About Lynette Boggs-Perez

Lynette Perez made history when she was sworn in as a felony prosecutor for the 17th Judicial District in Arkansas.  She is the first person of color to serve as a felony prosecutor in the history of White County since its founding in 1835.  Prior to relocating to the Natural State in 2020, she worked in her own law firm, Lynette Boggs Law & Mediations, PC, as an attorney and mediator representing individuals and facilitating settlements in criminal, family, child custody, child welfare and juvenile justice cases in eight counties throughout south Texas, including Bexar County.  She is licensed to practice law in both Texas and Arkansas.

Before she became a lawyer, Attorney Perez worked in both city and county government in Las Vegas, Nevada for 15 years. She is a former Assistant City Manager for the City of Las Vegas. In 1999, she became the first woman elected to lead a City Council ward in the history of that city. She is also a former Clark County Commissioner. President George W. Bush appointed her as one of his six citizen trustees of the United States Naval Academy to alongside 12 members of Congress. She represented Oregon in the 1990 Miss America Pageant. 

Attorney Perez received her bachelor’s degree from the University of Notre Dame and a master’s degree in Public Administration, cum laude, from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. She received her Juris Doctorate degree at the from St. Mary’s University School of Law in San Antonio.