Lawyers are essential to the fabric of the justice system. They work to represent all parties fairly and fully, and they play a necessary role in ensuring that justice rendered is the result of adequate, thorough representation. A trusted lawyer is a powerful ally.
The 2022 Top Lawyers list represents the best in our community, as recommended by their peers, clients, and colleagues. The large part of this list is the result of a peer-nominated review. We sent more than 3,000 surveys to practicing attorneys in Southern Nevada, inviting them to submit their recommendations for Top Lawyers in a variety of different fields. The peer-nominated list is an opportunity to recognize some of the most well-regarded legal professionals in the Valley, and it’s a resource for the public—these are the lawyers that lawyers hire.
In addition to the peer-nominated list, there’s a section of Community Choice honorees, nominated by clients, friends and the community at large. The Community Choice section is comprised of several unique recognitions: Lifetime Achievement, Community Exemplary, Trailblazer, Up & Coming, Pro Bono and Customer Care. These honorees were selected by a judging panel of legal experts.
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2022 TOP LAWYER PEER-NOMINATED LIST
As nominated by currently practicing Clark County lawyers
APPELLATE
- Alexander Chen | Chief Deputy District Attorney, Clark County | clarkcountynv.gov
- Tami Cowden | Greenberg Traurig, LLP | 702-792-3773 | gtlaw.com
- Sarah E. Harmon | Bailey Kennedy, LLP | 702-562-8820 | baileykennedy.com
- Daniel F. Polsenberg | Lewis Roca | 702-949-8200 | lewisroca.com
- Patrick Reilly | Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck, LLP | 702-464-7033 | bhfs.com
- Jeff Silvestri | McDonald Carano | 702-257-4521 | mcdonaldcarano.com
- Abraham Smith | Lewis Roca | 702-949-8200 | lewisroca.com
- William Waters | Clark County Public Defender’s Office | 702-455-4685 | clarkcountynv.gov
- Deborah L. Westbrook | Clark County Public Defender's Office | 702-455-4685 | clarkcountynv.gov
BANKRUPTCY
- Brett A. Axelrod | Fox Rothschild, LLP | 702-699-5901 | foxrothschild.com
- Ogonna Brown | Lewis Roca | 702-949-8200 | lewisroca.com
- Gregory Garman | Garman Turner Gordon | 725-777-3000 | gtg.legal
- Amanda Netuschil | Goldsmith & Guymon, P.C. | 702-873-9500 | goldguylaw.com
- William Noall | Garman Turner Gordon | 725-777-3000 | gtg.legal
- Ryan Works | McDonald Carano | 702-873-4100 | mcdonaldcarano.com
BUSINESS LITIGATION
- Dylan Ciciliano | Garman Turner Gordon | 725-777-3000 | gtg.legal
- Joe Coppedge | Mushkin & Coppedge | 702-454-3333 | mccnvlaw.com
- Joshua M. Dickey | Bailey Kennedy, LLP | 702-562-8820 | baileykennedy.com
- David Edelblute | Holley Driggs Law Firm | 702-791-0308 | nevadafirm.com
- Dustun Holmes | Pisanelli Bice | 702-214-2100 | pisanellibice.com
- Chris Jorgensen | Lewis Roca | 702-949-8200 | lewisroca.com
- Jarrod Rickard | Semenza Kircher Rickard | 702-835-6803 | skrlawyers.com
- Steve Scow | Koch & Scow | 702-318-5040 | kochscow.com
- Erika Pike Turner | Garman Turner Gordon | 725-777-3000 | gtg.legal
- Dan Waite | Lewis Roca | 702-949-8200 | lewisroca.com
CANNABIS
- Amanda N. Connor | Connor & Connor | 702-750-9139 | connorpllc.com
