Practice areas: Criminal Defense; view more
Licensed in Wisconsin since: 2014
Education: Marquette University Law School
Languages spoken: English, Spanish
Selected to Super Lawyers: 2025 
Selected to Rising Stars: 2022 - 2024 Call today:
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1661 N Water StSuite 501
Milwaukee, WI 53202 Visit website
Mindy M. Nolan, a seasoned legal advocate with over a decade of experience, and the founding attorney of Nolan Defense Alliance in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Focusing solely on trial level criminal defense, she has immense experience representing clients in matters involving:
· Sex Crimes
· Homicides
· Illegal Searches and Seizures
· Complex Felony Litigation
· Drug Overdose Death
· Drug Trafficking & Possession
· Gun Crimes
· Burglaries/Robberies
· Child Abuse
· Analyzing the Immigration Consequences of Certain Criminal Convictions
Attorney Mindy M. Nolan has been practicing only trial level criminal defense for nearly 12 years, specializing in complex felony litigation. Her early career exposure to these challenging cases made her particularly interested in forensic science. With a firm belief in the significance of defending the human being in every case, Attorney Nolan pays meticulous attention to detail and fosters a profound bond with each of her clients. Recognizing the distinctiveness of each case, she excels at passionately and eloquently narrating their stories.
She was a staff attorney with the Wisconsin State Public Defender, after earning her juris doctorate in 2014, and prior to transitioning to private practice. Her formidable courtroom presence began through her participation in moot court competitions in law school, excelled after graduating from the prestigious National Criminal Defense College, and continues to be fine-tuned through her teaching of defenders within Wisconsin and nationally. All these experiences have helped hone her skills as a tenacious litigator.
Outside her law practice, Attorney Nolan is a board member of the Wisconsin Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, a member of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers and the State Bar of Wisconsin. She is a graduate of the prestigious National Criminal Defense College and was recently invited to join their faculty.
With fluency in both English and Spanish, Attorney Nolan has served the Spanish-speaking community in diverse capacities. She has now worked with the Spanish-speaking community for over 15 years. She believes in the importance of giving back to the profession, demonstrated by her volunteer work with the Marquette Volunteer Legal Clinic and donates time to training and mentoring fellow defenders in Wisconsin and nationally.
Practice areas
Criminal DefenseFocus areas
Assault & Battery, Criminal Domestic Violence, Criminal Law, Drug & Alcohol Violations, Expungement, False Accusations, Felony, Misdemeanor, Murder, Parole, Probation, Sex Offenses, Theft
- 100% Criminal Defense
First Admitted: 2014, Wisconsin
Bar / Professional Activity
- National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, Member, 2019 - Current
- Wisconsin Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, Board Member, 2019 - Current
- Mountain Trial Skills, Trial Practice Institute, Senior Faculty, 2025
- Wisconsin Association of Criminal Defense Attorney's Virtual Lunch and Learn Series, Presenter, 'Reaching Success Against the Odds in Supervision Revocation Proceedings', 2024
- Wisconsin State Public Defender, Annual Defender's Conference, Speaker "Teaching STRMix to the Jury on Cross" , 2024
- Mountain Trial Skills, Trial Practice Institute, Senior Faculty, 2024
- Maine Defenders Conference, Speaker , 2023
- Wisconsin Association of Criminal Defense Attorney's Annual Seminar, Speaker, 2022
- Los Angeles Public Defender Online Trial Skills, Breakout Session Teacher Sessions will occur between 3/25/22 - 4/22/22, 2022
- Wisconsin Association of Criminal Defense Attorney's Annual Seminar, Speaker, 2021
- Wisconsin State Bar, 2014
Verdicts / Settlements (Case Results)
- Not Guilty Verdict - Disorderly Conduct, Domestic Abuse, 2025
