Nicholas A. Coulson
Nick@CoulsonFirm.com | 313.644.2685
Nick Coulson is a trial lawyer who dedicates his practice to cases with complex legal and factual issues, including class actions, mass torts, and mass arbitrations. Nick is the rare lawyer (especially amongst those who prosecute class actions) who devotes significant time and effort to actually taking cases to trial. Apart from his more traditional legal qualifications, Nick is particularly proud to be a 2022 graduate of the three week trial skills college at the Gerry Spence Method at Thunderhead Ranch. That program teaches dedicated lawyers for people—not institutions of power—groundbreaking skills for presenting clients’ cases to a jury. Nick only advocates for real people, not corporations, insurance companies, banks, or powerful government.
Nick believes that class actions are one of the last ways ordinary people can challenge the powerful. Courts throughout the country have appointed him to represent millions of people in dozens of class actions. He has been appointed as primary, lead, or co-lead class or interim class counsel in cases involving consumer fraud, securities fraud, and serious environmental contamination. He has litigated class actions in state courts, federal district courts, and federal bankruptcy court. He has successfully litigated class action appeals in state and federal courts, obtaining numerous published opinions.
Nick’s scholarship includes publications on class action and environmental contamination law. He is passionate about prosecuting prisoner civil rights cases and other important federal litigation through pro bono appointments.
Nick graduated from Oakland University in 2008 with a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science, and received his law degree from the University of Minnesota Law School in 2013. He was admitted to the State Bar of Michigan in 2013.
Bar Admissions
State of Michigan
United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan
United States District Court for the Western District of Michigan
United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
United States District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin
United Stated District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin
United States District Court for the Western District of New York
United States District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee
United States District Court for the District of Colorado
United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Education
JD University of Minnesota Law School
BA Oakland University
Recognition
Selected to Super Lawyers 2021-2023 “Rising Stars” lists
Publications
Author: “Don’t ‘Fix’ Misrepresentation Class Claim Pleading Standards” (Law360 Dec. 3, 2021)
Co-Author: “PFAS in the Courts: What’s happened? What’s Next?” (Michigan Bar Journal, June 2022) (with Kyle Konwinski)
Current/Former Affiliations
American Association for Justice
Michigan Association for Justice
Federal Bar Association (Eastern District of Michigan Chapter)
Gerry Spence Method at Thunderhead Ranch- Graduate of 3 week trial college (2022), Ranch Club Member