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Molly Schmidt-Nowara Practice Areas: Born and raised in Albuquerque, Molly graduated magna cum laude from the University of New Mexico School of Law in 2001. From 2001 to 2005, Molly worked in Washington, D.C., first serving as a law clerk to Judge A. Franklin Burgess at the District of Columbia Superior Court, and then as a trial attorney at the Public Defender Service for the District of Columbia. While at PDS, she represented clients in felony and juvenile delinquency matters from arraignment through numerous trials and post-conviction matters. In 2005, Molly returned to New Mexico as an Assistant Public Defender in the Santa Fe office of the Department of the Public Defender. While there, Molly represented hundreds of clients in serious felony matters from arraignment through trial and post-conviction issues. Molly’s work at the Santa Fe Public Defender’s Office included spearheading the trial litigation portion of the groundbreaking right- to-confrontation case, State v. Ortega, 2008-NMCA-01. In 2007, Molly joined the Santa Fe office of Rothstein, Donatelli, Hughes, Dahlstrom, Schoenburg, & Bienvenu, LLP where she worked on both civil and criminal cases. Molly has represented those accused of violent crimes (including homicide and child abuse), white-collar crimes, drug possession and drug trafficking, driving under the influence, unlawful possession of a deadly weapon, and domestic violence. She has also represented clients in criminal appeals and administrative hearings. Molly has experience working on civil cases involving wrongful arrest, prison conditions, wrongful death, and employment discrimination. Molly joined Freedman, Boyd, Hollander, Goldberg Ives & Duncan, P.A. in October of 2008. Education Professional Activities
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