- Sagar Raich | Raich Law | 702-758-4240 | raichattorneys.com
CIVIL RIGHTS
- David Olshan | Nevada Legal Services | (702) 386-0404 | nevadalegalservices.org
- Christopher Peterson | ACLU of Nevada | 702-366-1226 | aclunv.org
CONSTRUCTION
- George Ogilvie | McDonald Carano | 702-873-4100 | mcdonaldcarano.com
CRIMINAL
- Paola Armeni | Clark Hill | 702-697-7509 | clarkhill.com
- David T. Brown | Brown Brown & Premsrirut | 702-598-1484 | brownlawlv.com
- Frank Coumou | De Castroverde Law Group | 702-803-3263 | dlgteam.com
- Craig Hendricks | De Castroverde Law Group | 702-803-3263 | dlgteam.com
- Jess Marchese | Law Office of Jess Marchese | 702-385-5377| criminalattorneylasvegasjm.weebly.com
- Jessica Walsh | Clark County District Attorney's Office | clarkcountynv.gov
- David Westbrook | Clark County Public Defender's Office | 702-455-4685 | clarkcountynv.gov
ELDER
- Richard Chatwin | Gerrard Cox & Larsen | 702-796-4000 | gerrard-cox.com
- Jason Sadow | Sadow Law Firm | 702-249-0160 | sadowlawfirm.com
ENVIRONMENTAL AND NATURAL RESOURCES
- Matthew McKissick | Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck, LLP | 702-464-7054 | bhfs.com
- Robert McPeak | McDonald Carano | 702-873-4100 | mcdonaldcarano.com
FAMILY
- Jennifer Abrams | The Abrams & Mayo Law Firm | 702-222-4021 | theabramslawfirm.com
- Marilyn Caston | Nevada Family Law | 702-910-4300 | nevadafamilylaw.com
- Jonathan Chung | Hutchison & Steffen Attorneys | 702-385-2500 | hutchlegal.com
- Nedda Ghandi | Ghandi Deeter Blackham | 702-878-1115 | ghandilaw.com
- Vanessa Goulet | Goulet Law, LLC | 702-805-4777 | gouletlawfirm.com
- Kerstan Hubbs | Essential Legal Services | 702-501-3442 | essentiallegalservices.com
- Laura Johns-Bolhouse | Goldsmith & Guymon, P.C. | 702-873-9500 | goldguylaw.com
- Josef Karacsonyi | The Dickerson Karacsonyi Law Group | 702-388-8600 | thedklawgroup.com
- Jason Naimi | Naimi Cerceo Family Law | 702-901-4800 | naimicerceo.com
- Samantha Mentzel | Sin City Divorce | 702-487-3771 | sincitydivorce.com
- Frank J. Toti | Law Offices of Frank J. Toti | 702-517-5687 | fjtesq.com
GAMING
- Greg Giordano | McDonald Carano | 702-873-4100 | mcdonaldcarano.com
- Dennis Gutwald | McDonald Carano | 702-873-4100 | mcdonaldcarano.com
- Glenn J. Light | Lewis Roca | 702-949-8200 | lewisroca.com
- Erica Okerberg | Greenberg Traurig, LLP | 702-792-3773 | gtlaw.com
- Karl Rutledge | Lewis Roca | 702-949-8200 | lewisroca.com
- Scott Scherer | Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck, LLP | 775-398-3804 | bhfs.com
IMMIGRATION
- Alissa Cooley | UNLV Immigration Clinic | 702-895-2080 | law.unlv.edu
- Darren Heyman | Heyman Law Group | 702-761-6755 | heymanlawgroup.com
- Kyle Morishita | De Castroverde Law Group | 702-803-3849 | dlgteam.com
- Juan De Pedro | De Castroverde Law Group | 702-803-3849 | dlgteam.com
INSURANCE
- Casey Tyler | Hall Prangle & Schoonveld | 702-889-6400 | hpslaw.com
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
- Stephanie Buntin | Howard & Howard | 702-667-4874 | howardandhoward.com
- Eric Hone | Hone Law | 702-608-3720 | hone.law
- Michael McCue | Lewis Roca | 702-949-8200 | lewisroca.com
- Lindsey Williams | Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck, LLP | 702-464-7056 | bhfs.com
