 2025-2026 | 0% won of 2 decided cases Won 0Mixed 0Lost 2 |
| 16 | Jennifer L. BrasterActiveNaylor & Braster | 2 | 2026 | 100% won of 1 decided case Won 1Mixed 0Lost 0 |
| 17 | Julie Ann Cavanaugh-BillActiveCavanaugh-Bill Law Offices, LLC | 2 | 2015 | No decided cases |
| 18 | Dr. Aaron D. FordActiveNevada Office of Attorney General | 2 | 2025 | 100% won of 1 decided case Won 1Mixed 0Lost 0 |
| 19 | Christopher P. FreyActiveFederal Public Defender | 2 | 2025 | 0% won of 2 decided cases Won 0Mixed 0Lost 2 |
| 20 | Ronald D. GreenActiveRandazza Legal Group, PLLC | 2 | 2012 | No decided cases |
| 21 | Adam D. Hosmer-HennerActiveMcDonald Carano LLP | 2 | 2025-2026 | 100% won of 1 decided case Won 1Mixed 0Lost 0 |
| 22 | Aarin E. KevorkianActiveFederal Public Defender | 2 | 2024-2025 | 0% won of 2 decided cases Won 0Mixed 0Lost 2 |
| 23 | Richard G. McCrackenExempt ActiveMcCracken, Stemerman & Holsberry, LLP | 2 | 2024 | 100% won of 1 decided case Won 1Mixed 0Lost 0 |
| 24 | Christopher W. MixsonActiveKemp Jones LLP | 2 | 2011-2013 | No decided cases |
| 25 | Katherine F. ParksActiveThorndal Armstrong, PC | 2 | 2023 | No decided cases |
| 26 | Richard J. PockerExempt ActiveBoies, Schiller and Flexner, LLP | 2 | 2018-2024 | 0% won of 1 decided case Won 0Mixed 0Lost 1 |
| 27 | Brianna G. SmithActiveBrownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck LLP | 2 | 2023-2026 | 0% won of 2 decided cases Won 0Mixed 0Lost 2 |
| 28 | Jane Elizabeth SusskindActiveMcDonald Carano LLP | 2 | 2025-2026 | 100% won of 1 decided case Won 1Mixed 0Lost 0 |
| 29 | Lauren Bacchus TorreActive | 2 | 2024-2026 | 0% won of 2 decided cases Won 0Mixed 0Lost 2 |
| 30 | Timothy Jay AllenActiveDistrict Attorney | 1 | 2026 | 100% won of 1 decided case Won 1Mixed 0Lost 0 |
| 31 | Ismail AminActiveTALG, NV, Ltd. | 1 | 2019 | No decided cases |
| 32 | Harry Lee ArnoldActiveMarquis Aurbach Chtd. | 1 | 2025 | 100% won of 1 decided case Won 1Mixed 0Lost 0 |
| 33 | Nikki L. BakerActivePeterson Baker, PLLC | 1 | No decided cases | |
| 34 | Michael P. BalabanActiveLaw Office of Michael P. Balaban | 1 | No decided cases | |
| 35 | Andrew I. BaumActiveGlaser Weil Fink Jacobs Howard Avchen & Shapiro, LLP | 1 | 2023 | 0% won of 1 decided case Won 0Mixed 0Lost 1 |
| 36 | Kiah D. Beverly-GrahamActiveNevada System of Higher Education | 1 | 2025 | No decided cases |
| 37 | Todd L. BiceActivePisanelli Bice, LLC | 1 | 2025 | 0% won of 1 decided case Won 0Mixed 0Lost 1 |
| 38 | Amelia L. BizzaroNMATTORNEY Cert FPD or US Atty 49.1(1)(g)Federal Public Defender | 1 | 2025 | No decided cases |
| 39 | Rebekkah B. BodoffInactive | 1 | No decided cases | |
| 40 | Katlyn M BradyInactiveNevada Court of Appeals | 1 | 2022 | 0% won of 1 decided case Won 0Mixed 0Lost 1 |
| 41 | Darren T. BrennerActiveKlinedinst PC | 1 | No decided cases | |
| 42 | Louis M. Bubala IIIActiveKaempfer Crowell | 1 | 2014 | No decided cases |
| 43 | Christopher F. BurtonActiveUnited States Attorney's Office | 1 | 2022 | 100% won of 1 decided case Won 1Mixed 0Lost 0 |
| 44 | Jim B. ButlerActiveParsons Behle & Latimer | 1 | 2014 | No decided cases |
| 45 | Steven A. CaloiaroActiveDickinson Wright PLLC | 1 | 2026 | 0% won of 1 decided case Won 0Mixed 0Lost 1 |
| 46 | Melanie Bernstein ChapmanActiveCardinale Fayard | Medical Defense Law Group | 1 | 2026 | 0% won of 1 decided case Won 0Mixed 0Lost 1 |
| 47 | Deverie ChristensenActiveJackson Lewis, LLP | 1 | No decided cases | |
| 48 | Matthew J. ChristianActiveLVMPD | 1 | 2016 | No decided cases |
| 49 | Miles Newbold ClarkActiveLaw Offices of Miles N. Clark, LLC | 1 | No decided cases | |
| 50 | Sabrena K. ClintonActive | 1 | 2026 | 100% won of 1 decided case Won 1Mixed 0Lost 0 |
| 51 | Nelson L. CohenSuspended | 1 | 2016 | No decided cases |
| 52 | Roger P. CroteauActiveRoger P. Croteau & Associates, Ltd | 1 | 2025 | 0% won of 1 decided case Won 0Mixed 0Lost 1 |
| 53 | Lucy Clara CrowActiveWomble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP | 1 | 2025 | 0% won of 1 decided case Won 0Mixed 0Lost 1 |
| 54 | Katherine Elizabeth Currie-DiamondActiveClark County Public Defender | 1 | 2025 | No decided cases |