- Not Guilty Verdict - Second Degree Reckless Injury, Use of Dangerous Weapon, Domestic Abuse & Disorderly Conduct, Use of a Dangerous Weapons, Domestic Abuse, 2025
- Not Guilty Verdict - Possession with Intent to Deliver Cocaine, Use of a Dangerous Weapon, and Felon in Possession of a Firearm, in Milwaukee County Case 22CF423. , 2024
- Not Guilty Verdict - Battery, Domestic Abuse, Repeater, and Disorderly Conduct, Domestic Abuse, Repeater in Waukesha County Case 23CM1242. , 2024
- Not Guilty Verdict - Possession with Intent to Deliver Cocaine, Milwaukee County, 2023
- Not Guilty Verdict, Felon in Possession of a Firearm, Racine County, 2023
- Not Guilty Verdict - Felony in Possession of a Firearm, Milwaukee County, 2023
- Not Guilty Verdict - Possession with Intent to Deliver Narcotics (x2), Milwaukee County, 2023
- Not Guilty Verdict - Four Counts of Child Sexual Assault - Racine County Case 19CF1494, 2022
- Not Guilty Verdict - Repeated Sexual Assault of Child, Incest, Exposing Genital to Child (two counts), Racine County Case 19CF1494, 2022
- Not Guilty Verdict - 1st Degree Intentional Homicide, Racine County Case 20CF246, 2022
- Dismissal of 1st Degree Reckless Homicide Charge Racine County Case 17CF587 https://journaltimes.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/case-dismissed-genetic-deficiency-could-have-caused-infants-2017-death/article_0f33b917-8136-5a04-839a-14e2eac20723.html , 2019
Pro bono / Community Service
- Wisconsin State Bar, Author Contributor, Wisconsin Trial Practice, Chapter 4 - Opening Statement , 2025
- Marquette University Law School, Volunteer Attorney for Expungement and Pardon Clinic, 2025
- Marquette University Law School, Volunteer Attorney for Expungement and Pardon Clinic, 2024
- Marquette Volunteer Legal Clinic Expungement and Pardon Clinic Attorney Volunteer, 2023
- Marquette University Law School, National Competition Moot Court Judge, 2023
- Marquette University Law School - Jenkins Moot Court Competition Judge, 2023
- Wisconsin State Bar, Author Contributor, Wisconsin Trial Practice, Chapter 4 - Opening Statement , 2022
- Marquette Volunteer Legal Clinic Expungement and Pardon Clinic Attorney Volunteer, 2022
- Marquette Volunteer Legal Clinic Expungement and Pardon Clinic Attorney Volunteer, 2021
- Marquette University Law School - Jenkins Moot Court Competition Brief Grader, 2020
- Marquette University Law School - Jenkins Moot Court Competition Brief Grader, 2018
- Marquette University Law School - Jenkins Moot Court Competition Brief Grader, 2017
- Marquette University Law School - Moot Court Coach, 2016
Educational Background
- University of Wisconsin - Madison, Double Major - International Studies and Spanish, 2008
Other Outstanding Achievements
- National Criminal Defense College, Faculty Member, 2024
- Publication of 2017 First Degree Reckless Homicide case in The Atlantic.https://www.theatlantic.com/family/archive/2020/08/when-misdiagnosis-child-abuse/615337/, 2020
Honors
- Kuchler-Nicholson-Stilling Sensitive Crimes Award, Wisconsin Association of Criminal Defense Attorneys, 2023
- Advocates Prize: Martin Hanson Memorial Award, Wisconsin Association of Criminal Defense Attorneys, 2023
- Public Interest Law Student of the Year, Wisconsin State Bar, 2014
These comments were made by fellow attorneys during the annual nomination process.
“Bright, tenacious and a winning record on serious cases.”
“Mindy secured an amendment in a First Degree Reckless Homicide charge (Len Bias) to simple drug delivery, by convincing the District Attorney. The client was released on probation and served no additional jail time.”
“I emphatically nominate Attorney Nolan for this recognition. Having worked closely with her, Attorney Nolan has proven herself to be a fierce advocate. While Attorney Nolan may not be under the media spotlight, her dedication to her craft is unparalleled. Attorney Nolan works late hours and spend weekends in the office, living and breathing her cases. She has gotten exceptional results for her clients through holistic representation and zealous advocacy. She has successfully tried multiple cases. She is a standout asset to the criminal defense bar.”
Selections
- Super Lawyers: 2025
- Rising Stars: 2022 - 2024