- Meng Zhong | Lewis Roca | 702-949-8200 | lewisroca.com
LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT
- Kristy Gallagher | McDonald Carano | 702-873-4100 | mcdonaldcarano.com
- Jennifer Hostetler | Lewis Roca | 702-949-8200 | lewisroca.com
- Adam Levine | Law Office of Daniel Marks | 702-386-0536 | lawofficeofdanielmarks.com
- Bryce Loveland | Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck | 702-464-7024 | bhfs.com
PERSONAL INJURY
- Meesha Araich | Adam S. Kutner and Associates | 702-382-0000 |askadamskutner.com
- Brian M. Boyer | The Injury Firm Las Vegas | 702-800-0988 | injuryfirm.vegas
- Sean Claggett | Claggett and Sykes Law Firm | 702-935-6164 | claggettlaw.com
- Dallas Horton | G. Dallas Horton & Associates | 702-380-3100 | gdallashorton.com
- Neal K. Hyman | Law Offices of Neal Hyman | 702-477-0042 | nealhyman.com
- Christopher Kircher | Semenza Kircher Rickard | 702-835-6803 | skrlawyers.com
- Ian McMenemy | McMenemy Injury Law | 702-460-2441
- Christian Morris | Nettles Morris | 702-466-6239 | nettleslawfirm.com
- Mike H. T. Nguyen | Nguyen & Associates, LLC | 702-999-8888 | thenguyenlaw.com
- Nick Pomponio | Pomponio Injury Law | 702-888-3887 | pomponiolaw.com
- Robert Sidell | Sidell Injury Law | 702-384-3847 | robertsidell.com
PUBLIC INTEREST
- Nicholas Vaskov | City Attorney, City of Henderson | 702-267-1200 | cityofhenderson.com
REAL PROPERTY
- John Aldrich | Aldrich Law Firm | 702-583-6748 | johnaldrich-lawfirm.com
- Andrew Gabriel | McDonald Carano | 702-873-4100 | mcdonaldcarano.com
- Brooke Holmes | Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck, LLP | 702-382-2101 |bhfs.com
- Michael Kalish | Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck, LLP | 702-382-2101 | bhfs.com
- Joseph Kozlowski | Garman Turner Gordon | 725-777-3000 | gtg.legal
- Rebecca Miltenberger | Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck, LLP | 702-382-2101 | bhfs.com
- Christine Murphy | Garman Turner Gordon | 725-777-3000 | gtg.legal
- Jamie Thalgott | Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck, LLP | 702-382-2101 | bhfs.com
TAX
- Michael Burnstein | Zaffre Law | 415-282-5730 | zaffrelaw.com
- Steven Pacitti | Steven Pacitti, Esq., LL.M. | 702-380-3100
- Scott Swain | McDonald Carano | 702-873-4100 | mcdonaldcarano.com
TRANSACTIONAL/PROBATE
- Mike Bonner | Greenberg Traurig, LLP | 702-792-3773 | gtlaw.com
- Peter Co | Goldsmith & Guymon, P.C. | 702-873-9500 | goldguylaw.com
- Cody Noble | McDonald Carano | 702-873-4100 | mcdonaldcarano.com
- Kristin Tyler | Garman Turner Gordon | 725-777-3000 | gtg.legal
2022 TOP LAWYERS COMMUNITY CHOICE LIST
Nominated by the public and reviewed by a panel of legal industry experts
Lifetime Achievement
- David Olshan | Nevada Legal Services | 702-386-0404 | nevadalegalservices.org
Community Exemplary
- Micaela Moore | City of North Las Vegas | 702-633-1050 | cityofnorthlasvegas.com
Trailblazer
- Sophia Romero | ACLU of Nevada | 702-366-1226 | aclunv.org
Up & Coming
- Christian Ogata | Snell & Wilmer | 702-784-5211 | swlaw.com
Pro Bono
- Bryce Loveland | Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck | 702-464-7024 | bhfs.com
Customer Care
- Sean Claggett | Claggett & Sykes Law Firm | 702-935-6164 | claggettlaw.com