Alina Kilpatrick
An alumna of Howard University School of Law in Washington, D.C., Ms. Kilpatrick serves on the Supreme Court of Nevada's Bench Bar Committee and Criminal Procedure Committee. She accrued vast criminal defense experience as a deputy public defender in Elko, Nevada. As a juvenile justice advocate in Elko, she established a myriad of policy improvements such as abolishing the denial of "credit for time served" to children incarcerated prior to disposition as well as eliminating the juvenile detention center's policy that denied parents visitation with their children. In addition, Ms. Kilpatrick drafted the Fourth Judicial District Court rule repealing the practice of indiscriminately shackling children in court. She has written legislation that passed in the Nevada legislature that allows out of state felony DUI defendants to complete treatment in their home states and avoid a mandatory prison sentence. Furthermore, Ms. Kilpatrick is an adept appellate attorney and helped achieve many court rulings favorable to defendants' rights. Most notable is Torres v. State, 131 Nev. Adv. Rep. 2 (2015)(cert. pending), which held that the retention of a pedestrian's identification to run a warrants check is a seizure under the Fourth Amendment, and that the presence of an outstanding warrant does not purge the taint of an unlawful seizure. Ms. Kilpatrick is also licensed to practice law in Virginia.
- Criminal Law
- Criminal Appeals, Drug Crimes, Expungement, Fraud, Gun Crimes, Internet Crimes, Sex Crimes, Theft, Violent Crimes
- Appeals & Appellate
- Civil Appeals, Federal Appeals
- DUI & DWI
- Domestic Violence
- Domestic Violence Criminal Defense, Domestic Violence Restraining Orders
- Traffic Tickets
- Suspended License
- Juvenile Law
- Public Policy (lobbyism)
- Free Consultation
- Credit Cards Accepted
- Nevada
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- Virginia
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- Part-time Associate Attorney
- Las Vegas Defense Group, LLC
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- Court-appointed Administrator
- Law Office of Gregory D. Corn
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- Submitted inventory of over 1000 cases
- Interim Elko County Public Defender (left at conclusion of interim appointment)
- Office of the Elko County Public Defender
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- Deputy Public Defender
- Office of the Elko County Public Defender
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- In-house Counsel
- Nevada General Insurance
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- Associate Attorney
- Law Office of William C. Horne
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- Summer Associate
- Law Office of Joanne Hepworth
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- Summer Intern
- District of Columbia Public Defender Service
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- Howard University School of Law
- J.D. (2006)
- Activities: Trial Advocacy Team, Criminal Justice Clinic
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- Virginia Commonwealth University
- B.F.A. (2000) | Theatre
- Honors: cum laude
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- National Legal Aid and Defender Association
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- Elko County Bar Association
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- Western Juvenile Defenders
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- Rotary Club of Elko
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- Nevada State Bar # 10107
- Member
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