Nola Tedesco Foulston

Nola Tedesco Foulston, a native of Lake Mahopac, NY received a Bachelor of Arts in 1972 from Fort Hays State University, attended the University of Kansas Graduate School and earned her Juris Doctorate degree from Washburn University in 1976. In 2013 Mrs. Foulston retired after 24 years as the elected District Attorney to join the Wichita law firm of Hutton and Hutton as a trial attorney who specializes in personal injury, medical malpractice and complex tort litigation. Mrs. Foulston was admitted to practice law in the State of Kansas in 1977, and is also admitted to practice before the U.S. District Court of Kansas and holds the privilege of admission to practice before the United States Supreme Court. Mrs. Foulston legal career began as an Assistant District Attorney in Wichita, Kansas from 1977-1981 and following until 1989 she practiced civil law specializing in diverse areas of the law including corporate litigation and employment law. In 1989 Foulston was sworn in as District Attorney for the 18th Judicial District of Kansas Sedgwick County, Kansas. She is well known for her tough stand on crime and In that capacity she received numerous honors, awards and accolades from community service groups, law enforcement agencies and governmental bodies. In 2012 she was awarded the prestigious American Bar Association Norm Maleng Minister of Justice Award, a distinguished national honor presented in recognition of her career achievements and a dedication to the administration of justice. Through the years, Mrs. Foulston has made significant academic contributions to the legal community as an author and lecturer at the Prosecution Advocacy Center and for the National District Attorneys College where she also served as a regent. Mrs. Foulston has authored many legal articles and treatises, in addition to her role as a national media spokesperson on network television. Prominent profile cases of Mrs. Foulston include: the 1990 murder of Nancy Shoemaker, the Reginald and Jonathan Carr brothers’ murder spree of 2000; the BTK serial killer Dennis Rader in 2005; prosecution of Scott Roeder for the killing of Dr. George Tiller in 2009; and importantly, being co-counsel in 2006 before the United States Supreme Court in Michael Marsh v. State of Kansas that upheld the constitutionality of the Kansas death penalty law.