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 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 | 853 | 2024 | 91% won of 630 decided cases Won 573Mixed 17Lost 40 |
| 2 | Alexander G. ChenActiveClark County DA's Office | 497 | 2024 | 91% won of 375 decided cases Won 340Mixed 11Lost 24 |
| 3 | Jennifer P. NobleActiveWashoe Co. DA's Office | 166 | 2024 | 93% won of 134 decided cases Won 124Mixed 2Lost 8 |
| 4 | Steven Bryan WolfsonExempt ActiveClark County DA's Office | 48 | 2024 | 60% won of 30 decided cases Won 18Mixed 2Lost 10 |
| 5 | John Thomas AfsharActiveClark County DA's Office | 46 | 2024 | 91% won of 43 decided cases Won 39Mixed 2Lost 2 |
| 6 | Karen Lynn MishlerActiveClark County District Attorney | 41 | 2024 | 88% won of 40 decided cases Won 35Mixed 2Lost 3 |
| 7 | Christopher J. HicksActive | 39 | 2024 | 76% won of 34 decided cases Won 26Mixed 1Lost 7 |
| 8 | Kevin P. NaughtonActiveWashoe County DA's Office | 38 | 2024 | 100% won of 34 decided cases Won 34Mixed 0Lost 0 |
| 9 | Taleen R Pandukht EsqActive | 34 | 2024 | 84% won of 32 decided cases Won 27Mixed 1Lost 4 |
| 10 | Marilee CateActiveWashoe County DAs Office | 33 | 2024 | 80% won of 30 decided cases Won 24Mixed 0Lost 6 |
| 11 | Jonathan VanBoskerckActive | 33 | 2024 | 84% won of 31 decided cases Won 26Mixed 1Lost 4 |
| 12 | Kathryn E. ReynoldsActiveWashoe County PD's Office | 28 | 2024 | 8% won of 26 decided cases Won 2Mixed 1Lost 23 |
| 13 | Joseph Y. HongActiveHong & Hong, APLC | 27 | 2024 | 0% won of 8 decided cases Won 0Mixed 2Lost 6 |
| 14 | Ian E. SilverbergActive | 26 | 2024 | 17% won of 24 decided cases Won 4Mixed 0Lost 20 |
| 15 | Sydney McBride HuttActiveAlternate Public Defender | 24 | 2024 | 5% won of 21 decided cases Won 1Mixed 0Lost 20 |
| 16 | Ariel E. SternActive | 23 | 2024 | 63% won of 8 decided cases Won 5Mixed 2Lost 1 |
| 17 | Emily M. McFarlingActiveMcFarling Cohen Fic & Squires | 21 | 2024 | 25% won of 16 decided cases Won 4Mixed 6Lost 6 |
| 18 | Jaimie Ann StilzActive | 20 | 2024 | 100% won of 16 decided cases Won 16Mixed 0Lost 0 |
| 19 | Carolyn Marie BroussardActiveNV Attorney General | 18 | 2024 | 80% won of 10 decided cases Won 8Mixed 0Lost 2 |
| 20 | Brian T. KunziActiveNye County DA's Office | 17 | 2024 | 92% won of 12 decided cases Won 11Mixed 1Lost 0 |
| 21 | Daniel L SchwartzActiveHooks Meng & Clement | 17 | 2024 | 50% won of 4 decided cases Won 2Mixed 0Lost 2 |
| 22 | Elsa FelgarActiveOffice of the Attorney General | 16 | 2024 | 100% won of 14 decided cases Won 14Mixed 0Lost 0 |
| 23 | James I HoffmanActiveLaw Office of Jim Hoffman | 16 | 2024 | 14% won of 14 decided cases Won 2Mixed 1Lost 11 |
| 24 | Darin F. ImlayActive | 16 | 2024 | 29% won of 14 decided cases Won 4Mixed 0Lost 10 |
| 25 | Joseph C. ReynoldsActiveHutchison & Steffen, PLLC | 16 | 2024 | 43% won of 14 decided cases Won 6Mixed 0Lost 8 |
