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Timothy J. Nichols
Timothy J. Nichols

Timothy J. Nichols

Associate
Newark
+1.973.848.4123
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TJ Nichols is an associate in the firm's Labor, Employment, and Workplace Safety practice. TJ has represented clients in state and federal court and before state and federal administrative agencies across the country, with a particular focus in New Jersey and New York. He has represented clients in a variety of matters pertaining to state and federal labor and employment law, including discrimination, harassment, retaliation, wrongful termination, and employment contracts. TJ also advises and assists clients when preparing for workforce reductions and provides labor and employment-related advice to deal teams in corporate transactions.

TJ successfully obtained a court order vacating default judgment against a client on procedural grounds in federal court and obtained a discharge and dismissal against another client in an interpleader action in federal court. TJ also assists the firm’s pro bono Cyber Civil Rights Legal Project, performing intakes of potential clients who are victims of revenge porn.

Prior to joining the firm, TJ served as an associate with a firm based in New Jersey, where he focused his practice in litigation relating to discrimination and workplace safety.

TJ successfully defeated an order to show cause filed by an employer seeking a preliminary injunction against a former employee in New Jersey state court. He also successfully opposed a motion to disqualify counsel based on an asserted concurrent conflict of interest. TJ drafted numerous victorious motions in limine precluding a plaintiff's counsel from introducing certain evidence at trial. He also represented victims of domestic violence pro bono in seeking final restraining orders.

TJ graduated as salutatorian of his class, magna cum laude and Order of the Coif, at Seton Hall University School of Law, and was a member of the Seton Hall Law Review’s Executive Board. As an undergraduate, TJ graduated from the University of Michigan with highest distinction, awarded to the top 3% of the graduating class. 

  • Panelist, “Testing the Boundaries: Drug and Medical Testing in Employment,” Seton Hall Journal of Legislation and Public Policy Symposium, 20 February 2026

TJ initially began his legal career as a corporate associate with a national AMLAW 200 law firm based in New Jersey. 

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