Nick Deets | Indianapolis Personal Injury Lawyer

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Main Office

10201 N. Illinois Street
Suite 500
Indianapolis, IN 46290

Office Hours

Monday - Friday8:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Other Locations

Lafayette Office
313 Columbia Street
Lafayette, IN 47909

Hovde Dassow & Deets LLC

About Nick

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.

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Experience

Partner

Hovde Dassow & Deets LLC

2001 - Present

Indianapolis, IN

Admission

Verified Indiana

1993

Education

Purdue University

B.S.I.M.

1989

Recognitions & Achievements

Associations
  • 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
Honors / Awards
  • 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

Notable Work

Cases

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)

Publications

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

Hovde Dassow & Deets LLC Highlights

Accident & Injury, Wrongful Death, Slip & Fall Accident, Medical Malpractice

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