Nick’s utilities experience includes general rate cases, securitization, certificate of public convenience and necessity and other preapproval proceedings for environmental controls or capacity additions, mergers and acquisitions, territorial authorizations and disputes, and other regulatory law matters. He has worked on over 100 IURC general rate cases involving electricity, gas, and water and wastewater. His rate case experience ranges from the largest utilities in the state to some of the smallest.
Nick also focuses his practice on representing and advising municipalities and local units of government in utility, annexation, reorganization, funding and budget issues. He has more than two decades of experience advising and representing municipalities that are navigating the annexation process, and during that time has seen two major overhauls of the annexation code. Nick has worked on some of the largest and most complex annexations in Indiana’s history.
Decades of experience in the practice of law and a background in accounting aid Nick in being cost-effective and value-adding in helping his clients achieve their core mission. Nick is also committed to diversity and inclusion on the team, as he understands that different perspectives to meeting client needs is vital to the quality of the overall service.
Professional and Community Involvement
Adjunct professor, College of Business, Butler University, 1993-1999
Member, Indiana State Bar Association
Member, 7th Circuit Bar Association
Various leadership roles, Indiana State Bar Association Utilities Section, Electricity Division and the Water and Sewer Division
Board of directors, Dove Recovery House for Women (which provides comprehensive programming and treatment services for women recovering from substance abuse and addiction)
In 2018, Nick participated in Diversity Lab’s Diversity in Law Hackathon, where his team developed the Pay Equity Pledge, which won “Crowd Favorite” and will be implemented across the nation and throughout the industry.
Honors
Chambers USA, 2023-2024
The Best Lawyers in America, 2006-2025, Lawyer of the Year, 2013
Nick is also committed to diversity and inclusion, having been awarded the firm’s Camille B. Conway Diversity Award for promoting diversity in his own practice and the community.
