The following pages list Nevada’s top attorneys as chosen by their peers. This year’s poll had the highest level of participation of any year with over 7,000 nominations. Polling for the Legal Elite feature began in February of this year and attorneys were permitted to nominate their peers based on a number of criteria. The results, featured in the following pages, highlight the top vote receivers in Northern Nevada, Southern Nevada, the Best Up and Coming attorneys and the top Government attorneys.
The State Bar of Nevada’s 2014 Annual Report affirms that there are 8,680 active member attorneys. Of that number, 3,527 members reported 122,647 hours of direct pro bono representation and 1,288 members reported 87,720 hours of service to the community through law related activities. It’s clear that attorneys in the Silver State are active, valuable members of the community.
This year’s list features 300 attorneys on the Northern and Southern Nevada lists, one-third of whom represent the north end of the state. In addition, nearly 50 Best Up and Coming attorneys are included and just over 20 Government attorneys are listed. In order to be included, attorneys passed several levels of scrutiny. After nominations closed, ballots were reviewed for eligibility and each voting attorney was vetted through the State Bar of Nevada to confirm their good standing.
Nominated lawyers were scored based on the number and type of votes they received. Nominations from attorneys at other firms received a scoring of three points and nominations from the same firm received one point. After final scores were tabulated, the top scorers were then verified again and contacted to finalize the Legal Elite list. The following pages feature the best attorneys as nominated by their peers.
The top vote getters in each category are featured on the cover of this issue and include Bradley Austin of Snell & Wilmer from the Best Up and Coming honorees, Courtney O’Mara with Fennemore Craig from the Northern Nevada honorees and John Gutke with Fox Rothschild from the Southern Nevada list.
Congratulations to all of the attorneys that made it into the 2015 Legal Elite.
Southern Nevada’s Top Attorneys
Name
|
Firm
|
Practice Emphasis
|
Yrs Practicing in NV
|
Anthony Ager
|
Durham Jones & Pinegar
|
Commercial Litigation, Landlord-Tenant and Personal Injury
|
13
|
Melissa Alessi
|
Alessi Law, PLLC
|
BBusiness Litigation, Estate Planning and Personal Injury
|
10
|
Steven C. Anderson
|
Jackson Lewis P.C.
|
Did Not Disclose
|
5
|
Oganna Atamoh
|
Holley Driggs Walch Fine Wray Puzey & Thompson, Ltd.
|
Bankruptcy Litigation and Commercial Litigation
|
14
|
John R. Bailey
|
Bailey Kennedy
|
Corporate Litigation, Gaming Law and Healthcare
|
30
|
Tiffany Ballenger
|
Phillips Ballenger Estate Attorneys
|
Business Planning, Estate Planning and Real Estate
|
7
|
Paras B. Barnett
|
Barnett | Csoka
|
Business Entities Transactional and Litigation,
Business Law and Real Estate |
13
|
Erin Barnett
|
McDonald Carano Wilson LLP
|
Business Entities & Transactions and Real Estate & Land Use Planning
|
8
|
Jeffrey Barr
|
Ashcraft & Barr
|
Business Dispute Resolution, Government Affairs and Medical Marijuana Establishment Licensing
|
15
|
Joice Bass
|
Bass Law Office
|
Business Litigation, Contracts and Privacy Law
|
10
|
Kevin E. Beck
|
Kevin E. Beck, Ltd.
|
Business Litigation and Family Law
|
12
|
Marcus Berg
|
Moss & Berg Injury Lawyers
|
Auto Accidents, Slip & Falls and Workers’ Compensation
|
9
|
Josephine Binetti McPeak
|
McDonald Carano Wilson LLP
|
Appellate Practice, Commercial & Complex Litigation
and Construction Law |
13
|
Tisha Black-Chernine
|
Black & LoBello
|
Corporate Law and Real Property Law
|
19
|
Brian Blaylock
|
Snell & Wilmer
|
Corporate & Securities and Mergers & Acquisitions
|
3
|
Shirley Blazich
|
Alverson Taylor Mortensen & Sanders
|
Civil Litigation, Employment Discrimination Defense
and Medical Malpractice Defense |
12
|
Gina Bongiovi
|
Bongiovi Law Firm
|
Commercial Real Estate, Corporate Counsel
for Small Businesses and Trademarks |
8
|
Michael Bonner
|
Greenberg Traurig
|
Corporate & Securities, Gaming and Mergers & Acquisitions
|
7
|
Brooke M. Borg
|
Borg Law Group
|
Business Law, Estate Planning/Probate and Real Estate Law
|
10
|
John Bragonje
|
Lewis Roca Rothgerber
|
Alternative Dispute Resolution, Business/Commercial Litigation
and Real Estate & Construction Litigation |
10
|
Alison Brasier
|
Cloward Hicks & Brasier
|
Personal Injury, Product Liability and Wrongful Death
|
8
|
Jennifer Braster
|
Naylor & Braster Attorneys at Law
|
Business & Commercial Litigation and Construction Law
|
9
|
Kelly J. Brinkman
|
Goold Patterson
|
Business Bankruptcy, Business Litigation and Real Estate (Transactional)
|
18
|
Shemilly Briscoe
|
Briscoe Law Group
|
Commercial Litigation, Construction and Personal Injury
|
8
|
Joseph Brown
|
Fennemore Craig
|
Aviation, Aerospace & Autonomous Systems,
Government Affairs and Sports Law |
46
|
Richard Bryan
|
Fennemore Craig
|
Government Affairs, Public Lands and Regulatory
|
52
|
Michael Buckley
|
Fennemore Craig
|
Commercial Law and Real Estate Law
|
40
|
Patrick Byrne
|
Snell & Wilmer
|
Commercial Litigation
|
14
|
Donald Campbell
|
Campbell & Williams
|
