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        Charles L. Byrd

  Deputy County Attorney

  Criminal Division - General Felony

                         

   Contact Information:

   Email: cbyrd@lancaster.ne.gov

   Phone: (402) 441-7321

Education:

  • North Carolina State University Bachelor of Arts Political Science - Criminal Justice Option (1992)
  • Wake Forest University School of Law, J.D. (1995)

Admitted to Practice:

  • North Carolina (1995-currently inactive)
  • Nebraska (2012)

Professional Experience:

  • Experience within the office:

    • General Misdemeanor
    • Sexual Assault - Adult Victims
    • Sexual Assault - Child Victims
    • General Felony

  • Other Professional Experience:

    • Assistant Attorney General, Nebraska Department of Justice (July 2013-September 2016)
      • Assigned to the Criminal Buerau, Criminal Prosecutions - Child Protection Division
    • Deputy County Attorney, Gage County (March 2013-June 2013)
    • Chief Assistant District Attorney, Office of the District Attorney, 24th Prosecutorial District, State of North Carolina (January 2008-July 2012)
    • Assistant District Attorney, Office of the District Attorney, 24th Prosecutorial District, State of North Carolina  (April 2000-April 2008)
    • Private Practice (August 1995-April 2000)

  •   Organization Membership:

    • Nebraska State Bar Association, Member (2012-present)
    • Nebraska County Attorneys Association, Member (2013-present)
    • North Carolina Certified Criminal Justice Instructor (2007-2013)
    • Juvenile Crime Prevention Council, Chairman (2008-2012); Member (2000-2008)
    • Child Advocacy Center Committee, Member (2008-2010)
    • Sex Offender Monitoring Committee, Member (2008-2010)
    • North Carolina Methamphetamine Summit Committee, Enforcement Committee (2003-2004)

  • Presentations:

    • Appalachian State University
      • Topic: Sex and a Six Pack, Sexual Assault Awareness for Incoming Freshman (Annually 2005-2011)
    • North Carolina Conference of Court Reporters Summer Conference
      • Topic: Prosecuting Clandestine Methamphetamine Laboratories (2005)
    • North Carolina Conference of District Attorneys Fall Conference
      • Topic: Prosecuting Clandestine Methamphetamine Laboratories (2004)
    • Three Corners Methamphetamine Task Force
      • Topic: Prosecution Issues (2003)
    • North Carolina Methamphetamine Summit
      • Topic: Methamphetamine's Impact in Your Community: Watauga County's Perspective (2003)