Nick joined Graf Coyne as a law clerk in the summer of 2020 and began as an associate upon graduating from the University of Cincinnati College of Law and passing the Ohio bar exam in 2021. Nick plans to focus his practice on the firm’s core areas of tax and estate planning, trust and estate administration, and trust and estate litigation.

Nick believes that a lawyer’s success stems from building positive and lasting relationships with clients. Embodying Graf Coyne’s values of uncompromising excellence and outstanding service, he places equal importance on the quality of his work product and his reputation with the client.

Education:

• Ohio University, B.S.C., Communication Studies, 2018 (Summa Cum Laude)

• University of Cincinnati College of Law, J.D., 2021 (Magna Cum Laude, Order of the Coif)

Recognitions

• The Clarence Elkins Award, 2020, Given to two Ohio Innocence Project Fellows who demonstrate the most diligent advocacy and dedication to right injustices suffered by the wrongfully convicted
• University of Cincinnati College of Law Dean’s Honors List: Fall 2018, Spring 2019, Fall 2019, Spring 2020, Fall 2021, Spring 2021

Recent Professional Contributions

• “Sacked by the Clock: Analyzing Statute of Limitations Defenses in the Context of Football-Related CTE Lawsuits,” University of Cincinnati Law Review (88.4) (Recipient of the Augustine John McDonough Prize for best torts essay)

Attorneys

• William R. Graf
• Kenneth P. Coyne
• Naveen V. Ramprasad
• Nicholas M. Eaton