Nicholas S. Laue

Partner

Nicholas counsels corporate and individual clients in complex commercial litigation and construction matters before federal and state courts across the state of Michigan. Nicholas also has considerable experience prosecuting and defending adversary proceedings in the Bankruptcy Courts for the Western and Eastern District of Michigan. Nicholas provides his clients with first chair trial and arbitration experience.

Nicholas brings a positive and enthusiastic energy to his work. He collaborates with a variety of personalities in difficult commercial settings to help his clients achieve their goals, whether it is in the courtroom or via alternative resolution.

Prior to joining Keller & Almassian, PLC, Nicholas was a research attorney for the Michigan Court of Appeals where he regularly prepared research reports and proposed opinions in civil, criminal, and administrative appeals.

Awards

2024 Best Lawyers | Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law | Commercial Litigation

Activities & Affiliations

Adjunct Professor | Grand Valley State University

Michigan Bar Association

American Bar Association

Grand Rapids Bar Association

Federal Bar Association, Bankruptcy Section

BNI-Grand Rapids Business Connections:  Member | Former President

Presentations & Publications

  1. No Bankruptcy For You! Alternatives for Dealing with Student Loans, American Bankruptcy Institute, Central States Bankruptcy Workshop (June, 2023)
  2. Student Loans: To Forgive or Forget, Debtor’s Bar of West Michigan Seminar (March, 2023)
  3. Building a Book of Business as a Young Lawyer – The Grand Rapids Lawyer (Sept/Oct 2021).
  4. Advanced Approaches to Liens and Judgments, Creditor/Debtor -ICLE Presentation (July, 2021).
  5. Student Loans – Forgive Me Please!, 31st Annual Bankruptcy Section Seminar (2019).
  6. Student Loans, Where is My Relief? – The Grand Rapids Lawyer (May/June 2018).
  7. When is Property of the Estate – Distinction Between Causes of Action that Arise Pre-Petition, Post-Petition, Post-Confirmation, and Post Discharge, 2016 Hon. Steven W. Rhodes Consumer Bankruptcy Conference (2016).
  8. Lehman v. United Bank Inc.: The Judicially Inefficient Layoff and Discharge Dichotomy, 45 U. TOL. L. REV 651 (2014).

Practice Areas

Creditor Rights

Construction Law

Bankruptcy & State Court Litigation

Education

UNIVERSITY OF TOLEDO,
J.D., magna cum laude, 2014

Order of the Coif | Note and Comment Editor, Law Review

CENTRAL MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY
B.S., cum laude, 2011