Most appellate cases
Nevada attorneys ranked by how many Supreme Court of Nevada cases they handled that were decided in 2022, 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 | 322 | 2022 | 82% won of 174 decided cases Won 142Mixed 9Lost 23 |
| 2 | Alexander G. ChenActiveClark County DA's Office | 184 | 2022 | 79% won of 100 decided cases Won 79Mixed 6Lost 15 |
| 3 | Jennifer P. NobleActiveWashoe Co. DA's Office | 36 | 2022 | 76% won of 17 decided cases Won 13Mixed 1Lost 3 |
| 4 | Daniel F. PolsenbergActiveWomble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP | 28 | 2022 | 44% won of 18 decided cases Won 8Mixed 2Lost 8 |
| 5 | Steven Bryan WolfsonExempt ActiveClark County DA's Office | 25 | 2022 | 62% won of 21 decided cases Won 13Mixed 3Lost 5 |
| 6 | Joel D. HenriodActiveHenriod Stern PLLC | 24 | 2022 | 40% won of 15 decided cases Won 6Mixed 2Lost 7 |
| 7 | Abraham G. SmithActiveHolland & Hart LLP | 23 | 2022 | 47% won of 15 decided cases Won 7Mixed 1Lost 7 |
| 8 | Micah S. EcholsActiveClaggett and Sykes Law Firm | 19 | 2022 | 71% won of 7 decided cases Won 5Mixed 0Lost 2 |
| 9 | Robert L. EisenbergExempt ActiveLemons, Grundy & Eisenberg | 16 | 2022 | 50% won of 10 decided cases Won 5Mixed 2Lost 3 |
| 10 | Taleen R Pandukht EsqActive | 14 | 2022 | 100% won of 14 decided cases Won 14Mixed 0Lost 0 |
| 11 | John Thomas AfsharActiveClark County DA's Office | 13 | 2022 | 50% won of 12 decided cases Won 6Mixed 3Lost 3 |
| 12 | Christopher R. ArabiaActiveCity of Ely | 13 | 2022 | 82% won of 11 decided cases Won 9Mixed 0Lost 2 |
| 13 | Joseph P. GarinActiveGarin Law Group | 13 | 2022 | 25% won of 4 decided cases Won 1Mixed 0Lost 3 |
| 14 | Karen L. HanksActiveHanks Law Group | 13 | 2022 | 13% won of 8 decided cases Won 1Mixed 0Lost 7 |
| 15 | Robert C. McBrideActiveMcBride Hall | 13 | 2022 | 86% won of 7 decided cases Won 6Mixed 0Lost 1 |
| 16 | Kelly H. DoveActiveSnell & Wilmer | 12 | 2022 | 75% won of 8 decided cases Won 6Mixed 0Lost 2 |
| 17 | Chantel M. SchimmingActiveGhidotti Berger LLP | 12 | 2022 | 13% won of 8 decided cases Won 1Mixed 0Lost 7 |
| 18 | Ariel E. SternActive | 12 | 2022 | 80% won of 5 decided cases Won 4Mixed 0Lost 1 |
| 19 | Rene Louis ValladaresActiveFederal Public Defender's Office | 12 | 2022 | 0% won of 9 decided cases Won 0Mixed 1Lost 8 |
| 20 | Daniel BravoActiveBravo Schrager LLP | 11 | 2022 | 44% won of 9 decided cases Won 4Mixed 1Lost 4 |
| 21 | Roger P. CroteauActiveRoger P. Croteau & Associates, Ltd | 11 | 2022 | 0% won of 5 decided cases Won 0Mixed 0Lost 5 |
| 22 | Bradley S. SchragerActiveBravo Schrager LLP | 11 | 2022 | 44% won of 9 decided cases Won 4Mixed 1Lost 4 |
| 23 | Kirk Darren VittoActivePahrump Justice Court | 11 | 2022 | 89% won of 9 decided cases Won 8Mixed 0Lost 1 |
| 24 | Christopher L. BennerActivePyatt & Silvestri | 10 | 2022 | 0% won of 4 decided cases Won 0Mixed 0Lost 4 |
