Alexandra Beth McLeod
NV
Alexandra McLeod is a civil trial lawyer with about 20 years of experience representing both injured people and companies in Las Vegas. She says the justice system works but can be made better.
Where Alexandra Beth McLeod stands, based on their records
Supports
Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties (1 record)
Track record
Track record — Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties
Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties · 1 support
Authored a law-review article about California’s court-ordered mental-health treatment after prison. Criticized weak protections for patients giving up jury hearings and risks of keeping them in treatment indefinitely.
December 19, 2018Supports Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties
Source: scholarlycommons.pacific.edu
Track record — General
General · 21 records
Reported moderating a professional seminar about working in fields dominated by men.
October 1, 2026
Source: nvcourts.gov
Reported teaching business law, negotiation and ethics part time at the University of Phoenix in Las Vegas.
October 1, 2026
Source: nvcourts.gov
Reported serving as a judge in practice trials.
October 1, 2026
Source: nvcourts.gov
Reported serving on the board of Las Vegas Defense Lawyers.
October 1, 2026
Source: nvcourts.gov
Served as president of the Southern Nevada Association of Women Attorneys from 2023 to 2025.
October 1, 2026
Source: snawa.com
Reported working as a court intern for federal Judge Roger Hunt.
October 1, 2026
Source: nvcourts.gov
Reported volunteering in the State Bar’s Goldilocks program, which taught elementary-school students about the legal system.
October 1, 2026
Source: nvcourts.gov
Reported working as a certified law student in McGeorge’s community legal clinic.
October 1, 2026
Source: nvcourts.gov
Received Martindale-Hubbell’s AV Preeminent rating, based on reviews from other lawyers.
October 1, 2026
Source: martindale.com
Reported researching laws about civil harm at McGeorge and editing its international-law journal.
October 1, 2026
Source: nvcourts.gov
Reported practicing at Lewis and Shreve, the Seegmiller firm, and Lewis and Associates. Also reported work at Brady, Vorwerck, Ryder and Caspino.
October 1, 2026
Source: nvcourts.gov
Reported teaching lawyers about negotiation, trial procedures and jury selection. Also reported moderating women lawyers’ discussions about trials and evidence gathering.
October 1, 2026
Source: nvcourts.gov
Completed Emerge Nevada’s 2019 program and judicial boot camp.
June 26, 2026
Source: nv.emergeamerica.org
Accepted multiple legal-aid cases without charging fees in January 2016.
July 31, 2025
Source: nvbar.org
Received a joint 2024 endorsement from the Nevada State AFL-CIO and Southern Nevada Central Labor Council for District Court Department 27.
September 20, 2024
Source: media.linkedunion.com
Received Nevada Impact and Las Vegas Spectrum's joint endorsement for District Court Department 27 in the 2024 general election. The guide also endorsed Terry Coffing.
September 18, 2024
Source: nevadaimpact.com
Received Teamsters locals 631, 14 and 986's joint endorsement for District Court Department 27 in the 2024 general election.
September 10, 2024
Source: media.linkedunion.com
Was listed as a mentor for newly admitted lawyers by the State Bar of Nevada.
July 3, 2024
Source: nvbar.org
Coauthored an article about the contributions of women lawyers to trial teams.
June 30, 2023
Source: wilsonelser.com
Authored advice for lawyers about building professional connections.
July 26, 2022
Source: nvbar.org
Chaired a volunteer lawyers committee for meetings between civil lawyers and judges at Clark County District Court.
February 25, 2020
Source: nvbar.org
Track record — Legal Competence
Legal Competence · 21 favorable
Worked at Wilson Elser on vehicle-crash, unsafe-property and defective-product cases. Earned an American University political science degree in 1999 and a McGeorge law degree in 2002.
October 1, 2026Favorable on Legal Competence
Source: wilsonelser.com
Taught a legal webinar on responding to injury-trial tactics that appeal to jurors’ fears about safety.
March 12, 2024Favorable on Legal Competence
Source: barbri.com
Coauthored guidance about Nevada’s ban on reducing liability insurance coverage by lawyers’ fees and other defense costs.
June 27, 2023Favorable on Legal Competence
Source: wilsonelser.com
Joined another lawyer in filing a trial brief for a man injured by broken glass outside a Linq restaurant. Asked the judge to establish fault or exclude inspection evidence. Argued that the defendants had withheld evidence.
