John Bo Nichols

Bo was my second lawyer. I ended up at his office after my prior attorney gave me bad advice at our temporary orders mediation and I had an uphill climb to come back from it. Bo will tell you straight, he really challenged my thinking and my ideas. I think I really grew as a person, from a stay at h...ome mom with a very scared and controlled mindset. It has been great for my case and my self esteem. He is not cheap but I knew I wanted a litigator who would go to court (I'm also an attorney). Divorce is hard and petty. I was a mess and he was calm and planned long-term. I ended up with the custody and child support arrangement I wanted for the most part, without having to go to trial. Yes, Bo is expensive. He is worth it though. As an attorney I have been shocked at how poor many other attorneys out there are and/or the unethical tactics used. He works the case and does what is needed. He took me seriously which was so important to me. I knew I didn't want to totally destroy my ex as was suggested by several lawyers. Bo is a good mix of caring and tough, and I am very pleased with the great outcome he got for me coming from behind as I was.

Bo managed to do the impossible… I received primary custody as the father. After my wife ran off out of state with my 4 yr old while I was out of town, she filed for divorce and I immediately hired Bo. My wife managed to keep my child hidden from me for 65 days, and while I wanted to go scorched eart...h on her, Bo managed to talk me out of multiple potential bad decisions. We ultimately received primary custody because we did things by the book while my wife lobbed grenades left and right and ultimately paid the price in court. He’s by no means the cheapest, but he’s certainly one of the best. His level of preparedness when we had our emergency hearing was frankly incredible. The amount of work and documentation that he produced behind the scenes was extensive. I wouldn’t call him an overly aggressive monster (which is what I thought I wanted). Rather, he wins cases by out preparing and outmaneuvering the other side. We were playing checkers while they were playing chess. It didn’t always feel like we were winning (and we had our share of unpleasant phone calls because of that), but Bo is playing the long game, which ultimately is what led to our easy victory in court. Divorce is easily the hardest thing I’ve ever been through in my life, and there were days where I honestly wondered if I had chosen the right lawyer. But that’s because I’m not a lawyer and had no idea what I was doing. Without Bo’s guidance I would have screwed this up repeatedly, much like my wife did. I’m going to be much lighter in the wallet for hiring him, but ultimately I’m going to have something worth much more than that, which is a relationship with my daughter and primary custody as a father. Highly recommend.

Bo represented me in a contested divorce case between 2020 and 2021. The facts of the divorce were founded on lies and blown out of proportion continually by opposing attorneys and my spouse, which made it a very difficult case. I reached out to Bo after the first couple months of using another l...awyer that I originally hired when I naively believed the agreement my wife and I had to handle the divorce amicably, and it was clear the original lawyer was not prepared to handle the aggressive opposing legal team. The other side was basically out for blood at any cost. Opposing counsel were horribly unprofessional and really drove the angry-wife interaction into every encounter. They allowed and encouraged wasting all our money on legal fees rather than compromising or being reasonable, which was clearly not in the best interest of their client, or me. Bo was always a ray of light throughout this drawn-out case. He provided tactical and strategic advice. He kept me cool in very frustrating situations and regularly helped me avoid stooping to their level of unprofessionalism or making mistakes. He was also reasonable about his fees by giving me breaks here and there, and advising about costs of various options we had, and he brought in experts where needed. Bottom line: Bo and Taylor were always extremely professional. For a divorce with no minor children to be drawn out over 20 months, one would expect that the outcome would have been extremely painful. In the end, we were quite successful in avoiding several of the extreme demands from the opposing side. We ultimately avoided a drawn-out and emotional trial and most importantly completely avoided 10 years of spousal support. All the rest was just money and things, which can be replaced. I have easily recovered from that turmoil, and I feel like I made a friend through the whole thing. Bo kept things from getting ugly by being levelheaded, capable, professional, tactical, strategic, friendly, compassionate, empathetic, and even fun. I will never put myself in a situation to need him again, but if I did, he would be my only choice!

As an international settler in the US, I was referred to Bo via a good friend local to Houston. As tough as a divorce shock is, I spoke to Bo uncertain of what to do. Bo took the lead and made sure I stayed focussed. As a busy professional, I was able to function and have peace of mind knowing that B...o had my back. His reputation, his experience and his team’s professionalism is what you are paying for. I couldn’t have asked for better people. My international family and I are truly appreciative of Bo’s representation protecting my financial future. A year ahead, my life has changed so much for the better and I look back with appreciation at the legal representation I had. I could not have got through it without Bo’s help. Thanks so much Bo and Annette!

I had a situation where my husband was living a double life and almost ruined both of our lives financially. Bo helped me get my life back to normal and get back premarital assets that were mingled in joint property. He’s not nice, but you don’t need nice in your situation, you probably need a bulldo...g & that’s what he is. Make sure he’s on your side.