Associate
Nicholas
DeBruyne
Nick is an associate in Berg Hill Greenleaf Ruscitti LLP’s litigation practice group. He assists with a wide variety of matters, but particularly specializes in complex commercial disputes, construction, insurance coverage, and mechanics lien disputes. Nick has over five years of experience working in these practice areas, including fact investigation, discovery management, motions, and trial preparation.
Nick received his J.D. from Chicago-Kent College of Law. There, he served as the Executive Notices and Comments Editor for the Chicago-Kent Law Review and editor for the Seventh Circuit Review. During law school, he also interned for the Circuit Court of Cook County Law Division. Before law school, Nick worked in public figure protection in the San Francisco Bay Area, where he was responsible for protecting some of the world’s most prominent families and at-risk individuals.
Although originally from the suburbs of Detroit, Michigan, Nick has lived in Chicago for over eight years but now calls Boulder, Colorado his home with his wife and daughter. Outside of work, Nick enjoys spending time with his family, especially snowboarding, hiking, biking, golfing, or otherwise spending time in the great outdoors.
EDUCATION & ADMISSIONS
JURIS DOCTOR
CHICAGO-KENT COLLEGE OF LAW
BACHELOR OF ARTS
MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY
Colorado
Illinois
Professional Associations
American Bar Association, Forum on Construction Law
Colorado Bar Association
Nick’s Blog
BHGR Introduces the Women’s Leadership Committee
Just in time for Women's History Month, Berg Hill Greenleaf Ruscitti LLP formed and formally introduced the BHGR Women's Leadership Committee. The Women's Leadership Committee is comprised of sixteen female attorneys and was established to recognize and cultivate a...
Updates in California Employment Law: Additional Requirements for Pay Data Reporting and Pay Transparency
Updates in California Employment Law: Additional Requirements for Pay Data Reporting and Pay Transparency On September 27, 2022, Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law Senate Bill 1162 ("SB 1162"), expanding California's data reporting requirements under Government...
Client Alert: What Employers Must Convey Upon Employee Termination or Separation
Colorado's most recent legislative session, concluding in early May, pushed through several new employment-related laws that concern employers and employees alike. Senate Bill (SB) 22-234 should be of particular interest to employers, as it requires employers to...
In the News
Merritt Named Co-Chair of the Firm’s Trusts, Estates, Probate, and Tax Practice
Shelly Merritt, a partner at Berg Hill Greenleaf Ruscitti, has been named the co-chair of the Firm's Trust, Estates, Probate, and Tax Practice. Merritt has over thirty years of experience representing individuals, families, closely-held businesses, executives, and...
BHGR Introduces the Women’s Leadership Committee
Just in time for Women's History Month, Berg Hill Greenleaf Ruscitti LLP formed and formally introduced the BHGR Women's Leadership Committee. The Women's Leadership Committee is comprised of sixteen female attorneys and was established to recognize and cultivate a...
BHGR Partnership Expands with 2023 Elections
The Berg Hill Greenleaf Ruscitti partnership gathered at our Boulder office on January 31, 2023. In that meeting, attorneys Geoff Williamson and Benjamin Wilson were elected Equity Partners, and Elizabeth Froehlke and DJ Goldfarb were elected Non-Equity Partners,...
Firm Happenings
Updates in California Employment Law: Additional Requirements for Pay Data Reporting and Pay Transparency
Updates in California Employment Law: Additional Requirements for Pay Data Reporting and Pay Transparency On September 27, 2022, Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law Senate Bill 1162 ("SB 1162"), expanding California's data reporting requirements under Government...
Client Alert: What Employers Must Convey Upon Employee Termination or Separation
Colorado's most recent legislative session, concluding in early May, pushed through several new employment-related laws that concern employers and employees alike. Senate Bill (SB) 22-234 should be of particular interest to employers, as it requires employers to...
Client Alert: Colorado Places New Restrictions on Non-Compete Agreements Between Employers and their Employees
Colorado has long disfavored non-compete agreements within the state. Historically, under C.R.S. § 8-2-113, restrictive covenants were void and unenforceable except for under specific circumstances, including: the purchase and sale of a business or the assets of a...