Nikki Nesbitt is a partner of the firm and currently serves as its Managing Partner. Nikki's current practice concentrates on litigation in the healthcare field, most especially in the defense of medical malpractice cases but also cases involving civil rights disputes brought by employees, patients, guests, or other claimants. She represents clients before tribunals ranging from administrative agencies (including human relations offices and offices of administrative hearings) to trial-level courts (state and federal) to appellate courts. Nikki also handles employment matters outside of the healthcare context for employers in this region and beyond. Nikki's experience as a litigator provides her with insight to counsel her healthcare clients on preventing claims and crafting meaningful guidelines, policies, and agreements, in addition to defending matters that have already proceeded to litigation or administrative review.
For the entirety of her 20 years at the bar, Nikki has worked for Goodell DeVries and has moved through the ranks from summer associate to managing partner. She has enjoyed positions of leadership in the Maryland Defense Counsel, the Defense Research Institute, the Trial Network, and in non-legal organizations such as JDRF.
