ATTORNEYS AND STAFF
Attorney Jeffrey C. Nicholas
Jeff Nicholas, the firm's namesame, has been the continual proprietor and/or partner of the Nicholas Law Firm since it opened in 1989. Attorney Nicholas focuses his practice in personal injury, workers' compensation, and social security disability law.
Born in New Jersey, but raised in Northwest Connecticut, Jeff attended Wamogo Regional High School where he graduated with honors. Jeff was an All State track and indoor track runner at Wamogo, as well. He and his daughter, Jackie, a graduate of Princeton, are the only family duo to both win the prestigious Marinko award for scholarship, academics and leadership as given by the eight-school Berkshire League.
Jeff attended the University of Connecticut in Storrs, and graduated cum laude in 1983. He did a semester abroad at the American University in Cairo, Egypt in 1982. Throughout college he held leadership positions in undergraduate student government and presided over a National Honor Society. He then attended the University of Connecticut School of Law in Hartford, graduating in 1987.
Born in New Jersey, but raised in Northwest Connecticut, Jeff attended Wamogo Regional High School where he graduated with honors. Jeff was an All State track and indoor track runner at Wamogo, as well. He and his daughter, Jackie, a graduate of Princeton, are the only family duo to both win the prestigious Marinko award for scholarship, academics and leadership as given by the eight-school Berkshire League.
Jeff attended the University of Connecticut in Storrs, and graduated cum laude in 1983. He did a semester abroad at the American University in Cairo, Egypt in 1982. Throughout college he held leadership positions in undergraduate student government and presided over a National Honor Society. He then attended the University of Connecticut School of Law in Hartford, graduating in 1987.
Jeff is a Former Selectman and First Selectman and Board of Finance Member in the Town of Bethlehem. He currently serves on the Town’s Employee Appeals Board and the Pension Review Board. He is a sustaining member of the National Organization of Social Security Claims Representatives, (NOSSCR), a member of the CBA, Disability and Workers Compensation Sections and CTLA, Workers Compensation Section Comittees and attends National and Regional Conferences and Seminars. Jeff has served as a Delegate to Democratic State Conventions in ’98, ’10, ’14, and has been a Parliamentarian at Congressional conventions. He has received numerous awards, citations and commendations for his community service work.
Jeff grew up in Warren, Connecticut after her to Connecticut in 1968. After law school he moved to Bethlehem in 1991. He enjoys spending time with his eight children, coaching baseball, fishing, and following the UConn sports programs. He is an long term donor to the American Red Cross and he has eclipsed the nine gallon donation mark. Jeff recently began breeding Siberian cats with his wife Yuliya. Nicholas-Siberians has imported the best authentic traditional Siberian cats from Siberia in Russia and is offering kittens in Connecticut. You can find information on this at www.nicholas-siberians.com and on their Facebook page; Nicholas-Siberians.
Attorney Lawrence Pellett
Lawrence R. Pellett graduated from Lehigh University with a Bachelor of Science in Business and Economics in 1979. He obtained his Juris Doctorate degree from Pepperdine University School of Law in 1983. He was admitted to practice in the State of Tennessee in the same year. Attorney Pellett was admitted to the bar in Connecticut in 1984. He was admitted to the United States Supreme Court in 1988. He was board certified as a civil trial advocate by the National Board of Trial Advocacy in 1995 (re-certified in 2000).
Attorney Pellett has been board certified as a workers’ compensation specialist by the Connecticut Bar Association since 2001. He practiced civil litigation and workers’ compensation at Feeley, Nichols, Chase, McDermott & Pellett, P.C. in Waterbury until 2004. From 2004 through 2018, Attorney Pellett was a partner of McGann, Bartlett & Brown, LLC in East Hartford. He is now a member of the firm of The Nicholas Law Firm, LLC with offices in Torrington and Waterbury where he limits his practice to the representation of claimants in work injury related litigation, workers’ compensation and appeals.