Commercial Litigation, Crisis Management
and First Amendment & News/Media |
37
|
Justin Carley
|
Snell & Wilmer
|
Commercial Litigation
|
9
|
Edgar Carranza
|
Backus, Carranza & Burden
|
Commercial Litigation, Employment Law (employer-side)
and Professional Liability Defense |
19
|
David Carroll
|
Rice Reuther Sullivan & Carroll
|
Civil Litigation, Commercial Litigation and Real Estate Litigation
|
14
|
Richard Chatwin
|
Gerrard Cox Larsen
|
Guardianship, Probate and Special Needs Trusts
|
7
|
Dawn M. Cica
|
Fox Rothschild LLP
|
Bankruptcy, Gaming and Real Estate
|
23
|
Shane Clayton
|
Durham Jones & Pinegar
|
Commercial Litigation and Insurance Coverage & Recovery
|
11
|
Terry Coffing
|
Marquis Aurbach Coffing
|
Corporate, Litigation and Real Property
|
22
|
Jamie Cogburn
|
Cogburn Law Offices
|
Personal Injury
|
12
|
Dillon G. Coil
|
Lincoln, Gustafson & Cercos
|
Commercial Litigation, Construction and Hospitality
|
6
|
Sean Connell
|
Palumbo Bergstrom LLP
|
Construction Defect Litigation, Insurance Defense and Premises Liability
|
15
|
Maximiliano D. Couvillier
|
Black & LoBello
|
Commercial Litigation and Mergers & Acquisitions
|
14
|
Nick Crosby
|
Marquis Aurbach Coffing
|
Civil Rights, Labor/Employment and Litigation
|
11
|
Krisanne Cunningham
|
Rice Reuther Sullivan & Carroll
|
Business Law, Securities Law and Tax Law
|
12
|
Nadin Cutter
|
Cutter Law Firm
|
Business Law & Litigation, Family Law and Personal Injury
|
6
|
Laura A. Deeter
|
Ghandi Deeter Law Offices
|
Family Law, Guardianship and Probate, Trusts & Estates
|
8
|
John Delikanakis
|
Snell & Wilmer
|
Commercial Litigation
|
19
|
Lindsay Demaree
|
Ballard Spahr LLP
|
Commercial Litigation, Consumer Financial Services and Product Liability
|
5
|
William Devine, II
|
Devine Law Firm, PLLC
|
Asset Protection, Bankruptcy and Wills & Trusts
|
7
|
Anthony DiRaimondo
|
Rice Reuther Sullivan & Carroll
|
Commercial Litigation, Construction Litigation and Real Estate Litigation
|
7
|
Dana Dwiggins
|
Solomon Dwiggins & Freer
|
Business Litigation, Probate and Trust & Estate Litigation
|
16
|
Chad Fears
|
Snell & Wilmer
|
Commercial Litigation and Product Liability Litigation
|
16
|
Michael Feder
|
Gordon Silver
|
Commercial Litigation, Entertainment & Sports and Intellectual Property
|
15
|
Mark E. Ferrario
|
Greenberg Traurig
|
Administrative Law, Commercial Litigation and Construction Litigation
|
34
|
Frank M. Flansburg III
|
Schwartz Flansburg PLLC
|
Business Litigation, Civil Litigation and Construction Litigation
|
16
|
Christopher Ford
|
Ford & Friedman
|
Divorce Law, Family Law and Premarital/Postmarital Contract Law
|
6
|
Erik Fox
|
Marquis Aurbach Coffing
|
Construction, Corporate and Real Property
|
11
|
Alan Freer
|
Solomon Dwiggins & Freer
|
Business Litigation, Guardianship and Trust & Estate Litigation
|
14
|
Matthew Friedman
|
Ford & Friedman
|
Divorce Law, Family Law and Premarital/Postmarital Contract Law
|
5
|
R. Duane Frizell
|
Callister & Frizell
|
Business Litigation, Civil Appeals and Real Estate Litigation
|
9
|
Alex Fugazzi
|
Snell & Wilmer
|
Commercial Litigation
|
11
|
Adam Fulton
|
Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck
|
Commercial Litigation, Construction Litigation and Landlord Tenant Law
|
6
|
Pearl Gallagher
|
Childs Watson & Gallagher
|
Corporate, General Transactional and Real Estate
|
9
|
Joseph R. Ganley
|
Hutchison & Steffen
|
Business Law & Commercial Litigation, Construction Law and Corporate Divorces
|
20
|
Joseph Garin
|
Lipson, Neilson, Cole, Seltzer & Garin, P.C.
|
Ethics, Professional Liability & Employment
and Risk & Litigation Management |
17
|
Rex Garner
|
Morris Law Group
|
Civil Litigation
|
10
|
Dominic Gentile
|
Gentile Cristalli Miller Armeni & Savarese
|
Commercial Litigation, Constitutional Law,
Government Investigations and Business Crimes |
36
|
Pete Georgis
|
Rice Reuther Sullivan & Carroll
|
Corporate Law and Real Estate
|
2
|
Jason Gerber
|
Marquis Aurbach Coffing
|
Corporate, Litigation and Real Property
|
9
|
Nedda Ghandi
|
Ghandi Deeter Law Offices
|
Bankruptcy and Family Law
|
7
|
Charles Gianelloni
|
Snell & Wilmer
|
Bankruptcy & Reorganization and Commercial Litigation
|
3
|
Leslie S. Godfrey
|
Greenberg Traurig
|
Commercial Litigation
|
9
|
Dara J. Goldsmith
|
Goldsmith & Guymon
|
Estate Planning, Guardianships and Trusts & Estates
|
24
|
Jessica Goodey
|
Becker Goodey
|
Business Litigation, Medical Malpractice and Personal Injury
|
5
|
Gordon Goolsby
|
Goolsby Law Ltd
|
Did Not Disclose
|
6
|
Richard Gordon
|
Snell & Wilmer
|
Commercial Litigation and Financial Services Litigation
|
11
|
Talitha Gray Kozlowski
|
Gordon Silver
|
Bankruptcy Litigation and Business Restructuring & Bankruptcy
|
11
|
John Gutke
|
Fox Rothschild LLP
|
Bankruptcy Adversary Litigation and Business & Commercial Litigation
|
9
|
Jeffrey R. Hall
|
Hutchison & Steffen
|
Bankruptcy & Creditor’s Rights, Business Law & Commercial Litigation
and Condemnation Law |
10
|
Joseph Hardy
|
Gordon & Rees
|
Did Not Disclose
|
15
|
James E. Harper
|
Harper Law Group
|
Appeals, Insurance Coverage and Litigation (Insurance Defense)
|
9
|
Marjorie Hauf
|
Ganz & Hauf
|
Insurance Bad Faith, Personal Injury and Wrongful Death
|
13
|
Geoffrey Hawkins
|
Hawkins Melendrez, P.C.
