Introducing Vegas Inc’s 2020 Top Lawyers

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By Jennifer Inaba

Thu, Oct 8, 2020 (2 a.m.)

There are thousands of practicing attorneys across the Las Vegas Valley. Where should you begin when you need legal help? Vegas Inc’s Top Lawyers is a great start. It’s a list of those who are making an impact in the legal field and leaving a mark on those they help along the way.

We sent a survey to more than 2,900 attorneys in Clark County, requesting their recommendations for lawyers in 20 general areas of law. Those that received multiple nominations from their legal peers are featured in our Top Lawyers peer-to-peer list.

But we know that when searching for a trusted attorney, many people turn to their friends and family, so we also opened nominations to the public. The winners in this category make up our Community Choice section for several recognitions. The selected honorees were reviewed by a panel of legal professionals.

What follows is our complete list of nearly 160 top lawyers in Southern Nevada—each one checked against records with the Nevada State Bar to ensure that they are in good standing. We hope this list serves as a resource for you whenever you need legal assistance.

The 2020 Top Lawyers honorees originally appeared in a special issue of Vegas Inc found inside of Las Vegas Weekly. Sign up to get each of Vegas Inc’s special publications delivered to your inbox on the day of their release.

2020 TOP LAWYERS PEER-NOMINATED LIST

APPELLATE

  • Jennifer Braster | Naylor & Braster Attorneys at Law | 702-420-7000 | naylorandbrasterlaw.com
  • Micah Echols | Claggett & Sykes Law Firm | 702-213-2566 | claggettlaw.com
  • Emily Ellis | Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck | 702-464-7085 | bhfs.com
  • Frank M. Flansburg III | Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck | 702-802-2205 | bhfs.com
  • Sarah Harmon | Bailey Kennedy | 702-562-8820 | baileykennedy.com
  • Todd Kennedy | Kennedy & Couvillier | 702-608-7931 | kclawlv.com
  • Frank A. Leavitt | Leavitt Law Firm | 702-996-6052 | leavittlawfirm.com
  • Joel Mann | Law Office of Joel M. Mann | 702-474-6266 | legalmann.com
  • John Naylor | Naylor & Braster Attorneys at Law | 702-420-7000 | naylorandbrasterlaw.com
  • Eric Walther | Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck | 702-464-7062 | bhfs.com
  • Kathleen Wilde | Marquis Aurbach Coffing | 702-207-6065 | maclaw.com

BANKRUPTCY

  • Ryan Andersen | Andersen Law Firm | 702-522-1992 | vegaslawfirm.legal
  • Michael Dawson | Law Office of Michael J. Dawson | 702-384-1777
  • Charles Gianelloni | Snell & Wilmer | 702-784-5373 | swlaw.com
  • Blakeley Griffith | Snell & Wilmer | 702-784-5212 | swlaw.com
  • Jennifer Isso | Isso & Hughes Law Firm | 702-434-4424 | issoandhugheslawfirm.com
  • Zachariah Larson | Larson & Zirzow | 702-382-1170 | lzlawnv.com
  • Samuel Schwartz | Schwartz Law | 702-385-5544 | nvfirm.com

BUSINESS LITIGATION

  • Travis Chance | Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck | 702-464-7096 | bhfs.com
  • Joshua Dickey | Bailey Kennedy | 702-562-8820 | baileykennedy.com
  • Maximilien Fetaz | Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck | 702-464-7083 | bhfs.com
  • Dustun Holmes | Pisanelli Bice | 702-214-2100 | pisanellibice.com
  • Mohamed Iqbal | Iqbal Law | 702-750-2950
  • Kory Kaplan | Kaplan & Cottner | 702-381-8888 | kaplancottner.com
  • Dennis Kennedy | Bailey Kennedy | 702-562-8820 | baileykennedy.com

CANNABIS

CIVIL RIGHTS

  • Don Bennion | Law Office of S Don Bennion | 702-333-0777
  • Dominic Gentile | Clark Hill | 702-697-7508 | clarkhill.com
  • Maggie McLetchie | McLetchie Law | 702-728-5300 | nvlitigation.com
  • Richard Schonfeld | Chesnoff & Schonfeld | 702-384-5563

CONSUMER PROTECTION

  • Gary Burnett | Whitehead & Burnett | 702-800-6994 | whiteheadburnett.com
  • Aaron Ford | Nevada Office of the Attorney General | 702-486-3420 | ag.nv.gov
  • Michael Kind | Kind Law | 702-337-2322 | kindlaw.com
  • Patrick Reilly | Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck | 702-464-7033 | bhfs.com

CRIMINAL

ELDER

ENVIRONMENTAL AND NATURAL RESOURCES

  • Linda Bullen | Bullen Law | 702-279-4040
  • Matthew McKissick | Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck | 702-464-7054 | bhfs.com
  • Jeffrey Whitehead | Whitehead & Burnett | 702-800-6994 | whiteheadburnett.com

