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 2023, 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 | 725 | 2023 | 88% won of 526 decided cases Won 464Mixed 27Lost 35 |
| 2 | Alexander G. ChenActiveClark County DA's Office | 418 | 2023 | 87% won of 285 decided cases Won 248Mixed 21Lost 16 |
| 3 | Jennifer P. NobleActiveWashoe Co. DA's Office | 118 | 2023 | 88% won of 102 decided cases Won 90Mixed 5Lost 7 |
| 4 | Kevin P. NaughtonActiveWashoe County DA's Office | 38 | 2023 | 78% won of 36 decided cases Won 28Mixed 4Lost 4 |
| 5 | John Thomas AfsharActiveClark County DA's Office | 35 | 2023 | 76% won of 34 decided cases Won 26Mixed 4Lost 4 |
| 6 | Steven Bryan WolfsonExempt ActiveClark County DA's Office | 31 | 2023 | 86% won of 21 decided cases Won 18Mixed 2Lost 1 |
| 7 | Taleen R Pandukht EsqActive | 28 | 2023 | 92% won of 25 decided cases Won 23Mixed 0Lost 2 |
| 8 | Jonathan VanBoskerckActive | 28 | 2023 | 78% won of 27 decided cases Won 21Mixed 4Lost 2 |
| 9 | Karen Lynn MishlerActiveClark County District Attorney | 27 | 2023 | 88% won of 26 decided cases Won 23Mixed 2Lost 1 |
| 10 | Kathryn E. ReynoldsActiveWashoe County PD's Office | 23 | 2023 | 14% won of 22 decided cases Won 3Mixed 2Lost 17 |
| 11 | Marilee CateActiveWashoe County DAs Office | 21 | 2023 | 100% won of 21 decided cases Won 21Mixed 0Lost 0 |
| 12 | Brian T. KunziActiveNye County DA's Office | 20 | 2023 | 92% won of 13 decided cases Won 12Mixed 0Lost 1 |
| 13 | John Reese PettyExempt Inactive | 20 | 2023 | 10% won of 20 decided cases Won 2Mixed 2Lost 16 |
| 14 | Daniel L SchwartzActiveHooks Meng & Clement | 18 | 2023 | 38% won of 13 decided cases Won 5Mixed 1Lost 7 |
| 15 | Lloyd Michael FriendActiveRay Lego & Associates | 17 | 2023 | 50% won of 12 decided cases Won 6Mixed 0Lost 6 |
| 16 | Daniel F. PolsenbergActiveWomble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP | 17 | 2023 | 46% won of 13 decided cases Won 6Mixed 3Lost 4 |
| 17 | Jaimie Ann StilzActive | 17 | 2023 | 92% won of 13 decided cases Won 12Mixed 0Lost 1 |
| 18 | Emily M. McFarlingActiveMcFarling Cohen Fic & Squires | 16 | 2023 | 33% won of 12 decided cases Won 4Mixed 1Lost 7 |
| 19 | Judge Jason D. WoodburyActiveFirst Judicial District Court | 16 | 2023 | 100% won of 7 decided cases Won 7Mixed 0Lost 0 |
| 20 | Micah S. EcholsActiveClaggett and Sykes Law Firm | 15 | 2023 | 73% won of 11 decided cases Won 8Mixed 0Lost 3 |
| 21 | Robert L. EisenbergExempt ActiveLemons, Grundy & Eisenberg | 15 | 2023 | 33% won of 9 decided cases Won 3Mixed 2Lost 4 |
| 22 | Abraham G. SmithActiveHolland & Hart LLP | 15 | 2023 | 45% won of 11 decided cases Won 5Mixed 3Lost 3 |
| 23 | Lisa M AndersonActiveGGRM Law Firm | 14 | 2023 | 64% won of 11 decided cases Won 7Mixed 0Lost 4 |
| 24 | Joseph P. GarinActiveGarin Law Group | 14 | 2023 | 100% won of 9 decided cases Won 9Mixed 0Lost 0 |
