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Bankruptcy in Nevada: market data
What public records say about the market for bankruptcy in Nevada: how much demand the courts and agencies count, how many law offices serve it, how many people need help in Spanish, and the ad rules that apply. Every number links to the record it comes from.
Demand: what courts and agencies count
Counts of filings, crashes, complaints and enforcement in the records each agency keeps. A count shows where problems were recorded, not how many people will hire a lawyer.
| Measure | Value | Period | Place | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business bankruptcy cases | 351 cases, 12 months | 12 months ending 2026-09-30 | Nevada state | bankruptcy v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23739952 record bankruptcy-32 · status P · checked 2026-10-28 |
| Chapter 13 bankruptcy cases | 1,613 cases, 12 months | 12 months ending 2026-09-30 | Nevada state | bankruptcy v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23739952 record bankruptcy-32 · status P · checked 2026-10-28 |
| Chapter 7 bankruptcy cases | 8,179 cases, 12 months | 12 months ending 2026-09-30 | Nevada state | bankruptcy v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23739952 record bankruptcy-32 · status P · checked 2026-10-28 |
| Bankruptcy cases filed | 9,893 cases, 12 months | 12 months ending 2026-09-30 | Nevada state | bankruptcy v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23739952 record bankruptcy-32 · status P · checked 2026-10-28 |
| CFPB debt or credit management complaints | 56 complaints, 12 months | 12 months from 2025-10-01 | Nevada state | consumer-complaints v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23733731 record cfpb-nv-debt-management · status P · checked 2026-10-27 |
| Business bankruptcy cases | 343 cases, 12 months | 12 months ending 2026-09-30 | District of Nevada federal district | bankruptcy v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23739952 record bankruptcy-nv · status P · checked 2026-10-28 |
| Chapter 13 bankruptcy cases | 1,614 cases, 12 months | 12 months ending 2026-09-30 | District of Nevada federal district | bankruptcy v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23739952 record bankruptcy-nv · status P · checked 2026-10-28 |
| Chapter 7 bankruptcy cases | 8,179 cases, 12 months | 12 months ending 2026-09-30 | District of Nevada federal district | bankruptcy v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23739952 record bankruptcy-nv · status P · checked 2026-10-28 |
| Bankruptcy cases filed | 9,889 cases, 12 months | 12 months ending 2026-09-30 | District of Nevada federal district | bankruptcy v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23739952 record bankruptcy-nv · status P · checked 2026-10-28 |
Rising or falling
The change between the last two periods each source publishes. No threshold and no smoothing.
| Measure | Before | Latest | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Business bankruptcy cases Nevada · record bankruptcy-32 | 368 2026-06-30 | 351 2026-09-30 | falling (-4.6%) |
| Chapter 13 bankruptcy cases Nevada · record bankruptcy-32 | 1,594 2026-06-30 | 1,613 2026-09-30 | rising (+1.2%) |
| Chapter 7 bankruptcy cases Nevada · record bankruptcy-32 | 8,170 2026-06-30 | 8,179 2026-09-30 | rising (+0.1%) |
| Bankruptcy cases filed Nevada · record bankruptcy-32 | 9,877 2026-06-30 | 9,893 2026-09-30 | rising (+0.2%) |
| CFPB debt or credit management complaints Nevada · record cfpb-nv-debt-management | 58 prior 12 months | 56 12 months from 2025-10-01 | falling (-3.4%) |
Lawyer supply
How many law offices and lawyers the federal statistics count here.
