VICTORIA L. NILLES is member of the firm’s Litigation Department and the Product Liability Practice Group and concentrates her practice in the area of general commercial litigation, including lender liability, tort, complex contractual disputes, and unfair competition, as well as intellectual property and trademark matters in state and federal courts and before the USPTO’s Trademark Trial and Appeal Board.  Ms. Nilles has represented purchasers, suppliers, manufacturers, banks, financial services companies, and small businesses in a variety of cases.

Prior to entering private practice, Ms. Nilles served as a law clerk for the Honorable Robert L. Miller, Jr. in the United States District Court, Northern District of Indiana.  In her first career, Ms. Nilles was a Military Intelligence Officer in the United States Army, serving in various command and staff positions in the United States and Germany.

She holds a Bachelor of Science degree from the United States Military Academy, West Point, New York and received her Juris Doctorate from Washburn University School of Law, where she was the Executive Editor of the Washburn Law Journal and graduated magna cum laude.