Credentials
Education
Clerkships
Law Clerk to The Honorable Carlos A. Samour, Jr., Colorado Supreme Court
Law Clerk to The Honorable Diana L. Terry, Colorado Court of Appeals
Law Clerk, U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Colorado
Other Government Service
Judicial Extern to The Honorable Kristen L. Mix, U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado
Legal Extern, U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission, Student Honor’s Program
Legal Memberships
Colorado General Counsel Mentoring Program
2025 Cohort
Minoru Yasui American Inn of Court
Board Member, 2023-2025
Program Committee Member, 2023-2025
Thompson G. Marsh American Inn of Court
Board Member, 2019–2023
Treasurer, 2022-2023
Program Committee Chair, 2020–2022
Assistant Program Committee Chair,
2019–2020
University of Denver Sturm College of Law
Judicial Clerkship Alumni Committee Member, 2020–present
American Bar Association
Colorado Women’s Bar Association
Editor in Chief, “Tales from the Trenches,” The 1891, 2018–2020
Denver Bar Association
Co-Chair, Access to Justice Committee’s Pro Bono Week, 2019
Colorado Bar Association
Colorado Defense Lawyers Association
DRI Association of Lawyers Defending Business
Faculty of Federal Advocates
Bar and Admissions
Colorado
U.S. District Court, D. Colorado
U.S. District Court, N.D. Illinois
Community Activity
Denver Metro Chamber Leadership Foundation
Impact Denver Alumnus, Spring 2020
Other Experience
Fortis Law Partners
Law Clerk
Articles and Presentations
"A Catastrophic Collision: Due Process and Section 363 Free and Clear Asset Sales Meet Head-On in the GM Bankruptcy," 26 J. Bankr. L. & Prac. 183.
"Citizens United Round II: Campaign Finance Disclosure, the First Amendment, and Expanding Exemptions and Loopholes for Corporate Influence on Elections," 93 Denv. L. Rev. 749.
"Shareholder Proposals, Director Elections, and Proxy Access: The History of the SEC's Impediments to Shareholder Franchise," 93 Denv. L. Rev. Online 233.
Nicole Jones represents clients in complex commercial litigation, professional liability matters, and government investigations. She has drafted and argued successful dispositive motions, and has experience handling witness prep and depositions, managing discovery teams, preparing cases for trial, and conducting investigations. As a former appellate law clerk at both the Colorado Supreme Court and the Colorado Court of Appeals, Nicole also brings valuable appellate knowledge and experience and has served as Amicus Curiae in appellate matters.
Nicole is a meticulous manager of client teams who effectively and consistently uses deep knowledge of clients’ businesses to obtain successful outcomes.
Nicole's personal interests include ballet, travel photography, scuba diving, and golf.
Cases
Obtained an award of monetary and non-monetary sanctions against an adverse party for intentional destruction of relevant information, which led to the highly favorable settlement of a breach of contract action.
Secured a very favorable settlement for a fund manager involved in an SEC investigation.
Represented a residential treatment facility in 16 high exposure cases involving professional liability claims.
Drafted an amicus brief for the University of Colorado Law School's Korey Wise Innocence Project, which successfully convinced the Colorado Supreme Court to revisit the standard for appointing indigent pro se criminal defendants post-conviction counsel.
Drafted an amicus brief on the merits urging the Colorado Supreme Court to adopt a pleading standard promoting indigent pro se and incarcerated petitioners access to justice and protecting their right to effective assistance of counsel.
Obtained an award of monetary and non-monetary sanctions against an adverse party for intentional destruction of relevant information, which led to the highly favorable settlement of a breach of contract action.
Secured a very favorable settlement for a fund manager involved in an SEC investigation.
Represented a residential treatment facility in 16 high exposure cases involving professional liability claims.
Drafted an amicus brief for the University of Colorado Law School's Korey Wise Innocence Project, which successfully convinced the Colorado Supreme Court to revisit the standard for appointing indigent pro se criminal defendants post-conviction counsel.
Drafted an amicus brief on the merits urging the Colorado Supreme Court to adopt a pleading standard promoting indigent pro se and incarcerated petitioners access to justice and protecting their right to effective assistance of counsel.
Secured voluntary dismissal with prejudice with no money paid for a leading behavioral healthcare company. The plaintiff stipulated to dismissal after we filed a dispositive motion.
Secured a dismissal with prejudice after drafting and arguing a motion for case-terminating sanctions in professional liability matter.
Successfully drafted and argued a motion to dismiss claim for civil conspiracy and motion to strike pleadings in a high-exposure professional liability matter.
Secured a favorable settlement in a case alleging improper administration of an antipsychotic medication against an addiction and trauma treatment center.
Represented an Alabama hospital in a medical malpractice case involving wrongful death.
Successfully represented one of the nation's largest grocery and foodservice distributors as a direct action plaintiff in antitrust litigation concerning broiler chickens.
Successfully represented a Florida hospital in a medical malpractice case involving injuries allegedly arising from sepsis.
