Bluestein Attorneys is proud to welcome back John S. Nichols, who together with Margaret Miles “Marti” Bluestein started the firm in 2000.
“It is wonderful to be back to the firm Marti and I founded together more than two decades ago,” said John. “Our goal was to create a law firm in which everyone was committed to making a difference in the lives of our clients. I am proud to say that’s still who Bluestein Attorneys is today, and I am excited to be back to continue that mission.”
He returns to the firm after five years as Chief Disciplinary Counsel for the Supreme Court of South Carolina. His practice areas with the firm will include professional responsibility/ethics consulting, litigation and trial support, and appellate advocacy.
John is admitted to practice in South Carolina’s state and federal courts as well as the U.S. Courts of Appeals for the Fourth, Eleventh and Federal Circuits, the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims, and the Supreme Court of the United States.
Over the years he has served as president of the South Carolina Association of Justice, as a member of the S.C. Board of Law Examiners by Supreme Court appointment, and he is currently chairman of the S.C. Commission on Indigent Defense.
He has written or edited several books for the South Carolina Bar and for Thomson Reuters including The Trial Handbook for South Carolina Lawyers and South Carolina Civil Procedure. He served on the South Carolina Lawyer magazine’s Editorial Board, serving as editor-in-chief from 2004 through 2006. John also served as editor of The Bulletin, the magazine for the South Carolina Association for Justice.
John serves on the USC “Coaches versus Cancer” committee. He and his wife, Michelle, enjoy traveling, hiking, Gamecock sports, and spending time with his daughter, Beth, and her son, Max.
About Bluestein Attorneys
Bluestein Attorneys combines innovative solutions with professional services to protect the rights of South Carolina citizens in a compassionate environment. Founded in 2000, the firm offers representation in the following areas: workers’ compensation, Social Security disability, veterans’ disability, personal injury, products liability, trucking accidents, medical malpractice, nursing home abuse and neglect, wrongful death, Camp Lejeune water contamination, and governmental fraud. Learn more at BluesteinAttorneys.com.
