Eric J.R. Nichols
Butler Snow LLP
Recognized since 2006
Austin, Texas
Practice Areas
Bet-the-Company Litigation
Commercial Litigation
Criminal Defense: White-Collar
Eric Nichols practices both civil trial and criminal law, and joined the Austin office of Butler Snow in 2019. His background includes not only many years representing companies and individuals in private practice but also experience in both Texas state government and the federal government, having served as Deputy Attorney General for Criminal Justice for the Office of the Texas Attorney General, as an Assistant United States Attorney for the Southern District of Texas, and a law clerk to a federal judge. Eric is Board Certified in Criminal Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization and a Fellow of the International Academy of Trial Lawyers.
Contact & Links
- Lawyer Page: https://www.butlersnow.com/attorney/eric-nichols/
Location
- 1400 Lavaca Street, Suite 1000
Austin, TX 78701
Education
- The University of Texas, J.D., graduated 1989
Butler Snow LLP
Headquarters: Ridgeland, Mississippi
233 The Best Lawyers in America® awards
39 Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America awards
Named "Lawyer of the Year" by Best Lawyers® for:
- Criminal Defense: White-Collar, Austin (2019)
- Bet-the-Company Litigation, Austin (2018)
- Criminal Defense: White-Collar, Austin (2017)
- Criminal Defense: White-Collar, Austin (2015)
Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2026 for work in:
- Bet-the-Company Litigation
- Commercial Litigation
- Criminal Defense: White-Collar
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