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Christian Augustin
Partner - Pre-Litigation AttorneyChristian Augustin is a Partner at Claggett & Sykes Trial Lawyers, overseeing the firm's pre-litigation department. He has been licensed to practice law in Nevada since 2015 and joined the firm that same year. Augustin earned his Juris Doctor from the UNLV William S. Boyd School of Law in 2015, his Master of Science in Curriculum & Instruction from UNLV in 2003, and his Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from UNLV in 1999. He is admitted to the State Bar of Nevada. Prior to his legal career, Augustin taught high school government and civics for twelve years (2003-2015). He has been recognized in Nevada Business Magazine's Legal Elite (2018-2021) and as a Mountain States Rising Star by Super Lawyers (2021-2024). He serves as treasurer of the Nevada State Bar's LGBTQ+ section, sits on the NJA Diversity, Equality, and Inclusion Committee, and serves as the Consumer Member of the Chiropractic Physicians' Board of Nevada.
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Austin Barnum
Trial LawyerAustin Barnum is a Trial Lawyer at Claggett & Sykes Trial Lawyers, specializing in civil rights and personal injury matters. He focuses on vindicating civil rights and securing justice for individuals harmed by misconduct, negligence, and abuse of power. Barnum earned his Juris Doctor summa cum laude from the UNLV William S. Boyd School of Law in 2019 and his Bachelor of Arts in Diplomacy and World Affairs from Occidental College. He is admitted to the State Bar of Nevada, the U.S. District Court for the District of Nevada, and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. Barnum previously served as Senior Deputy Attorney General handling constitutional litigation. He is a Major in the U.S. Army Reserve commanding a Psychological Operations company. His honors include Top Rank Attorney by Nevada Business Magazine (2025), Mountain States Rising Star (2025), and the State Bar of Nevada Young Lawyer of the Year (2024). He chairs the State Bar of Nevada's Young Lawyer Section.
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Heather Bishop
Trial LawyerHeather Bishop is a Trial Lawyer on the Mass Torts Team at Claggett & Sykes Trial Lawyers in Las Vegas, Nevada. Bishop earned her Juris Doctor from Villanova University School of Law in 2006 and her Bachelor of Arts in Psychology with distinction (Phi Beta Kappa) from Pennsylvania State University in 2003. She is admitted to practice in New York, New Jersey, and the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey. Bishop began her legal career as law clerk for the Honorable Thomas P. Olivieri (Ret.) of the Superior Court of New Jersey, then worked at a large national law firm for over seven years in structured finance and commercial law.
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Brian Blankenship
Partner - Trial LawyerBrian Blankenship is a Partner and Trial Lawyer at Claggett & Sykes Trial Lawyers, focused on personal injury and car accident matters. He concentrates on representing victims in motor vehicle crashes, premises liability, and injury cases. Blankenship earned his Juris Doctor from California Western School of Law in 2008 and his Bachelor of Arts in English and History from Georgetown University, where he played varsity football. He is admitted to the State Bar of Nevada (2009). A Bayonne, New Jersey native, Blankenship worked as a paralegal before pursuing law. He has practiced personal injury since 2014 and founded Blankenship Injury Law in 2018 before joining his current firm in 2019. He has been recognized as a Mountain States Rising Star by Super Lawyers (2014-2017) and in Nevada Business Magazine's Legal Elite (2017).
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Charles Cahillane
Appellate AttorneyCharles Cahillane is an Appellate Associate Attorney at Claggett & Sykes Trial Lawyers. Cahillane earned his Juris Doctor cum laude from the UNLV William S. Boyd School of Law in 2024 and his Bachelor of Science in Government and English (Creative Writing) magna cum laude from St. Lawrence University. He is admitted to the State Bar of Nevada. Following law school, Cahillane served as judicial law clerk for Chief Judge Bonnie A. Bulla at the Nevada Court of Appeals before joining Claggett & Sykes in 2025. During law school he received CALI Awards for the highest grades in Advanced Trial Advocacy and Secured Transactions, won Best Paper/Presentation at the 2024 International Masters of Gaming Law Conference, and served as Lead Articles Editor of the UNLV Gaming Law Journal Volume 14.
