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https://www.nevadaappeal.com/news/2025/oct/24/former-carson-city-deputy-public-defender-receives-max-prison-sentence-for-lewdness/
This should be discussed a lot more. Specifically this: “Woodrum also worked for the Nevada Office of the Attorney General from Feb. 20, 2023, to April 3, 2024, said the AG’s Communication Director, John Sadler.”
This is 100% BS. As many know, he worked as a prosecutor, in the AG’s office, including potentially assiting on MISSING CHILDREN cases, for years the in the mid 2000’s. Some accountability from that office would be nice, as he could have had access to sensitive information and child victims. The first step in figuring that out would be to be honest about the dates he was actually employed there.
From Transparent Nevada data, from 2009-2014 and again in 2023, with the Nevada Attorney General’s Office.
He may have been a law clerk for Clark County before that in 2008 (that could be a judge’s law clerk or a law clerk elsewhere in the county apparatus; the 2007 entry has a different middle initial than all the rest of the entries).
And then he had a small stint as a special public defender in Clark County in 2015. Then he presumably had a stretch in private practice (or for some other public employer not captured by Transparent Nevada data). https://transparentnevada.com/salaries/search/?q=Adam+Woodrum
I think it was the State Public Defender, not the Special Public Defender.
That makes better sense.
He and his (now ex) wife had a private practice together in the mid 2010’s. They did (well, mostly her) great work cleaning up the guardianship scandal. She is a great attorney.
Woodrum left the State Public Defender’s Office in Carson in early ’23 and took a deputy AG position, then was hired by the Carson PD in ’24.
I believe he law clerked for former judge Barker
Apr. 2024 – Jan. 2025
Supervising Deputy Public Defender, Carson City PD
Feb. 2023 – Apr. 2024
Deputy Attorney General, Nevada Office of the Attorney General
Nov. 2022 – Feb. 2023
Deputy Public Defender, Nevada State Public Defender’s Office
April 2018 – Nov. 2022
Attorney, Kilpatrick Bullentini Woodrum
June 2017 – March 2018
Attorney, Thorndal, Armstrong, Delk, Balkenbush & Eisinger (Reno)
Aug. 2016 – July 2017
Fair Hearing Officer, Clark County Department of Family Services
Aug. 2016 – June 2017
Field Legal Counsel, Law Office of Elizabeth Mikesell (Liberty Mutual)
Jun. 2015 – Jul. 2016
Attorney, Woodrum Law LLC
Feb. 2015 – Jun. 2015
Supervising Deputy Public Defender, Nevada State Public Defender’s Office (Ely)
Apr. 2009 – Feb. 2015
Deputy Attorney General, Nevada Office of the Attorney General (Las Vegas)
Jul. 2008 – Apr. 2009
Deputy District Attorney, Humboldt County District Attorney’s Office (Winnemucca)
Dec. 2006 – Jul. 2008
Judicial Law Clerk, Eighth Judicial District Court, Clark County (Judge Thompson & Judge Barker)
2006
Boyd Law, JD
2005
Summer Intern, Maricopa and Pinal County PD
2001 – 2003
Adult Probation Officer, Maricopa County
2000
Northern AZ University, BS Criminal Justice
Jay Bloom made it back into the media for his relationship with prince andrew https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cy5q05v0q1xo
Pegasus strikes again.
Interesting decision from Supreme Court in re discipline of Sandy Van. https://caseinfo.nvsupremecourt.us/public/caseView.do?csIID=69733. Apparently, Bar Counsel can breach confidentiality and it has no effect on their case against you.
Darn can’t pull it up. What did they decide. What did they do or not do.
Functionally, then, the rule is the confidentiality is only applicable if it somehow harms the purpose of protecting the public. But confidentiality is a matter of due process, not public protection. In essence, there is no more confidentiality.
As to Van, I predict she will be disbarred. I have few sympathies for her.
This case is a lot like Sull. The behavior of the attorney is unsympathetic and indefensible, but the ruling (here, confidentiality), harms the profession as a whole.
