Innocence Project of Minnesota
May 22, 2018
Nick Vilbas, Executive Director
Innocence Project of Minnesota

A native of Kemp, Texas, Nick obtained his Bachelor’s of Science Degree in Biology from the University of Texas at Arlington before moving on to several positions in the criminal justice field, including law enforcement and court administration. He went on to graduate from Texas Tech University School of Law where he first joined the Innocence Project of Texas as a volunteer student. Nick went right to work after law school, first serving as the Case Director and then the Executive Director.  Nick was instrumental in IPTX’s efforts to combat junk science, including important work on the Dog Scent Lineup Report and the Statewide Arson Review partnership with the Texas State Fire Marshal's Office. After leaving IPTX in 2015 he served as the Assistant General Counsel to the Texas Forensic Science Commission where he managed the Commission’s hair microscopy and bite mark comparison case reviews. Nick is excited to once again be an advocate for the innocent working to free the wrongfully convicted in Minnesota and the Dakotas.

The Innocence Project of Minnesota represents people who were wrongfully convicted for crimes they did not commit. We also educate attorneys and criminal justice professionals on best practices, and work to reform the criminal justice system to prevent wrongful convictions and other unjust results in criminal cases.