Nicolas Bohorquez
Top rated Civil Litigation attorney in Atlanta, Georgia
Freeman Mathis & Gary, LLP
Practice areas: Civil Litigation, Business Litigation, Intellectual Property Litigation; view more
Licensed in Georgia since: 2015
Education: Mercer University Walter F. George School of Law
Selected to Rising Stars: 2020 - 2026 Freeman Mathis & Gary, LLP
100 Galleria PkwySuite 1600
Atlanta, GA 30339 Phone: 770-818-0000 Email: Nicolas Bohorquez Visit website
Mr. Bohorquez's practice specializes in commercial litigation matters, including contract disputes, landlord/tenant disputes, trademark infringement, and breach of fiduciary duty and related business torts in corporate disputes. Mr. Bohorquez has litigated in these practice areas at the trial court, appellate court, and federal court levels.
Mr. Bohorquez also has extensive experience representing clients in various real estate-related litigation matters, including foreclosure, boundary line disputes and easement rights, zoning issues, and construction law.
Notably, Mr. Bohorquez has served as counsel in a publicized multi-party real estate litigation matter of federal and state law claims concerning ownership interests in railroad-line assets. Mr. Bohorquez also served as counsel in a publicized commercial land use litigation matter reviewed by the Georgia Court of Appeals, which now serves as a critical interpretation of current statutory zoning law.
Practice areas
Civil Litigation: Defense, Business Litigation, Intellectual Property Litigation, Construction Litigation: Business, Real Estate: BusinessFirst Admitted: 2015, Georgia
Professional Webpage: https://www.fmglaw.com/lawyers/nicolas-bohorquez/
Bar / Professional Activity
- State Bar of Georgia
- United States District Court, Northern District of Georgia
- Supreme Court of Georgia
- Georgia Court of Appeals
- Young Lawyer's Division; Real Estate Committee Co-Chair, 2019
- Young Lawyer's Division; Real Estate Committee Co-Chair, 2018
Educational Background
- Mercer University School of Law, J.D. - 2015, 2015
Scholarly Lectures / Writings
- The August 13, 2021 ruling by the Washington D.C. District Court set the stage for the final chapter in the debate over the constitutionality of the Covid-19 related eviction moratorium., Co-Author, U.S. District Judge leaves in place the extension of CDC Eviction Moratorium saying, “the Court’s hands are tied.”, Freeman Mathis & Gary, LLP - BlogLine, Real Estate, 2021
- In late June, the Georgia Legislature passed the Georgia COVID-19 Pandemic Business Safety Act, SB 359. The bill became law August 7, 2020, and seeks to protect businesses, business owners, healthcare facilities and providers and individuals from certain types of premises liability civil lawsuits related to COVID-19., Georgia Legislature Passes Bill to Protect Businesses and Healthcare Providers From COVID-19 Lawsuits, 2020
- On August 5, 2020, Governor Brian Kemp signed into law Senate Bill 315, which amends the Georgia Lien statute to expressly limit the release language of interim lien waivers to a contractor’s lien rights only. The Bill was passed in response to a 2019 decision of the Court of Appeals which held that contractors signing statutory lien waivers were releasing all legal claims to payments for the amounts included in the lien waivers, rather than releasing lien and bond rights only as to those amounts. The new law goes into effect on January 1, 2021., Governor Kemp Signs SB 315 into Law to Re-Establish Legislative Intent of Mechanics’ and Materialmen’s Lien Statutes, 2020
Honors
- Rising Star, Super Lawyers, 2021
- Rising Star, Super Lawyers, 2020
Office location for Nicolas Bohorquez
100 Galleria Pkwy
Suite 1600
Atlanta, GA 30339
Selections
- Rising Stars: 2020 - 2026