Defense Lawyer Knows What It’s Like on the Inside

March 16, 2018

 Mark Nicholson Standing in Courtroom

 

Mark Nicholson has racked up multiple jury trial wins  for the city’s poorest citizens, becoming a thorn in the side of the Marion County prosecutor’s office. 

When I first heard rumors of a local lawyer with a manslaughter in his past, I was skeptical. It sounded like the plot of a scrapped John Grisham novel. I thought I was on the receiving end of a tall tale over cocktails. But as I reported the story and met the subject, I turned up an even more complicated, tragic and redemptive narrative than the one that had been floating around. – Adam Wren, contributing editor

Mark Nicholson knows what it’s like being trapped behind the walls of prison.  He’s been there.  For a well-written article published by Indianapolis Monthly and written by Adam Wren look  here.

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