Most appellate cases
Nevada attorneys ranked by how many Supreme Court of Nevada, Court of Appeals of Nevada and U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit 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 | 721 | 2022 | 90% won of 553 decided cases Won 495Mixed 27Lost 31 |
| 2 | Alexander G. ChenActiveClark County DA's Office | 409 | 2022 | 89% won of 314 decided cases Won 279Mixed 18Lost 17 |
| 3 | Jennifer P. NobleActiveWashoe Co. DA's Office | 89 | 2022 | 88% won of 65 decided cases Won 57Mixed 4Lost 4 |
| 4 | John Thomas AfsharActiveClark County DA's Office | 49 | 2022 | 77% won of 47 decided cases Won 36Mixed 7Lost 4 |
| 5 | Taleen R Pandukht EsqActive | 41 | 2022 | 97% won of 38 decided cases Won 37Mixed 1Lost 0 |
| 6 | Daniel F. PolsenbergActiveWomble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP | 31 | 2022 | 52% won of 21 decided cases Won 11Mixed 2Lost 8 |
| 7 | Tyler J. IngramActiveElko County District Attorney | 30 | 2022 | 85% won of 27 decided cases Won 23Mixed 1Lost 3 |
| 8 | Karen Lynn MishlerActiveClark County District Attorney | 27 | 2022 | 88% won of 25 decided cases Won 22Mixed 0Lost 3 |
| 9 | Steven Bryan WolfsonExempt ActiveClark County DA's Office | 27 | 2022 | 64% won of 22 decided cases Won 14Mixed 3Lost 5 |
| 10 | Joel D. HenriodActiveHenriod Stern PLLC | 26 | 2022 | 47% won of 17 decided cases Won 8Mixed 2Lost 7 |
| 11 | Abraham G. SmithActiveHolland & Hart LLP | 26 | 2022 | 56% won of 18 decided cases Won 10Mixed 1Lost 7 |
| 12 | Marilee CateActiveWashoe County DAs Office | 24 | 2022 | 87% won of 23 decided cases Won 20Mixed 1Lost 2 |
| 13 | Christopher R. ArabiaActiveCity of Ely | 23 | 2022 | 90% won of 21 decided cases Won 19Mixed 0Lost 2 |
| 14 | Micah S. EcholsActiveClaggett and Sykes Law Firm | 23 | 2022 | 70% won of 10 decided cases Won 7Mixed 0Lost 3 |
| 15 | John Reese PettyExempt Inactive | 23 | 2022 | 18% won of 17 decided cases Won 3Mixed 1Lost 13 |
| 16 | Kirk Darren VittoActivePahrump Justice Court | 21 | 2022 | 95% won of 19 decided cases Won 18Mixed 0Lost 1 |
| 17 | Mark B. JacksonActiveDouglas County DA | 18 | 2022 | 100% won of 11 decided cases Won 11Mixed 0Lost 0 |
| 18 | Michael MacdonaldActiveLander County DA's Office | 18 | 2022 | 100% won of 14 decided cases Won 14Mixed 0Lost 0 |
| 19 | Ariel E. SternActive | 18 | 2022 | 80% won of 10 decided cases Won 8Mixed 0Lost 2 |
| 20 | Roger P. CroteauActiveRoger P. Croteau & Associates, Ltd | 17 | 2022 | 0% won of 11 decided cases Won 0Mixed 0Lost 11 |
| 21 | Robert L. EisenbergExempt ActiveLemons, Grundy & Eisenberg | 16 | 2022 | 50% won of 10 decided cases Won 5Mixed 2Lost 3 |
| 22 | Jonathan VanBoskerckActive | 16 | 2022 | 83% won of 12 decided cases Won 10Mixed 2Lost 0 |
| 23 | Judge Jason D. WoodburyActiveFirst Judicial District Court | 16 | 2022 | 100% won of 11 decided cases Won 11Mixed 0Lost 0 |
