About Benjamin James
Benjamin James Nicolet earned his law degree from the University of Minnesota Law School in 2017 after completing undergraduate studies in criminal justice and political science at the University of Wisconsin–Eau Claire in 2013. He complemented his coursework at Minnesota with a civil litigation concentration, a program that shaped his litigation training during law school.
He is licensed to practice in both Minnesota and Wisconsin. Since finishing law school he has maintained a practice that crosses the state line, handling matters in urban centers and smaller communities alike. He is a current member of the American Bankruptcy Institute, a professional organization that connects practitioners who handle insolvency and restructuring issues.
Nicolet runs Nicolet Law Office and its affiliated entity, Nicolet Law Office, S.C., operating multiple offices across the two states. The firm maintains locations in Minneapolis and Woodbury in Minnesota, and in Hudson, Eau Claire, New Richmond, Rice Lake and Superior in Wisconsin. That geographic spread allows the firm to serve clients in metropolitan and regional courts and to appear where cases arise in both state systems.
His academic background includes a concentrated study of civil litigation at the University of Minnesota Law School. That coursework, paired with membership in bankruptcy circles, informs his day-to-day practice. He has experience managing contested matters and procedural work in state courts, and he handles filings that require coordination between Minnesota and Wisconsin jurisdictions.
Colleagues and clients describe his office as practical and procedural. He balances courtroom obligations and courtroom preparation with the administrative tasks those matters require. He emphasizes clear communication and straightforward explanations of process, deadlines and likely outcomes. The firm employs that approach across a range of matters that bring cases to filing, hearing or settlement.
Nicolet’s career path reflects a combination of formal litigation training and regional practice. He continues to maintain active offices in both states and to participate in professional groups that connect him to developments in bankruptcy law. He handles bankruptcy matters and civil litigation in Minnesota and Wisconsin.