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Evan Callahan
Trial LawyerEvan Callahan is an Associate Litigation Attorney at Claggett & Sykes Trial Lawyers, dedicated to advocating for clients and serving his community with integrity and commitment. Callahan earned his Juris Doctor from the UNLV William S. Boyd School of Law and his Bachelor's degree summa cum laude from the University of Arizona, completing his undergraduate degree in under two years. Originally from Sugar Grove, Illinois, Callahan brings focus, determination, and a client-centered approach to every matter he handles.
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Sean Claggett
Partner - Trial LawyerSean Claggett is the Founding Partner and lead Trial Lawyer at Claggett & Sykes Trial Lawyers in Las Vegas, Nevada, which he established in 2005. He represents clients in complex personal injury cases nationwide. The firm has grown to over 60 employees, including more than 20 attorneys. Claggett earned his Juris Doctor cum laude from the William S. Boyd School of Law at the University of Nevada Las Vegas in 2003 and his Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from UNLV in 2000. He served as staff editor of the Nevada Law Journal, was a member of the National Moot Court team, and won the Society of Advocates oral argument competition. He is admitted to the State Bar of Nevada. Claggett serves as Adjunct Professor at UNLV Boyd School of Law since 2013. His honors include Nevada Justice Association Trial Lawyer of the Year (2017), Titan of Trial by Trial Lawyers University, AV Preeminent rating, AVVO 10/10, and Mountain States Super Lawyer (2014-2022).
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David Creasy
Partner - Trial LawyerDavid Creasy is a Partner and Trial Lawyer at Claggett & Sykes Trial Lawyers, with over 27 years of experience. Creasy earned his Juris Doctor from the University of Notre Dame Law School in 1997 and his Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and History from Brigham Young University in 1994. He is admitted to the Utah State Bar (1997), the State Bar of Nevada (1999), the U.S. District Court for the District of Utah (1997), and the U.S. District Court for the District of Nevada (1999). Creasy has secured significant medical malpractice verdicts including $48,630,000 against a local hospital in January 2019 and $2,875,000 against a local doctor and urgent care in January 2018. He was also counsel of record in Lindblom v. Prime Hospitality Corp. (Nevada Supreme Court, 2004).
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Josh Dowling
Partner - Trial LawyerJosh Dowling is a Partner and Trial Lawyer at Claggett & Sykes Trial Lawyers, focused on catastrophic injury cases. Dowling earned his Juris Doctor from Thomas Jefferson School of Law in 2012 and his Bachelor of Science in Sociology from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst. He is admitted to the State Bar of Nevada and the U.S. District Court for the District of Nevada. Dowling has practiced in Nevada since 2013, beginning his career in insurance defense before transitioning to plaintiff representation in 2015. He joined Claggett & Sykes as partner in 2020. He is a graduate of the Trial Lawyers College (Gerry Spence program) and has been recognized as a Mountain States Rising Star by Super Lawyers (2020-2024) and a Nevada Justice Association Rising Star (2023).
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Micah Echols
Partner - Appellate AttorneyMicah Echols is a Partner and Appellate Lawyer at Claggett & Sykes Trial Lawyers, heading the firm's appellate division. He has handled over 300 civil appellate matters in state and federal courts, representing injured plaintiffs, businesses, and government entities. Echols earned his Juris Doctor from Brigham Young University, J. Reuben Clark Law School in 2003 and his Bachelor of Arts in Spanish from Brigham Young University in 1999. He is admitted to the State Bar of Nevada and licensed to practice before the U.S. Supreme Court. Echols has argued before the Nevada Supreme Court and the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. His honors include AV Preeminent (Martindale-Hubbell), Mountain States Super Lawyers (2014-2024), VEGAS, INC. Top Lawyer (2020-2021), and Trial Lawyer of the Year by the Nevada Justice Association (2022). He is fluent in Spanish.
