No matter the result in the trial court, many disputes are decided at the appellate level. Often, the counsel you retain will make or break your chance of success on appeal because getting the right result requires specific appellate skills. These include: insightful analysis of the issues; thorough research of the law; careful review of the factual record; persuasive brief writing; cogent oral argument; and knowledge of the rules. McDonald Carano’s appellate team has the abilities in each of these areas to place it among the most experienced and qualified in Nevada.
McDonald Carano handles appeals – simple to complex – at all levels of appellate court and administrative agency review. Our success spans the Nevada Supreme Court, California’s Court of Appeals and the Federal Court of Appeal, in particular the Ninth Circuit. McDonald Carano played an instrumental role in the formation of Nevada’s Court of Appeals and the concurrent overhaul of the Nevada Rules of Appellate Procedure. Our attorneys also serve as authors of numerous chapters in the regularly updated Nevada Appellate Practice Manual (2016, 2018 and 2021 editions).
The practice of appellate law demands intellectual acuity and discipline to develop precision briefs and compelling arguments. Our appellate team consistently delivers the exceptional writing, analytical acumen and oral advocacy skills needed to present our clients’ position in the most persuasive way possible. We also use our extensive and collective experience as judicial law clerks in the Nevada Supreme Court, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, and other state and federal courts to develop appellate strategy and provide the highest caliber representation.
McDonald Carano congratulates Jane Susskind on receiving “Ones to Watch” recognition from The Best Lawyers in America 2023 in Appellate Practice and Commercial Litigation. The award recognizes “extraordinary lawyers who…
McDonald Carano congratulates Dan Aquino on receiving “Ones to Watch” recognition from The Best Lawyers in America 2023 in three practice areas – Appellate, Commercial Litigation, and Labor & Employment…
McDonald Carano congratulates Jim Bradshaw, Pat Lundvall, George Ogilvie, Jeff Silvestri and Amanda Yen for being recognized as Business Litigation Super Lawyers in the 2022 edition of Mountain States Super…
McDonald Carano congratulates Pat Lundvall, Chair of our Commercial & Complex Litigation Practice, on her 12th consecutive annual recognition in the “Top 50 Women Super Lawyers” list for the Mountain…
McDonald Carano welcomes John Fortin as a member of our Commercial & Complex Litigation Practice and Appellate Practice. He focuses his expertise on business litigation at the trial and appellate…
McDonald Carano congratulates Daniel Aquino, Adam Hosmer-Henner, Chelsea Latino and Amanda Perach on being recognized in the 2022 Mountain States Rising Stars list which covers Nevada, Idaho, Montana, Utah and…
John Fortin, a member of the Commercial & Complex Litigation Practice and the Appellate Practice, has argued before the Nevada Supreme Court as part of the pro bono appellate program…
McDonald Carano congratulates Chelsea Latino on being recognized by the Nevada Women’s Fund as a Women of Achievement Honoree at the 2022 Salute to Women of Achievement event. The event…
McDonald Carano congratulates Adam Hosmer-Henner on receiving the prestigious “Up & Coming” ranking in Commercial Litigation from Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business, the legal profession’s highly respected guide…
McDonald Carano congratulates 10 attorneys in our Las Vegas office who are recognized as “Top Lawyers” in the Vegas Inc./Las Vegas Weekly 2022 list of the “best in our community…
McDonald Carano congratulates Pat Lundvall on receiving the highest Band 1 ranking in Commercial Litigation from Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business 2022. Chambers’ rankings are based on surveys…
The Johnny Depp/Amber Heard defamation case spotlights the potential pitfalls associated with bringing suit. Bloomberg Law interviewed Pat Lundvall for her views on addressing privacy risks with clients involved in…
McDonald Carano proudly announces having the most attorneys recognized in Nevada Business Magazine’s “Top Rank Attorneys” list for 2022, including four “Best Up & Coming Attorneys.” For the past 15…