|
Business, Litigation and Real Estate
|
14
|
Mark Hawkins
|
Fennemore Craig
|
Corporate Law and Real Estate Law
|
12
|
Dale Hayes, Jr.
|
The Hayes Law Firm
|
Civil Litigation, Criminal Defense and DUI Defense
|
11
|
Justin Hepworth
|
Snell & Wilmer
|
Insurance Coverage and Product Liability Litigation |
9
|
Kevin Hernandez
|
Black & LoBello
|
Civil Litigation and Consumer Protection Litigation |
3
|
Robert W. Hernquist
|
Howard & Howard Attorneys PLLC
|
Business and Commercial Litigation |
8
|
Jonathan Hicks
|
Cloward Hicks & Brasier
|
Personal Injury |
10
|
Avece Higbee
|
Marquis Aurbach Coffing
|
Commercial Litigation, Homeowner Association Law
and Landlord Tenant Matters |
26
|
Lawrence C. Hill
|
Nevada Lawyers For Less
|
Criminal Defense, Immigration and Personal Injury
|
5
|
Matthew W. Hoffmann
|
Atkinson Watkins & Hoffmann, LLP
|
Personal Injury (Plaintiff)
|
11
|
Kenneth E. Hogan
|
Hogan Hulet PLLCl
|
Commercial/Business Litigation, General Civil Litigation
and Real Property Litigation |
9
|
Dustun H. Holmes
|
Murchison & Cumming, LLP
|
Civil and Commercial Litigation
|
3
|
Kirk Homeyer
|
Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck
|
Business & Corporation Advisory and Mergers & Acquisitions
|
4
|
Mohamed Iqbal
|
Iqbal Law PLLC
|
Commercial Litigation, FDA/Regulatory Law
and International Pharmaceutical Law |
8
|
Daniel S. Ivie
|
Snell & Wilmer
|
Commercial Litigation and Financial Services Litigation
|
9
|
Jack Juan
|
Marquis Aurbach Coffing
|
Construction, Corporate and Real Property
|
18
|
Christopher Kaempfer
|
Kaempfer Crowell
|
Administrative Law, Land Use & Zoning and Sports Law
|
39
|
Todd Kennedy
|
Black & LoBello
|
Commercial Litigation
|
19
|
Robert C. Kim
|
Ballard Spahr LLP
|
Administrative Law, Corporate/Securities and Mergers & Acquisitions
|
19
|
Jennifer Ko Craft
|
Gordon Silver
|
Entertainment & Sports, Intellectual Property
and IP & Entertainment Transactions |
13
|
David R. Koch
|
Koch & Scow
|
Business Litigation and Homeowners Association Representation
|
11
|
Joseph Kozlowski
|
Gordon Silver
|
Commercial Real Estate, Construction and Corporate
|
12
|
Matthew J. Kreutzer
|
Howard & Howard Attorneys PLLC
|
Distribution and Franchising
|
11
|
Darren Lach
|
Fassett & Cardoza
|
Did Not Disclose
|
9
|
Zachariah Larson
|
Larson & Zirzow
|
Bankruptcy, Guardianship and Real Estate
|
14
|
Patricia Lee
|
Hutchison & Steffen
|
Business Law & Commercial Litigation, Family Law
and Healthcare Professionals Advocacy |
13
|
Kristan E. Lehtinen
|
Global Business Lawyers
|
Business Entity Formation, Business Litigation and Series LLCs
|
13
|
Paul A. Lemcke
|
Pecos Law Group
|
Family Law
|
27
|
Erin Lewis
|
Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck
|
Entertainment and Intellectual Property
|
7
|
Michele LoBello
|
Black & LoBello
|
Family Law
|
21
|
Kate Lowenhar-Fisher
|
Dickinson Wright PLLC
|
Commercial Transactions, Gaming and Liquor
|
13
|
Charlie Luh
|
Luh & Associates
|
Consumer Bankruptcy and Insurance Defense
|
17
|
Pat Lundvall
|
McDonald Carano Wilson LLP
|
Commercial & Complex Litigation, Employment & Labor Law, and Government Affairs & Advocacy
|
26
|
Jeffrey Luszeck
|
Solomon Dwiggins & Freer
|
Business Litigation, Probate and Trust & Estate Litigation
|
10
|
Bradley S. Mainor
|
Mainor Wirth Injury Lawyers
|
Catastrophic Injuries, Personal Injury and Wrongful Death
|
15
|
Donald Martin
|
Lewis Roca Rothgerber
|
Corporate & Business Law, Real Estate & Commercial Transaction
and Taxation |
17
|
Aaron Maurice
|
Kolesar & Leatham
|
Commercial Litigation, Real Estate Litigation and Title Insurance & Escrow
|
18
|
Michael R. McNerny
|
Law Office of Michael R. McNerny
|
Corporate & Privileged Licensing and Real Estate
|
3
|
Martin Melendrez
|
Hawkins Melendrez, P.C.
|
Commercial Litigation and Insurance Defense
|
14
|
William N. Miller
|
Holley Driggs Walch Fine Wray Puzey & Thompson, Ltd.
