For the past 15 years, Nevada Business Magazine has been publishing a list showcasing the state’s top attorneys as voted by their peers. Formerly known as Legal Elite this annual list came to represent the best of the best in the legal industry. This year, the editorial team at the magazine is rebranding Legal Elite to better reflect the prestigious position these attorneys hold in Nevada. Aptly named Top Rank Attorneys, the lawyers who make it on the list and are at the top of their fields. These attorney’s dedication to the craft was noted by their peers who nominated and voted for them for this recognition. Polling for Top Rank Attorneys began in mid-February of this year and several thousand nominations were submitted by licensed attorneys in the state. Each submission then went through an extensive verification process resulting in the top attorneys in Nevada, chosen by their peers and presented in the following pages.
Each attorney that made it on the list this year not only had to receive enough votes to qualify, but they also went through several levels of verification and scrutiny before appearing on this list. When the nomination process closed, each ballot was individually reviewed for eligibility and every voting attorney was verified with the State Bar of Nevada.
Once a vote was verified, each nominee was then scored based on the number and type of votes received. Attorneys that garnered votes from within their own firm were given a score of one and those that received a vote from someone at another firm were given a weighted score of three. After scores were tabulated, the top vote getters were verified once again. Each attorney’s standing with the state bar was reviewed and they were contacted directly to verify information. The attorneys that passed every level of scrutiny appear on the following pages.
Top vote getters for the North, South and Best Up and Coming lists were asked to appear on the cover. Featured this year are Mark Hutchison with Hutchison & Steffen representing the south; Kristen Matteoni with Snell & Wilmer from the north; and Jackson Wong of Kemp Jones who represents the Best Up and Coming list. Congratulations to all of the distinguished lawyers featured among the 2022 Top Rank Attorneys.
Southern Nevada Attorneys
| Name | Firm | Practice Emphasis | Years Practicing in Nevada |
| Jennifer Braster | Naylor & Braster | Commercial Litigation | 15 |
This article was originally published in Nevada Business Magazine