| 55 | Amberlea Schnell DavisDeceased | 1 | No decided cases | |
| 56 | John P. DesmondActiveDickinson Wright PLLC | 1 | No decided cases | |
| 57 | James M. DeVoy IVActiveHolland & Hart LLP | 1 | 2012 | No decided cases |
| 58 | David B. DornakActiveFisher & Phillips LLP | 1 | 2002 | No decided cases |
| 59 | Randy A. DrakeInactiveWashoe County School District | 1 | 2014 | No decided cases |
| 60 | Mark W. DunaganActiveReno City Attorney's Office | 1 | No decided cases | |
| 61 | Wesley K. DuncanActiveSparks City Attorney's Office | 1 | 2024 | 100% won of 1 decided case Won 1Mixed 0Lost 0 |
| 62 | Matthew T. DushoffDeceased | 1 | 2026 | 0% won of 1 decided case Won 0Mixed 1Lost 0 |
| 63 | Noel E. EidsmoreActiveCity of North Las Vegas | 1 | 2026 | No decided cases |
| 64 | Sarah FergusonActiveParsons Behle & Latimer | 1 | 2026 | No decided cases |
| 65 | Mark E. FerrarioActiveGreenberg Traurig, LLP | 1 | 2026 | No decided cases |
| 66 | Randolph M. FiedlerActiveFederal Public Defender | 1 | 2025 | No decided cases |
| 67 | Mary L. FruddenActive | 1 | 2017 | No decided cases |
| 68 | Anthony T. GarasiActiveAcademica | 1 | 2016 | No decided cases |
| 69 | Michael J. GayanActiveClaggett & Sykes Law Firm | 1 | 2025 | 100% won of 1 decided case Won 1Mixed 0Lost 0 |
| 70 | Alex B. GhibaudoActive | 1 | 2023 | 0% won of 1 decided case Won 0Mixed 0Lost 1 |
| 71 | Jacqueline A. GilbertExempt Inactive | 1 | No decided cases | |
| 72 | Frank C. GilmoreActiveThe Gilmore Law Group | 1 | No decided cases | |
| 73 | Gerald M. GordonExempt ActiveGarman Turner Gordon LLP | 1 | No decided cases | |
| 74 | Sarah T. Grossman-SwensonInactive | 1 | No decided cases | |
| 75 | Karen L. HanksActiveHanks Law Group | 1 | No decided cases | |
| 76 | Sylvia L HarrisonExempt ActiveMcDonald Carano LLP | 1 | 2011 | No decided cases |
| 77 | Leslie B HartActiveFennemore | 1 | 2026 | 100% won of 1 decided case Won 1Mixed 0Lost 0 |
| 78 | Nathan Loyal HastingsActiveOffice of the Nevada Governor | 1 | No decided cases | |
| 79 | Joel Scott HengstlerActiveThe 702 Firm | 1 | 2026 | No decided cases |
| 80 | Bradley J. HerremaActiveBrownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck, LLP | 1 | 2015 | No decided cases |
| 81 | Patrick H. HicksActiveLittler Mendelson, P.C. | 1 | 2017 | No decided cases |
| 82 | Kyle Lee HillActiveAttorney General's Office | 1 | 2026 | 0% won of 1 decided case Won 0Mixed 1Lost 0 |
| 83 | Jonathan Lawrence HiltonActiveHilton Parker LLC | 1 | 2026 | No decided cases |
| 84 | Joshua A. HouseInactiveSaint Matthew's Episcopal Church | 1 | 2025 | No decided cases |
| 85 | Thaddeus Corcoran HoustonActiveUniversity of Nevada, Reno | 1 | 2026 | No decided cases |
| 86 | Charles W. HowleInactive | 1 | No decided cases | |
| 87 | Brian R. IrvineActiveDickinson Wright, PLLC | 1 | No decided cases | |
| 88 | Rhiann Suzanne Jarvis DenmanActiveCity Attorney's Office | 1 | 2026 | No decided cases |
| 89 | Mona KavehActiveKemp Jones, LLP | 1 | 2025 | 100% won of 1 decided case Won 1Mixed 0Lost 0 |
| 90 | Dennis L. KennedyExempt ActiveBailey Kennedy, LLP | 1 | 2026 | 0% won of 1 decided case Won 0Mixed 0Lost 1 |
| 91 | Todd E. KennedyActiveHoward & Howard | 1 | 2023 | 0% won of 1 decided case Won 0Mixed 0Lost 1 |
| 92 | Christopher D. KircherActiveThe Kircher Law Firm, PLLC | 1 | No decided cases | |
| 93 | Matthew I. KnepperActiveNevada Bankruptcy Attorneys, LLC | 1 | No decided cases | |
| 94 | David R. KochActiveKing Scow Koch Durham LLC | 1 | 2026 | No decided cases |
| 95 | David H. KriegerDeceased | 1 | No decided cases | |
| 96 | Scott R. LachmanActiveAkerman LLP | 1 | No decided cases | |
| 97 | Michael Eugene LangtonExempt ActiveLaw Offices of Michael E. Langton | 1 | 2025 | No decided cases |
| 98 | Chelsea TK LatinoActiveMcDonald Carano LLP | 1 | 2025 | 100% won of 1 decided case Won 1Mixed 0Lost 0 |
| 99 | Kirk Banks LenhardExempt ActiveBrownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck | 1 | 2015 | No decided cases |
| 100 | Debbie A. LeonardActiveLeonard Law, PC | 1 | 2011 | No decided cases |
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.