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Exceeding client expectations through exceptional results 281-657-2000 820 Gessner Suite 1570 Memorial City Plaza II Houston, TX 77024Christopher L. Nichols
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Christopher L. Nichols is a native Texan born in Texarkana and raised in northeast Texas. Mr. Nichols began his formal education at Baylor University where he earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology with a minor in Argumentation and Rhetoric.
He continued his post-graduate education at Texas Tech University School of Law where he earned his Juris Doctorate in December 2001. Mr. Nichols joined the Randle Law Office in March 2007 after spending almost five years litigating highly complex product liability cases in state and federal courts nationwide. Mr. Nichols came to the Firm with extensive litigation and advocacy experience which culminated in a successful appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court who affirmed an $11.5 million dollar jury verdict against one of the country’s then largest pharmaceutical companies.
Mr. Nichols enjoys a robust practice counseling local Texas municipalities through the ever changing nuances of municipal, regulatory and administrative law. He balances his municipal practice with other litigation matters in state and federal court, concentrating specifically in the areas of real estate litigation, homeowner and property owner associations, title and boundary disputes, landlord-tenant issues and state licensing and regulation.
He also handles business and commercial litigation matters, insurance and surety disputes and consumer protection issues. Because of his experience, Mr. Nichols has also become a resource to other organizations. Author and Lecturer: “Billboard and Sign Regulation: Recent Cases and Trends,” Texas City Attorneys Association; “Texas Land Law for Civil Engineers and Land Surveyors,” Half Moon LLC; “Current Issues in Sign Regulation,” Scenic Texas, Texas Municipal League and Texas City Attorneys Association; and Contributor, Scenic Texas Legal Research Committee. Finally, Mr. Nichols also serves as special counsel to other local attorneys advising them on the interpretation and application of municipal law to other civil practice areas.
Education
- Juris Doctorate, Texas Tech University, 2001
- Bachelor of Arts, Baylor University, 1996
Admissions
- Texas, 2002
- U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
- U.S. Supreme Court
Memberships
- State Bar of Texas
- Houston Bar Association
- Baylor University Alumni Association
- Texas Tech University Alumni Association
Reported Cases
- Warner-Lambert Co. v. Wakefield, 544 U.S. 1044 (U.S. 2005)
- Hartford Fire Ins. Co. v. City of Mont Belvieu, 611 F.3d 289 (5th Cir. 2010)
- Cernosek Enters. v. City of Mont Belvieu, 2011 Tex. App. LEXIS 1770 (Tex. App. 2011)
- Signad, Ltd. v. City of Mont Belvieu, 2010 Tex. App. LEXIS 6120 (Tex. App. Houston [1st] July 29, 2010)
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