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Nicholas Gottwald is an Associate Attorney at Nelson, Taylor & Associates. He specializes in family law, divorce and custody disputes, contract issues, estate planning, criminal defense, and traffic violations.
Mr. Gottwald was born and raised in Salt Lake City and graduated with his Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science from Brigham Young University. He worked at the Department of Homeland Security, United States Citizenship Immigration Services, in Washington D.C., as an intern while earning his undergraduate degree, and was inspired to attend law school after observing the importance of law first hand. Mr. Gottwald returned to Utah in 2010 and began attending the University of Utah, S.J. Quinney College of Law, and began working as a Law Clerk with Nelson, Taylor & Associates in 2011. He was admitted to practice law in the state of Utah, in October 2013.
Mr. Gottwald enjoys working with people and helping them through some of the most difficult times of their lives, which is reflected in his many positive online reviews and his Top Pro awards from for 2016, 2017, and 2018. He is adept at finding legal solutions by maximizing the protection afforded by Utah statutory and case law. He finds great satisfaction in vigorously representing his client’s interest, whether they be the custody and care of their children or the division of assets.
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State: Utah
Acquired: 2013
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34 S 500 E Ste 105, Salt Lake City, UT, 84102-1023
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44 Client Reviews
Showing 1 - 5 of 13 reviews | Responsiveness
Posted by Kylie | March 31, 2026 | Hired Attorney | Divorce & Separation
Happy Co-Parents
Nick was extremely helpful after other lawyers blew us off. He was able to quickly get our divorce drafted and 35 days later everything was finalized with the judges stamp. Thank you for helping two happy coparents close out a chapter.
Posted by anonymous | December 02, 2024 | Hired Attorney | Divorce & Separation
Nicholas is worth more than 5 stars.
I found Nicholas on a site while I was in a highly abusive relationship. My writing to him was a reach out to someone that might listen and care. Nicholas reached out to me. It took me several years to be brave enough to hire him as my attorney. I was so scared of more abuse...
Posted by Sam | March 01, 2024 | Hired Attorney | Divorce & Separation
Great Divorce Lawyer - Nick Gottwald
Nick Gottwald was very helpful during my divorce and got things done very quickly. Very happy with the outcome.
Posted by Eli | February 17, 2023
Excellent Experience
I had a great experience consulting with Nick. He provided me with extremely helpful input and acted swiftly to make the necessary calls in order to answer my questions. I’ve been going around trying to contact lawyers in Utah for over 3months without much luck. Nick’s responsiveness, prompt action...
Posted by Maryna | July 22, 2022 | Hired Attorney
Great attorney!
Nick Gottwald is an amazing attorney! He is very professional and he always looked after my best interests! He always explained everything to me very thoroughly and I felt that I could trust him. His rate was reasonable and he never charged me anything extra. Everything was clear and transparent! He ...
"I worked with Nick on a family law client of his who ended up getting charged with multiple felonies. I was only helping in an advisory capacity. Nick was outstanding in his representation of his client. He fought incredibly hard for his client and ultimately persuaded the prosecution that the charges were not appropriate, and Nick was successful in getting the prosecution to dismiss the criminal case entirely."
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2018
Top Pro, Thumbtack
2016 - Present
Attorney, Nelson, Taylor & Assoc.
2011 - 2013
Clerck, Nelson, Taylor & Assoc.
2013 - Present
Utah State BarMember
2013
JD - Juris Doctor
2009
BA - Bachelor of Arts
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