Nick Deets | Indianapolis Personal Injury Lawyer

Nick Deets has been a partner with Hovde Dassow + Deets in Indianapolis since 2001. His primary areas of practice are personal injury, medical malpractice, product liability, and wrongful death. He has tried more than 80 jury trials to verdict.

Nick was named the Trial Lawyer of the Year by the Indiana Trial Lawyers Association in 2010, Best Lawyers, Lawyer of the Year, Plaintiff’s Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions, in 2018, and Best Lawyers, Lawyer of the Year, Plaintiff’s Medical Malpractice, in 2020. He has been recognized as an Indiana Super Lawyer by Indianapolis Magazine every year since 2006 and has been listed in Best Lawyers, Personal Injury Plaintiffs, every year since 2010. He is a fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers, the American Board of Trial Advocates, the Litigation Counsel of America, and is AV-rated by Martindale Hubbell.

Position	Organization	Location	Duration
Partner	Hovde Dassow & Deets LLC	Indianapolis, IN	2001 - Present

School	Degree	Major	Graduation
Maurer School of Law, Indiana University Bloomington	J.D.	Law School	1993
Purdue University	B.S.I.M.		1989

State / Court	Date
Indiana	1993

• American College of Trial Lawyers | Fellow | State Committee Member
  American Board of Trial Advocates | Indiana Chapter | Past President
  Indiana College of Trial Lawyers | Fellow
  Indiana Trial Lawyers Association | Board of Directors | Amicus Curiae Committee
  Litigation Counsel of America | Fellow
  Indiana State Bar Association | Life Fellow
  Indiana Bar Foundation | Life Fellow

• Martindale-Hubbell | AV Preeminent Rating
  Best Lawyers in America | Plaintiff’s Personal Injury | 2010 - Present
  Recognized as an Indiana Super Lawyer by Indianapolis Monthly | 2006-Present
  Best Lawyers in America | Plaintiff’s Medical Malpractice | Lawyer of the Year | 2019
  Best Lawyers in America | Mass Torts | Lawyer of the Year | 2017
  Trial Lawyer of the Year by the Indiana Trial Lawyers Association | 2010
  Purdue Distinguished Scholar-Athlete Award | 1989
  IHSAA Keesling Mental Attitude Award | 1985

• Representative Cases
  Inman v. State Farm Mutual Ins. Co., 981 N.E.2d 1202 (Ind. 2012) Shelton v. Kroger Ltd. Partnership I, 58 N.E.3d 229 (Ind.Ct.App. 2016), trans. denied. Brown-Day v. Allstate Insurance Co., 915 N.E.2d 548 (Ind.Ct.App. 2009), trans. denied. Potts, M.D. v. Williams, 746 N.E.2d 1000 (Ind.Ct.App. 2001) Burnett v. Columbus McKinnon Corp., 405 N.Y.S.2d 405 (4th Dept. 2009) Kosarko v. Padula, 979 N.E.2d 144 (Ind. 2012) Allstate Ins. Co. v. Keltner, 842 N.E.2d 879 (Ind.Ct.App. 2006) State Farm Ins. Co. v. C.W., 2010 WL 597930 (N.D. Ind. 2006) Knox v. American General Life Ins. Co., 2003 WL 22056301 (S.D. Ind. 2003) Allstate Ins. Co. v. Tozer, 298 F.Supp2d 765 (S.D.Ind. 2005) Turner v. Buske Lines Inc., 2006 WL 566108 (S.D. Ind. 2006) Kincaid v. State, 757 N.E.2d 713 (Ind.App. 2001) Sales v. State, 714 N.E.2d 1121 (Ind.App. 1999) Christian v. State of Indiana. 710 N.E.2d 582 (Ind.Ct.App. 1999)

• Plaintiff’s Personal Injury Law, Practice Tips and Application | National Business Institute | 2007
  Effective Closing Arguments on behalf of the Plaintiff | Indianapolis Bar Association | 2011
  Partial Settlements in Cases Involving Vicarious Liability | Verdict Volume 32, No. 3 | 2011
  Effective Closing Arguments on behalf of the Plaintiff | The Allen County Bar Association | 2011
  State Court Venue under Indiana Trial Rule 75 | Verdict Volume 37, No. 3 | 2016
  Trial of the Wrongful Death Case – Plaintiff’s Perspective on Maximizing Damages | Indiana Continuing Legal Education Forum | 2018
  The Care and Feeding of Experts | Indiana Continuing Legal Education Forum | 2019
  Indiana Trial Lawyers’ Association | Annual Institute | Chair | 2019

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Verified Credentials	Date Verified
(1993) Licensed as Attorney in Indiana. Verified with Indiana State Bar Association.	November 18, 2020

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