Nick Hergott

About Me

Nick is a natural born competitor who enjoys fighting for his clients. He has collected millions of dollars on their behalf, including jury trial victories in Kansas and Missouri as well as several seven figure settlements.

He takes pride in getting to know each client and treating them with respect. He enjoys figuring out large, complicated cases and ensuring clients feels comfortable and prepared. Nick believes that together with his clients and the jury, that team can help make our communities safer and hold wrongdoers accountable. At the very least, Nick hopes to make his client’s whole again, taking back what was taken from his client, and holding those responsible accountable.

Nick remains very involved with the legal community. He currently serves as President for the Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association’s Solo Practitioner/Small Firm Section. He has previously served on the Young Lawyers Section Board of Directors and in various other roles for the Solo Practitioner/Small Firm Section. In 2015, the KCMBA recognized him as Young Lawyer of the Year. He formally served as a board member of the Midwest Innocence Project’s NextGen Board. In 2015 and 2016, the Kansas City Business Journal recognized Nick as the Best of the Bar. He has been a Big Brother in the Big Brothers Big Sisters-KC program since 2016.

Nick is a lifelong learner and committed to staying on top of the latest trial techniques. He is a graduating member of the Ross T. Roberts Inn of Court Trial College and a graduate of KCMBA's Bar Leadership Academy. He regularly travels to various conferences to stay on top of the latest developments in trial practice.

Nick and his wife, Christina, lived in Kansas City’s River Market for a decade, leaving in 2018 to live on acreage. In his free time, Nick enjoys outdoor adventures such as backpacking, long distance trail running, and paddling. He ran his first ultramarathon trail race in 2016; completed Missouri’s 340-mile paddling race, the MR340, in 2018; and has since completed other ultra-races including the Arches Ultra 50k in the Moab Desert.

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Awards & Recognitions

2021-2022 Super Lawyer – Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Super Lawyers
2016-2020 Rising Star – Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Super Lawyers
2016 Best of the Bar, Kansas City Business Journal
2015 KCMBA Young Lawyer of the Year Award
2015 Best of the Bar, Kansas City Business Journal

Legal Community Associations

2021-2022 Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association Solo Practitioner/Small Firm Section – President
2020-2021 Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association Solo Practitioner/Small Firm Section – President Elect
2018-2020 Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association Solo Practitioner/Small Firm Section – Junior Member At-Large
2017-2020 Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association Solo Practitioner/Small Firm Section – Chair CLE Planning
2016-2018 Midwest Innocence Project NextGen Leadership Board
2014-2017 Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association Young Lawyers Section Board of Directors – Co-Chair, Special Projects Committee
2014 Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association Bar Leadership Academy, Graduate
2011 Ross T. Roberts Inn of Court Trial College, Graduate
Missouri Association of Trial Attorneys
Missouri Bar Association
Kansas Bar Association

Volunteer Work

2016-Present Big Brother, Big Brothers Big Sisters of Kansas City
2012-Present Volunteer Attorney Project – Warrant Relief Project, KCMBA

Bar Admissions:

Missouri
U.S. District Court, Western District of Missouri
Kansas
U.S. District Court, Kansas

Education:

2006 The University of Kansas, B.G.S., Philosophy and Psychology
2010 University of Missouri-Kansas City, School of Law, Juris Doctor
- Magna cum laude
- Order of Barristers
- UMKC Law Review, Staff
- The Urban Lawyer, Staff
- National Moot Court Team
- Best Overall Appellate Brief, Ellison Moot Court Competition
- CALI awards, Civil Procedure and Civil Litigation Drafting

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