|
Construction and Litigation
|
6
|
Andrew Moore
|
Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck
|
Gaming Law, Land Use and Liquor Licensing
|
11
|
Terry Moore
|
Marquis Aurbach Coffing
|
Appellate, Litigation and Real Property
|
14
|
Boyd B. Moss III
|
Moss Berg Injury Lawyers
|
Auto Crashes, Trucking Crashes and Wrongful Death
|
11
|
Cody Mounteer
|
Marquis Aurbach Coffing
|
Construction, Litigation and Real Property
|
7
|
Joseph Mugan
|
Kolesar & Leatham
|
Business Law, Mergers & Acquisitions and Real Estate Law
|
11
|
Timothy Mulliner
|
Duane Morris LLP
|
Banking Litigation, Labor & Employment and Trial
|
8
|
Benjamin Nadig
|
Law Office Of Benjamin Nadig
|
Did Not Disclose
|
9
|
John Naylor
|
Naylor & Braster Attorneys at Law
|
Business & Commercial Litigation and Construction Law
|
21
|
Craig Newman
|
Durham Jones & Pinegar
|
Commercial Litigation, Gaming Collections and Landlord/Tenant Law
|
26
|
Linda M. Norcross
|
Howard & Howard Attorneys PLLC
|
Intellectual Property (Trademarks & Copyrights)
|
11
|
Kelly Nyquist Goldberg
|
Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck
|
Entertainment and Intellectual Property
|
9
|
Timothy R. O’Reilly
|
O’Reilly Law Group
|
Administrative/Regulatory Law, Business Litigation and Personal Injury
|
11
|
Anthony M. Paglia
|
Anthony Paglia Injury Lawyer
|
Automobile Accidents, Traumatic Brain Injuries and Wrongful Death
|
7
|
Oliver Pancheri
|
Santoro Whitmire
|
Did Not Disclose
|
15
|
Donald Paradiso
|
Paradiso Law
|
Personal Injury
|
3
|
Matthew Park
|
Lewis Roca Rothgerber
|
Alternative Dispute Resolution, Business & Personal Injury Torts
and Business/Commercial Litigation |
5
|
Maren Parry
|
Ballard Spahr LLP
|
Government Affairs, Privileged Licensing and Real Estate
|
10
|
Zachariah B. Parry
|
Pickard Parry Pfau
|
Contract Litigation, Personal Injury and Tort Litigation
|
6
|
Steven J. Parsons
|
Law Office of Steven J. Parson
|
Insurance Bad Faith, Personal Injury and Professional Negligence
|
40
|
J. Stephen Peek
|
Holland & Hart
|
Commercial Litigation
|
43
|
Robin Perkins
|
Snell & Wilmer
|
Commercial Litigation and Construction
|
9
|
Nausheen Peters
|
Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith
|
General Liability Litigation
|
2
|
Morgan Petrelli
|
Snell & Wilmer
|
Commercial Litigation and Product Liability Litigation
|
2
|
Matthew Pfau
|
Hutchison & Steffen, LLC
|
Estate Planning, Probate and Trust Administration
|
6
|
Christopher Phillips
|
Phillips Ballenger
|
Guardianship Litigation, Probate Litigation and Trust Litigation
|
13
|
Erika Pike Turner
|
Gordon Silver
|
Bankruptcy Litigation, Commercial Litigation and Receivership
|
18
|
James Pisanelli
|
Pisanelli Bice
|
Commercial Litigation, Construction and Defamation
|
25
|
Alexis Plunkett
|
Law Office Of Alexis Plunkett
|
Civil Rights and Criminal Defense
|
6
|
Dennis Prince
|
Eglet Prince
|
Insurance Law and Personal Injury
|
22
|
Taylor L. Randolph
|
Randolph Law Firm, P.C.
|
Bankruptcy and Tax
|
9
|
Michael Rawlins
|
Durham Jones & Pinegar
|
Did Not Disclose
|
21
|
Richard A. Rawson
|
Ballard Rawson
|
Business Law, Business Entities & Transactions, Mergers & Acquisitions and Real Estate Transactions
|
11
|
Patrick Reilly
|
Holland & Hart
|
Commercial Litigation
|
19
|
Joshua H. Reisman
|
Reisman Sorokac
|
Corporate and Litigation
|
16
|
Yianna C. Reizakis
|
Legal Angel
|
Insurance, Litigation and Motor Vehicle Accidents
|
9
|
Jacob A. Reynolds
|
Hutchison & Steffen
|
Business Law & Commercial Litigation, Healthcare Professionals
Advocacy and Patent, Trademark & Copyright Litigation |
9
|
Jarrod Rickard
|
Pisanelli Bice
|
Appellate, Commercial Litigation and Political
|
9
|
Jennifer Roberts
|
Duane Morris LLP
|
Alcohol Law, Gaming Law and Land Use/Zoning
|
12
|
L. Christopher Rose
|
Jolley Urga Woodbury & Little
|
Appeals, Litigation and Real Estate
|
15
|
Harold Rosenthal
|
Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith
|
General Liability, Hospitality and Subrogation
|
9
|
Mark A. Rouse
|
Edward M. Bernstein & Associates
|
Personal Injury and Social Security Disability
|
4
|
Jeffrey Rugg
|
Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck
|
Anti-Trust, Complex Commercial Litigation and Fiduciary Duty Litigation
|
7
|
Karl Rutledge
|
Lewis Roca Rothgerber
|
Gaming and Interactive Gaming
|
9
|
Anthony Sassi
|
Pite Duncan
|
Litigation
|
4
|
Frank Schreck
|
Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck
|
Gaming, Hospitality and Securities
|
47
|
Jay Schuttert
|
Snell & Wilmer
|
Product Liability Litigation
|
12
|
Jared Sechrist
|
Watt Tieder Hoffar & Fitzgerald
|
Construction Litigation and Surety
|
8
|
Damian Sheets
|
Mayfield Gruber And Sheets
|
Criminal, Divorce and Family Law
|
8
|
Steven Shevorski
|
Akerman, LLP
|
Class Action Litigation, Constitutional Law and Consumer Finance
|
13
|
Ambrish Steve Sidhu
|
Sidhu Law Firm
|
Bankruptcy & Reorganization, Business Law and Civil Litigation
|
15
|
Jordan Smith
|
Pisanelli Bice
|
Appellate, Commercial Litigation and Hotels & Gaming
|
5
|
Jason D. Smith
|
Santoro Whitmire
|
Commercial Litigation, Complex Business & Tort Litigation
and Professional Liability |
10
|
Mark Solomon
|
Solomon Dwiggins & Freer
|
Business Litigation, Probate and Trust & Estate Litigation
|
39
|
Doreen Spears Hartwell
|
Hartwell Thalacker, Ltd.
