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Nicholas Calvin Deets
also known as Nick Deets
About Nicholas
Biography
Nick is a Fellow and a member of the state committee of the American College of Trial Lawyers and a Past President of the Indiana Chapter of the American Board of Trial Advocates (“ABOTA”). He is AV rated (highest possible rating for preeminent legal ability and ethics) by Martindale Hubbell, the national directory of attorneys. He was named the Trial Lawyer of the Year by the Indiana Trial Lawyers Association in 2010 and the Best Lawyers, Lawyer of the Year, Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions-Plaintiffs in 2017. He has been recognized as an Indiana Super Lawyer by Indianapolis Magazine in every year since 2006 and has been listed in Best Lawyers in America, Personal Injury Plaintiffs, in every year since 2010.
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Licensed in Indiana for 32 years
State: Indiana
Acquired: 1993
No misconduct found
Location
Hovde, Dassow & Deets LLC
10201 North Illinois Street, Meridian Tower, Suite 500, Indianapolis, IN, 46290-1137
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"Nick is, without question, the most intelligent lawyer I have ever met. He is also very talented in the courtroom. I cannot recommend him highly enough - he is amongst the finest lawyers in Indiana."
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Experience
Honors
2017
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2016
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2015
Recognition, Best Lawyers in America
2015
Recognition, Super Lawyers Magazine
2014
Recognition, Best Lawyers in America
2014
Recognition, Super Lawyers Magazine
2013
Recipient, Best Lawyers in America
2013
Recognition, Super Lawyers Magazine
2012
Recipient, Best Lawyers in America
2012
Recognition, Super Lawyers Magazine
2012
Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers
2011
Recipient, Best Lawyers in America
2011
Recognition, Super Lawyers Magazine
2010
Recipient, Best Lawyers in America
2010
Trial Lawyer of the Year, Indiana Trial Lawyers Association
2008
Recognized as an Indiana "Super Lawyer", Indianapolis Monthly magazine
2007
Recognized as an Indiana "Super Lawyer", Indianapolis Monthly magazine
2006
Recognized as an Indiana "Super Lawyer", Indianapolis Monthly magazine
Work Experience
1993 - 1995
Associate, Ice Miller
Associations
Indiana State Bar Association
Member
Indiana Trial Lawyers Association
Member
American Bar Association
Member
Tippecanoe County Bar Association
Member
American Board of Trial Advocates
Member
Indiana Bar Foundation
Fellow
Sample of Legal Cases
Representative Appeals
Education
1993
Indiana University School of Law, Bloomington
JD - Juris Doctor
1989
Purdue University
B.S.I.M.
Speaking Engagements
2015
Lifetime Achievement Seminar
Trying the Underinsured Motorist Case In Indiana
2012
Lifetime Achievement Seminar
Trying the Uninsured/Underinsured Motorist Case in Indiana
2011
Lifetime Achievement Seminar
Parial Settlements in Vicarious Liability Cases
2011
Continuing Legal Education
Effective Final Arguments from the Plaintiff's Perspective
2011
Allen County Bar Association
Final Arguments
2010
Lifetime Achievement Seminar
Discovering and Admitting Evidence of Expert Bias (even when it reveals the existence of insurance)
Publications
2014
The Verdict (Indiana Trial Lawyers Association)
Admitting Evidence of Policy Limits in Uninsured/Underinsured Motorist Trials
2011
The Verdict (Indiana Trial Lawyers Association)
Parial Settlements in Vicarious Liability Cases