McDonald Carano congratulates Pat Lundvall, Chair of the Commercial & Complex Litigation Practice, on receiving a Women Inspiring Nevada award from Vegas Inc. that recognizes women leaders who “have the…
Motions in appellate practice can be a crucial component of a successful appeal. To effectively utilize the advantages of motion practice in front of Nevada’s appellate courts, litigators need to…
After a complete defense victory, on April 6, 2022, the Clark County District Court awarded McDonald Carano’s client $2,262,815.56 in recoverable costs, representing a celebratory conclusion to more than 24…
McDonald Carano proudly announces earning recertification in Meritas, the leading global alliance of independent full-service business law firms. McDonald Carano joined Meritas in 1990 as a founding member and we…
Petitions for writs of mandamus, prohibition and certiorari are called “extraordinary” because they are issued outside the ordinary course of a case and only in limited circumstances. Filing a writ…
McDonald Carano proudly congratulates Pat Lundvall, Chair of the Commercial & Complex Litigation Practice, and Leigh Goddard, Chair of the Trust, Estate & Fiduciary Litigation Practice, for achieving the prestigious…
McDonald Carano congratulates Commercial & Complex Litigation Partners Pat Lundvall, Kristen Gallagher and Amanda Perach on serving as lead Nevada trial counsel, with assistance from Appellate Practice Partner Amanda Yen, in an industry-changing…
McDonald Carano proudly announces that 17 Practice Groups in our Reno and Las Vegas offices have received the prestigious “Tier 1” ranking in the 2022 edition of the “Best Law…
McDonald Carano proudly announces that seven lawyers in our Reno and Las Vegas offices received “Lawyer of the Year” awards in the 2022 edition of Best Lawyers in America. Over…
McDonald Carano proudly announces that 11 women lawyers from nine Practice Groups in our Reno and Las Vegas offices have been recognized in the 2022 edition of Best Lawyers in…
McDonald Carano proudly announces that 37 of our lawyers have been selected by their peers for inclusion in the 2022 edition of The Best Lawyers in America, the leading peer-review…
McDonald Carano is proud to announce that 19 of our litigators in Reno and Las Vegas have been recognized in Best Lawyers in America 2022 in six areas of litigation…
McDonald Carano proudly announces that Partner Adam Hosmer-Henner was selected to The American Lawyer’s inaugural list of “West Trailblazers.” The list consists of a total of 48 attorneys selected from the states…
Women’s History Month is celebrated in March, but all year long McDonald Carano honors the women who lead our practices, provide excellent service to our clients, and assure the professional…
McDonald Carano proudly announces that Chambers USA 2021 has ranked our Commercial & Complex Litigation Practice in the highly regarded Band 1 category, which is Chambers’ most prestigious recognition of “legal knowledge and…
McDonald Carano proudly congratulates Adam Hosmer-Henner, Chelsea Latino, Brian Pick, Brian Schusterman, and Ryan Works for being selected to Nevada Business magazine’s list of “Legal Elite 2021: The Silver State’s…
Making an accurate record and adequately preserving issues in the trial court are critical elements for a properly presented appeal. McDonald Carano attorneys Adam Hosmer-Henner and Chelsea Latino authored an…
Las Vegas, Nevada, June 3, 2021 – McDonald Carano LLP is pleased to announce that eleven attorneys from the firm are recognized as 2021 Mountain States Super Lawyers and four…
Reno, NV (December 3, 2020) — McDonald Carano is pleased to announce that attorney Adam Hosmer-Henner has been named to the 2020 Reno Tahoe Young Professionals Network’s Twenty Under 40…
June 1, 2020, The Writ, “Appellate Briefs” The Nevada Supreme Court publishes an online list of all cases, the Aging Submitted Case Report (“Report”), that have been submitted for more than ninety days and…
Las Vegas, Nevada, May 31, 2020 – McDonald Carano LLP is pleased to announce that twelve attorneys from the firm are recognized as 2020 Mountain States Super Lawyers and three…
April 1, 2020, The Writ, “Appellate Briefs” On March 13, 2020, the Nevada Supreme Court took the prudent step of restricting access to the appellate courthouses in Carson City and Las Vegas….
