Nolan R. Nicely Jr.

Nolan is a native of Alleghany County, born and raised east of Clifton Forge. He graduated from Hampden-Sydney College, summa cum laude, in 1991, and received his juris doctorate from the University of Virginia School of Law in 1994. After law school, Nolan returned to his hometown and has practiced law with Russ Updike since 1994. Nolan's legal practice has primarily focused on complex civil litigation, with particular focus on information discovery, legal research/writing, liens, insurance coverage and other issues related to navigating the information intensive environment of modern complex personal injury and medical malpractice cases. Nolan has been active in his Church and multiple community organizations over the years. He has a special interest in land and wildlife management and he and his wife, Hope, own the Grizzled Skipper Conservation Ranch in western Alleghany County. They live in the Sharon area, east of Clifton Forge, with their two sons, Nolan III and Asher. Awards and Honors Honors Named a "Rising Star" by the Richmond Virginia "Richmond Magazine", 2008 Super Lawyers, 2018 Super Lawyers, 2019

• Wilson Updike, Associate, 1994 - 1999

• Kimber Inc. v PM Transport
• Citation: 264 VA 26
• Court: Virginia Supreme Court
• Year: 2002
• BE & K Construction Co. v. Perry
• Citation: 1997 VA. App. Lexis 114
• Court: Virginia Court of Appeals
• Year: 1997
• Guilliams v Wray
• Citation: 77 VA Cir. 244
• Court: Roanoke City Circuit Court
• Year: 2009

• Alleghany Community Service Board, 2009 - Present
• Charles Pinckney Jones Memorial Library, 2010 - Present

• Virginia, 1994
• U.S. District Court for the Western District of Virginia, 2000

• Virginia Trial Lawyers Association, 1994 - Present (Member)
• Virginia Bar Association, 1994 - Present
• Alleghany Bath Highland Bar Association, 1994 - Present (Treasurer)