|
Business Litigation, Civil Litigation
and Employment Law Litigation (Management) |
15
|
Debra Spinelli
|
Pisanelli Bice
|
Commercial Litigation
|
10
|
Brian Steadman
|
Solomon Dwiggins & Freer
|
Asset Protection, Estate Planning and Taxation
|
8
|
Jeffrey J. Steffen
|
Hutchison & Steffen
|
Construction Law, Corporate & Commercial Law and Real Estate Law
|
9
|
Kevin Stolworthy
|
Armstrong Teasdale
|
Class Action, Commercial Litigation and Insurance
|
29
|
Danielle Tarmu
|
Eglet Prince
|
Catastrophic Personal Injury, Product Liability, and Insurance Bad Faith
|
6
|
Jefferson C. Temple
|
The 702 Firm
|
Criminal Law and Personal Injury
|
10
|
Marissa Temple
|
The 702 Firm
|
Insurance and Insurance Coverage
|
11
|
Raleigh Thompson
|
Morris Law Group
|
Commercial Litigation
|
7
|
Joshua Tomsheck
|
Hofland & Tomsheck
|
Criminal Law, DUI Law and General Litigation
|
10
|
Adam Trippiedi
|
Luh & Associates
|
Construction Defect, Estate Planning and Personal Injury
|
4
|
Glenn H. Truitt
|
iDeal Business Partners
|
Business/Corporate, Healthcare and Mergers & Acquisitions
|
4
|
Kristin Tyler
|
Gordon Silver
|
Estate Planning, Guardianships and Probate
|
9
|
Bryan J. Ure
|
Murchison & Cumming
|
Construction Law, Products Liability and Sports Law
|
7
|
William Urga
|
Jolley Urga Woodbury & Little
|
Commercial & Civil Litigation, Gaming and Real Estate Transactions & Litigation
|
45
|
Sandy Van
|
Van Law Firm
|
Litigation, Personal Injury and Tax Law
|
8
|
Charles Vlasic, III
|
Reid Rubinstein & Bogatz
|
Commercial Litigation and Real Estate Litigation
|
7
|
Liane Wakayama
|
Marquis Aurbach Coffing
|
Estate Planning, Litigation and Trust/Estate Litigation
|
7
|
Justin Watkins
|
Atkinson Watkins & Hoffmann,. LLP
|
Civil Litigation
|
11
|
Matthew Watson
|
Childs Watson & Gallagher
|
Contracts, Corporate and Real Estate
|
19
|
Joseph Went
|
Holland & Hart
|
Bankruptcy and Commercial Litigation
|
10
|
James Whitmire III
|
Santoro Whitmire
|
Commercial Litigation, Employment Litigation
and Insurance Coverage Litigation |
18
|
Bradley T. Wibicki
|
Murchison & Cumming
|
Civil Litigation: Defense
|
7
|
Paul C. Williams
|
Bailey Kennedy, LLP
|
Complex Commercial Litigation & Appellate Advocacy, Healthcare
and Professional Responsibility & Ethics |
4
|
J. Colby Williams
|
Campbell & Williams
|
Appellate Practice, Commercial Litigation and Media Law
|
21
|
Joseph Wirth
|
Mainor Wirth Injury Lawyers
|
Personal Injury
|
9
|
Michael B. Wixom
|
Smith Larsen & Wixom
|
Asset Based Lending, Banking & Finance and Commercial Real Estate Transaction
|
29
|
Homa S. Woodrum
|
Woodrum Law LLC
|
Elder Law and Guardianship
|
8
|
Ryan Works
|
McDonald Carano Wilson LLP
|
Commercial & Complex Litigation and Creditor’s Rights & Bankruptcy
|
11
|
William Wray
|
Holley Driggs Walch Fine Wray Puzey & Thompson, Ltd.
|
Commercial Litigation, Construction Law and International Law
|
19
|
Jay Young
|
Howard & Howard Attorneys PLLC
|
Arbitrator, Commercial Litigation and Mediator
|
21
|
Kristopher T. Zeppenfeld
|
Kravitz, Schnitzer & Johnson, CHTD
|
Civil Defense Litigation (Premises Liability Defense)
|
5
|
Matthew C. Zirzow
|
Larson & Zirzow
|
Bankruptcy
|
16
|
Jeffrey Zucker
|
Fennemore Craig
|
Corporate Law and Real Estate Law
|
44
|
Northern Nevada’s Top Attorneys
Name
|
Firm
|
Practice Emphasis
|
Yrs Practicing in NV
|
Matthew Addison
|
McDonald Carano Wilson LLP
|
Commercial & Complex Litigation, Construction Law and Energy, Environmental & Natural Resources
|
24
|
Tory D Allen
|
Law Offices Of Tory D Allen
|
Estate Planning, Family Law and Immigration
|
4 |
Michael Alonso
|
Lewis Roca Rothgerber
|
Gaming and Government Relations
|
23
|
Nathan Aman
|
Fahrendorf, Villoria, Oliphant & Oster LLP
|
Business Law, Construction and Litigation
|
12
|
Frederik “Fritz” Battcher
|
Holland & Hart
|
Corporate and Emerging Growth
|
14 |
Lauren Berkich
|
Woodburn & Wedge
|
Family Law
|
4 |
John Boyden
|
Erickson Thorpe & Swainston
|
Construction Defense, General Civil Litigation and Social Security Disability
|
25 |
Rayna Brachmann
|
Surratt Law Practice
|
Family Law, Mediation and Parenting Coordination
|
12 |
Denise Bradshaw
|
Bradshaw Law LLC
|
Plaintiff’s Personal Injury
|
8 |
Kathleen Brady
|
Gordon Silver
|
Appellate, Commercial Litigation and Intellectual Property
|
6 |
Marilee Breternitz
|
Robertson, Johnson, Miller & Williamson
|
Commercial Litigation, Complex Civil Litigation and Environmental Law
|
3 |
Louis Bubala III
|
Kaempfer Crowell
|
Bankruptcy, Commercial Litigation and Receiverships
|
11 |
Michael A. Burke
|
Robison, Belaustegui, Sharp & Low
|
Commercial Litigation and General Litigation
|
6 |
Severin A. Carlson
|
Kaempfer Crowell
|
Administrative Law, Commercial Litigation and Natural Resources (Water Rights)
|
10 |
James R. Cavilia
|
Allison MacKenzie, Ltd.