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Charlie Finlayson
Partner - Trial LawyerCharlie Finlayson is a Partner and Trial Lawyer at Claggett & Sykes Trial Lawyers, focusing on appellate law. Finlayson earned his Juris Doctor from DePaul University College of Law in 2011 and his Bachelor of Science from Central Michigan University in 2008. He is admitted to the State Bar of Nevada, the State Bar of California, and the State Bar of Illinois. Finlayson began his legal career as a staff attorney in the Nevada Supreme Court's criminal division, handling appeals and death penalty cases for seven years. He then worked at the Nevada Attorney General's Office defending criminal convictions. At Claggett & Sykes, he has handled appellate matters involving sexual assault, gun violence, and racial discrimination in jury selection. Chief Justice James W. Hardesty described him as one of the most skilled legal writers in the appellate system. He serves on the Nevada Supreme Court Commission on Nevada Rules of Appellate Procedure, as Vice Chair of Nevada Lawyer magazine, and on the board of Northern Nevada Legal Aid.
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Ryan Flanagan
Trial LawyerRyan Flanagan is a Trial Lawyer at Claggett & Sykes Trial Lawyers, serving on the firm's mass tort team. He focuses on complex litigation involving industrial safety, product defects, and personal injury matters. Flanagan earned his Juris Doctor from the UNLV William S. Boyd School of Law in 2020 and his Bachelor of Science in Economics from Penn State University in 2015. He is admitted to the State Bar of Nevada and the U.S. District Court for the District of Nevada. A former U.S. Air Force Master Sergeant with 20 years of military service, Flanagan brings QA and safety expertise from his military background in munitions inspection and industrial auditing. He has been recognized in Best Lawyers "Ones to Watch" in 2023 and 2024.
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Michael J. Gayan
Partner - Trial LawyerMichael J. Gayan is a Partner and Trial Lawyer at Claggett & Sykes Trial Lawyers in Las Vegas, Nevada, specializing in mass torts and class action litigation. He has recovered over $400 million for clients throughout his career, including work on the largest class action case ever tried in Nevada. Gayan earned his Juris Doctor cum laude from the William S. Boyd School of Law at the University of Nevada Las Vegas in 2008 and his Bachelor of Science in Business Management from Brigham Young University in 2004. He is admitted to practice in Nevada, the U.S. District Court for the District of Nevada, and the U.S. Supreme Court. His litigation experience spans state and federal courts across multiple states, as well as appellate proceedings before the Nevada Supreme Court, Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, and U.S. Supreme Court. He has been recognized by Best Lawyers in America for commercial litigation and construction law (2021-present) and as Super Lawyers Mountain States Rising Star (2012-2017).
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Ryan Gormley
Partner - Trial LawyerRyan Gormley is a Partner and Trial Lawyer at Claggett & Sykes Trial Lawyers in Las Vegas, Nevada, focusing on mass torts and class actions, particularly toxic torts and consumer protection matters. Gormley earned his Juris Doctor cum laude from the William S. Boyd School of Law at the University of Nevada Las Vegas in 2014 and his Bachelor of Science from Penn State University in 2010. He is admitted to practice in Nevada, the U.S. District Court for the District of Nevada, and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. Gormley clerked for Chief Justice Mark Gibbons of the Nevada Supreme Court and externed for Judge James C. Mahan of the U.S. District Court for the District of Nevada. Before joining Claggett & Sykes, he was a partner at a national firm's Las Vegas office for a decade. His honors include Best Lawyers in America (2021-2025) and Super Lawyers (2021-2024).
