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
- Adam Bult | Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck | 702-464-7077 | bhfs.com
- Riana Durrett | Riana Durrett PLLC | 702-782-4180 | durrettpllc.com
- Alex Fugazzi | Snell & Wilmer | 702-784-5202 | swlaw.com
- Tracy Gallegos | Duane Morris | 702-868-2622 | duanemorris.com
- Ross Goodman | Goodman Defense | 702-383-5088 | goodmancriminaldefenseattorney.vegas
- Theodore Parker III | Parker Nelson & Associates | 702-868-8000 | pnalaw.net
- Melissa Waite | Dickinson Wright | 702-550-4435 | dickinson-wright.com
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
- Robert Draskovich | The Draskovich Law Group | 702-381-6590 | draskovich.com
- Sarah Hawkins | Clark County Public Defender | 702-455-4685 / 702-455-4212 | clarkcountynv.gov
- Lawrence C. Hill | Lawrence C. Hill & Associates | 702-530-5688 | lvlegalhelp.com
- W. Michael Horvath | The Draskovich Law Group | 702-381-6590 | draskovich.com
- Andrew M. Leavitt | Law Offices of Andrew M. Leavitt | 702-382-2800 | leavittevictions.com
- Thomas Pitaro | Pitaro & Fumo | 702-474-7554 | fumolaw.com
- Michael Rhodes | Law Office of Michael Rhodes | 702-366-0333 | mikerhodeslaw.com
- Chip Siegel | Law Office of Chip Siegel | 702-430-7531 | legalchip.com
- Ashley Sisolak | Clark County Public Defender | 702-455-4685 | clarkcountynv.gov
- Michael Troiano | Law Office of Michael A. Troiano | 702-843-5500 | troianovegaslaw.com
- Arnold Weinstock | Law Office of Dan Winder | 702-878-6000 | attorneydanwinder.com
- Waleed Zaman | Zaman & Trippiedi | 702-359-0157 | zamanlegal.com
ELDER
- Richard D. Chatwin | Gerrard Cox Larsen | 702-796-4000 | gerrard-cox.com
- Russell Geist | Hutchison & Steffen | 702-385-2500 | hutchlegal.com
- Marjorie Guymon | Goldsmith & Guymon | 702-475-9463 | goldguylaw.com
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
- Jennifer Abrams | The Abrams Law Firm | 702-222-4021 | theabramslawfirm.com
- Michael Burton | McFarling Law Group | 702-766-6671 | mcfarlinglaw.com
- Robert Cerceo | Naimi & Cerceo | 702-901-4800 | naimicerceo.com
- Michael C. Flaxman | Leavitt & Flaxman | 702-602-7447 | leavittflaxmanlaw.com
- Nedda Ghandi | Ghandi Deeter Blackham | 702-878-1115 | ghandilaw.com
- Edward Kainen | Kainen Law Group | 702-823-4900 | kainenlawgroup.com
- Ishi Kunin | Kunin Law Group | 702-438-8060 | kuninlawgroup.com
- Dennis M. Leavitt | Leavitt Law Firm | 702-996-6052 | leavittlawfirm.com
- Amanda Litt | Litt Law Firm | 702-885-9298 | littlawfirm.com
- Regina McConnell | McConnell Law | 702-487-3100 | henderson-divorce-lawyers.com
- Romeo Perez | The Law Office of Romeo R. Perez | 702-214-7244 | romeoperezlaw.com
- Yasnai Rodriguez-Zaman | The Dickerson Karacsonyi Law Group | 702-388-8600 | thedklawgroup.com
- Michael Trippiedi | Zaman & Trippiedi | 702-359-0157 | ztlawgroup.com
- Rachel Tygret | Marquis Aurbach Coffing | 702-382-0711 | maclaw.com
- Shannon Wilson | Hutchison & Steffen | 702-385-2500 | hutchlegal.com
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