February 1, 2020, The Writ, “Appellate Briefs” In an article reviewing empirical research on judicial decisions, the authors addressed whether “aversion to reversal can produce undesirable, strategic effects on judicial decisions.” Rachlinski,…
January 14, 2020–McDonald Carano is pleased to announce the promotion of attorneys Rory Kay and Amanda Perach to Partner, effective January 1, 2020. “We congratulate Rory and Amanda as they…
November 1, 2019, McDonald Carano, Nevada’s law firm for businesses and high-net-worth individuals, is pleased to announce the firm has been named one of the country’s “Best Law Firms” in…
November 1, 2019, The Writ, “Appellate Briefs” Participation by a private entity as an amicus curiae at the Nevada Supreme Court is discretionary and permitted only by leave of court. NRAP 29(a)…
September 1, The Writ, Appellate Briefs While the federal court system has “Twombly” and “Iqbal,” Nevada state courts have “Buzz Stew.” Practitioners in Nevada are very used to seeing Buzz Stew, LLC v. City of…
June 1, 2019, The Writ, “Appellate Briefs” –Briefs submitted to the Nevada Supreme Court must contain a “concise statement of the applicable standard of review.” NRAP 28(a)(10)(B). This requirement is not…
April 1, 2019, The Writ, “Appellate Briefs” A “writ of prohibition is an appropriate remedy to correct an order that compels disclosure of privileged information.” L.V. Dev. Assocs. v. Eighth Jud. Dist. Ct.,…
January 1, 2019, The Writ, “Appellate Briefs” In 2015, the Nevada legislature amended Nevada’s anti-SLAPP statute to require that the “plaintiff must meet the same burden of proof that a plaintiff has been required to meet pursuant…
November 1, 2018, Las Vegas, NV – McDonald Carano, Nevada’s law firm for businesses and high-net-worth individuals, is pleased to announce the firm has been named one of the country’s…
November 1, 2018, The Writ, “Appellate Briefs” How does a plaintiff go from winning $6,000,000 after trial to having the entire case dismissed eight years later after an appeal? One…
October, 2018, The Writ, “Appellate Briefs” Nevada law allows the “prevailing party” to recover costs and, in some cases, fees. But it is not always clear who qualifies as the…
August 1, 2018, Legal Aid Center of Southern Nevada, “Pro Bono Project” A task force of Clark County commissioners, judges, social workers, attorneys, and children’s advocates recognized the need to provide abused…
Casino and Gambling News, May 30, 2018 By Lars Jones with additional reporting by K. Morrison This is part two of a two-part series wherein we interview AG Burnett, former…
Casino and Gambling News, May 29, 2018 by Lars Jones and additional reporting by K. Morrison When New Jersey filed briefs with the Supreme Court on the future of sports betting last August, many…
8LasVegasNOW.com, May 14, 2018, By Karen Castro There was a precedent set Monday for a much anticipated ruling in the sports gaming industry when the United States Supreme Court struck…
RAN – Retail Association of Nevada, April, 2018 On April 17, 2018, the United States Supreme Court (SCOTUS) will hear oral arguments in the case of South Dakota v. Wayfair, Inc. The…
My research on Internet libel takedown orders has profited tremendously from the Lumen Database (formerly ChillingEffects.org), a website to which Google and others archive takedown requests. I’ve seen a couple…
Business professionals often complain that the lack of case law in Nevada creates a climate of uncertainty for business decision-making. The Nevada Supreme Court has been working to change that…
Adam Hosmer-Henner, an attorney in the Reno law office of McDonald Carano, has been elected as a partner within the firm. Hosmer-Henner practices in the firm’s complex business litigation and…
It happens more than we’d like. You’re in the midst of contentious litigation and the judge issues a “bad” ruling. Most times, you just lick your wounds and press on….
By SEAN WHALEY LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL CAPITAL BUREAU CARSON CITY — An attorney representing a Nevada prison inmate who was denied a special diet he had requested as a practicing…
http://www.nevadabusiness.com/2016/04/industry-focus-attorneys-4/ Most industries have experienced an energetic pick up in business as the economy has recovered. Nevada law offices are enjoying an improved economy but are still facing their share…
Eric Kroh of Law 360 Law360, New York (December 7, 2015, 6:22 PM EST) — Members of the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday delved into arguments that they should overturn their own…
Las Vegas Business Press By Robert Horne When voters approved Nevada’s new appellate court in November, they may also have improved the state’s business climate. Local attorneys surveyed by the…
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