| 24 | Christopher L. BennerActivePyatt & Silvestri | 15 | 2022 | 0% won of 9 decided cases Won 0Mixed 0Lost 9 |
| 25 | Robert C. McBrideActiveMcBride Hall | 15 | 2022 | 67% won of 9 decided cases Won 6Mixed 0Lost 3 |
| 26 | Kevin P. NaughtonActiveWashoe County DA's Office | 15 | 2022 | 86% won of 14 decided cases Won 12Mixed 0Lost 2 |
| 27 | Joseph P. GarinActiveGarin Law Group | 14 | 2022 | 40% won of 5 decided cases Won 2Mixed 0Lost 3 |
| 28 | Karen L. HanksActiveHanks Law Group | 14 | 2022 | 22% won of 9 decided cases Won 2Mixed 0Lost 7 |
| 29 | Kelly H. DoveActiveSnell & Wilmer | 13 | 2022 | 78% won of 9 decided cases Won 7Mixed 0Lost 2 |
| 30 | Emily M. McFarlingActiveMcFarling Cohen Fic & Squires | 13 | 2022 | 9% won of 11 decided cases Won 1Mixed 5Lost 5 |
| 31 | Matthew J. StermitzActiveMatt Stermitz Law, LLC | 13 | 2022 | 0% won of 13 decided cases Won 0Mixed 0Lost 13 |
| 32 | JoNell ThomasActiveFederal Public Defender | 13 | 2022 | 40% won of 10 decided cases Won 4Mixed 0Lost 6 |
| 33 | Rene Louis ValladaresActiveFederal Public Defender's Office | 13 | 2022 | 0% won of 10 decided cases Won 0Mixed 1Lost 9 |
| 34 | Michael Frederick BohnActiveMichael F. Bohn, Esq., Ltd. | 12 | 2022 | 17% won of 6 decided cases Won 1Mixed 0Lost 5 |
| 35 | Anthony Robert GordonActiveHumboldt County District Attorney's Office | 12 | 2022 | 100% won of 10 decided cases Won 10Mixed 0Lost 0 |
| 36 | Melanie D. MorganActiveAtlas Solomon LLP | 12 | 2022 | 71% won of 7 decided cases Won 5Mixed 0Lost 2 |
| 37 | Victoria T. OldenburgActiveVictoria Oldenburg, Esq. | 12 | 2022 | 0% won of 12 decided cases Won 0Mixed 0Lost 12 |
| 38 | Chantel M. SchimmingActiveGhidotti Berger LLP | 12 | 2022 | 13% won of 8 decided cases Won 1Mixed 0Lost 7 |
| 39 | Daniel BravoActiveBravo Schrager LLP | 11 | 2022 | 44% won of 9 decided cases Won 4Mixed 1Lost 4 |
| 40 | Karla Kay ButkoActiveKarla K. Butko, Ltd. | 11 | 2022 | 0% won of 11 decided cases Won 0Mixed 0Lost 11 |
| 41 | Christina V. MillerActiveWright, Finlay & Zak, LLP | 11 | 2022 | 56% won of 9 decided cases Won 5Mixed 1Lost 3 |
| 42 | Bradley S. SchragerActiveBravo Schrager LLP | 11 | 2022 | 44% won of 9 decided cases Won 4Mixed 1Lost 4 |
| 43 | David Paul SnyderActiveClaggett & Sykes | 11 | 2022 | 67% won of 6 decided cases Won 4Mixed 0Lost 2 |
| 44 | Sean K. ClaggettActiveClaggett and Sykes Law Firm | 10 | 2022 | 83% won of 6 decided cases Won 5Mixed 0Lost 1 |
| 45 | John J Friel Jr.Inactive | 10 | 2022 | 89% won of 9 decided cases Won 8Mixed 0Lost 1 |
| 46 | Kimball J. JonesActiveBighorn Law | 10 | 2022 | 57% won of 7 decided cases Won 4Mixed 1Lost 2 |
| 47 | Dennis L. KennedyExempt ActiveBailey Kennedy, LLP | 10 | 2022 | 40% won of 5 decided cases Won 2Mixed 1Lost 2 |
| 48 | Marshal WillickActiveWillick Law Group | 10 | 2022 | 33% won of 6 decided cases Won 2Mixed 3Lost 1 |
| 49 | Sally S. deSotoActiveWashoe County Public Defender | 9 | 2022 | 0% won of 8 decided cases Won 0Mixed 0Lost 8 |
