Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2011 
Nick C. Deets is an Indiana Trial Lawyer. He has been a partner with Hovde Dassow + Deets in Indianapolis since 2001. His primary areas of practice are personal injury, medical malpractice, product liability and wrongful death. He has tried over 100 jury trials to verdict.
Nick was named the Trial Lawyer of the Year by the Indiana Trial Lawyers Association in 2010 and 2026, Best Lawyers, 2017 and 2026 Lawyer of the Year, Plaintiff’s Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions (Indianapolis), Best Lawyers, 2022 Lawyer of the Year, Plaintiff’s Personal Injury (Indianapolis), and Best Lawyers, 2020 and 2026 Lawyer of the Year, Plaintiff’s Medical Malpractice (Indianapolis). He has been recognized as an Indiana Super Lawyer by Indianapolis Magazine every year since 2006 and has been listed in Best Lawyers, Personal Injury Plaintiffs, every year since 2010. Nick was named as a Top 10 Lawyer in Indiana in 2024, 2025, and 2026. He is a Fellow and State Committee Member of the American College of Trial Lawyers. He is a Fellow and past State President of the American Board of Trial Advocates, a Fellow of the International Academy of Trial Lawyers, a Fellow of the Litigation Counsel of America, a member of the Summit Council, and is AV-rated by Martindale Hubbell. In addition to trying over 100 jury trials to verdict, he has argued before the Indiana Supreme Court 6 times and has handled many of the important cases that define Indiana civil tort law. He serves as a member of the Indiana Supreme Court Rules Committee and as a member of the Indiana Trial Lawyers Executive Committee and Amicus Committee.
