Most appellate cases
Nevada attorneys ranked by how many Supreme Court 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 | 387 | 2025 | 80% won of 194 decided cases Won 155Mixed 3Lost 36 |
| 2 | Shanon L. ClowersActiveClark County District Attorney's Office | 190 | 2025 | 76% won of 95 decided cases Won 72Mixed 1Lost 22 |
| 3 | Alexander G. ChenActiveClark County DA's Office | 126 | 2025 | 70% won of 82 decided cases Won 57Mixed 2Lost 23 |
| 4 | Jennifer P. NobleActiveWashoe Co. DA's Office | 64 | 2025 | 83% won of 36 decided cases Won 30Mixed 1Lost 5 |
| 5 | Steven Bryan WolfsonExempt ActiveClark County DA's Office | 33 | 2025 | 67% won of 21 decided cases Won 14Mixed 2Lost 5 |
| 6 | John Thomas AfsharActiveClark County DA's Office | 25 | 2025 | 91% won of 22 decided cases Won 20Mixed 1Lost 1 |
| 7 | Daniel F. PolsenbergActiveWomble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP | 20 | 2025 | 29% won of 14 decided cases Won 4Mixed 1Lost 9 |
| 8 | Micah S. EcholsActiveClaggett and Sykes Law Firm | 19 | 2025 | 40% won of 10 decided cases Won 4Mixed 0Lost 6 |
| 9 | Nancy L. LemckeActive | 19 | 2025 | 27% won of 15 decided cases Won 4Mixed 0Lost 11 |
| 10 | Joseph Y. HongActiveHong & Hong, APLC | 17 | 2025 | 25% won of 4 decided cases Won 1Mixed 1Lost 2 |
| 11 | Charles Lawrence FinlaysonActiveClaggett & Sykes | 16 | 2025 | 44% won of 9 decided cases Won 4Mixed 0Lost 5 |
| 12 | Arlene HeshmatiActiveClark County Public Defender's Office | 16 | 2025 | 100% won of 16 decided cases Won 16Mixed 0Lost 0 |
| 13 | Kory J. KoerperichActiveWomble Bond Dickinson | 16 | 2025 | 18% won of 11 decided cases Won 2Mixed 1Lost 8 |
| 14 | David Paul SnyderActiveClaggett & Sykes | 16 | 2025 | 44% won of 9 decided cases Won 4Mixed 0Lost 5 |
| 15 | Karen Lynn MishlerActiveClark County District Attorney | 13 | 2025 | 83% won of 12 decided cases Won 10Mixed 0Lost 2 |
| 16 | Thomas L. QuallsActiveWashoe County Alternate PD | 12 | 2025 | 11% won of 9 decided cases Won 1Mixed 0Lost 8 |
| 17 | Joseph C. ReynoldsActiveHutchison & Steffen, PLLC | 12 | 2025 | 86% won of 7 decided cases Won 6Mixed 1Lost 0 |
| 18 | Elliot Thomas AndersonActiveGreenberg Traurig | 11 | 2025 | 20% won of 5 decided cases Won 1Mixed 0Lost 4 |
| 19 | Katheryn A. B. HickmanActiveAlternate Public Defender's Office | 11 | 2025 | 22% won of 9 decided cases Won 2Mixed 0Lost 7 |
| 20 | Brian T. KunziActiveNye County DA's Office | 11 | 2025 | 80% won of 5 decided cases Won 4Mixed 0Lost 1 |
| 21 | Sean K. ClaggettActiveClaggett and Sykes Law Firm | 10 | 2025 | 29% won of 7 decided cases Won 2Mixed 0Lost 5 |
| 22 | Robert L. EisenbergExempt ActiveLemons, Grundy & Eisenberg | 9 | 2025 | 43% won of 7 decided cases Won 3Mixed 2Lost 2 |
| 23 | Scott R. LachmanActiveAkerman LLP | 9 | 2025 | 100% won of 3 decided cases Won 3Mixed 0Lost 0 |
| 24 | Taleen R Pandukht EsqActive | 9 | 2025 | 100% won of 9 decided cases Won 9Mixed 0Lost 0 |
