Rodney H. Nichols

Biography

Rodney H. Nichols is a Shareholder of the firm and is part of the Banking, Litigation/Dispute Resolution and Transactional Practice Groups of Carnahan, Evans, Cantwell & Brown, P.C. He concentrates his practice in the areas of banking and creditor's rights, commercial, real estate and probate litigation as well as general corporate and business matters.

Mr. Nichols currently serves as Chairman of the Bank Counsel Section of the Missouri Banker's Association and previously served as vice chair. He is also a member of its advisory board.

Mr. Nichols is an appointed member of the Federal Practice Committee for the United States District Court, Western District of Missouri. He has also served as Chairman of the Springfield Metropolitan Bar Association’s Federal Bench and Bar, Commercial Law and Insolvency and Programs Committees.

Mr. Nichols also devotes a significant amount of time to the community and has served as Chairman of the Board of Directors for the Developmental Center of the Ozarks. In October 2004, Mr. Nichols was appointed by the Greene County Commissioners to serve as a Member of the Springfield/Greene County Library Board of Trustees and served two terms through July, 2011. In 2003, Mr. Nichols was recognized by the Springfield Business Journal with their "40 Under 40" award, for his outstanding contribution to the community and his profession.

In January 2007, Mr. Nichols was appointed as a Member of the City of Springfield's Jordan Valley Park Tax Abatement and Tax Increment Financing Commission. In 2011 he was selected to serve as a member of a task force organized by the City of Springfield to evaluate the future use and development of a parcel of real estate owned by the City adjacent to the City’s Exposition facility.

Mr. Nichols received his bachelor's degree from Missouri State University in 1992 and his law degree in 1996 from the University of Tulsa College of Law. Mr. Nichols is a graduate of Leadership Springfield, Class XVI. Mr. Nichols' professional memberships include the Springfield Metropolitan Bar Association, the American Bar Association, and the Missouri Bar.

Education

University of Tulsa College of Law, J.D., 1996
Missouri State University, B.A., 1992

Practice Areas

Banking
General Corporate
Commercial litigation
Real Estate litigation
Probate litigation

Carnahan, Evans, Cantwell & Brown, P.C. Attorneys at Law
2805 S. Ingram Mill Road
Springfield, MO 65804
Telephone: 417.447.4400
Fax: 417.447.4401

Branson: 417.332.3425

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