Bio

Nicholas C. Rowley

Nicholas C. Rowley is a renowned National Trial Lawyer, published author, philanthropist, and founder of Trial Lawyers for Justice, with a distinguished career marked by over $3.5 billion in verdicts and settlements on behalf of injury victims and their families across the United States.

Born in Storm Lake, Iowa, Nick’s early life was characterized by significant challenges, including periods of poverty and bullying during his childhood in Nogales, Arizona, and small-town Iowa. Demonstrating resilience, he became self-supporting by the fifth grade and was emancipated at the age of 16. At 17, he enlisted in the U.S. Air Force and served a total of 6 years as a medic in the USAF and US Army.  Military education benefits helped Nick earn a bachelor’s degree in Social Psychology by age 19 and commencing law school at 20.

Nick’s legal career is distinguished by numerous record-setting verdicts across the country, including the largest medical malpractice verdict in history in the amount of $412 Million, a $131 million verdict for a car crash victim, a $74.5 million verdict in a medical malpractice birth injury case, a $50 Million against Starbucks on behalf of a 25 year old who was seriously burned and disfigured as a result of a reckless corporate culture. In Washington State, Nick has been instrumental in securing significant multiple jury verdicts against Monsanto for injuries and damages suffered by children, parents, and teachers who were exposed to polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) in a public school. The list of seven, eight, and nine-figure jury verdicts goes on and on.     

Beyond the courtroom, Nick is a dedicated philanthropist and advocate. He co-founded Trial by Human, a nonprofit program aimed at enhancing trial skills for plaintiff lawyers. His humanitarian and philanthropic efforts extend internationally, including funding and constructing educational centers and helping underserved communities and nonprofits in the United States, Costa Rica, Kenya, and Bhutan. 

Nick has invested years of his life and tens of millions of dollars towards protecting, preserving, and improving the Civil Justice Systems in America and leading the charge to change unjust laws such as California’s 1975 $250,000 Non-Economic Damages Cap (MICRA).  Nick has done and continues to do similar work in multiple other States.  He is the founder of Justice Watch, a national organization dedicated to protecting and policing the judiciary throughout the United States and as an answer to the far right’s organization (Judicial Watch), which is dedicated to tort reform and appointing Judges who are willing to trample on our 7th Amendment rights and uphold insurance company sponsored legislation that places caps on damages.  

Nick’s commitment to justice and empathy for his clients have earned him recognition from numerous trial lawyer organizations and consumer advocate groups. He embodies a relentless pursuit of justice while offering world-class training to attorneys who seek self-improvement, both in and out of the courtroom. Nick shares his teachings through his books (Running With the Bulls, Trial by Human, Damages Evolving), as well as his podcast “Brutal Honesty,” which debuted at #47 on the Apple Podcasts Self-Improvement category in the US.