About Nicholas
Nicholas Hay constructed a continuous legal trail from small-town lecture rooms to his own practice. He studied arithmetic and political science at Simpson College, completing in 2004. He then earned a J.D. from Drake University Law School in 2011, where his coursework covered criminal procedure, shopper protection and felony law, and he labored in Drake’s legal clinic representing clients beneath supervision.
He began his submit-law program career as an affiliate at Jacobson, Bristol, Garrett & Swartz in 2011. That early experience put him inside both court work and client counseling. Four years later he launched Hay Law, P.L.C., taking on the duties of running a small company while maintaining a docket of instances.
Hay’s memberships factor to the types of matters he handles. He joined the Iowa State Bar Association Young Lawyers Division in 2011 and became a member of the Iowa Association for Justice in 2014. He has belonged to the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers since 2015. Those affiliations mirror a curiosity in felony defense and civil claims that affect individuals.
Colleagues describe his approach as practical. He prepares for hearings and trials in a direct manner. He additionally spends time on office work and client interviews, work that shapes results earlier than instances attain a judge. His background in arithmetic and political science informs how he analyzes evidence and frames arguments. The legal clinic knowledge at Drake gave him early exposure to representing actual clients and dealing with procedural necessities.
At Hay Law, P.L.C., he manages both the business aspect and the legal aspect of practice. He handles matters in Iowa and represents humans charged with crimes in addition to clients pursuing consumer protection and related civil issues. He maintains memberships in professional organizations that maintain him related to tendencies in criminal protection and civil justice. He presently practices criminal protection and consumer rights law at Hay Law, P.L.C.
