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About Nicholas Bressi

Nicholas S. Bressi serves Of Counsel at Sandoval & James Law Firm in Austin, Texas, and operates his own practice as the Law Office of Nicholas Bressi. He is one of approximately 250 attorneys in Texas — out of more than 110,000 licensed in the state — who are Board Certified by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization in Construction Law.

Bressi has extensive courtroom experience, having acted as lead counsel in 97 jury trials, bench trials, and arbitration proceedings. In 2019, he secured the 65th-largest jury verdict in Texas and the 36th-largest personal injury jury verdict in the state. He has been selected as a Texas Super Lawyer every year since 2017, an honor reserved for the top 5% of Texas attorneys, and was rated 'Distinguished' by Martindale-Hubbell in 2025 for high ratings in both legal ability and ethical standards.

His practice areas include personal injury, complex commercial litigation, business torts, construction litigation, insurance matters, securities and investment fraud, and medical malpractice.

Practice areas

Bar admissions & credentials

State Bar of Texas
The State Bar of Texas

Awards & recognition

Texas Board Certified in Construction Law (Texas Board of Legal Specialization)
Texas Super Lawyers (2017–present)
Martindale-Hubbell Distinguished (2025)
Texas Monthly Top Attorney

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Proven verdicts and settlements from other Austin firms

Slack Davis Sanger
Slack Davis Sanger
$52 million · Texas Policyholders Win $52 Million Settlement After Farmers Insurance Charged Loyal Customers More Than New Ones
National Trial Law
National Trial Law
$230 million · Federal Court Awards $230 Million Against U.S. Air Force for Sutherland Springs Church Shooting
Byrd Davis Alden & Henrichson, LLP
Byrd Davis Alden & Henrichson, LLP
$112.9 million · $112.9 Million Verdict in Dram Shop Case After Crash Leaves 6-Year-Old With Traumatic Brain Injury
DJC Law
DJC Law
$4,507,000 · Travis County Jury Awards $4.5 Million After Construction Worker Is Struck by Falling Logs at Highway Project
FVF Law Firm
FVF Law Firm
$2 million · Broken Jaw, $2 Million: Anthony Evans Settles Civil-Rights Claim Against City of Austin Over 2020 BLM Protest Shooting