Nevada Ombudsmen and Advocates
Research Division | February 3, 2025
Ombudsmen and advocates can help Nevada residents with issues related to everything from consumer affairs and common-interest communities, to elder rights and domestic violence. See below for information on how to connect with these representatives and resources. (Please note that this list includes only ombudsmen and advocates that are established in Nevada Revised Statutes.)
GENERAL ASSISTANCE TO CONNECT WITH NEVADA SERVICES AND RESOURCES
Department of Health and Human Services
2-1-1 or (866) 535-5654
Text zip code to 898211
CHILDREN'S ADVOCATE (ADVOCATE FOR MISSING OR EXPLOITED CHILDREN)
Nevada Revised Statutes (NRS) 432.157
Office of the Attorney General
John Piet, Senior Deputy Attorney General, Children’s Advocate
(702) 486-3421
CONSUMER AFFAIRS FOR MINORITIES, OMBUDSMAN OF
Office of the Director, Department of Business and Industry
Miriam Lira-Hickerson, Ombudsman
(702) 486-4575
mhickerson@business.nv.gov
CONSUMER HEALTH ADVOCATE, GOVERNOR'S
Office for Consumer Health Assistance, Department of Health and Human Services
Carrie Embree, Governor’s Consumer Health Advocate
(702) 486-3587 or (888) 333-1597
cha@govcha.nv.gov
CONSUMER'S ADVOCATE
Bureau of Consumer Protection, Office of the Attorney General
Ernest Figueroa, Bureau Chief, Consumer’s Advocate
(775) 684-1197
Hotline: (702) 486-3132 or (888) 434-9989
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, SEXUAL ASSAULT AND HUMAN TRAFFICKING, OMBUDSMAN FOR VICTIMS OF
Office of the Attorney General
Nicole Reilly, Ombudsman
(775) 684-1201
nreilly@ag.nv.gov
ELDER RIGHTS, COMMUNITY ADVOCATE FOR
Aging and Disability Services Division, Department of Health and Human Services
(702) 486-6930 or (888) 729-0571
communityadvocate@adsd.nv.gov
LONG-TERM CARE OMBUDSMAN
Aging and Disability Services Division, Department of Health and Human Services
Marie Coe, State Long-Term Care Ombudsman
(888) 282-1155
Contact form
OFFENDERS, OMBUDSPERSON FOR
(More information TBA)
OWNERS IN COMMON-INTEREST COMMUNITIES AND CONDOMINIUM HOTELS, OMBUDSMAN FOR
Real Estate Division, Department of Business and Industry
Sonya Meriweather, Ombudsman
(702) 486-4480 or (877) 829-9907
cicombudsman@red.nv.gov
PUBLIC UTILITIES CONSUMER COMPLAINT RESOLUTION DIVISION
Public Utilities Commission of Nevada
(775) 684-6100 (North) or (702) 486-2600 (South)
puccompliance@puc.nv.gov
RESIDENTIAL POOLS AND SPAS, OMBUDSMAN FOR
State Contractors’ Board
Patrick Peterson, Ombudsman
(775) 688-1141, Ext. 1151 (North) or (702) 486-1151 (South)
ppeterson@nscb.state.nv.us
STUDENT LOAN OMBUDSMAN
Office of the State Treasurer
Evelyn Castro, Student Loan Ombudsman
(702) 486-3384 or (888) 477-2667
slo@nevadatreasurer.gov