| 25 | Ogonna Miriam BrownActiveWomble Bond Dickinson | 8 | 2025 | 40% won of 5 decided cases Won 2Mixed 1Lost 2 |
| 26 | Kelly H. DoveActiveSnell & Wilmer | 8 | 2025 | 20% won of 5 decided cases Won 1Mixed 0Lost 4 |
| 27 | Ann Marie DunnActiveClark County DA's Office | 8 | 2025 | 100% won of 6 decided cases Won 6Mixed 0Lost 0 |
| 28 | Kevin P. NaughtonActiveWashoe County DA's Office | 8 | 2025 | 100% won of 7 decided cases Won 7Mixed 0Lost 0 |
| 29 | Marilee CateActiveWashoe County DAs Office | 7 | 2025 | 86% won of 7 decided cases Won 6Mixed 0Lost 1 |
| 30 | Christopher J. HicksActive | 7 | 2025 | 57% won of 7 decided cases Won 4Mixed 0Lost 3 |
| 31 | Dennis L. KennedyExempt ActiveBailey Kennedy, LLP | 7 | 2025 | 40% won of 5 decided cases Won 2Mixed 1Lost 2 |
| 32 | Margaret A. McLetchieActiveMcLetchie Law | 7 | 2025 | 40% won of 5 decided cases Won 2Mixed 1Lost 2 |
| 33 | Garrit S. PruytActiveCarson City District Attorney's Office | 7 | 2025 | 80% won of 5 decided cases Won 4Mixed 0Lost 1 |
| 34 | Kathryn E. ReynoldsActiveWashoe County PD's Office | 7 | 2025 | 25% won of 4 decided cases Won 1Mixed 0Lost 3 |
| 35 | Stephen B. RyeActiveLyon County District Attorney's Office | 7 | 2025 | 100% won of 3 decided cases Won 3Mixed 0Lost 0 |
| 36 | Abraham G. SmithActiveHolland & Hart LLP | 7 | 2025 | 25% won of 4 decided cases Won 1Mixed 0Lost 3 |
| 37 | Rene Louis ValladaresActiveFederal Public Defender's Office | 7 | 2025 | 33% won of 6 decided cases Won 2Mixed 0Lost 4 |
| 38 | William M. WatersActiveClark County PD's Office | 7 | 2025 | 0% won of 7 decided cases Won 0Mixed 1Lost 6 |
| 39 | Robert E. WerbickyActiveHutchison & Steffen | 7 | 2025 | 40% won of 5 decided cases Won 2Mixed 0Lost 3 |
| 40 | Nicholas Ethan BelayActiveAkerman LLP | 6 | 2025 | 100% won of 1 decided case Won 1Mixed 0Lost 0 |
| 41 | Jeffry M. DorocakActiveCity Attorney's Office | 6 | 2025 | 100% won of 2 decided cases Won 2Mixed 0Lost 0 |
| 42 | Jeannie N. HuaActiveLaw Office of Jeannie N Hua PC | 6 | 2025 | 0% won of 5 decided cases Won 0Mixed 0Lost 5 |
| 43 | Darin F. ImlayActive | 6 | 2025 | 0% won of 6 decided cases Won 0Mixed 0Lost 6 |
| 44 | Emily M. McFarlingActiveMcFarling Cohen Fic & Squires | 6 | 2025 | 0% won of 1 decided case Won 0Mixed 0Lost 1 |
| 45 | Amanda C. SageActiveWashoe County DA's Office | 6 | 2025 | 83% won of 6 decided cases Won 5Mixed 1Lost 0 |
| 46 | Daniel L SchwartzActiveHooks Meng & Clement | 6 | 2025 | No decided cases |
| 47 | Matthew L. SharpActiveMatthew L. Sharp, Ltd. | 6 | 2025 | 50% won of 2 decided cases Won 1Mixed 0Lost 1 |
| 48 | Jordan T. SmithActiveBrownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck LLP | 6 | 2025 | 25% won of 4 decided cases Won 1Mixed 0Lost 3 |
| 49 | Ariel E. SternActive | 6 | 2025 | 100% won of 2 decided cases Won 2Mixed 0Lost 0 |
| 50 | Thomas W StewartActiveThe Powell Law Firm | 6 | 2025 | 0% won of 2 decided cases Won 0Mixed 0Lost 2 |
