Nicholas Price Whitney

Nick Whitney is a distinguished attorney and partner at Childers Law, LLC. Nick served as trial counsel in the Kowalski v. Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital case, highlighted in the Netflix documentary Take Care of Maya, which resulted in a $261,000,000 verdict – one of the largest medical malpractice verdicts in Florida’s history. Nick and his partner, Jeff Childers, have been at the forefront of defending the civil rights of Floridians and Americans against government abuses during and in the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Nick served for 10 years as a U.S. Navy pilot and earned the Air Medal during combat operations. Upon completion of his military service, Nick attended Harvard Law School and clerked with Sidley Austin and Hutchinson Black & Cook. He began his legal career focused on civil litigation, alternative investment vehicles, and real estate transactions, joining Rogers Towers in Jacksonville upon graduation. He then served as General Counsel for a real estate development firm. Since 2018, Nick has been focused on civil litigation.

Nick’s broad civil litigation practice focuses on personal injury, medical malpractice, commercial litigation, aviation law and related disputes, employment law, and constitutional and civil rights issues.

He continues to serve in the Navy Reserve as a Judge Advocate General. Nick holds a B.S. in Mathematics and Economics from the University of Nebraska and a Juris Doctorate from Harvard Law School.