Mr. Nickerson's primary area of practice is corporate and business law, including transactions, mergers and acquisitions, and real estate. He also practices in the area of trust and estate planning and administration.

Bar Admissions
West Virginia Bar
Supreme Court of the United States
United States Courts of Appeal for the Fourth and Sixth Circuits
United States District Courts for the Northern and Southern Districts of West Virginia
United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio
Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia
Ohio Bar
Pennsylvania Supreme Court (inactive)

Education

• West Liberty University, B.S., Business Administration, 1982
• Capital University, J.D., magna cum laude, 1987

Significant Accomplishments

Assisting business clients through every phase of the business life cycle, including startup and entity counseling, general corporate transactional matters, mergers and acquisitions, and divestiture

Assisting clients with residential and commercial real estate transactions

Assisting clients with trust and estate planning and administration

Providing advice and guidance with regard to guardianship and conservatorship matters

Preparing certified mineral title opinions, drilling and royalty opinions and title examinations, with an emphasis on generating title reports with curative recommendations

Serving as Vice President and Trust Officer for WesBanco Bank and United Bank, Inc.

Ohio County Commissioner, 2019 - 2024

Municipal Court Judge, City of Wheeling, West Virginia, 1999 - 2019

Ohio County, West Virginia Fiduciary Commissioner, 1999 - 2004

Assistant Attorney General, Office of the Ohio Attorney General, and General Counsel, Ohio Department of Natural Resources, 1990 - 1992

Legal Intern, The Honorable Alan E. Norris, United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, 1986 - 1987

 


Professional Activities and Experience

Distinctions

• Nominated by his peers for inclusion in Best Lawyers in America for Corporate Law
• Law Review: Authored published article, The Capital University Law Review, Winter, 1986
• Order of the Curia