FAMILY

GAMING

  • Jennifer Gaynor | J. Gaynor Law | 702-569-3208 | jgaynorlaw.com
  • Dennis Gutwald | McDonald Carano | 702-873-4100 | mcdonaldcarano.com
  • Jennifer Roberts | Roberts Gaming Law | 702-236-8110 | robertsgaminglaw.com
  • Karl Rutledge | Lewis Roca Rothgerber Christie | 702-949-8317 | lrrc.com
  • Frank Schreck | Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck | 702-382-2101 | bhfs.com
  • Jeffrey Silver | Dickinson Wright | 702-550-4482 | dickinson-wright.com
  • Mark Starr | Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck | 702-464-7093 | bhfs.com
  • Sonia Church Vermeys | Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck | 702-464-7066 | bhfs.com

INSURANCE AND HEALTH

IMMIGRATION

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

  • Peter Ajemian | Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck | 702-464-7003 | bhfs.com
  • Jennifer Ko Craft | Dickinson Wright | 702-550-4441 | dickinson-wright.com
  • Gregory Gemignani | Dickinson Wright | 702-550-4468 | dickinson-wright.com
  • Erin Grolle | Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck | 702-464-7087 | bhfs.com
  • John Krieger | Dickinson Wright | 702-550-4439 | dickinson-wright.com
  • Linda Norcross | Aristocrat Technologies | aristocrat.com
  • Lindsey Williams | Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck | 702-464-7056 | bhfs.com

LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT

  • Matthew Cecil | Holland & Hart | 702-222-2547 | hollandhart.com
  • Nick Crosby | Marquis Aurbach Coffing | 702-942-2133 | maclaw.com
  • Christian J. Gabroy | Gabroy Law Offices | 702-259-7777 | gabroy.com
  • Malani Kotchka | Hejmanowski & McCrea | 702-834-7445 | hmlawlv.com
  • Adam Muslusky | Muslusky Law | 702-302-2277 | musluskylaw.com
  • Swen Prior | Snell & Wilmer | 702-784-5262 | swlaw.com
  • Adam Segal | Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck | 702-464-7001 | bhfs.com
  • Kelsey Stegall | Littler | 702-862-7754 | littler.com
  • Jason H. Weinstock | Law Office of Jason H. Weinstock | 702-699-5336 | jhwlawoffice.com
  • Jay Young | Howard & Howard Attorneys | 702-667-4828 | howardandhoward.com

PERSONAL INJURY

PUBLIC INTEREST

REAL PROPERTY

  • Christopher Childs | Childs Watson & Gallagher | 702-848-4533 | childswatson.com
  • Cary Domina | Peel Brimley | 702-990-7272 | peelbrimley.com
  • Avece Higbee | Marquis Aurbach Coffing | 702-942-2127 | maclaw.com
  • Brooke Holmes | Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck | 702-464-7068 | bhfs.com
  • Rebecca Miltenberger | Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck | 702-464-7052 | bhfs.com
  • Terry Moore | Marquis Aurbach Coffing | 702-942-2135 | maclaw.com
  • John Sacco | Marquis Aurbach Coffing | 702-942-2182 | maclaw.com
  • Mandy Shavinsky | Snell & Wilmer | 702-784-5229 | swlaw.com
  • Jamie Thalgott | Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck | 702-464-7082 | bhfs.com
  • John Wendland | Weil & Drage | 702-314-1905 | weildrage.com

SECURITIES

  • Ellen Schulhofer | Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck | 702-464-7059 | bhfs.com

TAX

  • Var Lordahl | Dawson and Lordahl | 702-476-6440 | dlnevadalaw.com
  • Steven Oshins | Oshins & Associates | 702-341-6000 | oshins.com
  • Steven Pacitti | Steven Pacitti, Esq., LLM, Attorney at Law | 702-380-3100

TRANSACTIONAL/PROBATE

2020 TOP LAWYERS COMMUNITY CHOICE LIST

COMMUNITY EXEMPLARY

Paul Padda – Personal Injury | Paul Padda Law | 702-366-1888 | paulpaddalaw.com

CUSTOMER CARE

Shannon R. Wilson – Family | Hutchison & Steffen | 702-385-2500  | hutchlegal.com 

LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT

Michael N. Feder – Business Litigation | Dickinson Wright | 702-550-4440 | dickinson-wright.com

PRO BONO

Suzanne M. Warren – Tax | Silver Law | 480-429-3360 | taxcontroversy.com

TRAILBLAZER

Sagar Raich – Transactional/Probate | Raich Law | 702-758-4240 | raichattorneys.com

UP AND COMING

Christopher Myers – Securities | Holland & Hart | 702-669-4621 | hollandhart.com

UP AND COMING

Ayesha Mehdi – Insurance and Health | Spencer Fane | 702-408-3416 | spencerfane.com

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