| 26 | Katheryn A. B. HickmanActiveAlternate Public Defender's Office | 15 | 2024 | 9% won of 11 decided cases Won 1Mixed 0Lost 10 |
| 27 | Erica P. RothActiveWashoe County Public Defender | 15 | 2024 | 0% won of 14 decided cases Won 0Mixed 0Lost 14 |
| 28 | Jen J. SarafinaActive | 15 | 2024 | 89% won of 9 decided cases Won 8Mixed 0Lost 1 |
| 29 | Jordan T. SmithActiveBrownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck LLP | 15 | 2024 | 43% won of 7 decided cases Won 3Mixed 0Lost 4 |
| 30 | Natalie Lynn WinslowActiveAtlas Solomon LLP | 15 | 2024 | 50% won of 4 decided cases Won 2Mixed 1Lost 1 |
| 31 | Robert L. EisenbergExempt ActiveLemons, Grundy & Eisenberg | 14 | 2024 | 22% won of 9 decided cases Won 2Mixed 2Lost 5 |
| 32 | Laena St JulesActiveMcDonald Carano LLP | 14 | 2024 | 82% won of 11 decided cases Won 9Mixed 0Lost 2 |
| 33 | Karla Kay ButkoActiveKarla K. Butko, Ltd. | 13 | 2024 | 14% won of 14 decided cases Won 2Mixed 0Lost 12 |
| 34 | Chris W. DavisActiveOffice of the Nevada Attorney General | 13 | 2024 | 80% won of 5 decided cases Won 4Mixed 1Lost 0 |
| 35 | Kelly H. DoveActiveSnell & Wilmer | 13 | 2024 | 50% won of 6 decided cases Won 3Mixed 1Lost 2 |
| 36 | Tyler J. IngramActiveElko County District Attorney | 13 | 2024 | 91% won of 11 decided cases Won 10Mixed 0Lost 1 |
| 37 | Daniel F. PolsenbergActiveWomble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP | 13 | 2024 | 17% won of 6 decided cases Won 1Mixed 1Lost 4 |
| 38 | Bradley S. SchragerActiveBravo Schrager LLP | 13 | 2024 | 75% won of 8 decided cases Won 6Mixed 0Lost 2 |
| 39 | Daniel BravoActiveBravo Schrager LLP | 12 | 2024 | 75% won of 8 decided cases Won 6Mixed 0Lost 2 |
| 40 | Brooke Danielle GeorgusonActiveSierra Crest Business Law Group | 12 | 2024 | 100% won of 10 decided cases Won 10Mixed 0Lost 0 |
| 41 | Marc P. PickerActiveMarc Picker Law | 12 | 2024 | 18% won of 11 decided cases Won 2Mixed 0Lost 9 |
| 42 | Allison R. SchmidtActiveNevada's Lawyers | 12 | 2024 | 50% won of 8 decided cases Won 4Mixed 0Lost 4 |
| 43 | Rene Louis ValladaresActiveFederal Public Defender's Office | 12 | 2024 | 9% won of 11 decided cases Won 1Mixed 0Lost 10 |
| 44 | Marshal WillickActiveWillick Law Group | 12 | 2024 | 11% won of 9 decided cases Won 1Mixed 1Lost 7 |
| 45 | Luke A. BusbyActiveLuke Andrew Busby, Ltd. | 11 | 2024 | 36% won of 11 decided cases Won 4Mixed 2Lost 5 |
| 46 | Micah S. EcholsActiveClaggett and Sykes Law Firm | 11 | 2024 | 57% won of 7 decided cases Won 4Mixed 2Lost 1 |
| 47 | Joseph P. GarinActiveGarin Law Group | 11 | 2024 | 60% won of 5 decided cases Won 3Mixed 0Lost 2 |
| 48 | Kevin Lee PasqualeExempt ActiveHumboldt County DA's Office | 11 | 2024 | 75% won of 8 decided cases Won 6Mixed 0Lost 2 |
| 49 | William M. WatersActiveClark County PD's Office | 11 | 2024 | 10% won of 10 decided cases Won 1Mixed 0Lost 9 |
| 50 | Kimball J. JonesActiveBighorn Law | 10 | 2024 | 67% won of 6 decided cases Won 4Mixed 0Lost 2 |
