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Peter L. Nichols - Springfield, NJ
530 Morris AvenueSuite 300 Springfield, NJ 07081
Levine Haddad & Gregory, LLC
Springfield Litigation Lawyer
Overview
I am a litigation attorney with experience in the courts of New Jersey and New York. At present, my practice is primarily in estates litigation but I also handle commercial litigation matters and occasional criminal and traffic violation defense. In 1984, I left the law and returned to school, receiving a Ph.D. in Political Science from the University of Toronto. I taught as an adjunct professor at universities in New Jersey (Montclair State, William Paterson, Fairleigh Dickinson, Keane, New Jersey City University, Rutgers) and in New York (The New School, NYU, Dowling College) for eleven years. My subjects were philosophy, American politics, and expositional writing. In addition to legal practice, I am a regular commentator on political issues in the on-line journal, the American Thinker.About Peter L. Nichols
Practice Areas
- Litigation
- Estates
- Commercial
- Minor Criminal/Traffic Offense
Qualifications
Bar Admissions
- New Jersey, 2009
- New York, 1978
- U.S. District Court Southern District of New York, 1979
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of New York, 1979
- U.S. District Court District of New Jersey, 2009
Classes and Seminars
- Taught as adjunct professor, political science, philosophy, and expositional writing at colleges in New York and New Jersey 1996-2007
Past Positions
- Vyzas & Associates, P.C., Kearny, New Jersey , Litigation Associate, 2010 - 2016
- Manhattan D.A.'s Office, Assistant District Attorney, 1981 - 1984
Education
- Georgetown University Law Center, Washington, District of Columbia, 1977
J.D. - University of Toronto, 1985
M.A.
Major: Political Science
Minor: Concentration in Political Philosophy - University of Toronto, 1990
Ph.D.
Major: Political Science
Minor: Concentration in Political Philosophy - Yale University, 1974
B.A.
Articles
Published Works
- “Due Process and War: A Critique of Rasul v. Bush and Related Academic Commentary” Engage (Federalist Society) 2005.
- “The Panhandler’s First Amendment Right: A Critique of Loper v. NYPD and Related Academic Commentary,” South Carolina Law Review 1997.
- 21 pieces in the American Thinker (on-line political publication) 2015-present.
- “The Comedy of the Just City,” Chapter in Frost and Mhire, The Political Theory of Aristophanes, Albany: SUNY Press 2017.
- Aristophanes’ Novel Forms: The Political Role of Drama, London: Minerva Press 1998.
Office Information
Address
530 Morris AvenueSuite 300 Springfield, NJ 07081
Phone
Fax
- (973) 379-6898
Office Hours
Monday-Friday: 8:30 AM - 6:30 PM
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