The Carson City Office of the Public Defender was established pursuant to Bill No. 110, Ordinance No. 2023-9, which was unanimously passed by the Board of Supervisors on June 15, 2023.  The Board then voted unanimously to appoint Charles H. Odgers as Public Defender. 

The Office officially opened its doors on July 1, 2023, and immediately assumed the duties of representing indigent defendants in Carson City. 

In August, 2023, Carson City and Storey County entered into an interlocal agreement allowing the Carson City Public Defender’s Office to also provide indigent defense in Storey County, including the areas of Virginia City, Mark Twain, and Lockwood, NV.

Prior to the creation of the Carson City Public Defender's Office, indigent defense services for the citizens of Carson City and Storey County were provided by the Nevada State Public Defender.

Charles H. Odgers, "Chuck," has been practicing law in Nevada since 2003. Chuck has had the honor of practicing law in nearly all of Nevada's 17 counties throughout his career, in both private practice and public service.

Prior to law school, Chuck worked for several years in the human resources field, and spent almost two decades in the United States Marine Corps. 

David A. Bailey (Supervising Deputy Public Defender -Criminal) 

J. Scott Walker (Supervising Deputy Public Defender -Criminal) 

Austin Schneider (Senior Public Defender -Criminal) 

M. Scott McKenna (Deputy Public Defender -Criminal) 

Taylor Marie Bassell (Deputy Public Defender -Criminal)

Shelby Wolfe (Deputy Public Defender -Criminal) 

Karin Kreizenbeck (Senior Deputy Public Defender -Juvenile)

Denisse Gonzalez (Senior Deputy Public Defender -Juvenile) 

Margaret Judge (Investigator)

Neal Smith (Investigator)

John Miller (Investigator) 

Nadia Esparza (Case Manager)