David Kladney

David Kladney is an attorney and a Commissioner on the United States Commission on Civil Rights. Much of his career has involved pro bono work for people with disabilities.

Education

Kladney has a BA degree in journalism from the University of Nevada, Reno and a JD from California Western School of Law.[1]

Career

Kladney began his career as a TV news broadcaster in Reno, Nevada. After several years, he attended law school in San Diego. In 1977 he returned to Nevada to serve as in-house counsel for the State of Nevada Employees Association. He was subsequently a sole practitioner for 20 years, with a practice centered on civil litigation and representing disabled clients. During this time he was also a Deputy Attorney General for the State of Nevada.[2]

He has often been recognized for his pro bono work. In 2000, he closed his law practice and began offering full-time free legal work to people in need. He received many awards for his work culminating in 2004 when he was named Nevada Pro Bono Lawyer of the Year by the Nevada Supreme Court.[2]

In 2011, he was appointed to the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights. He was reappointed by the U.S. Senate on November 15, 2016.[3] Among his activities at the commission, he has advocated for criminal justice reform and against patient dumping, a practice where healthcare facilities release indigent or mentally ill patients to the streets, sometimes providing them with one-way transportation to cities where they have no friends or families.[2] He has sponsored investigation into sexual assault in the military, enforcement of requirements of the National Voter Registration Act, police use of force, collateral consequences of incarceration, and the civil rights and treatment of women in prison. He has appeared numerous times on C-SPAN, discussing topics such as LGBT employees and workplace discrimination, various aspects of immigration detention facilities, civil rights of veterans and military service members, sexual assault in the military, and taking private property for public use.[4] In his role as commissioner, he has also written opinion pieces on police reform.[5]

Philanthropy

Kladney is a founding member of the Nevada Festival Ballet and the Nevada Chapter of the Make-A-Wish Foundation.[1]

References
  1. "USCCR About Us: David Kladney". USCCR website. U.S. Commission on Civil Rights. 2016-06-13. Retrieved 2017-03-02.
  2. Vogel, Ed (2014-02-09). "Nevada attorney steers U.S. Civil Rights Commission to patient dumping". Las Vegas Review-Journal. Archived from the original on 2017-03-03. Retrieved 2017-03-02.
  3. "...Reappointment of Commissioner David Kladney by the United States Senate". Newscenter1. KNBN. 2016-12-16. Archived from the original on 2017-03-03. Retrieved 2017-03-02.
  4. "David Kladney". C-SPAN website. C-SPAN. Retrieved 2017-03-02.
  5. Kladney, David; Royce, Amy (2016-01-15). "Police culture must change in wake of Tamir Rice tragedy". cleveland.com. The Plain Dealer. Retrieved 2017-03-02.
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