| 25 | Ariel E. SternActive | 14 | 2023 | 63% won of 8 decided cases Won 5Mixed 0Lost 3 |
| 26 | Daniel MarksExempt ActiveLaw Office of Daniel Marks, Ltd. | 13 | 2023 | 33% won of 12 decided cases Won 4Mixed 0Lost 8 |
| 27 | Karla Kay ButkoActiveKarla K. Butko, Ltd. | 12 | 2023 | 9% won of 11 decided cases Won 1Mixed 0Lost 10 |
| 28 | Tyler J. IngramActiveElko County District Attorney | 12 | 2023 | 90% won of 10 decided cases Won 9Mixed 0Lost 1 |
| 29 | Jacqueline V NicholsActiveWeingberg Wheeler Hudgins Gunn and Dial | 12 | 2023 | 38% won of 8 decided cases Won 3Mixed 2Lost 3 |
| 30 | David Paul SnyderActiveClaggett & Sykes | 12 | 2023 | 80% won of 10 decided cases Won 8Mixed 0Lost 2 |
| 31 | William M. WatersActiveClark County PD's Office | 12 | 2023 | 10% won of 10 decided cases Won 1Mixed 1Lost 8 |
| 32 | Craig R. AndersonActiveMarquis Aurbach Coffing P.C. | 11 | 2023 | 50% won of 8 decided cases Won 4Mixed 1Lost 3 |
| 33 | Carolyn Marie BroussardActiveNV Attorney General | 11 | 2023 | 75% won of 8 decided cases Won 6Mixed 0Lost 2 |
| 34 | Roger P. CroteauActiveRoger P. Croteau & Associates, Ltd | 11 | 2023 | 0% won of 3 decided cases Won 0Mixed 0Lost 3 |
| 35 | Kelly H. DoveActiveSnell & Wilmer | 10 | 2023 | 33% won of 3 decided cases Won 1Mixed 2Lost 0 |
| 36 | Darin F. ImlayActive | 10 | 2023 | 22% won of 9 decided cases Won 2Mixed 2Lost 5 |
| 37 | Mark B. JacksonActiveDouglas County DA | 10 | 2023 | 100% won of 6 decided cases Won 6Mixed 0Lost 0 |
| 38 | Jordan T. SmithActiveBrownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck LLP | 10 | 2023 | 50% won of 4 decided cases Won 2Mixed 1Lost 1 |
| 39 | Troy C. JordanActive | 9 | 2023 | 75% won of 8 decided cases Won 6Mixed 0Lost 2 |
| 40 | Christina V. MillerActiveWright, Finlay & Zak, LLP | 9 | 2023 | 100% won of 2 decided cases Won 2Mixed 0Lost 0 |
| 41 | Bradley Joe RichardsonExempt ActiveNye County DA's Office | 9 | 2023 | 83% won of 6 decided cases Won 5Mixed 0Lost 1 |
| 42 | Keith A. WeaverActiveLewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP | 9 | 2023 | 13% won of 8 decided cases Won 1Mixed 0Lost 7 |
| 43 | David Ernesto ChavezActiveAfrica Sanchez Law | 8 | 2023 | 20% won of 5 decided cases Won 1Mixed 0Lost 4 |
| 44 | Anthony Robert GordonActiveHumboldt County District Attorney's Office | 8 | 2023 | 88% won of 8 decided cases Won 7Mixed 0Lost 1 |
| 45 | Bradley J. HoflandActiveHofland & Tomsheck | 8 | 2023 | 43% won of 7 decided cases Won 3Mixed 2Lost 2 |
| 46 | John D. JonesActiveJones & LoBello | 8 | 2023 | 25% won of 4 decided cases Won 1Mixed 0Lost 3 |
| 47 | Scott R. LachmanActiveAkerman LLP | 8 | 2023 | 83% won of 6 decided cases Won 5Mixed 0Lost 1 |
| 48 | Michael MacdonaldActiveLander County DA's Office | 8 | 2023 | 86% won of 7 decided cases Won 6Mixed 0Lost 1 |
| 49 | David K. NeidertActiveNeidert Law | 8 | 2023 | 71% won of 7 decided cases Won 5Mixed 0Lost 2 |
