D. Nicholas (“Nick”) Stutzman is a Partner in the Columbus office. His practice focuses on residential and commercial real estate, wills, probate, contracts, small corporate entities and land disputes. Nick represents a variety of lenders, developers, builders, investors, entities, buyers and sellers in all phases of real estate.
Nick has previously served as Vice President and General Counsel of The Brent Schoening Strikeout Leukemia Foundation, Inc. as well as President and General Counsel of The Brent Schoening Memorial Scholarship Fund, Inc. and on the Muscogee County School District Business Education Advisory Board and on the Board of Directors of the Columbus Mortgage Bankers Association. He also served on the American Cancer Society Leadership Council and the Uptown Columbus Board.
Honors & Affiliations
- Named one of the “40 under 40” by Georgia Trend Magazine in 2015
- Named one of the “5 Under 40” by Columbus and the Valley Magazine in 2010
- Martindale-Hubbell “AV” Preeminent Peer Review Rating (4.8 out of 5) & Preeminent Client Rating (5.0 out of 5)
- Columbus Bar Association
- American Bar Association
- GRECCA
- State Bar of Georgia Real Property Law Section
- Recipient of the Ledger-Enquirer Readers Choice award for Attorney in 2008, 2009,
2010, 2011 & 2012 - William F. Blews Pro Bono Service Award, 2003
- Columbus Board of Realtors, affiliate member
- Phenix City Board of Realtors, affiliate member
- Columbus Mortgage Bankers Association, affiliate member
Formerly Served On:
- The Brent Schoening Strikeout Leukemia Foundation, Inc., General Counsel and Vice President
- The Brent Schoening Memorial Scholarship Fund, Inc., General Counsel and President
- American Cancer Society Leadership Council
- Uptown Columbus Board
- Columbus Mortgage Bankers Association – Board of Directors
- Muscogee County School District Business Education Advisory Board
Practices
Residential Real Estate
Bar Admissions
Georgia, 2003
Alabama, 2005
Education
Columbus State University, 1999
Bachelor of Science (B.S.)
Stetson University, 2003
Juris Doctor (J.D.)
Court Admissions
U.S. Supreme Court
U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Georgia
U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Alabama