Attorney Pellett has been board certified as a workers’ compensation specialist by the Connecticut Bar Association since 2001. He practiced civil litigation and workers’ compensation at Feeley, Nichols, Chase, McDermott & Pellett, P.C. in Waterbury until 2004. From 2004 through 2018, Attorney Pellett was a partner of McGann, Bartlett & Brown, LLC in East Hartford. He is now a member of the firm of The Nicholas Law Firm, LLC with offices in Torrington and Waterbury where he limits his practice to the representation of claimants in work injury related litigation, workers’ compensation and appeals.
Attorney John Majewski
Attorney John Majewski heads the firm's Litigation Division. John has enjoyed an illustrious career and has tried dozens of cases to verdict and has won several million dollar plus jury verdicts. John was a Wesleyan graduate and completed his juris doctorate at University of Akron School of Law. He will continue to focus his practice in Personal injury, Insurance Defense, Commercial Litigation, and Workers' Compensation.
Attorney Peter Godin
Peter Godin joined the Nicholas Law Firm in January of 2019. Peter was born and raised in Southeastern Connecticut, graduating from Montville High School in 2009. After High School, Peter went on to receive his Bachelors degree from the University of Connecticut, graduating in 2013 with Majors in both History and Political Science. In the years between his undergraduate education and law school, he volunteered as a guardian ad litem, advocating on behalf of disadvantaged youths in Southeastern Connecticut. In 2015, he resumed his education at the University of Connecticut, eventually receiving his Juris Doctorate degree from the UCONN School of Law in 2018 along with a certificate in Transactional Law.
While at the University of Connecticut School of Law, Peter served as the Managing Editor for the Connecticut Insurance Law Journal, overseeing the Journal’s publication of its 2017 Fall & 2018 Spring editions. Peter spent his first Summer in law school interning as a judicial clerk for Federal Magistrate Judge Sara Merriam, where he assisted in the drafting of Social Security Appeals rulings along with other matters for Judge Merriam. While in school, Peter worked as a law clerk at Dowley & Associates, focusing primarily on land use and property matters before a brief stint as an Associate with Tinley, Renehan & Dost, LLP.
Peter is admitted to the bar in Connecticut and is heavily involved in the firm’s personal injury and workers’ compensation practice. His free time is most enjoyed snowboarding, hiking with his dog, and spending time at his cabin on Lake Ontario in upstate New York.
While at the University of Connecticut School of Law, Peter served as the Managing Editor for the Connecticut Insurance Law Journal, overseeing the Journal’s publication of its 2017 Fall & 2018 Spring editions. Peter spent his first Summer in law school interning as a judicial clerk for Federal Magistrate Judge Sara Merriam, where he assisted in the drafting of Social Security Appeals rulings along with other matters for Judge Merriam. While in school, Peter worked as a law clerk at Dowley & Associates, focusing primarily on land use and property matters before a brief stint as an Associate with Tinley, Renehan & Dost, LLP.
Peter is admitted to the bar in Connecticut and is heavily involved in the firm’s personal injury and workers’ compensation practice. His free time is most enjoyed snowboarding, hiking with his dog, and spending time at his cabin on Lake Ontario in upstate New York.
Attorney Nathaniel D. Walden (of counsel)
Nathaniel Walden joined the Nicholas Law Firm in 2011. Nat is a Magna Cum Laude graduate of Butler University and he received his Juris Doctorate from the Indiana University Maurer School of Law. Attorney Walden headed the firm's Social Security Disability division from 2011-2016. He successfully litigated ALJ Hearings, Appeal Council appeals and Federal District Court Appeals. He was also involved deeply in the firm's personal injury and workers' compensation practice where he litigated Formal Hearings. Though he is no longer full time staff as of 2016, he remains of counsel for the firm and assists with Administration, Marketing, Research and Social Security Appeals. He is admitted to the bar in Connecticut, Indiana and the U.S. District Court for Connecticut.
Our Staff
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Our well-trained staff has been helping Northwest Connecticut's injured for over (a combined) 50 years!
Our staff includes several phenomenal paralegals:
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