Peter L. Nichols
Litigation Lawyers in Springfield, NJ in Springfield, NJ
About Peter L. Nichols
I am a litigation attorney with experience in the courts of New Jersey and New York. At present, my practice is primarily in estates litigation but I also handle commercial litigation matters and occasional criminal and traffic violation defense. In 1984, I left the law and returned to school, receiving a Ph.D. in Political Science from the University of Toronto. I taught as an adjunct professor at universities in New Jersey (Montclair State, William Paterson, Fairleigh Dickinson, Keane, New Jersey City University, Rutgers) and in New York (The New School, NYU, Dowling College) for eleven years. My subjects were philosophy, American politics, and expositional writing. In addition to legal practice, I am a regular commentator on political issues in the on-line journal, the American Thinker.
Education
Legal Education
- Georgetown University Law Center, Washington, District of Columbia, 1977
- J.D.
Non Legal Education
- University of Toronto, 1985
- M.A.
- Major: Political Science
- Minor: Concentration in Political Philosophy
- University of Toronto, 1990
- Ph.D.
- Yale University, 1974
- B.A.
Past Positions
- Vyzas & Associates, P.C., Kearny, New Jersey , Litigation Associate, 2010 - 2016
- Manhattan D.A.'s Office, Assistant District Attorney, 1981 - 1984
Classes and Seminars
- Taught as adjunct professor, political science, philosophy, and expositional writing at colleges in New York and New Jersey 1996-2007
Published Works
Articles
- “Due Process and War: A Critique of Rasul v. Bush and Related Academic Commentary” Engage (Federalist Society) 2005.
- “The Panhandler’s First Amendment Right: A Critique of Loper v. NYPD and Related Academic Commentary,” South Carolina Law Review 1997.
- 21 pieces in the American Thinker (on-line political publication) 2015-present.
- “The Comedy of the Just City,” Chapter in Frost and Mhire, The Political Theory of Aristophanes, Albany: SUNY Press 2017.
- Aristophanes’ Novel Forms: The Political Role of Drama, London: Minerva Press 1998.
Bar Admissions
- New Jersey, 2009
- New York, 1978
- U.S. District Court Southern District of New York, 1979
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of New York, 1979
- U.S. District Court District of New Jersey, 2009
Attorney Details
| Full Name | Peter L. Nichols |
| Firm | Levine Haddad & Gregory, LLC |
| Address | 530 Morris Avenue, Suite 300, Springfield, NJ 07081 |
| Phone | 973-435-0139 |
| Phone | 973-379-6898 |
| Website | www.lhglaw.com |
| New Clients | ✓ Currently accepting |