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Donnie Graham
Trial LawyerDonald 'Donnie' Graham is a Trial Lawyer at Claggett & Sykes Trial Lawyers in Las Vegas, Nevada. His practice focuses on personal injury matters including car accidents, premises liability, product defect cases, medical malpractice, and residential treatment center cases. Graham earned his Juris Doctor from the William S. Boyd School of Law at the University of Nevada Las Vegas in 2021 and his Bachelor of Science in Homeland and Corporate Security from St. John's University in 2014. He is admitted to the State Bar of Nevada. Graham joined Claggett & Sykes in 2020 as a Law Clerk and now works as a Trial Lawyer. A nearly lifelong Las Vegas resident, he previously worked at a personal injury law firm starting in 2019. During law school, he served as Secretary of The Federalist Society and was a member of the Society of Advocates Moot Court team.
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Matt Granda
Managing PartnerMatt Granda is the Managing Partner of Claggett & Sykes Trial Lawyers. A Marine Corps veteran with four years of service including Operation Iraqi Freedom, he advanced through the firm's ranks from law clerk to partner in 2017 and to managing partner shortly thereafter. Granda earned his Juris Doctor magna cum laude from the UNLV William S. Boyd School of Law in 2012, and a Bachelor of Science in Business Marketing from the College of Southern Nevada and the University of Phoenix. He is admitted to the State Bar of Nevada and the Oregon State Bar. Under Granda's leadership the firm doubled in size from 2020-2021, expanded to Reno and New York, and grew to 90 employees with 35 attorneys. He holds an AV Preeminent rating from Martindale-Hubbell and a 10.0 AVVO rating, and has been named to the National Trial Lawyers Top 100 Civil Plaintiff Lawyers Nevada and Mountain States Rising Star by Super Lawyers (2017-2021). He is an adjunct professor at the Boyd School of Law teaching law practice management.
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Ashley B Gugino
Trial LawyerAshley B. Gugino is a Trial Lawyer at Claggett & Sykes Trial Lawyers in Las Vegas, Nevada. She specializes in representing clients in complex personal injury cases. Gugino earned her Juris Doctor with Distinction from University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law, with concentrations in Intellectual Property Law and Business Law. She earned her Bachelor of Arts in Communication with a minor in Criminal Justice from the University of Nevada Las Vegas. She is admitted to the State Bar of Nevada and the U.S. District Court for the District of Nevada. A Las Vegas native and second-generation attorney (following her grandfather Salvatore C. Gugino), Gugino was named to the Dean's Honors List all three years of law school and served as Comment Writer and Primary Editor for the University of the Pacific Law Review. She has been recognized as a National Trial Lawyers Top 40 Under 40 Civil Plaintiff Lawyer (2023-2025).
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Andrew Guzik
Partner - Trial LawyerAndrew Guzik is a Partner and Trial Lawyer at Claggett & Sykes Trial Lawyers in Las Vegas, Nevada, specializing in mass torts and class action litigation. Guzik earned his Juris Doctor cum laude from Pace University School of Law in 2009 and his Bachelor of Arts from Northern Kentucky University in 2004. He also holds a certificate in Environmental Law from Pace University. He is admitted to the State Bar of Nevada, the U.S. District Court for the District of Nevada, and the State of Tennessee (inactive). Guzik transitioned from defense work to plaintiff representation. He contributed to Nevada's litigation against pharmaceutical companies in the opioid crisis, which achieved a $1.2 billion settlement for the State. He has been recognized as National Trial Lawyers Top 100 Civil Plaintiff Lawyer (2023-2025).
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Rudy Hernández Camacho
Trial LawyerRudy Hernandez Camacho is an Associate Litigation Attorney at Claggett & Sykes Trial Lawyers. He earned his Juris Doctor from the UNLV William S. Boyd School of Law in 2024 and dual Bachelor of Arts degrees in Criminal Justice and Spanish from the University of Nevada, Reno in 2020. Hernandez Camacho started as a law clerk at Claggett & Sykes in 2023. He graduated with the Highest Pro Bono Honors and received the Dean's Award for community involvement. During law school he served as President of La Voz (Latino Law Student Association), Vice President of the Immigrant Rights Coalition, and led the nationally recognized Huellas Mentorship Program. He served three semesters as a student attorney at the UNLV Immigration Clinic and volunteered over 150 hours with the immigrant community. He is fluent in Spanish.
