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 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 | 836 | 2025 | 88% won of 624 decided cases Won 549Mixed 24Lost 51 |
| 2 | Shanon L. ClowersActiveClark County District Attorney's Office | 382 | 2025 | 87% won of 276 decided cases Won 239Mixed 8Lost 29 |
| 3 | Alexander G. ChenActiveClark County DA's Office | 332 | 2025 | 85% won of 277 decided cases Won 236Mixed 12Lost 29 |
| 4 | Jennifer P. NobleActiveWashoe Co. DA's Office | 180 | 2025 | 90% won of 149 decided cases Won 134Mixed 6Lost 9 |
| 5 | John Thomas AfsharActiveClark County DA's Office | 53 | 2025 | 96% won of 47 decided cases Won 45Mixed 1Lost 1 |
| 6 | Kevin P. NaughtonActiveWashoe County DA's Office | 45 | 2025 | 95% won of 43 decided cases Won 41Mixed 2Lost 0 |
| 7 | Kathryn E. ReynoldsActiveWashoe County PD's Office | 41 | 2025 | 6% won of 36 decided cases Won 2Mixed 2Lost 32 |
| 8 | Steven Bryan WolfsonExempt ActiveClark County DA's Office | 39 | 2025 | 74% won of 27 decided cases Won 20Mixed 2Lost 5 |
| 9 | Marilee CateActiveWashoe County DAs Office | 36 | 2025 | 86% won of 35 decided cases Won 30Mixed 2Lost 3 |
| 10 | Joseph Y. HongActiveHong & Hong, APLC | 36 | 2025 | 9% won of 23 decided cases Won 2Mixed 3Lost 18 |
| 11 | Thomas L. QuallsActiveWashoe County Alternate PD | 35 | 2025 | 3% won of 32 decided cases Won 1Mixed 0Lost 31 |
| 12 | Katheryn A. B. HickmanActiveAlternate Public Defender's Office | 34 | 2025 | 6% won of 32 decided cases Won 2Mixed 0Lost 30 |
| 13 | Karen Lynn MishlerActiveClark County District Attorney | 33 | 2025 | 87% won of 31 decided cases Won 27Mixed 0Lost 4 |
| 14 | Nancy L. LemckeActive | 27 | 2025 | 23% won of 22 decided cases Won 5Mixed 1Lost 16 |
| 15 | Amanda C. SageActiveWashoe County DA's Office | 26 | 2025 | 96% won of 26 decided cases Won 25Mixed 1Lost 0 |
| 16 | Taleen R Pandukht EsqActive | 23 | 2025 | 91% won of 23 decided cases Won 21Mixed 2Lost 0 |
| 17 | Ann Marie DunnActiveClark County DA's Office | 22 | 2025 | 90% won of 20 decided cases Won 18Mixed 2Lost 0 |
| 18 | Micah S. EcholsActiveClaggett and Sykes Law Firm | 22 | 2025 | 50% won of 12 decided cases Won 6Mixed 0Lost 6 |
| 19 | Daniel F. PolsenbergActiveWomble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP | 21 | 2025 | 27% won of 15 decided cases Won 4Mixed 2Lost 9 |
| 20 | Jonathan VanBoskerckActive | 21 | 2025 | 95% won of 20 decided cases Won 19Mixed 1Lost 0 |
| 21 | Brian T. KunziActiveNye County DA's Office | 20 | 2025 | 77% won of 13 decided cases Won 10Mixed 1Lost 2 |
| 22 | Erica P. RothActiveWashoe County Public Defender | 20 | 2025 | 0% won of 18 decided cases Won 0Mixed 1Lost 17 |
| 23 | Charles Lawrence FinlaysonActiveClaggett & Sykes | 19 | 2025 | 55% won of 11 decided cases Won 6Mixed 0Lost 5 |
| 24 | Evelyn A. GrosenickActiveWashoe County PD's Office | 19 | 2025 | 6% won of 18 decided cases Won 1Mixed 1Lost 16 |