| Measure | Value | Period | Place | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New lawyers admitted | 247 lawyers a year | 2025 | Nevada state | bar-pipeline v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23721443 record nv-bar-pipeline · status P · checked 2026-10-28 |
| Counties under 1 law office per 10,000 residents | 5 counties | 2026-Q1 | Nevada state | deserts v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23721430 record deserts-32 · status P · checked 2026-10-28 |
| Counties with no law office | 4 counties | 2026-Q1 | Nevada state | deserts v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23721430 record deserts-32 · status P · checked 2026-10-28 |
| Residents living in those low-office counties | 2.3 percent of residents | 2026-Q1 | Nevada state | deserts v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23721430 record deserts-32 · status P · checked 2026-10-28 |
| Employer law firms | 1,669 firms | 2022 | Nevada state | law-firm-economy v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23739997 record lfe-nv-all · status P · checked 2026-10-28 |
| Receipts of employer law firms | 2,381,828,000 US dollars | 2022 | Nevada state | law-firm-economy v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23739997 record lfe-nv-all · status P · checked 2026-10-28 |
| Law offices per 10,000 residents | 7 per 10,000 residents | 2026-Q1 | Nevada state | law-offices v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23721415 record law-offices-32 · status P · checked 2026-10-28 |
| Self-employed lawyers (nonemployer firms) | 2,458 firms | latest Nonemployer Statistics year | Nevada state | law-offices v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23721415 record law-offices-32 · status P · checked 2026-10-28 |
| Private law offices | 2,299 establishments | 2026-Q1 | Nevada state | law-offices v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23721415 record law-offices-32 · status P · checked 2026-10-28 |
| Lawyers employed (wage-earning, BLS OEWS) | 6,490 jobs | May 2025 | Nevada state | lawyer-wages v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23734840 record lawyer-wages:NV:231011:2025 · status P · checked 2026-10-28 |
| Median annual wage of employed lawyers | 150,510 US dollars a year | May 2025 | Nevada state | lawyer-wages v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23734840 record lawyer-wages:NV:231011:2025 · status P · checked 2026-10-28 |
Counties with the most demand per law office
Of the 25 counties in Nevada with the most bankruptcy cases filed, the ten with the most per private law office. Both counts are shown with their records.
| County | Demand | Law offices | Per office |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lyon County, NV | 99 record bankruptcy-32019 | 6 record law-offices-32019 | 16.5 |
| White Pine County, NV | 13 record bankruptcy-32033 | 1 record law-offices-32033 | 13 |
| Nye County, NV | 129 record bankruptcy-32023 | 12 record law-offices-32023 | 10.75 |
| Churchill County, NV | 44 record bankruptcy-32001 | 5 record law-offices-32001 | 8.8 |
| Lander County, NV | 5 record bankruptcy-32015 | 1 record law-offices-32015 | 5 |
| Pershing County, NV | 5 record bankruptcy-32027 | 1 record law-offices-32027 | 5 |
| Clark County, NV | 8,409 record bankruptcy-32003 | 1,810 record law-offices-32003 | 4.65 |
| Carson City, NV | 102 record bankruptcy-32510 | 22 record law-offices-32510 | 4.64 |
| Washoe County, NV | 944 record bankruptcy-32031 | 365 record law-offices-32031 | 2.59 |
| Humboldt County, NV | 12 record bankruptcy-32013 | 5 record law-offices-32013 | 2.4 |
Bankruptcy cases filed (bankruptcy v1.0.0, 12 months ending 2026-09-30) ÷ Private law offices (law-offices v1.0.0, 2026-Q1). ratio = bankruptcy.filings / law-offices.qcew_estabs, rounded to 2 decimals; ranked highest first, among the 25 units with the most demand. Units with zero supply are listed apart (ratio undefined); units without a published value are listed as missing.
Spanish-language demand
People who speak Spanish and speak English less than very well, and the lawyers who speak Spanish, from the Census Bureau survey (with margins of error).
| Measure | Value | Period | Place | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lawyers who speak Spanish at home (ACS) | 663 ±238 lawyers | 2020-2024 | Nevada state | language v1.1.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23656758 record language:state:NV:lawyers-spanish · status P · checked 2026-10-25 |
| Spanish speakers with limited English per Spanish-speaking lawyer | 355 ±128 people per lawyer | 2020-2024 | Nevada state | language v1.1.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23656758 record language:state:NV:lep-per-spanish-lawyer · status P · checked 2026-10-25 |
| Spanish speakers with limited English (ACS) | 235,380 ±4,803 people age 5+ | 2020-2024 | Nevada state | language v1.1.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23656758 record language:state:NV:spanish-lep · status P · checked 2026-10-25 |
| Spanish speakers with limited English | 235,380 ±4,701 people age 5+ | 2020-2024 | Nevada state | legal-need v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23741886 record legal-need-nv · status P · checked 2026-10-28 |
Ad rules that apply
The rules a law firm's ads in Nevada have to meet, summarized from the official texts. The full rules, with quotes, are on the state page.