| 51 | Christian M. MorrisActiveChristian Morris Trial Attorneys | 10 | 2024 | 50% won of 8 decided cases Won 4Mixed 3Lost 1 |
| 52 | Abraham G. SmithActiveHolland & Hart LLP | 10 | 2024 | 0% won of 4 decided cases Won 0Mixed 0Lost 4 |
| 53 | Todd L. BiceActivePisanelli Bice, LLC | 9 | 2024 | 50% won of 4 decided cases Won 2Mixed 0Lost 2 |
| 54 | Briana N. CollingsActiveRobertson, Johnson, Miller & Williamson | 9 | 2024 | 0% won of 2 decided cases Won 0Mixed 1Lost 1 |
| 55 | Alexis Marie DueckerActiveSDS Chartered, LLC | 9 | 2024 | 0% won of 7 decided cases Won 0Mixed 1Lost 6 |
| 56 | Leslie B HartActiveFennemore | 9 | 2024 | No decided cases |
| 57 | Arthur E. MalloryExempt ActiveChurchill County DA's Office | 9 | 2024 | 100% won of 7 decided cases Won 7Mixed 0Lost 0 |
| 58 | Victoria T. OldenburgActiveVictoria Oldenburg, Esq. | 9 | 2024 | 0% won of 8 decided cases Won 0Mixed 0Lost 8 |
| 59 | James J. PisanelliActivePisanelli Bice PLLC | 9 | 2024 | 50% won of 4 decided cases Won 2Mixed 1Lost 1 |
| 60 | Bradley Joe RichardsonExempt ActiveNye County DA's Office | 9 | 2024 | 89% won of 9 decided cases Won 8Mixed 1Lost 0 |
| 61 | Theresa A. RistenpartActiveRistenpart Law, LLC | 9 | 2024 | 0% won of 9 decided cases Won 0Mixed 0Lost 9 |
| 62 | Stephen B. RyeActiveLyon County District Attorney's Office | 9 | 2024 | 100% won of 8 decided cases Won 8Mixed 0Lost 0 |
| 63 | Josh C. AicklenActiveLewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP | 8 | 2024 | 33% won of 3 decided cases Won 1Mixed 0Lost 2 |
| 64 | Elliot Thomas AndersonActiveGreenberg Traurig | 8 | 2024 | 100% won of 3 decided cases Won 3Mixed 0Lost 0 |
| 65 | Nicholas Ethan BelayActiveAkerman LLP | 8 | 2024 | 67% won of 3 decided cases Won 2Mixed 1Lost 0 |
| 66 | Michael Frederick BohnActiveMichael F. Bohn, Esq., Ltd. | 8 | 2024 | 20% won of 5 decided cases Won 1Mixed 0Lost 4 |
| 67 | Russell James CarrActiveRuss Carr, PLLC | 8 | 2024 | 38% won of 8 decided cases Won 3Mixed 0Lost 5 |
| 68 | Renee M. FinchActiveSummit Trial Attorneys | 8 | 2024 | 50% won of 6 decided cases Won 3Mixed 1Lost 2 |
| 69 | Paige Leslie Anne MagasterActiveOffice of the Attorney General of Nevada | 8 | 2024 | 75% won of 4 decided cases Won 3Mixed 0Lost 1 |
| 70 | Steven S OwensActiveSteven S Owens, LLC | 8 | 2024 | 0% won of 7 decided cases Won 0Mixed 1Lost 6 |
| 71 | Michael Ryan ShafferActiveOffice of the Attorney General | 8 | 2024 | 100% won of 7 decided cases Won 7Mixed 0Lost 0 |
| 72 | Therese M. ShanksActiveFennemore Craig | 8 | 2024 | 33% won of 6 decided cases Won 2Mixed 1Lost 3 |
| 73 | David Paul SnyderActiveClaggett & Sykes | 8 | 2024 | 50% won of 6 decided cases Won 3Mixed 2Lost 1 |
| 74 | Judge Jason D. WoodburyActiveFirst Judicial District Court | 8 | 2024 | 83% won of 6 decided cases Won 5Mixed 0Lost 1 |
| 75 | Lisa M AndersonActiveGGRM Law Firm | 7 | 2024 | 100% won of 2 decided cases Won 2Mixed 0Lost 0 |