| 50 | Mark E. FerrarioActiveGreenberg Traurig, LLP | 9 | 2022 | 60% won of 5 decided cases Won 3Mixed 0Lost 2 |
| 51 | Lloyd Michael FriendActiveRay Lego & Associates | 9 | 2022 | 50% won of 6 decided cases Won 3Mixed 0Lost 3 |
| 52 | Benjamin C. GaumondActiveBen Gaumond Law Firm, PLLC | 9 | 2022 | 13% won of 8 decided cases Won 1Mixed 1Lost 6 |
| 53 | Christopher J. HicksActive | 9 | 2022 | 29% won of 7 decided cases Won 2Mixed 0Lost 5 |
| 54 | Terrence Michael JacksonDeceased | 9 | 2022 | 0% won of 9 decided cases Won 0Mixed 0Lost 9 |
| 55 | Craig A. NewbyActiveNevada Office of the Attorney General | 9 | 2022 | 100% won of 6 decided cases Won 6Mixed 0Lost 0 |
| 56 | Christopher R. OramActive | 9 | 2022 | 11% won of 9 decided cases Won 1Mixed 0Lost 8 |
| 57 | Stephen B. RyeActiveLyon County District Attorney's Office | 9 | 2022 | 100% won of 8 decided cases Won 8Mixed 0Lost 0 |
| 58 | Daniel L SchwartzActiveHooks Meng & Clement | 9 | 2022 | 43% won of 7 decided cases Won 3Mixed 0Lost 4 |
| 59 | Kelsey Lauren BernsteinActiveClark County Public Defender | 8 | 2022 | 25% won of 8 decided cases Won 2Mixed 0Lost 6 |
| 60 | Joseph A. GutierrezActiveMaier Gutierrez & Associates | 8 | 2022 | 33% won of 6 decided cases Won 2Mixed 2Lost 2 |
| 61 | Allison L. HerrActiveCannabis Compliance Board | 8 | 2022 | 60% won of 5 decided cases Won 3Mixed 2Lost 0 |
| 62 | Joseph Y. HongActiveHong & Hong, APLC | 8 | 2022 | 57% won of 7 decided cases Won 4Mixed 0Lost 3 |
| 63 | Scott R. LachmanActiveAkerman LLP | 8 | 2022 | 75% won of 4 decided cases Won 3Mixed 0Lost 1 |
| 64 | Aaron D. LancasterInactiveEmery County Attorneys Office | 8 | 2022 | 67% won of 6 decided cases Won 4Mixed 1Lost 1 |
| 65 | Katrina Ann LopezActiveOffice of the Nevada Attorney General | 8 | 2022 | 86% won of 7 decided cases Won 6Mixed 0Lost 1 |
| 66 | Daniel MarksExempt ActiveLaw Office of Daniel Marks, Ltd. | 8 | 2022 | 33% won of 3 decided cases Won 1Mixed 0Lost 2 |
| 67 | Fred C. PageActivePage Law Firm | 8 | 2022 | 50% won of 4 decided cases Won 2Mixed 1Lost 1 |
| 68 | Steven G. ShevorskiActiveGreenberg Traurig LLP | 8 | 2022 | 67% won of 6 decided cases Won 4Mixed 0Lost 2 |
| 69 | Mitchell D. StippActiveLaw Office of Mitchell Stipp | 8 | 2022 | 25% won of 4 decided cases Won 1Mixed 0Lost 3 |
| 70 | Chad B. ThompsonActiveElko County DA's Office | 8 | 2022 | 86% won of 7 decided cases Won 6Mixed 1Lost 0 |
| 71 | Keith A. WeaverActiveLewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP | 8 | 2022 | 0% won of 6 decided cases Won 0Mixed 0Lost 6 |
| 72 | Natalie Lynn WinslowActiveAtlas Solomon LLP | 8 | 2022 | 100% won of 4 decided cases Won 4Mixed 0Lost 0 |
| 73 | Brandon E. WoodActiveNevada Legal Solutions, Ltd. | 8 | 2022 | 100% won of 4 decided cases Won 4Mixed 0Lost 0 |
| 74 | John Robert BaileyActiveBailey Kennedy, LLP | 7 | 2022 | 67% won of 3 decided cases Won 2Mixed 0Lost 1 |