|
Business, Land Use and real Property
|
25 |
Michael Chapman
|
Chapman Law Firm
|
Alternative Dispute Resolution, Eminent Domain and Mediation
|
31 |
Theodore E. Chrissinger
|
Hoy Chrissinger Kimmel Vallas, P.C.
|
Business Litigation, Commercial Litigation and Construction Litigation
|
10 |
J. Douglas Clark
|
Attorney at Law, Ltd.
|
Estate Litigation, Estate Planning and Mediation
|
36 |
Joshua Correlli
|
Kaempfer Crowell
|
Business, Corporate and Real Estate
|
9 |
Tyson Cross
|
Cross Law
|
Estate Planning and Tax Law
|
1 |
Jordan Davis
|
Fennemore Craig
|
Government Affairs and Litigation
|
4 |
Gordon DePaoli
|
Woodburn & Wedge
|
Natural Resources, Public Utilities and Real Estate
|
43 |
John Desmond
|
Gordon Silver
|
Appellate, Commercial Litigation and Intellectual Property
|
20 |
Matthew Digesti
|
Fennemore Craig
|
Appellate, Business Litigation and Emerging Business & Technology
|
9 |
Colleen Dolan
|
Fennemore Craig
|
Commercial Transactions, Finance and Real Estate Law
|
31 |
Robert Dotson
|
Laxalt & Nomura
|
Did Not Disclose
|
21 |
Kathleen Drakulich |
McDonald Carano Wilson LLP
|
Energy and Environment & Natural Resources
|
29 |
Bonnie Drinkwater
|
Drinkwater Law Offices
|
Employment Law, General Business & Corporate Law and Intellectual Property Law
|
21 |
Kerry Eaton
|
Drinkwater Law Offices
|
Corporate Law, Non-Profit and Trademark Law
|
10 |
John Echeverria
|
Echeverria Law Office
|
Did Not Disclose
|
43 |
Robert Eisenberg
|
Lemons, Grundy & Eisenberg
|
Did Not Disclose
|
35 |
Craig Etem
|
Fennemore Craig
|
Business Organizations, Mergers & Acquisitions and Real Property Law
|
19 |
Melissa Exline
|
Surratt Law Practice
|
Estate Planning, Family Law and Guardianship
|
12 |
Courtney G. Forster
|
Gunderson Law Firm
|
Commercial Litigation, Contracts and Real Estate
|
8 |
John R. Funk
|
Gunderson Law Firm
|
Commercial Litigation, Judgment Collection and Real Property
|
4 |
Stephanie Funk
|
Fahrendorf, Villoria, Oliphant & Oster LLP
|
Development & Construction Law and General Commercial & Civil Litigation
|
3 |
John K. Gallagher
|
Guild, Gallagher & Fuller, Ltd.
|
Administrative Law & Environment Litigation, Complex Commercial Business Issues & Litigation and Intellectual Property Litigation
|
32 |
Julia Gold
|
Law Offices Of Julia Gold
|
Did Not Disclose
|
16 |
Mark Gunderson
|
Gunderson Law Firm
|
Did Not Disclose
|
36 |
Patricia Halstead
|
Halstead Law Offices
|
Did Not Disclose
|
17 |
Leslie Hart
|
Fennemore Craig
|
Business Litigation, Financial Institution Litigation and Real Property Litigation
|
22 |
Joshua Hicks
|
Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck
|
Political Law, State & Local Legislation & Policy and Tax
|
17 |
Elizabeth High
|
Lee & High, Ltd.
|
Bankruptcy, Immigration and Regulatory
|
9 |
Katherine Hoffman
|
Fennemore Craig
|
Administrative Law, Energy, Telecom & Utilities and Gaming
|
5 |
Scott Hoffmann
|
Lewis Roca Rothgerber
|
Banking/Regulatory Litigation, Business/Commercial Litigation and Construction Law & Litigation
|
12 |
L. Edward Humphrey
|
Humphrey Law PLLC
|
Commercial Bankruptcy and Litigation
|
10 |
Alicia Johnson
|
Johnson Law Practice
|
Business, Estate Planning and Real Estate
|
8 |
Kirk Johnson |
Robertson, Johnson, Miller & Williamson
|
Commercial Leasing Transactions & Litigation, Commercial Real Estate Transactions & Litigation and Complex Civil Litigation and Appeals
|
24 |
Michael R. Kealy
|
Parsons Behle & Latimer
|
Commercial Litigation, Environmental Litigation and Real Estate Litigation
|
31 |
Michael S. Kimmel
|
Hoy Chrissinger Kimmel Vallas PC
|
Business, Civil Litigation and Construction
|
11 |
Mark Knobel
|
Avansino Melarkey Knobel
|
Did Not Disclose
|
33 |
Michael Knox
|
Downey Brand
|
Commercial Litigation
|
13 |
Donald A. Lattin
|
Maupin Cox & Legoy
|
Construction Law, General Business/Commercial Litigation and Mineral Rights & Natural Resource Litigation
|
34 |
Cecilia Lee
|
Lee & High, Ltd.
|
Bankruptcy, Insolvency & Restructuring and Receiverships & Business Law
|
29 |
Debbie Leonard
|
McDonald Carano Wilson LLP
|
Appellate Practice, Energy, Environment & Natural Resources and Real Estate & Land Use Planning
|
13 |
Patrick Leverty
|
Leverty & Associates
|
Insurance, Litigation and Personal Injury
|
11 |
David Lewandowski
|
David Lew Law
|
Corporate Law, Intellectual Property and Start-Ups
|
5 |
Leonard Mackedon
|
Mackedon Erquiaga P.C.