| Topic | Status | What it says |
|---|---|---|
| Ad filing or review | P primary source | A lawyer files a copy or recording of each paid or written ad with the State Bar within 15 days of first dissemination, with a form and a fee (Rule 7.2A). The Bar's page sets the fee at $100 per ad. Websites are not filed. official source · rules v1.4.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23750572 · checked 2026-10-28 |
| Required content | P primary source | Every ad must name at least one lawyer responsible for its content (Rule 7.2(b)(2)). Ads that use actors or fictionalized scenes must say so (7.2(b)(1)). official source · rules v1.4.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23750572 · checked 2026-10-28 |
| Waiting periods for contact | P primary source | A written communication to an injured person (or a family member or legal representative) seeking to represent them in a personal-injury or wrongful-death matter is barred for 30 days after the incident (Rule 7.3(d)). official source · rules v1.4.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23750572 · checked 2026-10-28 |
| Claims and results | P primary source | Statements about the quality of a lawyer's services are subject to proof on request (Rule 7.2(b)(6)). A reference to past results needs the lawyer to have been lead counsel (or primarily responsible), a statement that past results do not guarantee future… official source · rules v1.4.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23750572 · checked 2026-10-28 |
| Paying for referrals | P primary source | A lawyer may not give anything of value to a person for recommending the lawyer's services, except a fee division allowed by Rule 1.5(e), the reasonable cost of advertising, and the usual charges of a lawyer referral service or other legal service… official source · rules v1.4.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23750572 · checked 2026-10-28 |
| Call recording | P primary source | For phone calls, NRS 200.620 allows interception only with one party's prior consent and an emergency in which a court order cannot practically be obtained first. official source · rules v1.4.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23750572 · checked 2026-10-28 |
| Texting | P primary source | Nevada limits prerecorded calls placed by an automatic dialing and announcing device: a natural voice, recorded or not, must first state the nature of the call and identify the business. official source · rules v1.4.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23750572 · checked 2026-10-28 |
| Ad filing or review | P primary source | Nevada: lawyers must file their ads with a bar or court office, after the ad first runs. The standard fee is $100 per ad. official source · filing v1.2.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23721409 · checked 2026-10-25 |
| Paying for referrals | P primary source | Lawyers in different firms may split a fee if the client agrees to the arrangement in a confirmed writing and the total fee is reasonable; Nevada lists no proportion or joint-responsibility test because paragraph (e)(1) is reserved. official source · referral v1.1.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23747113 · checked 2026-10-27 |
Prices and pay (national)
| Measure | Value | Period | Place | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jobs in legal services (seasonally adjusted) | 1,249 thousand jobs | 2026-09 | United States United States | legal-prices v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23734854 record legal-prices:CES6054110001:2026-09 · status P · checked 2026-10-28 |
| CPI-U: legal services | 230 index | 2026-09 | United States United States | legal-prices v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23734854 record legal-prices:CUUR0000SEGC01:2026-09 · status P · checked 2026-10-28 |
| PPI: offices of lawyers | 338 index | 2026-09 | United States United States | legal-prices v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23734854 record legal-prices:PCU541110541110:2026-09 · status P · checked 2026-10-28 |
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The rows behind this page, with every dataset, version, DOI, record id and check date.
Cite as: Probative Growth, Bankruptcy filings by chapter, court district, state and county, quarterly (U.S. Courts) v1.0.0 (doi:10.5281/zenodo.23739952); The new-lawyer pipeline by jurisdiction: bar exam pass rates and new admissions, 2025 v1.0.0 (doi:10.5281/zenodo.23721443); CFPB complaints about debt collection, credit reporting and debt management, by state and month v1.0.0 (doi:10.5281/zenodo.23733731); Legal deserts: law offices and lawyers per resident in every U.S. county v1.0.0 (doi:10.5281/zenodo.23721430); Spanish-speaking demand vs Spanish-speaking lawyer supply, by state and metro v1.1.0 (doi:10.5281/zenodo.23656758); Law firm size, solos and receipts, by state: Census SUSB 2022, Nonemployer Statistics 2024 and Economic Census 2022 v1.0.0 (doi:10.5281/zenodo.23739997); Law offices, jobs and pay by county, with solo-practice counts: BLS QCEW, Census CBP and Nonemployer Statistics v1.0.0 (doi:10.5281/zenodo.23721415); Lawyer, paralegal and legal-staff pay by state and metro (BLS OEWS) v1.0.0 (doi:10.5281/zenodo.23734840); Legal need by county: who may need a lawyer, from the American Community Survey v1.0.0 (doi:10.5281/zenodo.23741886); Legal-services prices and jobs, monthly (BLS CPI, PPI and CES) v1.0.0 (doi:10.5281/zenodo.23734854); CC BY 4.0. https://probativegrowth.com/markets/nevada/bankruptcy/
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Each figure is copied from one record of the dataset named with it, joined to this state and practice through the open practice and place crosswalk. Nothing is estimated. Methods, inputs and limits.