| 25 | Dennis L. KennedyExempt ActiveBailey Kennedy, LLP | 10 | 2022 | 40% won of 5 decided cases Won 2Mixed 1Lost 2 |
| 26 | Christina V. MillerActiveWright, Finlay & Zak, LLP | 10 | 2022 | 50% won of 8 decided cases Won 4Mixed 1Lost 3 |
| 27 | Karen Lynn MishlerActiveClark County District Attorney | 10 | 2022 | 67% won of 9 decided cases Won 6Mixed 0Lost 3 |
| 28 | John Reese PettyExempt Inactive | 10 | 2022 | 75% won of 4 decided cases Won 3Mixed 0Lost 1 |
| 29 | Mark B. JacksonActiveDouglas County DA | 9 | 2022 | 100% won of 2 decided cases Won 2Mixed 0Lost 0 |
| 30 | Craig A. NewbyActiveNevada Office of the Attorney General | 9 | 2022 | 100% won of 6 decided cases Won 6Mixed 0Lost 0 |
| 31 | David Paul SnyderActiveClaggett & Sykes | 9 | 2022 | 75% won of 4 decided cases Won 3Mixed 0Lost 1 |
| 32 | JoNell ThomasActiveFederal Public Defender | 9 | 2022 | 67% won of 6 decided cases Won 4Mixed 0Lost 2 |
| 33 | Sean K. ClaggettActiveClaggett and Sykes Law Firm | 8 | 2022 | 75% won of 4 decided cases Won 3Mixed 0Lost 1 |
| 34 | Mark E. FerrarioActiveGreenberg Traurig, LLP | 8 | 2022 | 50% won of 4 decided cases Won 2Mixed 0Lost 2 |
| 35 | Joseph A. GutierrezActiveMaier Gutierrez & Associates | 8 | 2022 | 33% won of 6 decided cases Won 2Mixed 2Lost 2 |
| 36 | Christopher J. HicksActive | 8 | 2022 | 17% won of 6 decided cases Won 1Mixed 0Lost 5 |
| 37 | Kimball J. JonesActiveBighorn Law | 8 | 2022 | 60% won of 5 decided cases Won 3Mixed 0Lost 2 |
| 38 | Daniel MarksExempt ActiveLaw Office of Daniel Marks, Ltd. | 8 | 2022 | 33% won of 3 decided cases Won 1Mixed 0Lost 2 |
| 39 | Melanie D. MorganActiveAtlas Solomon LLP | 8 | 2022 | 75% won of 4 decided cases Won 3Mixed 0Lost 1 |
| 40 | Marshal WillickActiveWillick Law Group | 8 | 2022 | 25% won of 4 decided cases Won 1Mixed 3Lost 0 |
| 41 | John Robert BaileyActiveBailey Kennedy, LLP | 7 | 2022 | 67% won of 3 decided cases Won 2Mixed 0Lost 1 |
| 42 | Tami D. CowdenInactive | 7 | 2022 | 67% won of 3 decided cases Won 2Mixed 0Lost 1 |
| 43 | Philip Robert ErwinActiveCampbell & Williams | 7 | 2022 | 50% won of 6 decided cases Won 3Mixed 0Lost 3 |
| 44 | Eric D. HoneActiveHone Law | 7 | 2022 | 25% won of 4 decided cases Won 1Mixed 0Lost 3 |
| 45 | Mark A. HutchisonActiveHutchison & Steffen, PLLC | 7 | 2022 | 0% won of 2 decided cases Won 0Mixed 0Lost 2 |
| 46 | Darin F. ImlayActive | 7 | 2022 | 33% won of 6 decided cases Won 2Mixed 1Lost 3 |
| 47 | Margaret A. McLetchieActiveMcLetchie Law | 7 | 2022 | 50% won of 4 decided cases Won 2Mixed 1Lost 1 |
| 48 | John Mark SambergExempt ActiveJohn M. Samberg, Attorney at Law | 7 | 2022 | 40% won of 5 decided cases Won 2Mixed 1Lost 2 |
| 49 | Joel Z. SchwarzActiveSaltzman Mugan Dushoff | 7 | 2022 | 25% won of 4 decided cases Won 1Mixed 0Lost 3 |
| 50 | Bryan K. ScottInactive | 7 | 2022 | 60% won of 5 decided cases Won 3Mixed 1Lost 1 |
| 51 | Jordan T. SmithActiveBrownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck LLP | 7 | 2022 | 60% won of 5 decided cases Won 3Mixed 0Lost 2 |
