Most appellate cases
Nevada attorneys ranked by how many Supreme Court of Nevada cases they handled that were decided in 2024, 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 | 424 | 2024 | 89% won of 218 decided cases Won 195Mixed 4Lost 19 |
| 2 | Alexander G. ChenActiveClark County DA's Office | 248 | 2024 | 90% won of 136 decided cases Won 122Mixed 4Lost 10 |
| 3 | Jennifer P. NobleActiveWashoe Co. DA's Office | 56 | 2024 | 81% won of 27 decided cases Won 22Mixed 0Lost 5 |
| 4 | Steven Bryan WolfsonExempt ActiveClark County DA's Office | 40 | 2024 | 55% won of 22 decided cases Won 12Mixed 2Lost 8 |
| 5 | Joseph Y. HongActiveHong & Hong, APLC | 27 | 2024 | 0% won of 8 decided cases Won 0Mixed 2Lost 6 |
| 6 | Ariel E. SternActive | 22 | 2024 | 57% won of 7 decided cases Won 4Mixed 2Lost 1 |
| 7 | Christopher J. HicksActive | 17 | 2024 | 58% won of 12 decided cases Won 7Mixed 1Lost 4 |
| 8 | John Thomas AfsharActiveClark County DA's Office | 16 | 2024 | 100% won of 14 decided cases Won 14Mixed 0Lost 0 |
| 9 | Karen Lynn MishlerActiveClark County District Attorney | 16 | 2024 | 81% won of 16 decided cases Won 13Mixed 2Lost 1 |
| 10 | Jonathan VanBoskerckActive | 16 | 2024 | 87% won of 15 decided cases Won 13Mixed 0Lost 2 |
| 11 | Daniel L SchwartzActiveHooks Meng & Clement | 14 | 2024 | 100% won of 1 decided case Won 1Mixed 0Lost 0 |
| 12 | Jordan T. SmithActiveBrownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck LLP | 14 | 2024 | 33% won of 6 decided cases Won 2Mixed 0Lost 4 |
| 13 | Marilee CateActiveWashoe County DAs Office | 13 | 2024 | 73% won of 11 decided cases Won 8Mixed 0Lost 3 |
| 14 | Robert L. EisenbergExempt ActiveLemons, Grundy & Eisenberg | 13 | 2024 | 25% won of 8 decided cases Won 2Mixed 2Lost 4 |
| 15 | Taleen R Pandukht EsqActive | 13 | 2024 | 82% won of 11 decided cases Won 9Mixed 0Lost 2 |
| 16 | Daniel F. PolsenbergActiveWomble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP | 13 | 2024 | 17% won of 6 decided cases Won 1Mixed 1Lost 4 |
| 17 | Joseph C. ReynoldsActiveHutchison & Steffen, PLLC | 13 | 2024 | 36% won of 11 decided cases Won 4Mixed 0Lost 7 |
| 18 | Bradley S. SchragerActiveBravo Schrager LLP | 13 | 2024 | 75% won of 8 decided cases Won 6Mixed 0Lost 2 |
| 19 | Laena St JulesActiveMcDonald Carano LLP | 13 | 2024 | 80% won of 10 decided cases Won 8Mixed 0Lost 2 |
| 20 | Natalie Lynn WinslowActiveAtlas Solomon LLP | 13 | 2024 | 33% won of 3 decided cases Won 1Mixed 1Lost 1 |
| 21 | Daniel BravoActiveBravo Schrager LLP | 12 | 2024 | 75% won of 8 decided cases Won 6Mixed 0Lost 2 |
| 22 | Kelly H. DoveActiveSnell & Wilmer | 11 | 2024 | 25% won of 4 decided cases Won 1Mixed 1Lost 2 |
| 23 | Micah S. EcholsActiveClaggett and Sykes Law Firm | 11 | 2024 | 57% won of 7 decided cases Won 4Mixed 2Lost 1 |
| 24 | Luke A. BusbyActiveLuke Andrew Busby, Ltd. | 10 | 2024 | 40% won of 10 decided cases Won 4Mixed 2Lost 4 |
