Douglas D. Nichols - Attorney and Mediator

Personal

Credentials

  • Trained Collaborative Law Attorney
  • Experienced In Mediating Both Private and Court Referred Cases
  • Western New England College School Of Law, J.D., 1970
  • Michigan State University, B.A., 1961

Professional Memberships

  • Massachusetts Collaborative Law Council
  • Massachusetts Bar Association
  • Hampden County Bar Association
  • Hampden County Probate and Family Court Bench Bar Committee
  • Western Massachusetts Pro Bono Referral Service: Volunteer Attorney
  • Dispute Resolution Services: Volunteer Mediator
  • Children First Subcommittee, Hampden County Bar Association

Community Activities

My Community Activities have included:
  • Past Moderator of the Town of Ludlow Town Meeting, 18 years
  • Past President of the Massachusetts Moderator's Association
  • Member of the Ludlow Lions Club for over 25 years
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112-114 Sewall Street • Ludlow, MA 01056-2797 • Phone: (413) 583-2414 • Fax: (413) 583-2067 • dn@DouglasNichols.com

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Attorney, Douglas Nichols practices law in both Hampden County and Hampshire County, Massachusetts. As a Collaborative Law attorney, Douglas Nichols is skilled at handling disputes in a manner that usually allows the opposing parties to be on good terms with each other after the dispute has been resolved. This outcome is beneficial in situations where the parties will remain in contact with each other after the current dispute is behind them, such as in the cases of divorces with children, disputes between neighbors or disputes between business associates. As a lawyer, Douglas Nichols is experienced in the areas of residential real estate closings, commercial real estate closings, the purchase and sale of businesses, and real estate subdivision development. If you have legal needs in the areas of divorce, guardianship, estate planning, the administration of estates, wills or trusts you will find attorney, Douglas Nichols to be both knowledgeable and easy to talk to. As a mediator, Douglas Nichols has successfully resolved disputes within families, between business associates, between buyers and sellers of real estate and between construction contractors. Douglas Nichols has mediated both private disputes and matters that were referred for mediation by judges while those matters were pending in court. The office of attorney, Douglas Nichols is conveniently located near the center of the business district of Ludlow, Massachusetts and is an easy drive from Springfield, Palmer, Belchertown or Northampton.