LAS VEGAS – De Castroverde Law Group is pleased to announce former Assistant United States Attorney Frank Coumou has joined former Clark County Chief Deputy District Attorney Craig Hendricks in its expanding Criminal Law Department.
Before working at the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Coumou worked at the Clark County District Attorney’s office for more than 24 years. His extensive litigation experience includes the prosecution of 124 felony jury trials in both state and federal courts. He also argued some 25 cases before the Nevada Supreme Court and testified before the Nevada State Assembly.
Coumou is experienced in handling high-profile cases and working with the news media, having been featured in nationally televised shows including Dateline NBC’s “Vegas Homicide: Four Shots Fired,” History Channel’s “Dead Reckoning: Buttons and Bugs,” and Investigation Discovery’s “Snapped: Brookey Lee West. “
Hendricks has been practicing law in Nevada since 1991 and joined De Castroverde Law Group in 2016. He began as a law clerk in the Clark County District Attorney’s office, appellate division, and was promoted to deputy district attorney in 1993 and then to chief deputy district attorney in 1998. His experience includes supervising attorneys on the general litigation team, in addition to supervising and specializing in special victim’s cases such as rape, child abuse and molestation.
“We are proud Frank has chosen our firm to continue his career,” said firm partner Alex De Castroverde. “With Craig and Frank heading up our Criminal Law Department, clients now have the opportunity to be represented by lawyers with more than 50 years of criminal litigation experience.”
About De Castroverde Law Group
Brothers Alex and Orlando De Castroverde founded the law firm in 2005, building on the practice established by their father, Waldo De Castroverde. De Castroverde Law Group practices in the areas of personal injury, criminal defense, family law and immigration law. With 12 attorneys and more than twelve decades of combined legal experience, De Castroverde Law Group provides aggressive, dependable legal representation. A majority of the firm’s attorneys are fluent in Spanish. For more information on De Castroverde Law Group, call (702) 222-9999 or visit www.dlgteam.com.
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