| 52 | Mitchell D. StippActiveLaw Office of Mitchell Stipp | 7 | 2022 | 0% won of 3 decided cases Won 0Mixed 0Lost 3 |
| 53 | Liane K. WakayamaActiveHayes Wakayama Juan | 7 | 2022 | 40% won of 5 decided cases Won 2Mixed 0Lost 3 |
| 54 | Keith A. WeaverActiveLewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP | 7 | 2022 | 0% won of 5 decided cases Won 0Mixed 0Lost 5 |
| 55 | Judge Jason D. WoodburyActiveFirst Judicial District Court | 7 | 2022 | 100% won of 2 decided cases Won 2Mixed 0Lost 0 |
| 56 | Danielle Jena BarrazaActiveMaier Gutierrez & Associates | 6 | 2022 | 0% won of 4 decided cases Won 0Mixed 2Lost 2 |
| 57 | John G. BenedictActiveLaw Offices of John Benedict | 6 | 2022 | 60% won of 5 decided cases Won 3Mixed 0Lost 2 |
| 58 | Michael Frederick BohnActiveMichael F. Bohn, Esq., Ltd. | 6 | 2022 | 50% won of 2 decided cases Won 1Mixed 0Lost 1 |
| 59 | Adam J. BreedenActiveBreeden & Associates PLLC | 6 | 2022 | 0% won of 4 decided cases Won 0Mixed 1Lost 3 |
| 60 | Ogonna Miriam BrownActiveWomble Bond Dickinson | 6 | 2022 | 75% won of 4 decided cases Won 3Mixed 0Lost 1 |
| 61 | Marilee CateActiveWashoe County DAs Office | 6 | 2022 | 60% won of 5 decided cases Won 3Mixed 1Lost 1 |
| 62 | Peter S. ChristiansenActiveChristiansen Trial Lawyers | 6 | 2022 | 25% won of 4 decided cases Won 1Mixed 0Lost 3 |
| 63 | Tyler J. IngramActiveElko County District Attorney | 6 | 2022 | 33% won of 3 decided cases Won 1Mixed 0Lost 2 |
| 64 | Aaron D. LancasterInactiveEmery County Attorneys Office | 6 | 2022 | 50% won of 4 decided cases Won 2Mixed 1Lost 1 |
| 65 | Nathan Edward LawrenceActiveLawrence & Lawrence Law, PLLC | 6 | 2022 | 50% won of 4 decided cases Won 2Mixed 1Lost 1 |
| 66 | Joseph A. LiebmanActiveBailey Kennedy | 6 | 2022 | 50% won of 2 decided cases Won 1Mixed 0Lost 1 |
| 67 | Steven G. ShevorskiActiveGreenberg Traurig LLP | 6 | 2022 | 75% won of 4 decided cases Won 3Mixed 0Lost 1 |
| 68 | Thomas W StewartActiveThe Powell Law Firm | 6 | 2022 | 0% won of 2 decided cases Won 0Mixed 0Lost 2 |
| 69 | Laena St JulesActiveMcDonald Carano LLP | 6 | 2022 | 100% won of 4 decided cases Won 4Mixed 0Lost 0 |
| 70 | Natalie Lynn WinslowActiveAtlas Solomon LLP | 6 | 2022 | 100% won of 2 decided cases Won 2Mixed 0Lost 0 |
| 71 | Kendelee Leascher WorksActiveCogburn Davidson Injury Lawyers | 6 | 2022 | 50% won of 4 decided cases Won 2Mixed 0Lost 2 |
| 72 | David S. AnthonyActive | 5 | 2022 | 0% won of 4 decided cases Won 0Mixed 0Lost 4 |
| 73 | Adam K. BultActiveBrownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck, LLP | 5 | 2022 | 50% won of 2 decided cases Won 1Mixed 0Lost 1 |
| 74 | Brian P. ClarkActiveClark McCourt, LLC dba Las Vegas Criminal Defense and DUI Lawyers | 5 | 2022 | No decided cases |
| 75 | John H. CottonExempt ActiveJohn H. Cotton & Associates, Ltd. | 5 | 2022 | 67% won of 3 decided cases Won 2Mixed 0Lost 1 |
