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

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...
In the News
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,...
Nichols Named Top Environmental Lawyer by 5280 Magazine
Hitting stands around Colorado is the latest issue of 5280 Magazine. Included in this issue is the announcement of 5280's ninth annual Denver's Top Lawyers list. To compile this list, the team at 5280 invites lawyers to vote for their peers. Once the votes are in,...
BHGR Welcomes Geoff Klingsporn
Berg Hill Greenleaf Ruscitti LLP is pleased to welcome Geoff Klingsporn to the team. Geoff Klingsporn joined the firm this month, returning to private practice after many years of representing Denver and its officers and employees in the Civil Litigation Section of...
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...