| 50 | Marc P. PickerActiveMarc Picker Law | 8 | 2023 | 0% won of 6 decided cases Won 0Mixed 0Lost 6 |
| 51 | Joseph C. ReynoldsActiveHutchison & Steffen, PLLC | 8 | 2023 | 25% won of 4 decided cases Won 1Mixed 1Lost 2 |
| 52 | Richard A. SchonfeldActiveChesnoff & Schonfeld | 8 | 2023 | 33% won of 3 decided cases Won 1Mixed 0Lost 2 |
| 53 | Kristin A. Schuler-HintzActiveMcCarthy & Holthus, LLP | 8 | 2023 | 100% won of 4 decided cases Won 4Mixed 0Lost 0 |
| 54 | Rachael Erin StewartActive | 8 | 2023 | 14% won of 7 decided cases Won 1Mixed 0Lost 6 |
| 55 | Joel Edward TascaActiveGreenberg Traurig, LLP | 8 | 2023 | 20% won of 5 decided cases Won 1Mixed 0Lost 4 |
| 56 | Robert E. WerbickyActiveHutchison & Steffen | 8 | 2023 | 67% won of 3 decided cases Won 2Mixed 0Lost 1 |
| 57 | Natalie Lynn WinslowActiveAtlas Solomon LLP | 8 | 2023 | 40% won of 5 decided cases Won 2Mixed 0Lost 3 |
| 58 | Elliot Thomas AndersonActiveGreenberg Traurig | 7 | 2023 | 71% won of 7 decided cases Won 5Mixed 0Lost 2 |
| 59 | Michael J. BongardActiveOffice of the Attorney General | 7 | 2023 | 100% won of 5 decided cases Won 5Mixed 0Lost 0 |
| 60 | Benjamin B. Childs SrActive | 7 | 2023 | 0% won of 3 decided cases Won 0Mixed 0Lost 3 |
| 61 | Christopher J. HicksActive | 7 | 2023 | 50% won of 4 decided cases Won 2Mixed 0Lost 2 |
| 62 | Kimball J. JonesActiveBighorn Law | 7 | 2023 | 80% won of 5 decided cases Won 4Mixed 1Lost 0 |
| 63 | Lisa V. LogsdonActiveClark County District Attorney | 7 | 2023 | 100% won of 2 decided cases Won 2Mixed 0Lost 0 |
| 64 | Robert C. McBrideActiveMcBride Hall | 7 | 2023 | 0% won of 3 decided cases Won 0Mixed 1Lost 2 |
| 65 | Monique A. McNeillActiveWright, Marsh and Levy | 7 | 2023 | 0% won of 5 decided cases Won 0Mixed 0Lost 5 |
| 66 | Melanie D. MorganActiveAtlas Solomon LLP | 7 | 2023 | 100% won of 4 decided cases Won 4Mixed 0Lost 0 |
| 67 | David James MortensenActiveHutchison & Steffen Attorneys | 7 | 2023 | 0% won of 6 decided cases Won 0Mixed 0Lost 6 |
| 68 | Victoria T. OldenburgActiveVictoria Oldenburg, Esq. | 7 | 2023 | 0% won of 7 decided cases Won 0Mixed 0Lost 7 |
| 69 | Steven S OwensActiveSteven S Owens, LLC | 7 | 2023 | 0% won of 7 decided cases Won 0Mixed 1Lost 6 |
| 70 | Mitchell D. StippActiveLaw Office of Mitchell Stipp | 7 | 2023 | 0% won of 2 decided cases Won 0Mixed 0Lost 2 |
| 71 | John Henry WrightActiveThe Wright Law Group, P.C. | 7 | 2023 | 25% won of 4 decided cases Won 1Mixed 1Lost 2 |
| 72 | Josh C. AicklenActiveLewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP | 6 | 2023 | 67% won of 3 decided cases Won 2Mixed 0Lost 1 |
| 73 | Christopher L. BennerActivePyatt & Silvestri | 6 | 2023 | 0% won of 1 decided case Won 0Mixed 0Lost 1 |
| 74 | Travis Franklin ChanceActiveBrownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck, LLP | 6 | 2023 | 20% won of 5 decided cases Won 1Mixed 2Lost 2 |
