Nicholas C. Deets

Nick was born in Bloomington, Indiana on December 9, 1966 and is a graduate of Purdue University (B.S.I.M., with honors, 1989) and the Indiana University School of Law, Bloomington (J.D., with distinction, 1993). He was admitted to the Indiana State Bar in 1993. He is admitted to practice before both federal district courts in Indiana, the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, and the United States Supreme Court.

While in law school, Nick was the managing editor of the Journal of Global Legal Studies and was a member of the ABA Moot Court team. He also clerked for the Honorable Michael S. Kanne of the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit and the Chicago law firm of Coffield, Ungaretti & Harris.

Upon graduation from law school, Nick accepted a position as an associate with Ice Miller where he worked from 1993–1995. In 1995, Nick left Ice Miller and returned to his hometown of Lafayette, Indiana to practice law with his father, Charles R. Deets, III. In 2000, Nick returned to Indianapolis and joined the Hovde Law Firm (now Hovde Dassow + Deets). He was made a partner in 2001.

Nick is AV rated (highest possible rating for preeminent legal ability and ethics) by Martindale Hubbell, the national directory of attorneys. He was recognized as an Indiana Super Lawyer by Indianapolis Magazine in 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, and 2010. He is listed in Best Lawyers in America, Personal Injury Plaintiffs. He is currently the Vice-President of the Indiana Chapter of the American Board of Trial Advocates, a director of the Indiana Trial Lawyers Association and a Fellow of the Indiana Bar Foundation.

Nick has handled many large personal injury, wrongful death and medical malpractice cases. He has obtained approximately 15 verdicts or settlements in excess of $1,000,000 for his clients. These include several settlements in which the defendant required a confidentiality agreement, a settlement of $3,625,000 on behalf of parents whose 16 year old son was killed in an accident with a major trucking company, a settlement in excess of $1,400,000 on behalf of a steel worker who was injured when a warehouse collapsed during construction, and several maximum recoveries for patients in medical malpractice claims against medical providers and the Indiana Patients Compensation Fund.

An avid golfer, Nick was a multiple first-team All-State selection and winner of the IHSAA Keesling Mental Attitude Award while in high school. He attended Purdue University on a full-ride golf scholarship. While at Purdue, Nick was named Academic All Big 10 and received the Distinguished Scholar-Athlete Award in 1989. He is a director and the Golf Chairman at Crooked Stick Golf Club.