Mark F. Nielsen
About Mark
Licenses
Licensed in Wisconsin for 46 years
State: Wisconsin
Acquired: 1979
No misconduct found
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Experience
Honors
2016
AV Rating 2004 - present, Martindale-Hubbell
2016
Wisconsin Super Lawyer 2006 to present, Journal of Law and Politics
2012
2012 Distinguished Alumni Achievement Award, University of Wisconsin Parkside
2011
Advocate's Prize, WACDL
2008
Certified as Criminal Law Advocate, 1998, 2003, 2008, National Board of Trial Advocacy
2001
Advocate's Prize, Wisconsin Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
2000
Advocate's Prize, Wisconsin Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
1999
Outstanding Achievement Award - Criminal Law, State SPD Conference
Work Experience
2016 - Present
Circuit Court Judge, Racine County Circuit Court
1982 - 2016
Shareholder, Schwartz, Tofte & Nielsen, Ltd
1979 - 1982
Assistant District Attorney, Racine County District Attorney
Associations
2011 - 2015
Wisconsin Bar AssociationDirector, Criminal Law Section
2009 - 2015
Supreme Court, District 15 CommitteeChair
2000 - 2002
Racine County Bar Association Criminal Practice CommitteeChair
1999 - 2000
Wisconsin Association of Criminal Defense LawyersPresident
1998 - 2016
State Bar of WisconsinFee Arbitrator
1987 - 1997
Wisconsin Association of Criminal Defense LawyersDirector
Education
1979
JD - Juris Doctor
Speaking Engagements
2015
Overview of Evidence for Judges
2014
Dealing with VIdeo Evidence Issues
2014
Criminal Case and Law Update 2014
2012
Handling Scientific Evidence & Trial Objections
2010
Recognizing & Ruling on Hearsay
2009
Primer on Evidence for Trial Judges
2007
Handling Issues Peculiar to the Notorious Case
2003
Confessions - Litigating the Suppression Hearing
2002
Defending the Cold Case
2002
Strategic Use of Motion Practice for Problem Solving - Five Racine Homicide Cases
1999
Handling the Highly Publicized Case
1998
Rendering Effective Assistance of Counsel
Publications
2010
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Activity
Legal Answers