Overview
Nicole True is an associate in Lewis Roca Rothgerber Christie’s litigation practice group. Her practice focuses on defending insurance coverage decisions, including class actions and matters involving contract interpretation, bad faith, and rescission, arising from claims made under medical, disability, accidental death and dismemberment, life, and property insurance policies. Nicole’s insurance coverage practice also extends to defending claims administrators and plan administrators in benefit denial and reimbursement lawsuits brought under the Employee and Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA). Recent and notable cases include her representation of HMOs in cases arising from the Hepatitis C outbreak among patients of several Las Vegas endoscopy clinics.
Prior to joining the firm, Nicole clerked for Honorable Thomas D. Waterman at the Iowa Supreme Court where her experience included conducting research and drafting memos and judicial opinions.
While pursuing her law degree, Nicole worked as a legal assistant for an Iowa law firm defending the state against tobacco companies’ claims to recover $150 million in payments made to the state under a multi-state settlement agreement. Her role involved analyzing, cataloguing and electronically coding 100,000+ pages of documents and preparing memos, issue outlines and exhibits to support the state’s position.
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Distinctions
- Maricopa County Bar Association's Young Lawyers Division, Board Member of the Year Award, 2017
- 2019 Steven A. Hirsch Outstanding Young Lawyer Award
- Iowa Law Review - Articles Editor
- Iowa Court of Appeals - Extern to the Honorable Edward Mansfield
- Faculty Award - Second highest grade in ?Constitutional Law I
- Dean's Award - Top score in Arbitration: Practice and Advocacy
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