John Nichols
Free ConsultationAppellate Advocacy and Trial Support Lawyers in Columbia, SC in Columbia, SC
Education
Legal Education
- University of South Carolina School of Law, Columbia, South Carolina
Non Legal Education
- Francis Marion University
Current Employment Position(s)
- Of Counsel
Pro Bono Activities
- Leadership Columbia Class of 2000
- South Carolina Bar Board of Governors ad hoc member, 2013-2014
- Furman University Riley Institute Diversity Fellow, 2010
- Roscoe Pound Institute (Member Fellow), 2007-2008
- Public Justice Foundation, 2000-2017
- South Carolina Commission on the Profession, 2017-2023
- SC Bar Resolution of Fee Disputes Board member, 2016-2017
Published Works
Articles
- Service of Process in South Carolina (4th Ed.) (SC Bar)
- Masters in Equity and Special Referees (4th Ed.) (SC Bar)
- Law School for Nonlawyer – South Carolina Tort Law (SC Bar), 2006-present
- Co-author, The Trial Handbook for South Carolina Lawyers (5th Ed.) (Thomson Reuters)
- Co-author, The South Carolina Law of Torts (5th Ed.) (“Hubbard and Felix on Torts”) (SC Bar)
- Co-author, South Carolina Civil Procedure Fourth Ed. (“Flanagan on Civil Procedure”) (SC Bar)
- Co-author, South Carolina Damages (2d Ed.) (SC Bar)
- South Carolina Jurisprudence (West), Supplements 1993-1994
- Ervin’s Jury Charges, Supplements, 1994-1996
- What’s New?, column author, South Carolina Lawyer, SC Bar Magazine 2000-2004
- A Trail of Tiers: Limitations on Punitive Damages under South Carolina’s 2011 Tort Legislation, The Justice Bulletin SC Association for Justice Magazine (Fall 2011)
- Safeguarding the Truth in Court – The Doctrine of Judicial Estoppel, article, South Carolina Lawyer, SC Bar Magazine (January-February 2002)
- When the Defendant Fails to Forward the Papers – Has Shores v. Weaver Been Statutorily Overruled?, article, The Bulletin SC Trial Lawyers Magazine (Summer 2001)
- Appellate Watch: Preserving Error from the Respondent’s Perspective, article, The Bulletin, SC Trial Lawyers Magazine (Winter 2000)
- Where Have You Gone, Atticus Finch?, article, The Bulletin, SC Trial Lawyers Magazine (Summer 2000)
Bar Admissions
- South Carolina
- U.S. District Court District of South Carolina
- U.S. Court of Appeals 4th Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals 8th Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals Federal Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims
- U.S. Supreme Court
Other Affiliations
- South Carolina Association for Justice
- John Belton O’ Neall Inn of Court
- Supreme Court Historical Society
- Richland County Bar Association
- American Association for Justice Leaders Forum, 2008-2013
Attorney Details
| Full Name | John Nichols |
| Firm | Bluestein Attorneys |
| Address | 1614 Taylor St., Columbia, SC 29201 |
| Phone | 803-904-7017 |
| Phone | 803-771-8097 |
| Website | bluesteinattorneys.com |
| Website | bluesteinattorneys.com/blog |
| New Clients | ✓ Currently accepting |
| Consultation | ✓ Free initial consultation |