| 25 | Joseph P. GarinActiveGarin Law Group | 10 | 2024 | 60% won of 5 decided cases Won 3Mixed 0Lost 2 |
| 26 | Brian T. KunziActiveNye County DA's Office | 10 | 2024 | 100% won of 5 decided cases Won 5Mixed 0Lost 0 |
| 27 | Abraham G. SmithActiveHolland & Hart LLP | 10 | 2024 | 0% won of 4 decided cases Won 0Mixed 0Lost 4 |
| 28 | Todd L. BiceActivePisanelli Bice, LLC | 9 | 2024 | 50% won of 4 decided cases Won 2Mixed 0Lost 2 |
| 29 | Carolyn Marie BroussardActiveNV Attorney General | 9 | 2024 | 100% won of 1 decided case Won 1Mixed 0Lost 0 |
| 30 | Briana N. CollingsActiveRobertson, Johnson, Miller & Williamson | 9 | 2024 | 0% won of 2 decided cases Won 0Mixed 1Lost 1 |
| 31 | Chris W. DavisActiveOffice of the Nevada Attorney General | 9 | 2024 | 100% won of 1 decided case Won 1Mixed 0Lost 0 |
| 32 | Kimball J. JonesActiveBighorn Law | 9 | 2024 | 80% won of 5 decided cases Won 4Mixed 0Lost 1 |
| 33 | Emily M. McFarlingActiveMcFarling Cohen Fic & Squires | 9 | 2024 | 20% won of 5 decided cases Won 1Mixed 3Lost 1 |
| 34 | Marshal WillickActiveWillick Law Group | 9 | 2024 | 0% won of 6 decided cases Won 0Mixed 0Lost 6 |
| 35 | Elliot Thomas AndersonActiveGreenberg Traurig | 8 | 2024 | 100% won of 3 decided cases Won 3Mixed 0Lost 0 |
| 36 | Leslie B HartActiveFennemore | 8 | 2024 | No decided cases |
| 37 | Darin F. ImlayActive | 8 | 2024 | 33% won of 6 decided cases Won 2Mixed 0Lost 4 |
| 38 | Paige Leslie Anne MagasterActiveOffice of the Attorney General of Nevada | 8 | 2024 | 75% won of 4 decided cases Won 3Mixed 0Lost 1 |
| 39 | Christian M. MorrisActiveChristian Morris Trial Attorneys | 8 | 2024 | 67% won of 6 decided cases Won 4Mixed 2Lost 0 |
| 40 | James J. PisanelliActivePisanelli Bice PLLC | 8 | 2024 | 33% won of 3 decided cases Won 1Mixed 1Lost 1 |
| 41 | Allison R. SchmidtActiveNevada's Lawyers | 8 | 2024 | 50% won of 4 decided cases Won 2Mixed 0Lost 2 |
| 42 | David Paul SnyderActiveClaggett & Sykes | 8 | 2024 | 50% won of 6 decided cases Won 3Mixed 2Lost 1 |
| 43 | Rene Louis ValladaresActiveFederal Public Defender's Office | 8 | 2024 | 0% won of 7 decided cases Won 0Mixed 0Lost 7 |
| 44 | Brian P. ClarkActiveClark McCourt, LLC dba Las Vegas Criminal Defense and DUI Lawyers | 7 | 2024 | No decided cases |
| 45 | Renee M. FinchActiveSummit Trial Attorneys | 7 | 2024 | 40% won of 5 decided cases Won 2Mixed 1Lost 2 |
| 46 | Mark H. HutchingsActiveHutchings Law Group, LLC | 7 | 2024 | 25% won of 4 decided cases Won 1Mixed 1Lost 2 |
| 47 | Scott R. LachmanActiveAkerman LLP | 7 | 2024 | 100% won of 1 decided case Won 1Mixed 0Lost 0 |
| 48 | Troy LawrenceActiveAtlas Solomon LLP | 7 | 2024 | 0% won of 1 decided case Won 0Mixed 1Lost 0 |
| 49 | Jen J. SarafinaActive | 7 | 2024 | 100% won of 1 decided case Won 1Mixed 0Lost 0 |
| 50 | Therese M. ShanksActiveFennemore Craig | 7 | 2024 | 40% won of 5 decided cases Won 2Mixed 1Lost 2 |
