Justice Of The Peace, Henderson, Dept. 4

• Clark County deputy district attorney in the special victims unit
  • Practice areas: Criminal law
• Prior job titles: Marine Corps major

After receiving federal funding, he worked on cold cases from the backlog of sexual assault test kits.

He recently had a difficult sexual assault case he was prosecuting on behalf of a victim. The defendant pretended to be an Uber driver and tricked the victim into getting into his car. Later, another victim was assaulted, but she escaped. She was able to describe the defendant and the assault to a nearby business while calling for 911. However, before trial, she died, so he had to overcome evidentiary hurdles (i.e. getting her statement admitted in trial) to convict the defendant.

• Public safety
  • He wants to ensure the safety of the community. He believes in upholding the rights of victims and families.
• Fairness
  • He believes everyone has the right to be heard. When the process is fair, he believes that results in a fair result.
• Because he has more experience handling criminal cases compared with his competitors, he believes that he is able to make court operations more efficient because he will be familiar with court matters.

• Major donors:
  • District Attorney Steve Wolfson
• Endorsements:
  • Henderson Police Department
  • Nevada Veterans Caucus
  • Henderson Police Officers’ Association
  • Nevada Police Union
  • Clark County District Attorney Investigators Association
  • Las Vegas Police Protective Association
  • Henderson Police Supervisors Association
  • Southern Nevada Building Trades Union

Before becoming a district attorney, he volunteered at the Veterans Treatment Court as a mentor to veterans.

Assistant city attorney, City of Henderson

• Assistant city attorney, City of Henderson (since April 2022)
• Deputy city attorney, City of Las Vegas (March 2017 – April 2022)
• Associate attorney, Faux Law Group (Sept. 2015 – March 2017)
• Associate attorney, Ballstaedt Law Firm (Sept. 2014 – Sept. 2015)
• Judicial law clerk, 8th Judicial District Court of Nevada, Dept. 21 (Judge Valarie Adair)

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• Nevada native committed to the state/community
  • Grew up in Henderson and is raising his family in Henderson
  • Fourth generation Nevadan
  • Attended UNLV for undergraduate and law degrees
• Prosecutorial experience needed for this seat
  • Highlights that this judicial seat will handle criminal, civil, temporary protective orders, small claims and evictions.
  • Describes his past prosecutorial experience as being well aligned to address all of these types of matters.

• Endorsements:
  • Third Branch PAC
• Major donors:
  • His five largest donors are:
  • Maier Guitierrez & Associates (Las Vegas, Nevada) ($2,500)
  • Benjamin Nadig (Las Vegas, Nevada) ($2,000)
  • Kenneth Cory (Missoula, Montana) ($10,000) (designated as a “loan”)
  • John Marchiano (Henderson, Nevada) ($1,500)

• City of Henderson’s Assistance in Breaking the Cycle (ABC) Drug Treatment Court program
• Coaching youth sports
• Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program
  • Provides free income tax preparation assistance for low-income individuals