Carson City legal - 27178

CARSON CITY PURCHASING AND CONTRACTS

Contract No. 20300003-B

Conflict Counsel Attorney Services

DATE: August 24, 2022

Carson City is accepting Letters of Interest from licensed Nevada

attorneys who are in good standing to perform legal services for indigent

defendants when the State Public Defender’s Office has declared a

conflict. The contract term is expected to begin on November 1, 2022,

through June 30, 2023. A new contract term beginning July 1, 2023,

through June 30, 2026, will be available to apply for.

• Interested attorneys must be on the Department of Indigent

Defense list as a qualified attorney.

• Will be required to have an office in Carson City, Nevada.

• Compensation: $14,583.34 per month from November 1,

2022, through June 30, 2023.

• Additional $13,350 available as needed through June 30,

2023 to allow a person employed by conflict counsel, outside

the judiciary, to assign indigent defense cases to conflict

counsel and private attorneys in accordance with the City’s

Plan.

The conflict attorneys are appointed an average of 135 new cases per

year, including Juvenile and 432(B) cases to be heard in the First Judicial

District Court and the Carson City Justice/Municipal Court.

Please submit your letter of interest and resume by September 14, 2022,

to Carol Akers at Carson City Hall – Executive Office, 201 N. Carson

Street, Suite 2, Carson City, Nevada 89701 or by email at CAkers@

carson.org.

Depending on the number of applicants, a selection committee may

review the letters of interest and make a recommendation to the Carson

City Board of Supervisors for final approval.

For further information with respect to contract requirements such as

General and Professional Liability insurance etc., please contact Carol

Akers, Purchasing and Contracts Administrator at (775) 283-7362 or by

email.

Pub Date: August 24, 2022 Ad # 27178