When you need a lawyer it can be overwhelming to find the one that is right for your needs—we have thousands in the valley, after all. The 2021 Vegas Inc Top Lawyers list is a great place to start.
To ensure we found the best of the best, we went straight to the source—sending a survey directly to nearly 3,000 lawyers in Clark County to get their recommendations of lawyers in 20 areas of law most common to Southern Nevada. We also recognize that many people turn to friends, family, colleagues and neighbors when seeking legal help, so we held a Community Choice portion of the awards for public input.
Our 2021 Top Lawyers list consists of nearly 160 leading lawyers in Southern Nevada, as nominated by peers, clientele and the community—each one checked against records with the Nevada State Bar to ensure that they are in good standing. The prestigious list details a comprehensive catalog of the most prominent and impressive lawyers, organized by areas of law—a thorough resource for anyone looking for legal assistance.
The 2021 Vegas Inc Top Lawyers 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.
2021 TOP LAWYERS PEER-NOMINATED LIST
As nominated by currently practicing Clark County lawyers
APPELLATE
- Jennifer Braster | Naylor & Braster | 702-420-7000 | naylorandbrasterlaw.com
- Tami D. Cowden | Greenberg Traurig | 702-938-6874 | gtlaw.com
- Micah Echols | Clagett & Sykes | 702-213-2566 | claggettlaw.com
- Joel D. Henriod | Lewis Roca | 702-474-2681 | lewisroca.com
- Frank A. Leavitt | Leavitt Law Firm | 702-996-6052 | leavittlawfirm.com
- Daniel F. Polsenberg | Lewis Roca | 702-474-2616 | lewisroca.com
- Jarrod L. Rickard | Semenza Kircher Rickard | 702-835-6803 | skrlawyers.com
- Abraham Smith | Lewis Roca | 702-474-2689 | lewisroca.com
- Jordan T. Smith | Pisanelli Bice | 702-214-2100 | pisanellibice.com
- Eric D. Walther | Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck | 702-464-7062 | bhfs.com
- Deborah Westbrook | Clark County Public Defender’s Office | 702-455-4685 | clarkcountynv.gov
BANKRUPTCY
- Brett A. Axelrod | Fox Rothschild | 702-699-5901 | foxrothschild.com
- Ogonna Brown | Lewis Roca | 702-474-2622 | lewisroca.com
- Rob Charles | Lewis Roca | 520-629-4427 | lewisroca.com
- Andrea M. Gandara | Holley Driggs | 702-791-0308 | nevadafirm.com
- James T. Leavitt | Leavitt Legal Services | 702-385-7444 | leavittlegal.vegas
- Matthew McArthur | Ballstaedt Law Firm | 702-213-9583 | bkvegas.com
- John F. Schneringer | Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani | 702-577-9302 | grsm.com
- Samuel A. Schwartz | Schwartz Law | 702-385-5544 | nvfirm.com
- David A. Stephens | Stephens, Gourley & Bywater | 702-656-2355 | stephensbywater.com
- Philip Thomas Varricchio | Varricchio Law Firm | 702-724-8300 | varricchiolawfirm.com
BUSINESS LITIGATION
- Mary E. Bacon | Spencer Fane | 702-408-3411 | spencerfane.com
- Todd L. Bice | Pisanelli Bice | 702-214-2100 | pisanellibice.com
- Mark E. Ferrario | Greenberg Traurig | 702-792-3773 | gtlaw.com
- JP Hendricks | Maier Gutierrez & Associates | 702-629-7900 | mgalaw.com
- Dustun Holmes | Pisanelli Bice | 702-214-2100 | pisanellibice.com
- J. Randall Jones | Kemp Jones | 702-385-6000 | kempjones.com
- Nicole Lovelock | Jones Lovelock | 702-805-8450 | joneslovelock.com
- Michael Paretti | Snell & Wilmer | 702-784-5219 | swlaw.com
- James J. Pisanelli | Pisanelli Bice | 702-214-2100 | pisanellibice.com
