Margaret J. Nichols
 Margaret (Margo) Nichols has devoted the past 30 years to the pursuit of excellence in the practice of family law. She believes good legal representation is based on a solid relationship of trust and cooperation between an attorney and her clients. Her goal is to resolve family disputes conscientiously and, if possible, amicably, using whatever level of cooperation exists between the partners.
In representing her clients, Margo draws on an extensive set of legal skills, from structured and informal mediation techniques to an in-depth knowledge of family law and its current practice. A well-recognized practitioner in family law, Margo is a fellow with the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, serving as the Michigan Chapter President in 2005-2006. Margo is a long standing divorce mediator. She is also a trained and experienced family law arbitrator. The Association for Conflict Resolution has granted her Practitioner Membership, its highest accreditation.
Thank you for all the help you have given us over the past several months. [My wife] and I remain friends and are in a much better position to take on the inevitable problems--like parenting our adult children--we will have to face.Psychologist, Ann Arbor
I want to thank you once more for all you have done for me. I have come out of this in much better shape than many women do. And I appreciate the way you have handled both yourself and me through it all. Mother of 2, Ann Arbor
Margo is a charter member of the Collaborative Practice Institute of Michigan, trained in techniques to foster “no court” divorce and amicable resolution of other family legal matters.
Margo is a past chair of the Family Law Council of the State Bar of Michigan. the Washtenaw County Bar Association (WCBA), and the WCBA Friend of the Court Liaison Committee.
Margo was awarded the Michael Franck Award in 2002 by the State Bar of Michigan’s Representative Assembly and the Patriot Award in 1996 by the Washtenaw County Bar Association. An author of QDROs, EDROs and Retirement Benefits for the Institute of Continuing Legal Education, she has also been a frequent moderator and presenter for its seminars on family law issues.
Active in community organizations, Margo is the President of the Michigan State Bar Foundation and served as past president of the Alzheimer's Association, South Central Michigan Chapter. Margo served two terms as ABA Commissioner on IOLTA and is now serving on the Board of the National Association of IOLTA Programs.
To find out more or to schedule an appointment with Margo, call (734) 994-3000 or e-mail mnichols@nsssb.com.
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