| 75 | Nicholas Ethan BelayActiveAkerman LLP | 7 | 2022 | 100% won of 4 decided cases Won 4Mixed 0Lost 0 |
| 76 | Tami D. CowdenInactive | 7 | 2022 | 67% won of 3 decided cases Won 2Mixed 0Lost 1 |
| 77 | Philip Robert ErwinActiveCampbell & Williams | 7 | 2022 | 50% won of 6 decided cases Won 3Mixed 0Lost 3 |
| 78 | Eric D. HoneActiveHone Law | 7 | 2022 | 25% won of 4 decided cases Won 1Mixed 0Lost 3 |
| 79 | Mark A. HutchisonActiveHutchison & Steffen, PLLC | 7 | 2022 | 0% won of 2 decided cases Won 0Mixed 0Lost 2 |
| 80 | Darin F. ImlayActive | 7 | 2022 | 33% won of 6 decided cases Won 2Mixed 1Lost 3 |
| 81 | Troy C. JordanActive | 7 | 2022 | 40% won of 5 decided cases Won 2Mixed 0Lost 3 |
| 82 | Karin L. KreizenbeckActive | 7 | 2022 | 0% won of 6 decided cases Won 0Mixed 0Lost 6 |
| 83 | Margaret A. McLetchieActiveMcLetchie Law | 7 | 2022 | 50% won of 4 decided cases Won 2Mixed 1Lost 1 |
| 84 | David K. NeidertActiveNeidert Law | 7 | 2022 | 17% won of 6 decided cases Won 1Mixed 1Lost 4 |
| 85 | Steven S OwensActiveSteven S Owens, LLC | 7 | 2022 | 0% won of 7 decided cases Won 0Mixed 1Lost 6 |
| 86 | Marc P. PickerActiveMarc Picker Law | 7 | 2022 | 0% won of 7 decided cases Won 0Mixed 0Lost 7 |
| 87 | John Mark SambergExempt ActiveJohn M. Samberg, Attorney at Law | 7 | 2022 | 40% won of 5 decided cases Won 2Mixed 1Lost 2 |
| 88 | Joel Z. SchwarzActiveSaltzman Mugan Dushoff | 7 | 2022 | 25% won of 4 decided cases Won 1Mixed 0Lost 3 |
| 89 | Bryan K. ScottInactive | 7 | 2022 | 60% won of 5 decided cases Won 3Mixed 1Lost 1 |
| 90 | Bruce I. ShapiroActivePecos Law Group | 7 | 2022 | 29% won of 7 decided cases Won 2Mixed 4Lost 1 |
| 91 | Jordan T. SmithActiveBrownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck LLP | 7 | 2022 | 60% won of 5 decided cases Won 3Mixed 0Lost 2 |
| 92 | Thomas W StewartActiveThe Powell Law Firm | 7 | 2022 | 33% won of 3 decided cases Won 1Mixed 0Lost 2 |
| 93 | William T. SykesActiveClaggett and Sykes Law Firm | 7 | 2022 | 100% won of 3 decided cases Won 3Mixed 0Lost 0 |
| 94 | Adam R. TrippiediActiveTriLaw | 7 | 2022 | 25% won of 4 decided cases Won 1Mixed 0Lost 3 |
| 95 | Liane K. WakayamaActiveHayes Wakayama Juan | 7 | 2022 | 40% won of 5 decided cases Won 2Mixed 0Lost 3 |
| 96 | Robert E. WerbickyActiveHutchison & Steffen | 7 | 2022 | 67% won of 3 decided cases Won 2Mixed 0Lost 1 |
| 97 | Lilith Vala XaraActiveLitchfield Cavo, LLP | 7 | 2022 | 100% won of 3 decided cases Won 3Mixed 0Lost 0 |
| 98 | Gregory Louis ZuninoActiveNevada State Board of Pharmacy | 7 | 2022 | 40% won of 5 decided cases Won 2Mixed 0Lost 3 |
| 99 | Justin M BaraincaActiveElko County District Attorney | 6 | 2022 | 83% won of 6 decided cases Won 5Mixed 0Lost 1 |
| 100 | Danielle Jena BarrazaActiveMaier Gutierrez & Associates | 6 | 2022 | 0% won of 4 decided cases Won 0Mixed 2Lost 2 |
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.