- Lawrence J. Semenza, III | Semenza Kircher Rickard | 702-835-6803 | skrlawyers.com
- Christian T. Spaulding | Greenberg Traurig | 702-792-3773 | gtlaw.com
CANNABIS
- Kevin M. Brenner | Connor & Connor | 702-750-9139 | connorpllc.com
- Adam K. Bult | Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck | 702-464-7077 | bhfs.com
- Jennifer Gaynor | J. Gaynor Law | 702-569-3208 | jgaynorlaw.com
CIVIL RIGHTS
- Scott M. Abbott | Kamer Zucker Abbott | 702-259-8640 | kzalaw.com
- Kathleen J. England | Gilbert & England Law Firm | 702-529-2311 | gelawyer.com
- Kara B. Hendricks | Greenberg Traurig | 702-938-6856 | gtlaw.com
- Patrick W. Kang | Ace Law Group | 702-605-3113 | acelawgroup.com
- Adam Levine | Law Office of Daniel Marks | 702-386-0536 | lawofficeofdanielmarks.com
CONSUMER PROTECTION
- Zachariah Larson | Larson & Zirzow | 702-382-1170 | lzlawnv.com
- Paul Ray | Paul C. Ray Chtd. | 702-823-2292 | paulcray.com
- Patrick Reilly | Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck | 702-464-7033 | bhfs.com
CRIMINAL
- Alanna Bondy | Sgro & Roger | 702-384-9800 | sgroandroger.com
- David Brown | Brown Brown & Premsrirut | 702-598-1484 | brownlawlv.com
- E. Brent Bryson | E. Brent Bryson, LTD. | 702-364-1234 | ebrentbrysonltd.com
- Charles Cano | Office of the Special Public Defender | 702-455-6265 | clarkcountynv.gov
- David Z. Chesnoff | Chesnoff & Schonfeld | 702-384-5563
- Kyle Cottner | Kaplan Cottner | 702-381-8888 | kaplancottner.com
- Osvaldo Fumo | Pitaro & Fumo | 702-474-7554 | fumolaw.com
- K. RyanHelmick | The Defenders | 702-333-3333 | thedefenders.net
- Stacy L. Kollins | Clark County District Attorney’s Office | 702-671-2500 | clarkcountynv.gov
- Andrew M. Leavitt | Law Office of Andrew M. Leavitt | 702-382-2800
- Sunethra Muralidhara | Wright Marsh & Levy | 702-382-4004 | wmllawlv.com
- Benjamin J. Nadig | Law Office of Benjamin Nadig | 702-706-0076 | lasvegasdefenselawfirm.com
- Michael Sanft | Mayfield, Gruber & Sanft | 702-497-8008 | mgslaw.vegas
- Sean P. Sullivan | The Law Offices of Sean P. Sullivan | 702-385-7270 | seansullivanlasvegas.com
- Arnold Weinstock | Law Office of Dan Winder | 702-878-6000 | attorneydanwinder.com
- Mace J. Yampolsky | Yampolsky & Margolis | 702-385-9777 | criminallawyerslasvegas.com
ELDER
- Patrick Clifford | Clifford Senior Law | 702-969-4695 | cliffordseniorlaw.com
- Alice S. Denton | Denton Cho | 702-384-1723 | dentoncho.com
ENVIRONMENTAL AND NATURAL RESOURCES
- Matthew McKissick | Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck | 702-464-7054 | bhfs.com
- Josh Reid | Fennemore | 702-692-8005 | fennemorelaw.com
FAMILY
- Jennifer Abrams | The Abrams Law Firm | 702-222-4021 | theabramslawfirm.com
- Michael C. Flaxman | Leavitt & Flaxman | 702-602-7447 | leavittflaxmanlaw.com
- Nedda Ghandi | Ghandi Deeter Blackham | 702-878-1115 | ghandilaw.com
- Jennifer Isso | Isso & Hughes Law Firm | 702-434-4424 | issoandhugheslawfirm.com
- Benjamin J. Leavitt | Leavitt Law Firm | 702-384-3963 | leavittlawfirm.com
- Brandon K. Leavitt | Leavitt & Flaxman | 702-602-7447 | leavittflaxmanlaw.com
- Jess R. Marchese | Law Office of Jess R. Marchese | 702-385-5377
- Daniel Marks | Law Office of Daniel Marks | 702-386-0536 | lawofficeofdanielmarks.com
- Samantha J. Mentzel | Sin City Divorce | 702-487-3771 | sincitydivorce.com
- Jason Naimi | Naimi & Cerceo | 702-901-4800 | naimicerceo.com
- Romeo Perez | The Law Office of Romeo R. Perez | 702-214-7244 | romeoperezlaw.com
