Denver attorney Nicole A. Westbrook, of the law firm Jones & Keller, P.C., has been selected as a Fellow of the Litigation Counsel of America. Nicole is a trial attorney in the firm’s commercial litigation section and has been litigating business matters and achieving outcomes that improve her clients’ lives for over 20 years. From defamation to breach of fiduciary duties to fraud, complex contract disputes, commercial real estate litigation, and all else between, Westbrook tries and argues matters from both sides of the aisle, plaintiff and defendant, in federal and state courts and arbitration venues throughout the United States. A former federal law clerk in the busiest trial court in the United States, Westbrook prevails in significant, high-stakes business disputes that others won’t try. Past successes in underdog cases of IP theft and trade secret litigation have restored claimant property to the rightful owners and defended against millions of dollars in claimed damages. Nicole brings a highly developed understanding of the laws–statute and case–regulations, and self-regulatory restraints in place to prevent fraud, securities violations, and FTC complaints. She handles all aspects of litigation from injunctions to investigations, discovery, mediation, arbitration, litigation and settlement in matters of conflict between distributors, breaches of policies and procedures by distributors, misleading sales tactics, shareholder disputes and privacy issues, and other areas of legal controversy.
Putting the client first also means giving clients greater access to talented and skilled attorneys. Nicole is an instructor for the National Institute for Trial Advocacy (NITA), where she builds up skills of fellow litigators. Westbrook regularly presents continuing legal education seminars for the Colorado Bar and various national organizations. She’s been named a Martindale Hubble AV-Preeminent Attorney and to Super Lawyers as well as designated a Super Lawyers “Rising Stars”, recognized as an “Up and Coming Lawyer” and a “Compleat Lawyer” by Law Week Colorado. Nicole received recognition by Best Lawyers in America and was also nominated “Forty Under Forty” by The Denver Business Journal.
The Litigation Counsel of America is a trial lawyer honorary society composed of less than one-half of one percent of American lawyers. Fellowship in the LCA is highly selective and by invitation only. Fellows are selected based upon excellence and accomplishment in litigation, both at the trial and appellate levels, and superior ethical reputation. The LCA is aggressively diverse in its composition. Established as a trial and appellate lawyer honorary society reflecting the American bar in the twenty-first century, the LCA represents the best in law among its membership. The number of Fellowships has been kept at an exclusive limit by design, allowing qualifications, diversity and inclusion to align effectively, with recognition of excellence in litigation across all segments of the bar. Fellows are generally at the partner or shareholder level, or are independent practitioners with recognized experience and accomplishment. In addition, the LCA is dedicated to promoting superior advocacy, professionalism and ethical standards among its Fellows.