| 76 | Nicholas D. CrosbyActiveMarquis Aurbach Chtd. | 5 | 2022 | 67% won of 3 decided cases Won 2Mixed 0Lost 1 |
| 77 | Matthew S. GrandaActiveClaggett & Sykes Law Firm | 5 | 2022 | 100% won of 2 decided cases Won 2Mixed 0Lost 0 |
| 78 | Leon M. GreenbergActiveLeon Greenberg PC | 5 | 2022 | 33% won of 3 decided cases Won 1Mixed 0Lost 2 |
| 79 | Heather S. HallActiveMcBride Hall | 5 | 2022 | 100% won of 2 decided cases Won 2Mixed 0Lost 0 |
| 80 | Leslie B HartActiveFennemore | 5 | 2022 | 0% won of 2 decided cases Won 0Mixed 0Lost 2 |
| 81 | Prescott Terrence JonesActiveResnick & Louis, P.C. | 5 | 2022 | 40% won of 5 decided cases Won 2Mixed 1Lost 2 |
| 82 | Nathaniel G. KanuteActiveSnell & Wilmer LLP | 5 | 2022 | 75% won of 4 decided cases Won 3Mixed 0Lost 1 |
| 83 | Sean M. KellyActiveMcBride Hall | 5 | 2022 | 75% won of 4 decided cases Won 3Mixed 0Lost 1 |
| 84 | Scott R. LachmanActiveAkerman LLP | 5 | 2022 | 100% won of 2 decided cases Won 2Mixed 0Lost 0 |
| 85 | Adam LevineActiveLaw Office of Daniel Marks | 5 | 2022 | 100% won of 1 decided case Won 1Mixed 0Lost 0 |
| 86 | Michael MacdonaldActiveLander County DA's Office | 5 | 2022 | 100% won of 1 decided case Won 1Mixed 0Lost 0 |
| 87 | Jason R. MaierActiveMaier Gutierrez & Associates | 5 | 2022 | 0% won of 5 decided cases Won 0Mixed 2Lost 3 |
| 88 | Michael R. MushkinExempt ActiveMichael R. Mushkin & Assoc dba Mushkin & Coppedge | 5 | 2022 | 67% won of 3 decided cases Won 2Mixed 0Lost 1 |
| 89 | Fred C. PageActivePage Law Firm | 5 | 2022 | 0% won of 1 decided case Won 0Mixed 0Lost 1 |
| 90 | Tamara Beatty PetersonActivePeterson Baker, PLLC | 5 | 2022 | 50% won of 4 decided cases Won 2Mixed 0Lost 2 |
| 91 | James J. PisanelliActivePisanelli Bice PLLC | 5 | 2022 | 67% won of 3 decided cases Won 2Mixed 0Lost 1 |
| 92 | Esther C. RodriguezActiveRodriguez Law Offices, P.C. | 5 | 2022 | 67% won of 3 decided cases Won 2Mixed 0Lost 1 |
| 93 | William T. SykesActiveClaggett and Sykes Law Firm | 5 | 2022 | 100% won of 1 decided case Won 1Mixed 0Lost 0 |
| 94 | John D. Tennert IIIActiveFennemore Craig, P.C. | 5 | 2022 | 0% won of 2 decided cases Won 0Mixed 0Lost 2 |
| 95 | William R. UrgaExempt ActiveHutchison & Steffen | 5 | 2022 | 100% won of 2 decided cases Won 2Mixed 0Lost 0 |
| 96 | Jonathan VanBoskerckActive | 5 | 2022 | 50% won of 4 decided cases Won 2Mixed 2Lost 0 |
| 97 | Eric Dylan WaltherActiveBrownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck | 5 | 2022 | 50% won of 2 decided cases Won 1Mixed 0Lost 1 |
| 98 | Robert E. WerbickyActiveHutchison & Steffen | 5 | 2022 | 50% won of 2 decided cases Won 1Mixed 0Lost 1 |
| 99 | Judge Deborah L. WestbrookActiveNevada Court of Appeals | 5 | 2022 | 100% won of 3 decided cases Won 3Mixed 0Lost 0 |
| 100 | Paul C. WilliamsActiveBailey Kennedy, LLP | 5 | 2022 | 0% won of 2 decided cases Won 0Mixed 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.