| 51 | Jonathan VanBoskerckActive | 6 | 2025 | 80% won of 5 decided cases Won 4Mixed 1Lost 0 |
| 52 | Jessica E. WhelanActiveNevada Office of the Attorney General | 6 | 2025 | 60% won of 5 decided cases Won 3Mixed 0Lost 2 |
| 53 | Jonathan W. CarlsonActiveMcCormick, Barstow, Sheppard | 5 | 2025 | 67% won of 3 decided cases Won 2Mixed 1Lost 0 |
| 54 | Peter S. ChristiansenActiveChristiansen Trial Lawyers | 5 | 2025 | 25% won of 4 decided cases Won 1Mixed 1Lost 2 |
| 55 | Mark E. FerrarioActiveGreenberg Traurig, LLP | 5 | 2025 | 67% won of 3 decided cases Won 2Mixed 0Lost 1 |
| 56 | Michael J. GayanActiveClaggett & Sykes Law Firm | 5 | 2025 | 100% won of 3 decided cases Won 3Mixed 0Lost 0 |
| 57 | Dominic P. GentileExempt ActiveClark Hill PLLC | 5 | 2025 | 67% won of 3 decided cases Won 2Mixed 0Lost 1 |
| 58 | Brooke Danielle GeorgusonActiveSierra Crest Business Law Group | 5 | 2025 | 50% won of 2 decided cases Won 1Mixed 0Lost 1 |
| 59 | Evelyn A. GrosenickActiveWashoe County PD's Office | 5 | 2025 | 25% won of 4 decided cases Won 1Mixed 0Lost 3 |
| 60 | Adam D. Hosmer-HennerActiveMcDonald Carano LLP | 5 | 2025 | 100% won of 4 decided cases Won 4Mixed 0Lost 0 |
| 61 | Tyler J. IngramActiveElko County District Attorney | 5 | 2025 | 100% won of 3 decided cases Won 3Mixed 0Lost 0 |
| 62 | Daniel MarksExempt ActiveLaw Office of Daniel Marks, Ltd. | 5 | 2025 | 50% won of 4 decided cases Won 2Mixed 0Lost 2 |
| 63 | Victoria T. OldenburgActiveVictoria Oldenburg, Esq. | 5 | 2025 | 0% won of 5 decided cases Won 0Mixed 1Lost 4 |
| 64 | Christopher R. OramActive | 5 | 2025 | 0% won of 5 decided cases Won 0Mixed 0Lost 5 |
| 65 | Kevin Lee PasqualeExempt ActiveHumboldt County DA's Office | 5 | 2025 | No decided cases |
| 66 | James J. PisanelliActivePisanelli Bice PLLC | 5 | 2025 | 100% won of 2 decided cases Won 2Mixed 0Lost 0 |
| 67 | Daniel Robert PriceActivePrice Beckstrom, PLLC | 5 | 2025 | 100% won of 3 decided cases Won 3Mixed 0Lost 0 |
| 68 | Michael W. SanftActiveSanft Law | 5 | 2025 | 33% won of 3 decided cases Won 1Mixed 0Lost 2 |
| 69 | Jaimie Ann StilzActive | 5 | 2025 | No decided cases |
| 70 | Jane Elizabeth SusskindActiveMcDonald Carano LLP | 5 | 2025 | 100% won of 4 decided cases Won 4Mixed 0Lost 0 |
| 71 | William T. SykesActiveClaggett and Sykes Law Firm | 5 | 2025 | 67% won of 3 decided cases Won 2Mixed 0Lost 1 |
| 72 | Christopher A. TurtzoActiveMorris, Sullivan, Lemkul & Turtzo LLP | 5 | 2025 | 50% won of 4 decided cases Won 2Mixed 0Lost 2 |
| 73 | Eric Dylan WaltherActiveBrownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck | 5 | 2025 | 20% won of 5 decided cases Won 1Mixed 0Lost 4 |
| 74 | Keith A. WeaverActiveLewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP | 5 | 2025 | 0% won of 4 decided cases Won 0Mixed 0Lost 4 |
| 75 | Leo S. WolpertActiveMcLetchie Law | 5 | 2025 | 50% won of 4 decided cases Won 2Mixed 1Lost 1 |