| 51 | Jane Elizabeth SusskindActiveMcDonald Carano LLP | 7 | 2024 | 50% won of 6 decided cases Won 3Mixed 1Lost 2 |
| 52 | William M. WatersActiveClark County PD's Office | 7 | 2024 | 0% won of 6 decided cases Won 0Mixed 0Lost 6 |
| 53 | Nikki L. BakerActivePeterson Baker, PLLC | 6 | 2024 | 80% won of 5 decided cases Won 4Mixed 0Lost 1 |
| 54 | Nicholas Ethan BelayActiveAkerman LLP | 6 | 2024 | 50% won of 2 decided cases Won 1Mixed 1Lost 0 |
| 55 | Christopher L. BennerActivePyatt & Silvestri | 6 | 2024 | 67% won of 3 decided cases Won 2Mixed 0Lost 1 |
| 56 | Daniel Ross BradyActiveNevada Attorney General's Office | 6 | 2024 | 40% won of 5 decided cases Won 2Mixed 0Lost 3 |
| 57 | Russell James CarrActiveRuss Carr, PLLC | 6 | 2024 | 33% won of 6 decided cases Won 2Mixed 0Lost 4 |
| 58 | Jeffrey Morgan ConnerActiveNevada Attorney General's Office | 6 | 2024 | 67% won of 6 decided cases Won 4Mixed 0Lost 2 |
| 59 | Roger P. CroteauActiveRoger P. Croteau & Associates, Ltd | 6 | 2024 | 67% won of 3 decided cases Won 2Mixed 0Lost 1 |
| 60 | Paul C. DeyhleActiveNevada Commission on Judicial Discipline | 6 | 2024 | No decided cases |
| 61 | Charles Lawrence FinlaysonActiveClaggett & Sykes | 6 | 2024 | 60% won of 5 decided cases Won 3Mixed 1Lost 1 |
| 62 | John Albert FortinActiveMcDonald Carano LLP | 6 | 2024 | 75% won of 4 decided cases Won 3Mixed 1Lost 0 |
| 63 | Ramez GhallyActiveHutchison & Steffen | 6 | 2024 | 50% won of 6 decided cases Won 3Mixed 0Lost 3 |
| 64 | Katheryn A. B. HickmanActiveAlternate Public Defender's Office | 6 | 2024 | 50% won of 2 decided cases Won 1Mixed 0Lost 1 |
| 65 | Tyler J. IngramActiveElko County District Attorney | 6 | 2024 | 100% won of 4 decided cases Won 4Mixed 0Lost 0 |
| 66 | Nancy L. LemckeActive | 6 | 2024 | 0% won of 5 decided cases Won 0Mixed 0Lost 5 |
| 67 | Robert C. McBrideActiveMcBride Hall | 6 | 2024 | 50% won of 6 decided cases Won 3Mixed 1Lost 2 |
| 68 | Michael Caleb MeyerActiveMessner Reeves, LLP | 6 | 2024 | 50% won of 4 decided cases Won 2Mixed 1Lost 1 |
| 69 | Christina V. MillerActiveWright, Finlay & Zak, LLP | 6 | 2024 | 100% won of 3 decided cases Won 3Mixed 0Lost 0 |
| 70 | Jarrad C. MillerActiveRobertson, Johnson, Miller & Williamson | 6 | 2024 | 0% won of 1 decided case Won 0Mixed 0Lost 1 |
| 71 | Kevin P. NaughtonActiveWashoe County DA's Office | 6 | 2024 | 100% won of 3 decided cases Won 3Mixed 0Lost 0 |
| 72 | Jaimie Ann StilzActive | 6 | 2024 | 100% won of 2 decided cases Won 2Mixed 0Lost 0 |
| 73 | Frank J TotiActive | 6 | 2024 | 0% won of 4 decided cases Won 0Mixed 0Lost 4 |
| 74 | Jessica E. WhelanActiveNevada Office of the Attorney General | 6 | 2024 | 75% won of 4 decided cases Won 3Mixed 0Lost 1 |
| 75 | Josh C. AicklenActiveLewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP | 5 | 2024 | 0% won of 1 decided case Won 0Mixed 0Lost 1 |
