Charles Goodwin (查尔斯古德温) hails from UNLV's Boyd School of Law, where he excelled at moot court and scored the highest grade in three of his law school classes, including Immigration and Statutory Interpretation. Charles also completed highly-coveted externships with the Federal Public Defenders Office and the Clark County Public Defender, where he gained invaluable experience in all types of criminal defense cases. Charles speaks fluent Mandarin. 讲西班牙语。
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Acquired: 2018
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6655 W Sahara Ave c216, Las Vegas, NV, 89146
200 S. Virginia, 8th floor, Reno, NV, 89501
170 S. Green Valley Pkwy #300, Henderson, NV, 89012
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Posted by Doug | May 22, 2025 | Hired Attorney
Charles is a litigator - not a settlor who will take you money and negotiate a fast plea. A rarity among lawyers these days. If you want to take a case to trial or dismissal, hire Charles.
Posted by anonymous | July 16, 2019 | Hired Attorney
Mr. Charles Goodwin(attorney) and Miss Almaden(paralegal) with Las Vegas Defense Group, were an excellent team to represent me during my recent DUI case. After doing some quick research on several law firms, I decided that LVDG would be the best option for me. From the moment of my complimentary init...
"As someone who's practiced for more than two decades, I know a great attorney when I see one. Charles checks every box."
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Semi-finalist in annual Boyd Moot Court Competition, Boyd School of Law
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CALI Excellence for the Future Award in Advanced Immigration, Center for Computer-assisted Legal Instruction (CALI)
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CALI Excellence for the Future Award in Statutory Interpretation, Center for Computer-assisted Legal Instruction (CALI)
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CALI Excellence for the Future Award in Insurance Law, Center for Computer-assisted Legal Instruction (CALI)
2025 - Present
Associate, Las Vegas Defense Group
2021 - 2025
Managing Partner, Goodwin Law Group, PLLC
2018 - 2018
Non-Capital Habeas Unit Extern, Federal Public Defender, Las Vegas
2018 - 2021
Associate, Las Vegas Defense Group
2017 - 2017
Summer Associate, Law Offices of Michael Beede
2017 - 2017
Extern, Clark County Public Defender's Office
2020 - Present
Clark County Bar AssociationMember
2019 - Present
Nevada Attorneys for Criminal JusticeMember
2019 - Present
National Association of Criminal Defense LawyersMember
2019 - Present
National College of DUI DefenseMember
DUI REDUCED TO RECKLESS DRIVING
BATTERY DOMESTIC VIOLENCE TO BE DISMISSED.
CLIENT MAY KEEP FIREARMS AFTER BATTERY DOMESTIC VIOLENCE CONVICTION
2018
J.D.
2014
B.A.
English
Mandarin