Nicholas Slade

Nicholas Slade is an experienced legal professional currently serving as an Attorney Advisor for Military Affairs at the Minnesota Department of since August 2023. Slade has held various positions within the Minnesota Army National Guard, including Judge Advocate and Operations Officer, and has contributed to the Army National Guard Trial Defense Service as a Regional Support Attorney and Defense Counsel. Additionally, Slade has been a trustee for two foundations—the Jerome Foundation since June 2019 and the Northwest Area Foundation, which focuses on poverty reduction across the Great Northern Railroad's original service states, since 2007. Slade's legal expertise is backed by a Juris Doctor degree from Mitchell Hamline School of Law, obtained from 1993 to 1996.