Nicole Jones represents clients in complex commercial litigation, professional liability matters, and government investigations. She has drafted and argued successful dispositive motions, and has experience handling witness prep and depositions, managing discovery teams, preparing cases for trial, and conducting investigations. As a former appellate law clerk at both the Colorado Supreme Court and the Colorado Court of Appeals, Nicole also brings valuable appellate knowledge and experience and has served as Amicus Curiae in appellate matters.
Nicole is a meticulous manager of client teams who effectively and consistently uses deep knowledge of clients’ businesses to obtain successful outcomes.
Nicole's personal interests include ballet, travel photography, scuba diving, and golf.
Credentials
Education
Clerkships
Law Clerk to The Honorable Carlos A. Samour, Jr., Colorado Supreme Court
Law Clerk to The Honorable Diana L. Terry, Colorado Court of Appeals
Law Clerk, U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Colorado
Other Government Service
Judicial Extern to The Honorable Kristen L. Mix, U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado
Legal Extern, U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission, Student Honor’s Program
Legal Memberships
Colorado General Counsel Mentoring Program
2025 Cohort
Minoru Yasui American Inn of Court
Board Member, 2023-2025
Program Committee Member, 2023-2025
Thompson G. Marsh American Inn of Court
Board Member, 2019–2023
Treasurer, 2022-2023
Program Committee Chair, 2020–2022
Assistant Program Committee Chair,
2019–2020
University of Denver Sturm College of Law
Judicial Clerkship Alumni Committee Member, 2020–present
American Bar Association
Colorado Women’s Bar Association
Editor in Chief, “Tales from the Trenches,” The 1891, 2018–2020
Denver Bar Association
Co-Chair, Access to Justice Committee’s Pro Bono Week, 2019
Colorado Bar Association
Colorado Defense Lawyers Association
DRI Association of Lawyers Defending Business
Faculty of Federal Advocates
Bar and Admissions
Colorado
U.S. District Court, D. Colorado
U.S. District Court, N.D. Illinois
Community Activity
Denver Metro Chamber Leadership Foundation
Impact Denver Alumnus, Spring 2020
Other Experience
Fortis Law Partners
Law Clerk
Articles and Presentations
"A Catastrophic Collision: Due Process and Section 363 Free and Clear Asset Sales Meet Head-On in the GM Bankruptcy," 26 J. Bankr. L. & Prac. 183.
"Citizens United Round II: Campaign Finance Disclosure, the First Amendment, and Expanding Exemptions and Loopholes for Corporate Influence on Elections," 93 Denv. L. Rev. 749.
"Shareholder Proposals, Director Elections, and Proxy Access: The History of the SEC's Impediments to Shareholder Franchise," 93 Denv. L. Rev. Online 233.
Cases
Obtained an award of monetary and non-monetary sanctions against an adverse party for intentional destruction of relevant information, which led to the highly favorable settlement of a breach of contract action.
Secured a very favorable settlement for a fund manager involved in an SEC investigation.
Represented a residential treatment facility in 16 high exposure cases involving professional liability claims.
Drafted an amicus brief for the University of Colorado Law School's Korey Wise Innocence Project, which successfully convinced the Colorado Supreme Court to revisit the standard for appointing indigent pro se criminal defendants post-conviction counsel.
Drafted an amicus brief on the merits urging the Colorado Supreme Court to adopt a pleading standard promoting indigent pro se and incarcerated petitioners access to justice and protecting their right to effective assistance of counsel.
Obtained an award of monetary and non-monetary sanctions against an adverse party for intentional destruction of relevant information, which led to the highly favorable settlement of a breach of contract action.
Secured a very favorable settlement for a fund manager involved in an SEC investigation.
Represented a residential treatment facility in 16 high exposure cases involving professional liability claims.
Drafted an amicus brief for the University of Colorado Law School's Korey Wise Innocence Project, which successfully convinced the Colorado Supreme Court to revisit the standard for appointing indigent pro se criminal defendants post-conviction counsel.
Drafted an amicus brief on the merits urging the Colorado Supreme Court to adopt a pleading standard promoting indigent pro se and incarcerated petitioners access to justice and protecting their right to effective assistance of counsel.
Secured voluntary dismissal with prejudice with no money paid for a leading behavioral healthcare company. The plaintiff stipulated to dismissal after we filed a dispositive motion.
Secured a dismissal with prejudice after drafting and arguing a motion for case-terminating sanctions in professional liability matter.
Successfully drafted and argued a motion to dismiss claim for civil conspiracy and motion to strike pleadings in a high-exposure professional liability matter.
Secured a favorable settlement in a case alleging improper administration of an antipsychotic medication against an addiction and trauma treatment center.
Represented an Alabama hospital in a medical malpractice case involving wrongful death.
Successfully represented one of the nation's largest grocery and foodservice distributors as a direct action plaintiff in antitrust litigation concerning broiler chickens.
Successfully represented a Florida hospital in a medical malpractice case involving injuries allegedly arising from sepsis.