- Rock Rocheleau | Right Lawyers | 702-830-9626 | rightlawyers.com
GAMING
- Mark A. Clayton | Greenberg Traurig | 702-599-8006 | gtlaw.com
- Glenn J. Light | Lewis Roca | 702-949-8276 | lewisroca.com
- Karl F. Rutledge | Lewis Roca | 702-949-8317 | lewisroca.com
- Frank Schreck | Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck | 702-382-2101 | bhfs.com
- Matthew Stafford | Stafford Consultancy Worldwide | 702-496-9119
- Mark Starr | Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck | 702-464-7093 | bhfs.com
INSURANCE AND HEALTH
- Charlotte Buys | Messner Reeves | 702-363-5100 | messner.com
- Leesa S. Goodwin | Bremer Whyte Brown & O‘Meara | 702-258-6665 | bremerwhyte.com
- Josephine E. Sansone | Weinberg Wheeler Hudgins Gunn & Dial | 702-938-3828 | wwhgd.com
- Mitchell J. Resnick | Resnick & Louis | 602-456-7573 | rlattorneys.com
- Roger W. Strassburg | Resnick & Louis | 602-456-6825 | rlattorneys.com
- Randall W. Tindall | Resnick & Louis | 702-997-8478 | rlattorneys.com
IMMIGRATION
- Jocelyn A. Cortez | GWP Immigration Law | 702-737-7717 | gwp.law
- Rodolfo Gonzalez | Gonzalez & Flores | 702-778-3030 | gonzalezandfloreslaw.com
- Darren Heyman | Heyman Law Group | 702-761-6755 | heymanlawgroup.com
- Xavier A. Mendez | Xavier A. Mendez Immigration Law Firm | 702-241-6444 | xamimmigrationlaw.com
- Martha Menendez | UNLV Immigration Clinic | 702-895-2080 | law.unlv.edu
- Ranee Samerthai | RST Law Group | 702-867-4994 | rst-law-group.business.site
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
- Erin E. Grolle | Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck | 702-464-7087 | bhfs.com
- Michael McCue | Lewis Roca | 702-949-8224 | lewisroca.com
- Bethany Rabe | Greenberg Traurig | 702-792-3773 | gtlaw.com
- Lindsey Williams | Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck | 702-464-7056 | bhfs.com
LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT
- Howard Cole | Lewis Roca | 702-949-8315 | lewisroca.com
- Patrick H. Hicks | Littler | 702-862-7700 | littler.com
- Jennifer K. Hostetler | Lewis Roca | 702-474-2624 | lewisroca.com
- Christopher M. Humes | Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck | 702-464-7094 | bhfs.com
- Gregory J. Kamer | Kamer Zucker Abbott | 702-259-8640 | kzalaw.com
- Kaine M. Messer | Gabroy Law Offices | 702-259-7777 | gabroy.com
- Laura J. Thalacker | Hartwell Thalacker | 702-850-1079 | hartwellthalacker.com
- Jason H. Weinstock | Law Office of Jason H. Weinstock | 702-699-5336 | jhwlawoffice.com
PERSONAL INJURY
- Marcus Berg | Moss Berg Injury Lawyers | 702-222-4555 | mossberginjurylaw.com
- Brian Blankenship | Claggett & Sykes Law Firm | 702-213-2566 | claggettlaw.com
- Amanda J. Brookhyser | Garg Golden Law Firm | 702-850-0202 | garggolden.com
- Daven P. Cameron | Cameron Law | 702-745-4545 | cameronlawlv.com
- Robert Cottle | The Cottle Firm | 702-722-6111 | cottlefirm.com
- Shane Cox | Bighorn Law | 702-903-7418 | bighornlaw.com
- G. Dallas Horton | G. Dallas Horton & Associates | 702-380-3100 | gdallashorton.com
- Neal Hyman | Law Offices of Neal Hyman | 702-477-0042 | nealhyman.com
- Christopher D. Kircher | Semenza Kircher Rickard | 702-835-6803 | skrlawyers.com
- Dustin Marcello | Pitaro & Fumo | 702-474-7554 | fumolaw.com
- David Menocal | Richard Harris Law Firm | 702-213-9779 | richardharrislaw.com
- Christian Morris | Nettles Morris Law Firm | 702-410-6239 | nettleslawfirm.com
- Boyd Moss | Moss Berg Injury Lawyers | 702-222-4555 | mossberginjurylaw.com
