About Eric
Eric Nichols practices both civil trial and criminal law, and joined the Austin office of Butler Snow in 2019. His background includes not only many years representing companies and individuals in private practice but also experience in both Texas state government and the federal government, having served as Deputy Attorney General for Criminal Justice for the Office of the Texas Attorney General, as an Assistant United States Attorney for the Southern District of Texas, and a law clerk to a federal judge. Eric is Board Certified in Criminal Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization and a Fellow of the International Academy of Trial Lawyers.
Education
Awards & Recognition
- Lawyer of the Year: Criminal Defense: White-Collar, Austin (2019)
- Lawyer of the Year: Bet-the-Company Litigation, Austin (2018)
- Lawyer of the Year: Criminal Defense: White-Collar, Austin (2017)
- Lawyer of the Year: Criminal Defense: White-Collar, Austin (2015)
- Recognized: Bet-the-Company Litigation
- Recognized: Commercial Litigation
- Recognized: Criminal Defense: White-Collar