Nicholas Klingerman

Office of the Attorney General

serves as the Criminal Division Chief at the Arizona Attorney General’s Office. In his capacity, he oversees prosecutors, law enforcement officers and staff; along with the Victims’ Rights Program. Prior to overseeing the Criminal Division, Nick was the Division Chief of the Training and Post Conviction Division at the Maricopa County Attorney’s Office, where he oversaw the training program, appeals bureau, and limited jurisdiction courts. During his career, Nick has specialized in both appellate and complex economic fraud, illegal enterprise, and anti-racketeering cases. In recognition of his exceptional prosecutorial work, Klingerman was honored with the Felony Prosecutor of the Year award for large jurisdictions by the Arizona Prosecuting Attorneys' Advisory Council (APAAC) in 2022. Nick received his JD from the University of Arizona James E. Rogers College of law in 2010, where he was the Case Notes Editor for the Arizona Law Review and graduated summa cum laude and Order of the Coif. Following law school, Nick clerked for the Honorable Maurice Portley in the Arizona Court of Appeals. Before moving to Phoenix, Nick was a part-time professor of practice at the University of Arizona College of Law, teaching sentencing law and supervising the Attorney General Prosecution Clinic.