Turnbull, Nicholson & Sanders partner Christopher W. Nicholson has been selected as a Top 100 Maryland Super Lawyer for 2020 for his work in complex family law. Chris is a compassionate mediator and skilled courtroom advocate with over 37 years of experience who gravitates toward emotionally-charged family law controversies where his clients may fear that their interests will be unprotected by the legal system or their spouse.
Chris is a Fellow in the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers and a Past Chair of the Maryland State Bar Association Family. He received The Beverly Groner Family Law Award, presented in recognition of service to the Maryland legal community through dedication to the practice of law. In addition to being a recognized Super Lawyer, he is also a Maryland Daily Record Icon, a Best Lawyer in America and an AV Preeminent Rated attorney. Chris received his Juris Doctor cum laude from the University of Baltimore School of Law in 1982 and a BS from the University of Delaware in 1979.
Super Lawyers, part of Thomson Reuters, is a rating service of outstanding lawyers from more than 70 practice areas who have attained a high degree of peer recognition and professional achievement. The annual selections are made using a patented multiphase process that includes a statewide survey of lawyers, an independent research evaluation of candidates and peer reviews by practice area. No more than five percent of lawyers in Maryland are selected by Super Lawyers, and no more than 2.5 percent of lawyers in Maryland are selected as Rising Stars.