Nicolet Law Office, S.C.

Where the firm works and what it handles

Based in Hudson, Wisconsin, the firm is a personal injury practice registered as Nicolet Law Office, S.C. It takes cases across four states: Wisconsin, Minnesota, North Dakota, and Iowa. The work stays inside one area of law.

That work covers car, truck, and motorcycle accidents, defective product liability, dog bites, slip and fall incidents, and wrongful death. The firm also represents cyclists. It markets that side of its practice under the line "The Midwest Cycling Lawyers," and one attorney carries the title of Cycling Lawyer.

Cases run on a contingency fee basis. In plain terms, a client owes no attorney fee unless the firm recovers money for them. The firm also offers home or hospital visits when an injury keeps a client from traveling to an office.

How the firm grew from one room

Russell Nicolet opened the practice in 2007. It began as a one-room office in Hudson. The firm describes itself as family owned and operated since that year.

Growth came in stages. Offices were added in Eau Claire, Superior, and other cities, and the practice narrowed toward personal injury. In 2023 the firm opened offices in North Dakota. In 2024 it moved into Iowa and started a bilingual practice for Spanish-speaking clients.

As a reviewer, I read that timeline as steady rather than sudden. The firm now runs offices in a number of cities across the four states it serves. Russell Nicolet holds the role of president.

How the team is built

The roster carries a clear set of roles. There is a president, a managing partner, several partners, an of counsel attorney, and associates. That structure gives a sense of how work and responsibility are split.

Founder and managing partner

Russell D. Nicolet founded the firm and serves as its president. He earned his Juris Doctor from William Mitchell College of Law. His undergraduate degree, in business administration and political science with a history minor, came from the University of Wisconsin Stevens Point. His practice focuses on personal injury matters in Wisconsin and Minnesota.

Adam L. Nicolet is the managing partner. He attended the University of Wisconsin-Madison and earned his law degree from St. Thomas School of Law in Minneapolis. He handles motor vehicle and truck accident cases, along with matters involving traumatic brain injury, and works with clients across all four states.

The partner group

Jessica A. Swain is a partner. She earned her J.D. from Marquette University Law School in 2009. Her caseload covers automobile and trucking accidents, wrongful death, slip and fall, boating and railroad accidents, dog bites, and head and spinal injuries.

Drew Epperly, listed as Warren (Drew) Epperly, is a partner and managing attorney. He graduated cum laude from Marshall University and earned his Juris Doctor from the West Virginia University College of Law. He started in family law in Princeton, Minnesota, then moved into personal injury work. John M. Spiten and Ryan T. Muir also hold attorney roles, though the site gives little detail on their backgrounds.

Managing attorneys and associates

William J. Waltenberger is a managing attorney who runs the bilingual practice. He holds a bachelor's degree in Spanish and an Elementary Education Teaching Certification from Marquette University. His J.D. came from Temple University Beasley School of Law, where he interned at the Philadelphia District Attorney's Office. He works on personal injury matters in the Hudson area.

Lindsay Lien works from the Minneapolis office as an injury and product liability attorney. She earned a B.A. in Psychology from the University of Minnesota in 2012 and graduated from the University of St. Thomas School of Law. Her practice includes personal injury and food safety, including foodborne illness, plus motor vehicle and trucking accidents.

Benjamin J. Nicolet is of counsel and handles personal injury and bankruptcy work. He graduated from the University of Minnesota Law School in 2017, where he took part in a bankruptcy clinic and the Maynard Pirsig Moot Court program and earned a Civil Litigation Concentration certificate. He is based in Hudson.

Associates across the offices

Braxton J.G. Phillips is an associate in Eau Claire. He earned an undergraduate degree in criminal justice from the University of Wisconsin Eau Claire and a J.D. from Marquette University Law School in 2023. Nicholas M. Angel practices personal injury from La Crosse, and Ashley Rossman also focuses on personal injury matters.

What the roster suggests about the firm

A few patterns stand out. Several attorneys trained at Marquette, and others came through Minnesota law schools, so the team is rooted in the region it serves. The mix of a bankruptcy background, a food safety focus, and a family law start shows a range of paths into injury work.

In my opinion, the bilingual practice is worth noting. A managing attorney with a Spanish degree runs it, and the firm launched it in 2024. For Spanish-speaking clients across the four states, that is a practical point of access.

The cycling work reads the same way. Naming an attorney as a Cycling Lawyer signals that bicycle cases get direct attention rather than folding into a general accident queue.

How a client would engage

The intake terms are straightforward. Fees are contingent, so cost sits with the firm until there is a recovery. The offer of home and hospital visits fits a client base dealing with injuries that limit travel.

Coverage is broad by geography. Wisconsin, Minnesota, North Dakota, and Iowa all fall inside the service area, and the office count has grown with each expansion. As a reviewer, I would read this as a regional injury firm that has widened its map while keeping its focus on one field.

What the public pages leave out is worth stating plainly. There are no published case results, settlement figures, or client counts in the material reviewed here, so this listing sticks to the roster, the practice areas, and the firm's own account of its history. On those terms, the picture is of a long-running, family-led practice built around personal injury across the upper Midwest.