|
Did Not Disclose
|
7 |
Paul Matteoni
|
Lewis Roca Rothgerber
|
Banking/Regulatory Litigation, Business/Commercial Litigation and Construction Law & Litigation
|
27 |
Brian C. McQuaid
|
Maupin Cox & LeGoy
|
Corporate & Business Law, Estate Planning and Probate & Trust Law
|
16 |
Jarrad Miller
|
Robertson, Johnson, Miller & Williamson
|
Civil Litigation, Natural Resource Law and Real Estate Law
|
16 |
Patrick R. Millsap
|
Fahrendorf, Villoria, Oliphant & Oster LLP
|
Civil Litigation and Criminal Defense
|
5 |
Ann Morgan
|
Fennemore Craig
|
Aviation, Aerospace & Autonomous Systems, Employment & Labor Relations and Litigation
|
36 |
Jason Morris
|
Woodburn & Wedge
|
Estate Planning and Probate & Trusts
|
8 |
Ashley Nikkel
|
Parsons Behle & Latimer
|
Appellate Practice, Business & Commercial Litigation and Natural Resources
|
3 |
Courtney O’Mara
|
Fennemore Craig
|
Business Litigation, Creditor’s Rights and Probate & Trust Litigation
|
8 |
Catherine O’Mara
|
Snell & Wilmer
|
Commercial Litigation and Government Relations
|
4 |
David O’Mara
|
O’Mara Law Firm
|
Family Law, Divorce & Child Custody/Support, Personal Injury and Probate & Estate Planning
|
12 |
William Peterson
|
Snell & Wilmer
|
Commercial Litigation and Energy & Utilities
|
39 |
Brian S. Pick
|
Downey Brand LLP
|
Business & Financing Transactions, Mergers & Acquisitions and Real Estate
|
9 |
Kevin A. Pick
|
Thorndal, Armstrong, Delk, Balkenbush & Eisinger
|
Commercial Litigation and Insurance Defense
|
5 |
Andrea K. Pressler
|
Erickson Thorpe & Swainston
|
Construction Litigation, Insurance Defense and Personal Injury Defense
|
12 |
Jacey Prupas
|
Snell & Wilmer
|
Commercial Litigation
|
11 |
Catherine Reichenberg
|
Gunderson Law Firm
|
Did Not Disclose
|
8 |
Molly Rezac
|
Gordon Silver
|
Commercial Litigation and Employment Law
|
15 |
Stephanie Rice
|
Hardy Law Group
|
Business/Civil Litigation, Election Law and Municipal Law
|
6 |
Jess P. Rinehart
|
Leverty & Associates
|
Civil Litigation, Insurance & Class Action Litigation and Wills, Trust & Estates
|
6 |
G. David Robertson
|
Robertson, Johnson, Miller & Williamson
|
Business Law, Mining Law and Water Rights Law
|
31 |
Christopher Rusby
|
Rusby Clark, PLLC
|
Appeals, Civil Litigation and Public Entity Law
|
6 |
Brian Schusterman
|
Downey Brand
|
Corporate, Mergers & Acquisitions and Banking/Financial Institutions
|
7 |
Therese M. Shanks
|
Robison Belaustegui Sharp & Low
|
Appellate Practice and General Civil & Business Litigation
|
3 |
Steven Silva
|
Chapman Law Firm
|
Appellate Practice and Eminent Domain
|
4 |
Kimberly Surratt
|
Surratt Law Practice
|
Family Law, Mediation and Reproductive Law
|
13 |
Austin Sweet
|
Gunderson Law Firm
|
Commercial Litigation, Contracts and Real Property
|
6 |
John Tennert
|
Fennemore Craig
|
Banking Litigation, Business Litigation and Real Estate Litigation
|
6 |
Caryn S. Tijsseling
|
Lemons, Grundy & Eisenberg
|
Commercial Litigation and Construction Law
|
18 |
F. McClure Wallace
|
Rosenauer & Wallace
|
Business Law, Civil Litigation and Trust & Estate Litigation
|
8 |
Anjali Webster
|
Gordon Silver
|
Appellate and Commercial Litigation
|
4 |
Mark Wenzel
|
Bradley Drendal Jeanney
|
Did Not Disclose
|
20 |
Richard Williamson
|
Robertson, Johnson, Miller & Williamson
|
Commercial Real Estate Law and Complex Civil Litigation
|
9 |
Allen Wilt
|
Fennemore Craig
|
Business Litigation and Healthcare Litigation
|
23 |
Joan Wright
|
Allison MacKenzie, Ltd.
|
Did Not Disclose
|
36 |
Diana Zuccarini
|
Surratt Law Practice
|
Adoption, Family Law and Guardianship
|
5 |
Best Up and Coming Attorneys
Name | Firm | Based In | Practice Emphasis | Yrs Practicing in NV |
Melissa Alessi | Alessi Law | Las Vegas | Business Litigation, Estate Planning and Personal Injury | 10 |
Bradley Austin | Snell & Wilmer | Las Vegas | Commercial Litigation | 2 |
Jason Bacigalupi | Kolesar Leatham | Las Vegas | Administrative, Commercial Litigation and Real Estate | 3 |
Mary Bacon | Fennemore Craig | Las Vegas | Business Litigation, Emerging Business & Technology and Government Affairs | 3 |
Christian Balducci | Marquis Aurbach Coffing | Las Vegas | Corporate, Litigation and Real Property | 3 |
Marcus Berg | Moss Berg Injury Lawyers | Las Vegas | Auto Accidents, Slip & Falls and Workers’ Compensation | 9 |
Ketan Bhirud | Dickinson Wright PLLC | Las Vegas | Commercial & Business Litigation and Intellectual Property Litigation | 8 |
Brian Blaylock | Snell & Wilmer | Las Vegas | Corporate & Securities and Mergers & Acquisitions | 3 |
Alison Brasier | Cloward Hicks & Brasier | Las Vegas | Personal Injury, Product Liability and Wrongful Death | 8 |
Jennifer Braster | Naylor & Braster Attorneys at Law | Las Vegas | Business & Commercial Litigation and Construction Law | 9 |
Stephanie Buntin | Howard & Howard Attorneys PLLC | Las Vegas | Trademarks & Patents | 4 |
Benjamin J. Comin | Hutchison & Steffen | Las Vegas | Business Entities & Transactions, Corporate Governance & Finance and Intellectual Property | 6 |
Jack Degree | Marquis Aurbach Coffing | Las Vegas | Corporate, Litigation and Transactional | 7 |
Sabrina Dolson | Black & Lobello | Las Vegas | Family Law, Estate Planning and Real Estate Transaction | 2 |