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Joon Hong
Partner - Trial LawyerJoon Hong is a Partner and Trial Lawyer at Claggett & Sykes Trial Lawyers. He specializes in medical malpractice, construction accidents, motor vehicle collisions, premises liability, products liability, and nursing home negligence cases. Hong earned his Juris Doctor from New York Law School in 2008 and his Bachelor of Arts from University at Albany in 2000. He is admitted to practice in New York, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the U.S. District Courts for the Eastern and Southern Districts of New York. Korean translation is available through his profile. Before joining Claggett & Sykes, Hong practiced at a large New York-based firm. He has recovered tens of millions of dollars for clients and serves as a consultant and coach to trial attorneys nationwide. He is a descendant of Grandmaster Hwang Kee, founder of Tang Soo Do martial arts.
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Richard Hy
Partner - Trial LawyerRichard Hy is a Partner and Trial Lawyer at Claggett & Sykes Trial Lawyers in Las Vegas, Nevada, specializing in mass torts and class actions. Hy earned his Juris Doctor from Gonzaga University School of Law in 2011 and dual Bachelor's degrees in Sociology and Political Science from the University of Utah in 2004. He is admitted to practice in Nevada. Hy has represented government entities in multi-billion-dollar corporate litigation and secured hundreds of millions in settlements. His practice spans product liability, premises liability, sexual misconduct cases, and privacy breaches. He collaborated with the Nevada Justice Association on consumer protection legislation and previously served as Deputy Secretary of State. His honors include National Trial Lawyers Top 40 Under 40 (2019), Super Lawyers Mountain States Rising Star (2020-2023), and America's Top 100 High Stakes Litigators (2024).
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Geordan Logan
Partner - Trial LawyerGeordan Logan is a Partner and Trial Lawyer at Claggett & Sykes Trial Lawyers in Las Vegas, Nevada. He joined the firm in January 2018. Logan earned his Juris Doctor from the UNLV William S. Boyd School of Law in 2015. During law school, he served as a teaching assistant, law journal editor, and judicial extern, and received multiple CALI Awards and the American Society of Legal Writers' Scribes Award for legal writing excellence. He is admitted to practice in Nevada. A New York City native, Logan served nine years in the United States Air Force, including six years overseas, as a Combat Communications Technician and Professional Military Education Instructor. He is a Gulf War veteran. He later built a computer training business acquired by Kaplan, Inc. Before joining Claggett & Sykes, he worked as a Deputy Public Defender at the Clark County Public Defender's Office.
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Scott Lundy
Trial LawyerScott Lundy is a Trial Lawyer at Claggett & Sykes Trial Lawyers in Las Vegas, Nevada, focusing on personal injury cases, premises liability matters, and product defect litigation. He joined the firm in 2021. Lundy earned his Juris Doctor cum laude from the UNLV William S. Boyd School of Law in 2016 and his Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from Indiana University. He is admitted to the State Bar of Nevada. A native of Portage, Indiana, Lundy relocated to Las Vegas in 2013 for law school. During his legal education, he was a Nevada Law Journal member and earned multiple CALI Awards. In 2020, Super Lawyers Magazine recognized him as a Mountain States Rising Star.
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Mia Mallette
Trial LawyerMia Mallette is a Trial Lawyer at Claggett & Sykes Trial Lawyers in Las Vegas, Nevada. Mallette earned her Juris Doctor (Highest Pro Bono Honors) from the UNLV William S. Boyd School of Law and her Bachelor of Arts in Political Science with a minor in Criminal Justice from the University of Nevada Las Vegas. She is admitted to the State Bar of Nevada. A Las Vegas native, Mallette interned at Nevada's legislature during undergrad. During law school, she contributed to the Nevada Law Journal and volunteered with Kids Court School. She joined Claggett & Sykes as a law clerk in 2020 and clerked at the Eighth Judicial District Court under Hon. Mary Kay Holthus after completing her JD.