| 76 | Lisa M AndersonActiveGGRM Law Firm | 4 | 2025 | No decided cases |
| 77 | Christian Wyatt BartonActiveMorris, Sullivan & Lemkul LLP | 4 | 2025 | 67% won of 3 decided cases Won 2Mixed 0Lost 1 |
| 78 | Kelsey Lauren BernsteinActiveClark County Public Defender | 4 | 2025 | 25% won of 4 decided cases Won 1Mixed 0Lost 3 |
| 79 | Jerrell Luis BerriosActiveGreenberg Traurig, LLP | 4 | 2025 | 100% won of 2 decided cases Won 2Mixed 0Lost 0 |
| 80 | Michael Frederick BohnActiveMichael F. Bohn, Esq., Ltd. | 4 | 2025 | 50% won of 2 decided cases Won 1Mixed 0Lost 1 |
| 81 | Roberto Mario CamposActiveSolomon Dwiggins Freer & Steadman, Ltd. | 4 | 2025 | 50% won of 2 decided cases Won 1Mixed 0Lost 1 |
| 82 | Russell James CarrActiveRuss Carr, PLLC | 4 | 2025 | 100% won of 2 decided cases Won 2Mixed 0Lost 0 |
| 83 | Andrea Michelle ChampionActiveChampion Lovelock Law | 4 | 2025 | 50% won of 2 decided cases Won 1Mixed 0Lost 1 |
| 84 | Katherine Elizabeth Currie-DiamondActiveClark County Public Defender | 4 | 2025 | 0% won of 4 decided cases Won 0Mixed 1Lost 3 |
| 85 | Marina Frances Dalia-HuntNMATTORNEY Cert Legal Services 49.1(1)(c)Legal Aid Center of Southern Nevada | 4 | 2025 | 25% won of 4 decided cases Won 1Mixed 0Lost 3 |
| 86 | David M. DotoActiveHutchison & Steffen | 4 | 2025 | 0% won of 2 decided cases Won 0Mixed 0Lost 2 |
| 87 | Steve E. EvensonActiveEvenson Law Office | 4 | 2025 | 100% won of 1 decided case Won 1Mixed 0Lost 0 |
| 88 | Kelly M. FigueroaActiveAttorney General's Office | 4 | 2025 | No decided cases |
| 89 | John Albert FortinActiveMcDonald Carano LLP | 4 | 2025 | 75% won of 4 decided cases Won 3Mixed 0Lost 1 |
| 90 | Joseph P. GarinActiveGarin Law Group | 4 | 2025 | 50% won of 2 decided cases Won 1Mixed 0Lost 1 |
| 91 | Abira GrigsbyActiveGrigsby Law Group | 4 | 2025 | 33% won of 3 decided cases Won 1Mixed 0Lost 2 |
| 92 | Steven E GuinnActiveLaxalt Law Group, Ltd. | 4 | 2025 | 33% won of 3 decided cases Won 1Mixed 0Lost 2 |
| 93 | Joseph A. GutierrezActiveMaier Gutierrez & Associates | 4 | 2025 | No decided cases |
| 94 | Kara B. HendricksActiveGreenberg Traurig, LLP | 4 | 2025 | 100% won of 3 decided cases Won 3Mixed 0Lost 0 |
| 95 | James I HoffmanActiveLaw Office of Jim Hoffman | 4 | 2025 | 0% won of 2 decided cases Won 0Mixed 0Lost 2 |
| 96 | Mark H. HutchingsActiveHutchings Law Group, LLC | 4 | 2025 | 50% won of 2 decided cases Won 1Mixed 0Lost 1 |
| 97 | John D. JonesActiveJones & LoBello | 4 | 2025 | No decided cases |
| 98 | Kimball J. JonesActiveBighorn Law | 4 | 2025 | 25% won of 4 decided cases Won 1Mixed 0Lost 3 |
| 99 | Prescott Terrence JonesActiveResnick & Louis, P.C. | 4 | 2025 | 50% won of 4 decided cases Won 2Mixed 0Lost 2 |
| 100 | Rory T. KayActiveMcDonald Carano LLP | 4 | 2025 | 75% won of 4 decided cases Won 3Mixed 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.