Meet Dan Gilliam

Thank you for taking the time to learn more about me and my candidacy!!

My name is Dan Gilliam and I was born and raised in a small town in Ohio.  After graduating from Port Clinton High School, I attended The Ohio State University where I got my Bachelor’s Degree in Education (1996), my Master’s Degree in Education (1997) and my Juris Doctorate Degree (2004).

I took four years between my graduate program and law school to devote my time to working with underprivileged youth at a residential treatment facility.  I started out as line staff and worked my way up to Program Director before I decided to further my education.

Upon finishing my legal studies, I immediately moved to Las Vegas to begin my career as an attorney.  I started by working for the Clark County Public Defender’s Office in 2005, where I represented thousands of individuals charged with crimes ranging from minor misdemeanors to major felonies.

After leaving that office in 2007, I practiced law for nearly eight years as an Assistant City Attorney at the City of Henderson.  In that role, I prosecuted thousands of DUI and Domestic Violence cases, as well as other misdemeanors.  In addition to prosecuting, I helped train new Henderson Police Department recruits by teaching them about our search and seizure laws, probable cause requirements, and proper DUI arrest protocols.

In January of 2015, I left the City of Henderson and opened my own practice, The Gilliam Law Group.  In 2018, my firm blended with Bighorn Law – a multi-jurisdictional law firm based in Nevada, Utah and Arizona.  I handled the firm’s entire criminal defense caseload.

In 2021, I accepted an offer from the County to come back to the Public Defender’s Office, where I’ve been ever since.

And now, I’ve decided to use my twenty plus years of experience in both criminal defense and criminal prosecution to run for your next District Court Judge in Department 12!!

In my spare time, I enjoy being at the gym, riding my street motorcycle on the roads, and tearin’ up the track on my race motorcycle, so…if you see me out and about…don’t hesitate to say hello!!