In his first decade on the Court, Chief Justice John Roberts has written for the Court...
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Adam P. Laxalt
Partner, Cooper & Kirk PLLC
Biography
Adam Paul Laxalt is a partner at Cooper & Kirk which he joined in March 2019. Mr. Laxalt served as Nevada’s 33rd Attorney General from 2015-2019. Mr. Laxalt graduated Magna Cum Laude from Georgetown University and also graduated from Georgetown University Law Center. He is a former Navy and Iraq War veteran. Mr. Laxalt also served as an Assistant Professor of Law at the U.S. Naval Academy.
As Nevada’s Attorney General and top law-enforcement officer, Mr. Laxalt supervised all criminal and civil matters for Nevada’s largest law office. He provided strategic direction and supervision of almost 400 employees, thousands of legal matters, and nearly 50 trials. Mr. Laxalt served as chief legal counsel for the state of Nevada, as well as to Constitutional Officers, state agencies, boards, and commissions. He managed approximately $1.2 billion in potential civil liabilities for the state. As a former member of the military, Laxalt’s support of service members culminated in the creation of the Office of Military Legal Assistance, a first-of-its-kind program that provides Nevada’s military members with free legal representation. The program was recently named a “Best Practice Program” by the Department of Defense with a recommendation for duplication in states throughout the country, and to date, has helped military personnel and veterans handle over 210 pro bono matters.
Consistent with his commitment to defending our nation’s constitutional principles and protecting the important role of the States in our federalist system of government, Laxalt created Nevada’s first ever Federalism Unit within the Attorney General’s Office. To protect the interests of Nevadans, the Federalism Unit has challenged multiple occasions of unlawful federal overreach, including the Environmental Protection Agency’s Waters of the United States Rule, the Bureau of Land Management’s Sage Grouse Plan, and other instances of unilateral federal executive orders. The Unit has also filed friend of the court briefs on many important issues including public roads, Environmental Protection Agency overreach, federal interference with Nevada’s criminal justice system and Second Amendment issues.
NLC: FedSoc Continuing Legal Education
With my reading schedule, I attend CLEs for three States’ licensure requirements. One query has...
NLC: Criminal Justice Reform
Another great Federalist Society convention this year. The session on criminal justice reform earlier today...
NLC: Judges On Fleek
While I’m missing Justice Don Willett’s presence at #FedSoc2015, other judges have done their part...
NLC: Religious Freedom and the Administrative State
On Thursday I had the pleasure of joining the panel discussion of religious liberty during...
NLC: Religious Liberty Session
Attending the religious liberty session reminds me why so many people come each year to...
NLC: Corporations, Securities, and Antitrust Panel
The Corporations, Securities & Antitrust panel on Thursday was all about constitutional law. With new...
NLC: Attorneys General Panel
Among the most consequential decisions a state Attorney General can make is whether to defend...
Attorney General Adam Laxalt on the Role of Congress
Adam P. Laxalt
Short video with Nevada Attorney General Adam Laxalt
"We need to get folks in Congress that come in with a mindset that they...
NLC: Mens Rea Reform & White House Counsel
I was both surprised and pleased to see White House Counsel W. Neil Eggleston appear...
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Video: Ten Years of the Roberts Court
In his first decade on the Court, Chief Justice John Roberts has written for the Court...