Practice Focus

Steve Nichols specializes in bankruptcy and debtor/creditor law, as well as commercial litigation. In bankruptcy cases he appears primarily in the District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia bankruptcy courts. He has represented virtually all constituencies in commercial bankruptcy cases, including debtors in possession, trustees, secured and unsecured creditors, directors, defendants in adversary proceedings and purchasers. He has also practiced extensively as a commercial litigator in courts throughout the country, both at the trial and appellate level. He is admitted to the bars of the United States Bankruptcy Courts for the District of Columbia, Maryland and the Eastern and Western Districts of Virginia, the United States District Courts for the District of Columbia, Maryland and the Eastern District of Virginia, and the United States Courts of Appeal for the Fourth and District of Columbia Circuits.

Points of Distinction

• Flood Doctor, Inc. v. Endeka Enterprises, LLC, et al. (2013 CA 006484 B).  Successfully represented property owner in dismissing $600,000 breach of contract action filed by an unlicensed contractor in the District of Columbia.  Prevailed at the trial court level and on appeal.