Attorney Nick Thiros, Thiros & Stracci, P.C., Merrillville, Indiana

Attorney Profiles

Nick J. Thiros
Merrillville, Indiana

Bar Admissions:: Indiana, 1956; U.S. District Court Northern District of Indiana, 1957; U.S. District Court Central District of Illinois; U.S. District Court Southern District of Indiana; U.S. District Court Western District of Michigan; U.S. Court of Appeals 7th Circuit, 1971; U.S. Supreme Court

Education:: Valparaiso University School of Law, Valparaiso, Indiana, 1957
LL.B.; Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana, 1954
B.S.
Major: Business

Published Works:: "The Region on Trial", The Times of Northwest Indiana - Public Journalism Project, 1999

Classes/Seminars Taught:: Lecturer, Valparaiso University - Trial Advocacy Course; Lecturer, University of Notre Dame Trial Advocacy Course; Panelist, Insanity Defense Seminar in Criminal Defense Cases, Indiana Public Defender Council; Panelist, Trial Advocacy Workshop Seminar, Indiana Public Defender Council; Faculty Member, National Institute for Trial Advocacy Court - Notre Dame University; Faculty Member, Indiana University School of Law; Member, Criminal Justice Program Advisory Committee - Purdue University; Chairman, Basic Criminal Law Procedures Seminar, ICLEF; Panelist, Critical Care Seminar, St. Mary Medical Center; Panelist, Critical Care Seminar, St. Catherine Hospital; Adjunct Professor of Law - Trial Practice II, Valparaiso University, 1990 - 1991; Panelist, Secrets of Successful Practice Seminar, ICLEF

Professional Associations and Memberships:: Lake County Bar Association, Criminal Defense Lawyers Section, 1988; Chairman; Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers of Northwest Indiana, 1985 - 1988; Chairman; Indiana State Bar Association, Criminal Justice Section, 1975 - 1988; Past Chairman and Past Secretary; Director's Council - Criminal Justice Section, 1982; Member; Indiana Trial Lawyers Association, 1986 - 1988; Member, Board of Directors; Indiana Trial Lawyers Association, Criminal Law Section; Past Chairman; National Associations of Criminal Defense Lawyers; Membership Committee - Strike Force Committee; Indiana Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers; Board of Directors; Calumet American Inn of Court; Assistant Corporation Counsel - City of Gary, 1962 - 1964; Lake County Criminal Court, 1979; Public Defender; Merrillville Town Attorney, 1994 - 2001; Merrillville Town Attorney, 2004; Lake County Judicial Nominating Committee, 1995 - 1996; Lake County Judicial Nominating Committee, 1999 - 2003; Federal Jury Instruction Committee - Seventh Circuit, 1997; Lake Superior Court, Criminal Division, 1998; Public Defender Board; Northern District of Indiana Community Defender Organization, 1999; Chairman; St. Mary Medical Center, 1999; Board of Directors

Pro Bono Activities:: Indiana University Alumni Association; Valparaiso University Law School Association