July 19, 2022Favorable on Legal Competence
Source: nvcourts.gov
Joined two lawyers in opposing dismissal of a parent’s claims arising from alleged abuse of a child at school. Argued that a law removing filing deadlines for childhood-abuse claims also covered the parent’s claims.
July 12, 2022Favorable on Legal Competence
Source: acis-api.nvcourts.gov
Joined two lawyers in opposing a decision without trial in a casino crowd-injury lawsuit. Argued that the hotel needed adequate emergency and crowd-control measures. Asked for the jury to decide the claims.
July 6, 2022Favorable on Legal Competence
Source: acis-api.nvcourts.gov
Joined two lawyers in filing claims that inadequate security caused a fatal shooting. The complaint sought compensation for the death and alleged negligence by the business.
May 4, 2022Favorable on Legal Competence
Source: acis-api.nvcourts.gov
Joined two lawyers in suing Sparks and officers after a fatal crash during a police pursuit. Alleged that reckless policing violated constitutional rights. Sought damages, safer police policies, training compliance and officer investigation or discipline. These were client claims and requests, not court findings.
February 18, 2022Favorable on Legal Competence
Source: acis-api.nvcourts.gov
Signed an appeal brief for a pizza company after a jury awarded an injured driver $21,295.86. Argued that the parties’ agreement to a shortened trial included rules limiting attorney fees and costs.
October 5, 2020Favorable on Legal Competence
Source: acis-api.nvcourts.gov
Represented Las Vegas Defense Lawyers as court advisers in an injured worker’s appeal. The appeals court treated a large sign as a product and restored the lawsuit. It did not decide whether the sign was defective or who owed damages.
February 18, 2020Favorable on Legal Competence
Source: acis-api.nvcourts.gov
Represented Landry’s and Golden Nugget in an elevator-injury lawsuit. The judge granted their request for a decision without trial and directed her to prepare the order. The ruling covered those two defendants.
February 12, 2019Favorable on Legal Competence
Source: acis-api.nvcourts.gov
Authored a law-review article about California’s court-ordered mental-health treatment after prison. Criticized weak protections for patients giving up jury hearings and risks of keeping them in treatment indefinitely.
December 19, 2018Favorable on Legal Competence
Source: scholarlycommons.pacific.edu
Coauthored legal guidance about agreements waiving the right to sue fitness clubs for injuries. Explained when courts enforced those agreements.
July 30, 2018Favorable on Legal Competence
Source: nvbar.org
Represented Grand Desert Resort with another lawyer in a pool-deck injury trial. Her request to end the case before the jury decided was denied. The jury awarded $900. The judge later awarded the plaintiff $100,000 in attorney fees and $16,177.59 in costs.
July 13, 2018Favorable on Legal Competence
Source: acis-api.nvcourts.gov
Represented Henderson Water Park and related parties in a child’s near-drowning lawsuit. The Supreme Court allowed negligence claims against seven managers. It had upheld dismissal of two owner companies under the original complaint. The amended complaint sought to bring them back.
September 12, 2017Favorable on Legal Competence
Source: acis-api.nvcourts.gov
Represented defendants at a hearing in an investment and land-sale lawsuit. The judge dismissed the claims and later awarded them $16,780.20 in attorney fees and costs.
December 4, 2012Favorable on Legal Competence
Source: acis-api.nvcourts.gov
Was appointed by the Nevada Supreme Court as an attorney arbitrator, a role for resolving disputes outside a trial.
May 23, 2012Favorable on Legal Competence
Source: acis-api.nvcourts.gov
Signed an appeal brief arguing that workers’ compensation law protected a concrete contractor from an injured worker’s lawsuit. The brief also defended the contractor’s attorney-fee award.
September 12, 2011Favorable on Legal Competence
Source: acis-api.nvcourts.gov
Argued for dismissal of a car-injury lawsuit against a courier company because court papers were served too late. The judge dismissed the claims against the company.
October 19, 2010Favorable on Legal Competence
Source: acis-api.nvcourts.gov
Signed a reply brief seeking to restore a grocery-store slip-and-fall verdict. Argued that the trial lawyer’s comments and the jury’s treatment of the evidence did not justify a new trial.
December 3, 2008Favorable on Legal Competence
Source: acis-api.nvcourts.gov
Was admitted to the Nevada Bar.
October 22, 2002Favorable on Legal Competence
Source: nvbar.org
Past race Alexandra Beth McLeod ran in:
- District Court Judge, Department 31 · November 3, 2026 · Clark County, Nevada