About Nicole
Nicole Muller built a layered academic foundation before entering the practice of law. She earned a B.A. from The Catholic University of America in 2010, completed an M.S. at Columbia University in 2014, and took her law degree from Marquette University Law School in 2015. The mix of liberal arts, graduate study and legal training shaped a career that has remained rooted in Wisconsin.
Her early legal work began at Birdsall Law Offices, S.C., where she served as a law clerk in 2016. She returned to that firm in an associate capacity in 2018. Records also show an associate role in 2020 at Birdsall Obear & Associates, S.C. Those positions put her in regular courtroom and client-facing settings. She handled routine filings, assisted on motions and supported trial preparation while assuming growing responsibility for case strategy and client counseling.
Muller’s professional affiliations reflect sustained involvement in criminal practice circles. Since 2019 she has served on the board of the Criminal Law Section of the State Bar of Wisconsin. She also holds memberships in the Wisconsin Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers and the Eastern District of Wisconsin Bar Association, both since 2018. Those connections keep her engaged with developments in criminal procedure and trial practice across the state and federal courts in Wisconsin.
Colleagues describe Muller as methodical in case preparation and steady during hearings. Her work has emphasized courtroom readiness and attention to evidentiary detail. She has experience drafting briefs, arguing motions and managing discovery. In client work she balances practical scheduling demands with the procedural rigors that criminal defense requires. She has handled a range of matters common to state practice in Wisconsin and participated in proceedings before municipal and circuit courts.
Muller appears on firm listings connected to Birdsall Law Offices, S.C., and her recent roles indicate continuity within the same practice community. She is licensed to practice in Wisconsin. She currently practices at Birdsall Law Offices, S.C., handling criminal defense matters in Wisconsin.