- Heather Armantrout | Lewis Brisbois | 702-693-1719 | lewisbrisbois.com
- John Bailey | Bailey Kennedy | 702-562-8820 | baileykennedy.com
- David A. Clark | Lipson Neilson | 702-382-1500 | lipsonneilson.com
- Jared Clark | Clark Law Group | 702-330-3272 | injuryattorneyvegas.com
- Josephine Groh | Weinberg Wheeler Hudgins Gunn & Dial | 702-938-3828 | wwhgd.com
- Jeremy Kilber | Weil & Drage | 702-314-1905 | weildrage.com
- Bryce Loveland | Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck | 702-464-7024 | bhfs.com
- Jennifer Micheli | Marquis Aurbach Coffing | 702-389-6796 | maclaw.com
IMMIGRATION
- Darren Heyman | Heyman Law Group | 702-421-8472 | greencardadvice.com
- Michael Lin | Lin Law Group | 702-871-9888 | linlawgroup.com
- Dan Winder | Law Office of Dan Winder | 702-878-6000 | attorneydanwinder.com
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
- Edward Bernstein | Edward Bernstein & Associates | 702-213-7012 | edbernstein.com
- Eric Blank | Eric Blank Injury Attorneys | 702-213-9343 | ericblanklaw.com
- Brian Blankenship | Claggett & Sykes Law Firm | 702-213-2566 | claggettlaw.com
- Robert Cardenas | Cardenas Law Group | 702-538-8883 | cardenaslawgroup.com
- Brian P. Clark | Clark McCourt | 702-474-0065 | clarkmccourt.com
- Robert Cottle | The Cottle Firm | 702-722-6111 | cottlefirm.com
- Kyle Cottner | Kaplan & Cottner | 702-381-8888 | kaplancottner.com
- Shane Cox | The Paul Powell Law Firm | 702-728-5500 | paulpowell.com
- Craig Drummond | Drummond Law Firm | 702-357-9754 | drummondfirm.com
- G. Dallas Horton | Dallas Horton & Associates | 702-380-3100 | gdallashorton.com
- Stephen Lewis | Claggett & Sykes Law Firm | 702-213-2566 | claggettlaw.com
- Seth Little | Little Law Group | 702-970-7907 | littlelawgroup.com
- Louis Minicozzi | Minicozzi Law Firm | 775-751-1200
- Mike H. T. Nguyen | Nguyen & Associates | 702-999-8888 | thenguyenlaw.com
- Steven Parke | The Parke Law Firm | 702-469-3000 | stevenparke.com
- Laura Payne-Hunt | The One Lawyer | 702-450-4868 | theonelawyer.com
- Robert Sidell | Sidell Injury Law | 702-384-3847 | robertsidell.com
- Leonard Stone | Shook & Stone | 702-766-8757 | shookandstone.com
- James Trummell | Eglet Adams | 702-450-5400 | egletlaw.com
PUBLIC INTEREST
- Belinda T. Harris | Clark County Public Defender | 702-455-4685 | clarkcountynv.gov
- Justin Jones | Jones Lovelock | 702-805-8450 | joneslovelock.com
- Nicholas Vaskov | City of Henderson | 702-267-1200 | cityofhenderson.com
- Mackenzie Warren | McDonald Carano | 702-338-5485 | mcdonaldcarano.com
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
- John Dawson | Dawson & Lordahl | 702-476-6440 | dlnevadalaw.com
- Dara Goldsmith | Goldsmith & Guymon | 702-475-9463 | goldguylaw.com
- Mark Goldstein | Bailey Kennedy | 702-562-8820 | baileykennedy.com
- Blake Johnson | Trusted Estate Planning Attorneys | 702-616-6001 | trustedepa.com
- Cody Noble | McDonald Carano | 702-873-4100 | mcdonaldcarano.com
- Geraldine Tomich | Marquis Aurbach Coffing | 702-942-2181 | maclaw.com
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