| 25 | Tyler J. IngramActiveElko County District Attorney | 19 | 2025 | 100% won of 15 decided cases Won 15Mixed 0Lost 0 |
| 26 | Garrit S. PruytActiveCarson City District Attorney's Office | 19 | 2025 | 88% won of 17 decided cases Won 15Mixed 0Lost 2 |
| 27 | David Paul SnyderActiveClaggett & Sykes | 19 | 2025 | 55% won of 11 decided cases Won 6Mixed 0Lost 5 |
| 28 | Chris W. DavisActiveOffice of the Nevada Attorney General | 17 | 2025 | 79% won of 14 decided cases Won 11Mixed 2Lost 1 |
| 29 | Kory J. KoerperichActiveWomble Bond Dickinson | 17 | 2025 | 18% won of 11 decided cases Won 2Mixed 1Lost 8 |
| 30 | Scott R. LachmanActiveAkerman LLP | 17 | 2025 | 82% won of 11 decided cases Won 9Mixed 1Lost 1 |
| 31 | Arlene HeshmatiActiveClark County Public Defender's Office | 16 | 2025 | 100% won of 16 decided cases Won 16Mixed 0Lost 0 |
| 32 | Rene Louis ValladaresActiveFederal Public Defender's Office | 16 | 2025 | 13% won of 15 decided cases Won 2Mixed 0Lost 13 |
| 33 | Kelly M. FigueroaActiveAttorney General's Office | 14 | 2025 | 80% won of 10 decided cases Won 8Mixed 1Lost 1 |
| 34 | Christopher J. HicksActive | 14 | 2025 | 79% won of 14 decided cases Won 11Mixed 0Lost 3 |
| 35 | Joseph C. ReynoldsActiveHutchison & Steffen, PLLC | 14 | 2025 | 89% won of 9 decided cases Won 8Mixed 1Lost 0 |
| 36 | James I HoffmanActiveLaw Office of Jim Hoffman | 13 | 2025 | 0% won of 11 decided cases Won 0Mixed 1Lost 10 |
| 37 | Stephen B. RyeActiveLyon County District Attorney's Office | 13 | 2025 | 100% won of 9 decided cases Won 9Mixed 0Lost 0 |
| 38 | Jaimie Ann StilzActive | 13 | 2025 | 100% won of 7 decided cases Won 7Mixed 0Lost 0 |
| 39 | William M. WatersActiveClark County PD's Office | 13 | 2025 | 0% won of 13 decided cases Won 0Mixed 2Lost 11 |
| 40 | Elliot Thomas AndersonActiveGreenberg Traurig | 12 | 2025 | 33% won of 6 decided cases Won 2Mixed 0Lost 4 |
| 41 | Nicholas Ethan BelayActiveAkerman LLP | 12 | 2025 | 71% won of 7 decided cases Won 5Mixed 1Lost 1 |
| 42 | Jeannie N. HuaActiveLaw Office of Jeannie N Hua PC | 12 | 2025 | 18% won of 11 decided cases Won 2Mixed 0Lost 9 |
| 43 | Daniel L SchwartzActiveHooks Meng & Clement | 12 | 2025 | 17% won of 6 decided cases Won 1Mixed 0Lost 5 |
| 44 | Ian E. SilverbergActive | 11 | 2025 | 9% won of 11 decided cases Won 1Mixed 0Lost 10 |
| 45 | Keith BrowerActiveNye County DA's Office | 10 | 2025 | 88% won of 8 decided cases Won 7Mixed 0Lost 1 |
| 46 | Sean K. ClaggettActiveClaggett and Sykes Law Firm | 10 | 2025 | 29% won of 7 decided cases Won 2Mixed 0Lost 5 |
| 47 | Kelly H. DoveActiveSnell & Wilmer | 10 | 2025 | 43% won of 7 decided cases Won 3Mixed 0Lost 4 |
| 48 | Robert L. EisenbergExempt ActiveLemons, Grundy & Eisenberg | 10 | 2025 | 50% won of 8 decided cases Won 4Mixed 2Lost 2 |
| 49 | Sydney McBride HuttActiveAlternate Public Defender | 10 | 2025 | 0% won of 10 decided cases Won 0Mixed 0Lost 10 |
| 50 | Mark B. JacksonActiveDouglas County DA | 10 | 2025 | 100% won of 8 decided cases Won 8Mixed 0Lost 0 |
