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Nicholas “Nick” Brooks is a San Diego–based civil litigation attorney representing employers, professionals, and organizations in employment and business disputes throughout California. He focuses on clear strategy, research-driven advocacy, and practical results for clients facing high-stakes workplace and commercial conflicts.​

How Nick Serves Clients

Nick is known for thorough legal research, persuasive writing, and straightforward case analysis that helps clients understand their options and make informed decisions. He explains complex procedures in plain language, keeping clients, executives, and decision-makers aligned on strategy and next steps at every stage of a matter.​

Languages

Nick serves clients in English, Spanish, and Portuguese and can communicate in conversational Italian, helping multilingual businesses, professionals, and families address legal issues without language becoming a barrier.​

Beyond the Practice

Outside the courtroom, Nick runs a YouTube channel where he shares practical takes on legal issues and commentary on sports stories shaping the conversation, with a particular focus on American football at both the professional and college levels. He brings the same emphasis on preparation, game-planning, and adjustment to his analysis that he values in litigation.​

A lifelong football obsessive, Nick follows roster-building and front-office decision-making as closely as what happens on the field, and his dream job is to serve as an NFL general manager one day. He enjoys studying languages, attending live events, and staying active, and he carries values of teamwork, curiosity, and lifelong learning into every part of his professional life.​

Areas of Practice

  • Employment defense and workplace disputes

  • Business torts and contract litigation

  • Real estate and property matters

  • Commercial fraud and misrepresentation

  • Trade secret and intellectual property disputes

  • Defamation and reputational harm

  • Personal injury cases

  • Appeals and post-trial motions

  • Risk management and compliance counseling​

Education and Admissions

Nick earned his Bachelor of Science in History, cum laude, from Tennessee Technological University, and his Juris Doctor from Rutgers Law School–Newark as a merit scholarship recipient. He is admitted to practice in all California state courts, the United States District Court for the Southern District of California, and the United States District Court for the Central District of California.​

About Nicholas “Nick” Brooks