| 76 | Craig R. AndersonActiveMarquis Aurbach Coffing P.C. | 5 | 2024 | 100% won of 1 decided case Won 1Mixed 0Lost 0 |
| 77 | Lisa M AndersonActiveGGRM Law Firm | 5 | 2024 | No decided cases |
| 78 | Jeffrey F. BarrActiveEvans Fears Schuttert McNulty Mickus | 5 | 2024 | 0% won of 3 decided cases Won 0Mixed 0Lost 3 |
| 79 | James S. BeecherActiveWhite Pine County School District | 5 | 2024 | 100% won of 2 decided cases Won 2Mixed 0Lost 0 |
| 80 | Michael Frederick BohnActiveMichael F. Bohn, Esq., Ltd. | 5 | 2024 | 0% won of 2 decided cases Won 0Mixed 0Lost 2 |
| 81 | Richard F. CornellExempt ActiveRichard F. Cornell, P.C. | 5 | 2024 | 0% won of 5 decided cases Won 0Mixed 0Lost 5 |
| 82 | Randolph M. FiedlerActiveFederal Public Defender | 5 | 2024 | No decided cases |
| 83 | David Robert FoxActiveElias Law Group LLP | 5 | 2024 | 80% won of 5 decided cases Won 4Mixed 0Lost 1 |
| 84 | Erin M GettelActiveSnell & Wilmer | 5 | 2024 | 67% won of 3 decided cases Won 2Mixed 0Lost 1 |
| 85 | Joseph A. GutierrezActiveMaier Gutierrez & Associates | 5 | 2024 | 67% won of 3 decided cases Won 2Mixed 0Lost 1 |
| 86 | Adam D. Hosmer-HennerActiveMcDonald Carano LLP | 5 | 2024 | 25% won of 4 decided cases Won 1Mixed 0Lost 3 |
| 87 | Rory T. KayActiveMcDonald Carano LLP | 5 | 2024 | 33% won of 3 decided cases Won 1Mixed 1Lost 1 |
| 88 | Dennis L. KennedyExempt ActiveBailey Kennedy, LLP | 5 | 2024 | 20% won of 5 decided cases Won 1Mixed 1Lost 3 |
| 89 | Kory J. KoerperichActiveWomble Bond Dickinson | 5 | 2024 | 0% won of 3 decided cases Won 0Mixed 1Lost 2 |
| 90 | John Bowman LanningActiveHutchings Law Group, LLC | 5 | 2024 | 50% won of 2 decided cases Won 1Mixed 0Lost 1 |
| 91 | Lisa V. LogsdonActiveClark County District Attorney | 5 | 2024 | 100% won of 2 decided cases Won 2Mixed 0Lost 0 |
| 92 | Margaret A. McLetchieActiveMcLetchie Law | 5 | 2024 | 0% won of 1 decided case Won 0Mixed 0Lost 1 |
| 93 | Todd L MoodyActiveHutchison & Steffen, PLLC | 5 | 2024 | 67% won of 3 decided cases Won 2Mixed 0Lost 1 |
| 94 | Krista J. NielsonActiveTiffany & Bosco, P.A. | 5 | 2024 | 100% won of 1 decided case Won 1Mixed 0Lost 0 |
| 95 | Kevin Lee PasqualeExempt ActiveHumboldt County DA's Office | 5 | 2024 | 100% won of 2 decided cases Won 2Mixed 0Lost 0 |
| 96 | Christopher M PetersonActiveACLU of Nevada | 5 | 2024 | 0% won of 2 decided cases Won 0Mixed 0Lost 2 |
| 97 | Tamara Beatty PetersonActivePeterson Baker, PLLC | 5 | 2024 | 75% won of 4 decided cases Won 3Mixed 0Lost 1 |
| 98 | Kathryn E. ReynoldsActiveWashoe County PD's Office | 5 | 2024 | 25% won of 4 decided cases Won 1Mixed 0Lost 3 |
| 99 | Richard A. SchonfeldActiveChesnoff & Schonfeld | 5 | 2024 | 25% won of 4 decided cases Won 1Mixed 1Lost 2 |
| 100 | Ian E. SilverbergActive | 5 | 2024 | 67% won of 3 decided cases Won 2Mixed 0Lost 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.