| 51 | Karla Kay ButkoActiveKarla K. Butko, Ltd. | 9 | 2025 | 22% won of 9 decided cases Won 2Mixed 1Lost 6 |
| 52 | Brooke Danielle GeorgusonActiveSierra Crest Business Law Group | 9 | 2025 | 83% won of 6 decided cases Won 5Mixed 0Lost 1 |
| 53 | Kimball J. JonesActiveBighorn Law | 9 | 2025 | 33% won of 9 decided cases Won 3Mixed 1Lost 5 |
| 54 | Diane Carol LoweActiveLowe Law LLC | 9 | 2025 | 0% won of 9 decided cases Won 0Mixed 2Lost 7 |
| 55 | Victoria T. OldenburgActiveVictoria Oldenburg, Esq. | 9 | 2025 | 11% won of 9 decided cases Won 1Mixed 1Lost 7 |
| 56 | Christopher R. OramActive | 9 | 2025 | 0% won of 9 decided cases Won 0Mixed 0Lost 9 |
| 57 | Kevin Lee PasqualeExempt ActiveHumboldt County DA's Office | 9 | 2025 | 75% won of 4 decided cases Won 3Mixed 1Lost 0 |
| 58 | Bradley Joe RichardsonExempt ActiveNye County DA's Office | 9 | 2025 | 78% won of 9 decided cases Won 7Mixed 1Lost 1 |
| 59 | Michael Ryan ShafferActiveOffice of the Attorney General | 9 | 2025 | 100% won of 6 decided cases Won 6Mixed 0Lost 0 |
| 60 | Ariel E. SternActive | 9 | 2025 | 100% won of 5 decided cases Won 5Mixed 0Lost 0 |
| 61 | Lisa M AndersonActiveGGRM Law Firm | 8 | 2025 | 100% won of 4 decided cases Won 4Mixed 0Lost 0 |
| 62 | Melanie Anne BrantinghamActiveCarson City DA's Office | 8 | 2025 | 86% won of 7 decided cases Won 6Mixed 0Lost 1 |
| 63 | Carolyn Marie BroussardActiveNV Attorney General | 8 | 2025 | 50% won of 6 decided cases Won 3Mixed 1Lost 2 |
| 64 | Ogonna Miriam BrownActiveWomble Bond Dickinson | 8 | 2025 | 40% won of 5 decided cases Won 2Mixed 1Lost 2 |
| 65 | Richard F. CornellExempt ActiveRichard F. Cornell, P.C. | 8 | 2025 | 0% won of 8 decided cases Won 0Mixed 1Lost 7 |
| 66 | Katherine Elizabeth Currie-DiamondActiveClark County Public Defender | 8 | 2025 | 0% won of 7 decided cases Won 0Mixed 2Lost 5 |
| 67 | Leslie B HartActiveFennemore | 8 | 2025 | No decided cases |
| 68 | Michael D. LasherActiveMichael Lasher LLC | 8 | 2025 | 13% won of 8 decided cases Won 1Mixed 0Lost 7 |
| 69 | Emily M. McFarlingActiveMcFarling Cohen Fic & Squires | 8 | 2025 | 33% won of 3 decided cases Won 1Mixed 0Lost 2 |
| 70 | Christian M. MorrisActiveChristian Morris Trial Attorneys | 8 | 2025 | 57% won of 7 decided cases Won 4Mixed 1Lost 2 |
| 71 | Steven S OwensActiveSteven S Owens, LLC | 8 | 2025 | 0% won of 7 decided cases Won 0Mixed 0Lost 7 |
| 72 | Kristin A. Schuler-HintzActiveMcCarthy & Holthus, LLP | 8 | 2025 | 100% won of 5 decided cases Won 5Mixed 0Lost 0 |
| 73 | Abraham G. SmithActiveHolland & Hart LLP | 8 | 2025 | 20% won of 5 decided cases Won 1Mixed 1Lost 3 |
| 74 | Jennifer Maureen WaldoActiveWaldo Law, LLC. | 8 | 2025 | 0% won of 8 decided cases Won 0Mixed 0Lost 8 |
| 75 | Robert E. WerbickyActiveHutchison & Steffen | 8 | 2025 | 50% won of 6 decided cases Won 3Mixed 0Lost 3 |