| 75 | Jamie S. CogburnActiveCogburn Davidson Injury Lawyers | 6 | 2023 | 60% won of 5 decided cases Won 3Mixed 0Lost 2 |
| 76 | Adam GarthActiveGordon Rees Scully & Mansukhani LLP | 6 | 2023 | 33% won of 6 decided cases Won 2Mixed 1Lost 3 |
| 77 | Karen L. HanksActiveHanks Law Group | 6 | 2023 | 100% won of 2 decided cases Won 2Mixed 0Lost 0 |
| 78 | Leslie B HartActiveFennemore | 6 | 2023 | No decided cases |
| 79 | Ramir M. HernandezActiveWright, Finlay & Zak | 6 | 2023 | 100% won of 3 decided cases Won 3Mixed 0Lost 0 |
| 80 | Joseph Y. HongActiveHong & Hong, APLC | 6 | 2023 | 0% won of 3 decided cases Won 0Mixed 0Lost 3 |
| 81 | Adam LevineActiveLaw Office of Daniel Marks | 6 | 2023 | 40% won of 5 decided cases Won 2Mixed 0Lost 3 |
| 82 | Diane Carol LoweActiveLowe Law LLC | 6 | 2023 | 0% won of 6 decided cases Won 0Mixed 2Lost 4 |
| 83 | Arthur E. MalloryExempt ActiveChurchill County DA's Office | 6 | 2023 | 75% won of 4 decided cases Won 3Mixed 0Lost 1 |
| 84 | Cody S. MounteerActiveMarquis Aurbach Coffing P.C. | 6 | 2023 | 67% won of 3 decided cases Won 2Mixed 0Lost 1 |
| 85 | Christopher R. OramActive | 6 | 2023 | 0% won of 5 decided cases Won 0Mixed 0Lost 5 |
| 86 | Brandon L. PhillipsActiveMartinez & Dieterich Legal Group | 6 | 2023 | 20% won of 5 decided cases Won 1Mixed 0Lost 4 |
| 87 | Chantel M. SchimmingActiveGhidotti Berger LLP | 6 | 2023 | 100% won of 2 decided cases Won 2Mixed 0Lost 0 |
| 88 | Allison R. SchmidtActiveNevada's Lawyers | 6 | 2023 | 33% won of 3 decided cases Won 1Mixed 0Lost 2 |
| 89 | Ian E. SilverbergActive | 6 | 2023 | 0% won of 4 decided cases Won 0Mixed 0Lost 4 |
| 90 | Rene Louis ValladaresActiveFederal Public Defender's Office | 6 | 2023 | 20% won of 5 decided cases Won 1Mixed 0Lost 4 |
| 91 | Pamela C. WeckerlyActiveClark County District Attorney | 6 | 2023 | 67% won of 3 decided cases Won 2Mixed 0Lost 1 |
| 92 | Marshal WillickActiveWillick Law Group | 6 | 2023 | 20% won of 5 decided cases Won 1Mixed 0Lost 4 |
| 93 | Gregory Louis ZuninoActiveNevada State Board of Pharmacy | 6 | 2023 | 100% won of 6 decided cases Won 6Mixed 0Lost 0 |
| 94 | Betsy AllenActiveLaw Office of Betsy Allen | 5 | 2023 | 0% won of 5 decided cases Won 0Mixed 0Lost 5 |
| 95 | Sean L. AndersonActiveWilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker LLP | 5 | 2023 | 0% won of 3 decided cases Won 0Mixed 0Lost 3 |
| 96 | Nikki L. BakerActivePeterson Baker, PLLC | 5 | 2023 | 100% won of 3 decided cases Won 3Mixed 0Lost 0 |
| 97 | Nicholas Ethan BelayActiveAkerman LLP | 5 | 2023 | 33% won of 3 decided cases Won 1Mixed 0Lost 2 |
| 98 | Todd L. BiceActivePisanelli Bice, LLC | 5 | 2023 | 50% won of 4 decided cases Won 2Mixed 0Lost 2 |
| 99 | Michael R. BrooksActiveThe Ryan Firm | 5 | 2023 | 100% won of 3 decided cases Won 3Mixed 0Lost 0 |
| 100 | Russell James CarrActiveRuss Carr, PLLC | 5 | 2023 | 0% won of 2 decided cases Won 0Mixed 0Lost 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.