While I have few sympathies for Sandy, she has Sgro & Roger and Pete Christiansen; OBC has Dan Hooge. And Hanging Jim is no longer on the Court. I would not bet on disbarment.
If she took the fifth on alleged RPC 5.4 violations, she will definitely take the fifth on alleged RPC 7.3 (solicitation) violations.
Bad counsel to take the Fifth on allegations of non-criminal conduct.
Isn’t capping criminal conduct now? I thought the Legislature enacted a criminal capping statute a few years ago.
NRS 7.045 Unlawful solicitation of legal business; monetary recovery by victim; penalty.
1. Except as otherwise provided in this section, it shall be unlawful for a person to solicit a tort victim to employ, hire or retain any attorney at law:
(a) At the scene of a traffic crash that may result in a civil action;
(b) At a county or city jail or detention facility;
(c) At a medical facility or other location where a provider of health care performs health care services; or
(d) Within 72 hours after the tort occurred.
2. It is unlawful for a person to conspire with another person to commit an act which violates the provisions of subsection 1.
3. This section does not prohibit or restrict:
(a) A recommendation for the employment, hiring or retention of an attorney at law in a manner that complies with the Nevada Rules of Professional Conduct.
(b) The solicitation of motor vehicle repair or storage services by a tow car operator.
(c) Any activity engaged in by police, fire or emergency medical personnel acting in the normal course of duty.
(d) A communication by a tort victim with the tort victim’s insurer concerning the investigation of a claim or settlement of a claim for property damage.
(e) Any inquiries or advertisements performed in the ordinary course of a person’s business.
4. Any contract, agreement or obligation that is made, obtained, procured or incurred with a tort victim in violation of this section is void.
5. A tort victim who prevails in a civil action pursuant to this section:
(a) May recover:
(1) Twice the amount of actual damages he or she incurred from the violation of this section; and
(2) An amount equal to twice the amount of the financial obligation imposed upon the tort victim by the contract, agreement or obligation that was made, obtained, procured or incurred in violation of this section.
(b) Is entitled to reasonable attorney’s fees and costs.
6. A civil action pursuant to this section is subject to the limitation set forth in subsection 1 of NRS 11.190.
7. Any person who violates any of the provisions of this section:
(a) For the first offense, is guilty of a gross misdemeanor.
(b) For a second or any subsequent offense, is guilty of a category E felony and shall be punished as provided in NRS 193.130.
8. As used in this section, “tort victim” means a person:
(a) Whose property has been damaged as a result of any accident or motor vehicle crash that may result in a civil action, criminal action or claim for tort damages by or against another person;
(b) Who has been injured or killed as a result of any accident or motor vehicle crash that may result in a civil action, criminal action or claim for tort damages by or against another person; or
(c) A parent, guardian, spouse, sibling or child of a person who has died as a result of any accident or motor vehicle crash that may result in a civil action, criminal action or claim for tort damages by or against another person.
Is she related to local attorney Michael Van?
Not in the slightest
No.
This website helps me keep up with the happenings and issues in the legal community since I retired. If I needed a quality divorce attorney for a 35+ year marriage (substantial, but not considerable assets), who should I consider for representation?
Ed Kainen
“Substantial but not considerable”. Help I’m not this good with english whats the difference.
My guess: House and investments, but not nearly enough to retire.
Pour one out for our poor fallen homie, who will now never be able to retire.
Retired with government pensions, house and few investments.
There is a lot of assets that we hope that the court will ignore and not consider.
Rachel Tygret
Officer joins hearing sans pants.
https://www.fox5vegas.com/2025/10/29/you-got-some-pants-judge-shocked-officer-joins-court-meeting-over-zoom-without-wearing-pants/
Dick Nourse walked so this officer could run.
Capping: Yes it is prohibited. Whatever happened with the Katie Goldberg complaint/ investigation with bar counsel regarding capping? Wasn’t Sandy Van accused of capping too? Maybe we need a thread on this. I think it was AB 408 and NRS 7.045.