| 76 | Michael J. BongardActiveOffice of the Attorney General | 7 | 2025 | 100% won of 5 decided cases Won 5Mixed 0Lost 0 |
| 77 | Adam D. Hosmer-HennerActiveMcDonald Carano LLP | 7 | 2025 | 83% won of 6 decided cases Won 5Mixed 1Lost 0 |
| 78 | Darin F. ImlayActive | 7 | 2025 | 0% won of 7 decided cases Won 0Mixed 0Lost 7 |
| 79 | Dennis L. KennedyExempt ActiveBailey Kennedy, LLP | 7 | 2025 | 40% won of 5 decided cases Won 2Mixed 1Lost 2 |
| 80 | Daniel MarksExempt ActiveLaw Office of Daniel Marks, Ltd. | 7 | 2025 | 40% won of 5 decided cases Won 2Mixed 1Lost 2 |
| 81 | Margaret A. McLetchieActiveMcLetchie Law | 7 | 2025 | 40% won of 5 decided cases Won 2Mixed 1Lost 2 |
| 82 | Monique A. McNeillActiveWright, Marsh and Levy | 7 | 2025 | 29% won of 7 decided cases Won 2Mixed 0Lost 5 |
| 83 | Christina V. MillerActiveWright, Finlay & Zak, LLP | 7 | 2025 | 100% won of 5 decided cases Won 5Mixed 0Lost 0 |
| 84 | Jen J. SarafinaActive | 7 | 2025 | 50% won of 6 decided cases Won 3Mixed 1Lost 2 |
| 85 | Jordan T. SmithActiveBrownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck LLP | 7 | 2025 | 20% won of 5 decided cases Won 1Mixed 0Lost 4 |
| 86 | Timothy R. TreffingerActiveAmerican Freedom Group, LLC | 7 | 2025 | 0% won of 5 decided cases Won 0Mixed 1Lost 4 |
| 87 | Keith A. WeaverActiveLewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP | 7 | 2025 | 33% won of 6 decided cases Won 2Mixed 0Lost 4 |
| 88 | Najum AnwarActiveGordon Rees Scully Mansukhani | 6 | 2025 | 33% won of 6 decided cases Won 2Mixed 0Lost 4 |
| 89 | Michael Frederick BohnActiveMichael F. Bohn, Esq., Ltd. | 6 | 2025 | 25% won of 4 decided cases Won 1Mixed 0Lost 3 |
| 90 | Melissa A. BrownActiveWhite Pine County DA | 6 | 2025 | 100% won of 6 decided cases Won 6Mixed 0Lost 0 |
| 91 | Peter S. ChristiansenActiveChristiansen Trial Lawyers | 6 | 2025 | 40% won of 5 decided cases Won 2Mixed 1Lost 2 |
| 92 | Jeffry M. DorocakActiveCity Attorney's Office | 6 | 2025 | 100% won of 2 decided cases Won 2Mixed 0Lost 0 |
| 93 | Steve E. EvensonActiveEvenson Law Office | 6 | 2025 | 33% won of 3 decided cases Won 1Mixed 0Lost 2 |
| 94 | Elsa FelgarActiveOffice of the Attorney General | 6 | 2025 | 100% won of 5 decided cases Won 5Mixed 0Lost 0 |
| 95 | Walter Francis FickActiveElko County District Attorney | 6 | 2025 | 100% won of 3 decided cases Won 3Mixed 0Lost 0 |
| 96 | Adam GarthActiveGordon Rees Scully & Mansukhani LLP | 6 | 2025 | 33% won of 6 decided cases Won 2Mixed 0Lost 4 |
| 97 | Michael J. GayanActiveClaggett & Sykes Law Firm | 6 | 2025 | 100% won of 4 decided cases Won 4Mixed 0Lost 0 |
| 98 | Leslie Ann HealerActiveAG's Office | 6 | 2025 | 100% won of 4 decided cases Won 4Mixed 0Lost 0 |
| 99 | Mark H. HutchingsActiveHutchings Law Group, LLC | 6 | 2025 | 75% won of 4 decided cases Won 3Mixed 0Lost 1 |
| 100 | Prescott Terrence JonesActiveResnick & Louis, P.C. | 6 | 2025 | 33% won of 6 decided cases Won 2Mixed 0Lost 4 |
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.