Mr. Nichols focuses his practice on litigated and non-litigated business-to-business disputes such as breach of contract matters, loan enforcement actions, consumer lending disputes, construction matters, insurance disputes, real estate purchase contract and lease disputes, regulatory matters, business torts and professional liability matters. He has settled a variety of business-to-business contractual and intellectual property disputes and has drafted multiple commercial lease agreements. Mr. Nichols represents clients in a variety of industries, including commercial and retail real estate companies, real estate appraisal companies, banks and manufacturing companies.
Significant Accomplishments
Served on legal team representing a cattle owner that received a $1 million jury verdict in a cattle fraud case.
Successfully obtained hundreds of thousands of dollars in judgments in multiple eviction actions while representing two national shopping center management clients.
Defended multi-million dollar counterclaim by successfully securing voluntary dismissal of all claims after protracted litigation and payment to our client.
Defended and secured dismissal of claims against property appraiser in bankruptcy adversary proceeding alleging mortgage fraud.
Received favorable verdict at trial of breach of contract action and against counterclaim alleging hundreds of thousands of dollars in damages for tortious interference with business expectancy. Client received full amount requested.
Served as second-chair attorney in real estate dispute over multi-million dollar earnest money deposit in federal court.
Successfully defended limitation of liability provision in real estate purchase contract in briefing before Missouri Court of Appeals.