| 76 | Brian P. ClarkActiveClark McCourt, LLC dba Las Vegas Criminal Defense and DUI Lawyers | 7 | 2024 | No decided cases |
| 77 | Richard F. CornellExempt ActiveRichard F. Cornell, P.C. | 7 | 2024 | 0% won of 7 decided cases Won 0Mixed 0Lost 7 |
| 78 | John Albert FortinActiveMcDonald Carano LLP | 7 | 2024 | 60% won of 5 decided cases Won 3Mixed 1Lost 1 |
| 79 | Anthony Robert GordonActiveHumboldt County District Attorney's Office | 7 | 2024 | 83% won of 6 decided cases Won 5Mixed 0Lost 1 |
| 80 | Mark H. HutchingsActiveHutchings Law Group, LLC | 7 | 2024 | 25% won of 4 decided cases Won 1Mixed 1Lost 2 |
| 81 | Scott R. LachmanActiveAkerman LLP | 7 | 2024 | 100% won of 1 decided case Won 1Mixed 0Lost 0 |
| 82 | Troy LawrenceActiveAtlas Solomon LLP | 7 | 2024 | 0% won of 1 decided case Won 0Mixed 1Lost 0 |
| 83 | Nancy L. LemckeActive | 7 | 2024 | 0% won of 5 decided cases Won 0Mixed 0Lost 5 |
| 84 | Robert C. McBrideActiveMcBride Hall | 7 | 2024 | 43% won of 7 decided cases Won 3Mixed 1Lost 3 |
| 85 | Michael Caleb MeyerActiveMessner Reeves, LLP | 7 | 2024 | 60% won of 5 decided cases Won 3Mixed 1Lost 1 |
| 86 | Christopher R. OramActive | 7 | 2024 | 0% won of 7 decided cases Won 0Mixed 1Lost 6 |
| 87 | Michael D. ParienteActiveThe Pariente Law Firm, P.C. | 7 | 2024 | 17% won of 6 decided cases Won 1Mixed 0Lost 5 |
| 88 | Matthew J. StermitzActiveMatt Stermitz Law, LLC | 7 | 2024 | 20% won of 5 decided cases Won 1Mixed 0Lost 4 |
| 89 | Jane Elizabeth SusskindActiveMcDonald Carano LLP | 7 | 2024 | 50% won of 6 decided cases Won 3Mixed 1Lost 2 |
| 90 | Chad B. ThompsonActiveElko County DA's Office | 7 | 2024 | 100% won of 7 decided cases Won 7Mixed 0Lost 0 |
| 91 | Frank J TotiActive | 7 | 2024 | 0% won of 5 decided cases Won 0Mixed 0Lost 5 |
| 92 | John Glenn WatkinsExempt ActiveThe Pariente Law Firm, P.C. | 7 | 2024 | 17% won of 6 decided cases Won 1Mixed 0Lost 5 |
| 93 | Jessica E. WhelanActiveNevada Office of the Attorney General | 7 | 2024 | 80% won of 5 decided cases Won 4Mixed 0Lost 1 |
| 94 | Malik W. AhmadExempt ActiveLaw Office of Malik W. Ahmad | 6 | 2024 | 25% won of 4 decided cases Won 1Mixed 1Lost 2 |
| 95 | Craig R. AndersonActiveMarquis Aurbach Coffing P.C. | 6 | 2024 | 50% won of 2 decided cases Won 1Mixed 1Lost 0 |
| 96 | Nikki L. BakerActivePeterson Baker, PLLC | 6 | 2024 | 80% won of 5 decided cases Won 4Mixed 0Lost 1 |
| 97 | James S. BeecherActiveWhite Pine County School District | 6 | 2024 | 67% won of 3 decided cases Won 2Mixed 1Lost 0 |
| 98 | Christopher L. BennerActivePyatt & Silvestri | 6 | 2024 | 67% won of 3 decided cases Won 2Mixed 0Lost 1 |
| 99 | Daniel Ross BradyActiveNevada Attorney General's Office | 6 | 2024 | 40% won of 5 decided cases Won 2Mixed 0Lost 3 |
| 100 | Jeffrey Morgan ConnerActiveNevada Attorney General's Office | 6 | 2024 | 67% won of 6 decided cases Won 4Mixed 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.