P. Randolph Nicholson

P. Randolph Nicholson

P. Randolph Nicholson is a highly experienced Boulder personal injury attorney with over 40 years of success advocating for clients at Sloat, Nicholson & Hoover, P.C.

Attorney Profile

BOULDER INJURY LAWYER

Attorney P. Randolph NicholsonRandolph Nicholson graduated from the University of Connecticut, cum laude, in 1976 with a degree in Business Administration. He attended graduate business school and received a J.D. from the University of Connecticut Law School in 1980.

Following graduation from law school, Mr. Nicholson practiced personal injury and workers compensation law. He moved to Colorado in 1984 and joined Gerald Sloat’s firm in Boulder in 2001.

Mr. Nicholson has numerous published appellate decisions and served on The Board of Directors of the Colorado Trial Lawyers Association for 17 years. His resume reflects his legal experience and his professional credentials.


RESUME

EDUCATION

  • University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT, Bachelor of Science, (1976)
  • University of Connecticut Graduate Business School, Storrs, CT, (1977)
  • University of Connecticut School of Law, West Hartford, CT, Juris Doctor (1980)

ADMITTED TO PRACTICE

  • Connecticut (1981)
  • Colorado (1984)
  • U.S. District Court (D. Colo.)(1985)
  • U.S. Court of Appeals (Tenth Circuit) (1987)

EXPERIENCE

  • Asselin & Associates
    Attorneys at Law, Willimantic, Connecticut (1981-1984)
  • Law Offices of John Salmon
    Denver, Colorado (1984-1989)
  • Salmon, Godsman & Nicholson, P.C.
    Attorneys at Law, Englewood, Colorado (1989-1996)
  • P. Randolph Nicholson, P.C.
    Attorney at Law, Boulder, Colorado (1997-2001)
  • Sloat, Nicholson & Hoover, P.C.
    Attorneys at Law, Boulder, Colorado (2002-present)

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS

  • American Association for Justice
  • Colorado Bar Association
  • Boulder County Bar Association
  • Colorado Trial Lawyers Association (Board of Directors, 1991-2007; Executive Committee, 1995-1996; Chairman, Eagle Committee, 1994-1995; Chairman, Seminar Committee, 2000-2001, Membership Committee, 1990-1996; Eagle Committee, 1990-2005; Auto Litigation Committee, 2001-2007)
  • Boulder County Bar Foundation
  • Coloradans for Civil Justice (Board of Directors, 1999-2009; Treasurer, 2003-2004)
  • Faculty of Federal Advocates

REPORTED CASES

  • Zukowski v. Howard, Needles Tammen & Bergendorf, 115 F.R.D. 53 (1987)
  • Jordan v. Bogner, 844 P.2d 644 (Colo. 1993)
  • Everett v. Dickenson & Co., Inc., 929 P.2d 10 (Colo. App. 1996)
  • Miller v. Campbell, 971 P.2d 261 (Colo. App. 1998)
  • Amicus Brief – State Farm v. Kastner, 77 P.3d 1256 (Colo. 2003)

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