- Adam Muslusky | Muslusky Law | 702-302-2277 | musluskylaw.com
- Mike H.T. Nguyen | Nguyen & Associates | 702-999-8888 | thenguyenlaw.com
- Steven Parke | The Parke Law Firm | 702-469-3000 | parkelawfirmlv.com
- Eric Roy | Eric Roy Law Firm | 702-423-3333 | ericroylawfirm.com
- Lawrence Ruiz | The Ruiz Law Firm | 702-874-3670 | lmruizlaw.com
- Travis E. Shetler | Law Office of Travis E. Shetler | 702-866-0091
- Robert Sidell | Sidell Injury Law | 702-384-3847 | robertsidell.com
- Kyle R. Tatum | Ace Law Group | 702-605-3113 | acelawgroup.com
- Evan Thalgott | Shumway Van | 702-478-7770 | lawfirminlasvegas.com
- Michael S. Valiente | Valiente Mott Injury Attorneys | 702-623-2323 | valientemott.com
PUBLIC INTEREST
- Richard Scow | Clark County District Attorney’s Office | 702-671-2525 | clarkcountynv.gov
- Emily K. Strand | Pitaro & Fumo | 702-474-7554 | fumolaw.com
- Mackenzie Warren | McDonald Carano | 702-338-5485 | mcdonaldcarano.com
REAL PROPERTY
- Michael E. Buckley | Fennemore | 702-692-8006 | fennemorelaw.com
- Mark H. Goldstein | Bailey Kennedy | 702-562-8820 | baileykennedy.com
- Brooke A. Holmes | Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck | 702-464-7068 | bhfs.com
- Bryan A. Lindsey | Schwartz Law | 702-385-5544 | nvfirm.com
- Jim Mace | Greenberg Traurig | 702-599-8067 | gtlaw.com
- Rebecca Miltenberger | Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck | 702-464-7052 | bhfs.com
- Terry Moore | Marquis Aurbach Coffing | 702-942-2135 | maclaw.com
- Jeffrey J. Steffen | Lewis Roca | 702-474-2680 | lewisroca.com
SECURITIES
- Michael J. Bonner | Greenberg Traurig | 702-599-8030 | gtlaw.com
- Maximilien Fetaz | Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck | 702-464-7083 | bhfs.com
- Jon Pearson | Holland & Hart | 702-222-2512 | hollandhart.com
- Ellen Schulhofer | Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck | 702-464-7059 | bhfs.com
TAX
- George P. Kelesis | Cook & Kelesis | 702-737-7702 | bckltd.com
- Scott MacTaggart | Lewis Roca | 702-474-2646 | lewisroca.com
- Sagar Raich | Raich Law | 702-758-4240 | raichattorneys.com
TRANSACTIONAL/PROBATE
- Shauna S. Brennan | Outside General Counsel | 702-306-8104 | outsidegeneralcounsel.com
- Shane Jasmine Young | Young Law Group | 702-473-5600 | younglawnv.com
- Emily McFarling | McFarling Law Group | 702-766-6671 | mcfarlinglaw.com
- Gregory S. Smith | Smith & Shapiro | 702-318-5033 | smithshapiro.com
- Stuart J. Taylor | Lee Kiefer & Park | 702-333-1711 | lkpfirm.com
- Kenneth A. Woloson | Kenneth A. Woloson Law Office | 702-856-4680 | kbnevadalaw.com
2021 TOP LAWYERS COMMUNITY CHOICE LIST, PRESENTED BY YOUR TRUSTED COMMUNITY BANK PARTNER, CITY NATIONAL BANK
As nominated by the public and reviewed by a panel of legal industry experts
COMMUNITY EXEMPLARY
Puoy Premsrirut | Transactional/probate | Brown Brown & Premsrirut | 702-598-1484 | brownlawlv.com
CUSTOMER CARE
Kyle Morishita | Immigration | De Castroverde Law Group | 702-919-6158 | dlgteam.com
LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT
Leon F. Mead II | Construction Law | Mead Law Group | 702-745-4800 | meadlawgroup.com
PRO BONO
Richard C. Gordon | Commercial Litigation | Snell & Wilmer | 702-784-5210 | swlaw.com
TRAILBLAZER
Ashley Watkins | Personal Injury | Sam & Ash | 702-820-1234 | samandashlaw.com
UP-AND-COMING
Brittany Shipp-Walker | Public Interest | City of Boulder City | 702-293-9238 | bcnv.org