Emily Ellis | Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck | Las Vegas | Commercial Litigation and Intellectual Property Litigation | 4 |
Michael R. Ernst | Jolley Urga Woodbury & Little | Las Vegas | Commercial Litigation and Personal Injury | 5 |
Conor Flynn | Armstrong Teasdale | Las Vegas | Appeals, Commercial Litigation and Criminal Defense | 6 |
Adam Fulton | Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck | Las Vegas | Commercial Litigation, Construction Litigation and Landlord Tenant Law | 6 |
Stephanie Funk | Fahrendorf, Villoria, Oliphant & Oster LLP | Reno | Development & Construction Law and General Commercial & Civil Litigation | 3 |
Pete Georgis | Rice Reuther Sullivan & Carroll | Las Vegas | Corporate Law and Real Estate | 2 |
Charles Gianelloni | Snell & Wilmer | Las Vegas | Bankruptcy & Reorganization and Commercial Litigation | 3 |
Joshua P. Gilmore | Bailey Kennedy, LLP | Las Vegas | Complex Commercial Litigation, Legal Ethics and Professional Liability | 6 |
Blakeley Griffith | Snell & Wilmer | Las Vegas | Bankruptcy & Reorganization | 4 |
Kevin Hernandez | Black & Lobello | Las Vegas | Civil Litigation and Consumer Protection Litigation | 3 |
Katherine Hoffman | Fennemore Craig | Reno | Administrative Law, Gaming and Energy, Telecom & Utilities | 5 |
Kory Kaplan | Gentile Cristalli Miller Armeni & Savarese | Las Vegas | Litigation | 2 |
Alexander Leveque | Solomon Dwiggins & Freer | Las Vegas | Business Litigation, Commercial Litigation and Trust & Estate Litigation | 7 |
Erin Lewis | Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck | Las Vegas | Entertainment and Intellectual Property | 7 |
Courtney O’Mara | Fennemore Craig | Reno | Business Litigation, Creditor’s Rights and Probate & Trust Litigation | 8 |
Catherine O’Mara | Snell & Wilmer | Reno | Commercial Litigation and Government Relations | 4 |
Zachariah Parry | Pickard Parry Pfau | Henderson | Contract Litigation, Personal Injury and Tort Litigation | 6 |
Morgan Petrelli | Snell & Wilmer | Las Vegas | Commercial Litigation and Product Liability Litigation | 2 |
Tara Popova | Fox Rothschild LLP | Las Vegas | Commercial Litigation and Financial Restructuring & Bankruptcy | 5 |
Catherine Reichenberg | Gunderson Law Firm | Reno | Did Not Disclose | 8 |
Stephanie Rice | Hardy Law Group | Reno | Business/Civil Litigation, Election Law and Municipal Law | 6 |
Karl Riley | Snell & Wilmer | Las Vegas | Product Liability Litigation | 5 |
Mark A. Rouse | Edward M. Bernstein & Associates | Las Vegas | Personal Injury and Social Security Disability | 4 |
Rachel L. Sully | Kaempfer Crowell | Las Vegas | Business/Corporate Law and Estate Planning | 2 |
Austin Sweet | Gunderson Law Firm | Reno | Commercial Litigation, Contracts and Real Property | 6 |
Danielle Tarmu | Eglet Law Group | Las Vegas | Did Not Disclose | 6 |
Raleigh Thompson | Morris Law Group | Las Vegas | Commercial Litigation | 7 |
Adam Trippiedi | Luh & Associates | Las Vegas | Construction Defect, Estate Planning and Personal Injury | 4 |
Sandy Van | Van & Associates | Las Vegas | Litigation, Personal Injury and Tax Law | 8 |
Christopher Walther | Fennemore Craig | Las Vegas | Commercial Law, Corporate Law and Real Estate Law | 9 |
Anjali Webster | Gordon Silver | Reno | Appellate and Commercial Litigation | 4 |
Paul C. Williams | Bailey Kennedy, LLP | Las Vegas | Complex Commercial Litigation & Appellate Advocacy, Healthcare and Professional Responsibility & Ethics | 4 |
Brenoch Wirthlin | Fennemore Craig | Las Vegas | Business Litigation, Construction Law and Creditor’s Rights | 9 |
Kristopher Zeppenfeld | Kravitz, Schnitzer & Johnson, CHTD | Las Vegas | Civil Defense Litigation (Premises Liability Defense) | 5 |
Government
Name | Government Firm | City of Practice | Yrs Practicing in NV |
Sara K. Almo | Washoe County School District | Reno | 5 |
Samuel Bateman | Clark County District Attorney’s Office | Las Vegas | 11 |
Zelalem Bogale | Washoe County District Attorney’s Office | Reno | 2 |
F. Travis Buchanan | Henderson City Attorney’s Office | Henderson | 10 |
Jeffrey Conner | Nevada Attorney General’s Office | Carson City | 6 |
Sandra Douglass Morgan | City Of North Las Vegas | North Las Vegas | 12 |
Elias George | City Of Las Vegas | Las Vegas | 4 |
Christopher Hicks | Washoe County District Attorney’s Office | Reno | 14 |
Orrin Johnson | Lyon County District Attorney’s Office | Dayton | 8 |
Brandon Kemble | City Of Henderson | Henderson | 7 |
Michael Large | City Of Reno | Reno | 9 |
Harmony Letizia | Clark County Public Defender’s Office | Las Vegas | 6 |
Chad N. Lexis | City Of Las Vegas | Las Vegas | 8 |
Jasmine Mehta | Nevada Attorney General’s Office | Carson City | 13 |
Binu Palal | Clark County District Attorney’s Office | Las Vegas | 8 |
Jeremy Reichenberg | Lyon County District Attorney’s Office | Yerington | 8 |
Joshua Reid | City Of Henderson | Henderson | 15 |
Stephen Rini | City Of Las Vegas | Las Vegas | 8 |
Bethany Rudd Sanchez | City Of North Las Vegas | North Las Vegas | 10 |
Bryan Scott | City Of Las Vegas | Las Vegas | 24 |
Chandeni Sendall | City Of Reno | Reno | 3 |
Robert Warhola | Clark County District Attorney’s Office | Las Vegas | 24 |
John P. Witucki | Nevada Attorney General’s Office | Las Vegas | 8 |