Nicholas J. Drakulich, Esq.

Nicholas J. Drakulich is the founder of The Drakulich Firm, A Professional Law Corporation, with offices in San Diego, California and Reno, Nevada. Having initially started his legal career over 30 years ago in a family practice, he is proud that his son, Robert J. Drakulich joined The Drakulich Firm to continue this legacy.

Mr. Drakulich focuses his practice in catastrophic personal injury matters and other cases involving extensive physical injuries, emotional harm, or involving significant financial losses.  He has enjoyed a diverse and rewarding trial practice for more than thirty years.  Mr. Drakulich has represented people from all walks of life; from the most powerful (including Fortune 500 Companies) to the most vulnerable amongst us (including the young, the aged, the infirm and the poor)

Mr. Drakulich is licensed to practice law in California and Nevada. Mr. Drakulich prosecutes select cases in other jurisdictions in association with local counsel and serves as a consultant to foreign counsel in the prosecution of class action cases in Canada.

Mr. Drakulich has been honored to be appointed by several Federal Courts to serve in leadership positions in nationally prominent cases as well as having been selected by his co-counsel as the leader of the respective trial teams.  Mr. Drakulich has also been appointed by the Federal Courts to serve as a member of the Common Benefit Attorney’s Fee & Costs Committees on more than one occasion.

Mr. Drakulich holds the highest rating awarded for legal ability and ethics (“AV”) by Martindale Hubbell, America’s preeminent lawyer rating service.  He has been an invited to speak at numerous legal seminars, including those sponsored by the AAJ, Harris Martin and Mealey’s.  Mr. Drakulich is also proud to support the work of charitable foundations such as the Minneapolis Heart Institute Foundation.

Bar Admissions

• Nevada (1979)
• California (1981)
• U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
• U.S. District Court for the Northern, Southern, and Eastern Districts of California
• U.S. District Court for the District of Nevada

Education

• J.D., California Western School of Law (1978)
• B.A., cum laude, University of Southern California (1975)

Memberships

• The State Bar of California
• The State Bar of Nevada
• The Federal Bar Association (sustaining member)
• American Association for Justice
• Consumer Attorneys of California
• Primerus
• The Association of Business Trial Lawyers of America
• The Million Dollar Advocates Forum
• The Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum
• Best of the US
• Strathmore’s Who’s Who (lifetime member)

Sample of Recent Federal Court Appointments

• In Re: Medtronic, Inc. Implantable Defibrillators Product liability litigation, MDL No. 05-1726 (United States District Court, District of Minnesota; Plaintiff’s Steering Committee member; trial team leader; appointed by U.S. District Judge James M. Rosenbaum.
• In Re: Medtronic, Inc. Implantable Defibrillators Product liability litigation, MDL No. 05-1726 (United States District Court, District of Minnesota; Common Benefit Attorney’s Fee & Costs Committee member; appointed by U.S. District Magistrate Judge Arthur J. Boylan.
• In Re: Guidant Corp. Implantable Defibrillators Product liability litigation, MDL No. 05-1708 (United States District Court, District of Minnesota; Plaintiff’s Steering Committee member; trial team leader; appointed by U.S. District Judge Donovan W. Frank.
• In Re: Guidant Corp. Implantable Defibrillators Product liability litigation, MDL No. 05-1708 (United States District Court, District of Minnesota; Common Benefit Attorney’s Fee and Costs Committee member; appointed by U.S. District Judge Frank.
• In Re: Medtronic, Inc., Sprint Fidelis Leads Product Liability Litigation, MDL No. 08-1905 (United States District Court, District of Minnesota); Plaintiff’s Steering Committee member; appointed by U.S. District Judge Richard H. Kyle.

Practice Areas

• Products Liability
• Personal Injury and Wrongful Death
• Professional Negligence
• Business Litigation and Fraud
• Insurance Claims Practices and Bad Faith
• Real Estate and Construction Defects

 Attorney News & Announcements

Nicholas J. Drakulich, Named To Plaintiffs’ Steering Committee in the National Actos Litigation

Practicing: Products Liability, Personal Injury and Wrongful Death and Professional Negligence