Christopher R. Nichols
Work in Nichols Law Firm
Top Rated Family Law Attorney with 29 years of experience
Personal Injury, Car Accidents, Arbitration, Bad Faith Insurance, Wrongful Death
The Professional Building, 127 West Hargett St., Sixth Floor, Raleigh, NC 27601
About Christopher R. Nichols
Practice Areas
- Personal Injury
- Car Accidents
- Arbitration
- Bad Faith Insurance
- Wrongful Death
Education
- Wake Forest University School of Law, Winston Salem, North Carolina, 1994J.D.
- Honors: Order of the Barristers Litigation Honor Society
- Honors: Wake Forest Moot Court Board, 1992-1994
- Honors: Chief Justice Joseph Branch American Inn of Court
- Honors: Student Bar Association, 1992-1994
Show More - Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, May, 1991B.A.
- Major: Politics
- Major: Sociology
- Honors: cum laude
- Honors: Air Force Officers' Association Scholarship
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Classes and Seminars
- Faculty, Depositions: Hands-On Training, N.C. Academy of Trial Lawyers
- Pre-Suit Mediation: The New Law, N.C. Academy of Trial Lawyers, 2003
- Seminar, Chair and Speaker, Live! the Trial of a Connective Tissue Injury Case, N.C. Academy of Trial Lawyers, 2003
- Faculty Member, Civil Trial Advocacy Clinic, N.C. Academy of Trial Lawyers, 2003
- Presenter, Strategies for Arbitrating UM/UIM Cases, The Masters of Insurance Law Seminar, North Carolina Academy of Trial Lawyers, 2002
- Reading Their Minds: Defense Themes in Personal Injury Cases, Mountain Magic Seminar, North Carolina Academy of Trial Lawyers, 2002
- Presenter, Voir Dire: Pushing the Limits Within the Rules, North Carolina Academy of Trial Lawyers, 2002
- Presenter, Demonstrative Evidence: Exhibits on the Cheap for Smaller Cases, North Carolina Academy of Trial Lawyers, 2001
- The Masters of Insurance Law: ABC's and 123's, Seminar Co-Chair, North Carolina Academy of Trial Lawyers, 2001
- Presenter, Rule 411: Liability Insurance as Evidence at Trial, North Carolina Academy of Trial Lawyers, 2001
- Presenter, Medicaid, Medicare and Health Care Provider Liens: Putting Money in Your Client's Pocket and Keeping Yourself Out of Trouble, Practical Trial Skills Seminar, North Carolina Academy of Trial Lawyers, 2001
- Learning the Ropes-Getting the Most out of your Personal Injury Case: Winning, Collecting and Keeping Your Damages, North Carolina Academy of Trial Lawyers, 1999
- Learning the Ropes: Basics of Family Law, Program Chair, North Carolina Academy of Trial Lawyers, 1999
- Presenter, So You Want to Open a Law Firm, North Carolina Bar Association and Lawyers' Mutual Insurance Company, 1998
- Presenter, Ethics 101: The New Rules, North Carolina Academy of Trial Lawyers, 1998
- Learning the Ropes: The Basics of Civil Procedure, a Practical Approach, Program Chair, North Carolina Academy of Trial Lawyers, 1998
- Learning the Ropes: How to Try a Soft Tissue Injury Case, Program Chair, North Carolina Academy of Trial Lawyers, 1997
- Mediation Strategies, Wake Forest School of Law, April 22, 2015
Qualifications
Bar Admissions
- North Carolina, 1994
- U.S. District Court Western District of North Carolina, 1994
Other Affiliations
- North Carolina Academy of Trial Lawyers, 1993 (Member)
- North Carolina Academy of Trial Lawyers, 1999 - 2000 (Board of Governors)
- North Carolina Academy of Trial Lawyers, Professional Negligence Section, 2002 - Present (Member)
- Association of Trial Lawyers of America, 1994 - Present (Member)
- South Carolina Trial Lawyers Association, 1998 - Present (Member)
- Mainstay Women's Shelter, 1997 - Present (Board of Directors)
- East Henderson High School Mock Trial Team, 1995 - 2000
- Henderson County Dispute Settlement Center, 1995 - 1999 (Board of Directors)
- Pisgah Legal Services, 1994 - 1995 (Volunteer Attorney)
- Salem Academy Mock Trial Team, 1992 - 1993 (Attorney Advisor)
- North Carolina Advocates for Justice, June 13, 2015 - June 13, 2016 (President)
- North Carolina Bar Association, June 15, 2014 - June 15, 2015 (Litigation Section Chair)
Past Positions
- Nichols Law Firm, Raleigh North Carolina, Founder, Partner, 2005 - Present
- Hardison & Leone, Raleigh, North Carolina, Litigation Director, 2004 - 2005
- Kuniholm Law Firm, Raleigh, North Carolina, Litigation Attorney , 2002 - 2004
- Coburn & Saleeby, L.L.P., Spartanburg, SC, Founding Partner, Director of North Carolina Litigation, 1999 - 2002
- Henson Law Firm, P.A., Spartanburg, SC, Director of North Carolina Litigation, 1997 - 1999
- Blanchard, Cathey & Nichols, Hendersonville, North Carolina, Partner, General Trial Practice, 1995 - 1997
- James H. Toms & Associates, P.A., Hendersonville, North Carolina , Associate, General Practice, 1994 - 1995
- Graduated Wake Forest School of Law 1994
Office Info
Nearby Lawyers
- Personal Injury
- Car Accidents
- Arbitration
- Bad Faith Insurance
- 0.2 mile away
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