Nick is a member of the firm's Tort Section and has successfully represented clients in a wide range of practice areas, including products liability, complex commercial litigation and environmental matters. He has advised clients in regulatory matters and has represented numerous Fortune 500 companies in high-stakes litigation in state and federal courts throughout Texas and the nation. Nick also has extensive experience in pre-trial matters, including the resolution of complex discovery disputes, motion practice, expert witness work, and settlement negotiations, and has successfully obtained the dismissal of several cases through dispositive motions and through early settlement negotiations.

Nick graduated from the University of Texas School of Law with honors. During law school, he was an associate editor of the Texas Law Review, received the Texas Law Review Association Best Litigation Note Award and was justice (president) of Phi Alpha Delta Law Fraternity.

Before entering law school, Nick graduated cum laude from Southern Methodist University, where he was admitted into Phi Beta Kappa, Psi Chi Honor Society and Golden Key International Honour Society.

Nicholas Deutsch, Hydraulic Fracturing: A Legal and Regulatory Primer, Houston Bar Association, April 11, 2013.

Blaine D. Edwards, E. James Shepherd & Nick Deutsch, Hydraulic Fracturing: Protecting Against Legal and Regulatory Risk, 109:15 Oil & Gas Journal, August 1, 2011, at 22. View

Nick Deutsch & Marlene Williams, ADA Amendments Act of 2008, Hotel & Lodging Association of Greater Houston (HLAGH) Newsletter, Spring 2009, at 5. View

Presentations

“What the Frack is Going On? A Hydraulic Fracturing Primer for Lawyers,” Houston Bar Association, Houston, Texas, on April 11, 2013.

“Regulatory Issues Affecting Hydraulic Fracturing,” Petroleum (etc)’s Frac School, Dallas, Texas, on April 8, 2013.

“Legal and Regulatory Issues Affecting Hydraulic Fracturing,” Petroleum (etc)’s Frac School, Houston, Texas, on January 28, 2013.

“Legal and Regulatory Issues Affecting Hydraulic Fracturing,” Petroleum (etc)’s Frac School, Houston, Texas, on November 14, 2012.

“Legal and Regulatory Issues Affecting Hydraulic Fracturing,” Petroleum (etc)’s Frac School, Houston, Texas, on September 19, 2012.

“How Fracing Has Changed the Energy Sector: Legal and Regulatory Trends,” ACC Symposium, with James Shepherd, Houston, Texas, on August 23, 2012.

“Legal and Regulatory Issues Affecting Hydraulic Fracturing,” Petroleum (etc)’s Advanced Frac School, Branson, Missouri, on June 28, 2012.

“Hydraulic Fracturing: Best Legal & Technical Practices,” Oil & Gas Industry CLE, with James Shepherd, Houston, Texas, on March 30, 2012.

“Regulatory Issues Affecting Hydraulic Fracturing,” Petroleum (etc)’s Frac School, Houston, Texas, on February 27, 2012.

“Hydraulic Fracturing: Separating Fact from Fiction on the Front Lines,” American Association of Professional Landmen Texas Land Institute, with Randy Crump, Houston, Texas, on September 13, 2011.

"Data Privacy and Security for Lawyers: A Primer,” Houston Bar Association, with Derek Lisk, on January 14, 2011.

“Complex Litigation Tactics: Lone Pine Orders and Iqbal/Twombly,” Annual Update of the Law, with James Shepherd, Kansas City, Missouri, on June 17, 2010.

“Data Privacy and Cyber-Security Breaches,” Hotel & Lodging Association of Greater Houston Loss Prevention Managers’ Meeting, Houston, Texas, on May 11, 2010.

Nick is a member of the American Bar Association, Houston Bar Association and Young Professionals in Energy.

Nick is admitted to practice before the state courts of Texas, the U.S. District Courts for the Northern, Eastern, Western, and Southern Districts of Texas, and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit.

2007   J.D., with honors, University of Texas School of Law

2004   B.A., cum laude, Southern Methodist University