About Courtney Colleen
Courtney Colleen McNicholas is a attorney specializing in personal injury, employment law, and products liability. She practices at McNicholas & McNicholas, LLP, a Los Angeles-based firm founded in 1993 by her father, John McNicholas, and brother, Patrick McNicholas. The firm has grown to include 13 attorneys and has secured over $600 million in results for clients.
Admitted to the California State Bar in 1987, McNicholas has nearly 40 years of experience in civil litigation. Her practice focuses on law enforcement employment, discrimination, harassment, retaliation, products liability, habitability, and sexual abuse cases. She is recognized in The Best Lawyers in America for Employment Law - Individuals and Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs.
In 2019, McNicholas was named among the Daily Journal’s Top Women Lawyers for her work representing law enforcement and firefighters in harassment, discrimination, and retaliation cases. She secured a $2.5 million settlement for four officers from the Los Angeles Police Department’s Internal Surveillance Unit who were fired after seeking union advice. McNicholas earned her Juris Doctor from the McGeorge School of Law at the University of the Pacific in 1987.
She also holds an undergraduate degree from the University of California, Los Angeles — Beyond her legal practice, McNicholas is active in community service. She has served as the Food & Beverage Chair for the Marlborough School Winter Fest since 2013 and was the Development Chair for the Brendan School from 2009 to 2012. McNicholas & McNicholas, LLP is located at 10866 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 1400, Los Angeles, CA 90024.
