Andrew Nickelhoff

Contact Information

Phone: (313) 496-9429
Fax: (313) 965-4602
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Areas of Practice

• Representation of Unions
• Employee Benefits Law
• Benefit Claims
• Election and Campaign Finance Law
• Non-profit and Tax-exempt Organizations

Andrew Nickelhoff joined Sachs Waldman in 1985 and became a shareholder in 1990.

Mr. Nickelhoff practices in the areas of labor and employment law, employee benefits law, election and campaign finance law, and constitutional law, on behalf of labor organizations and employees in the public and private sectors. He represents tax exempt organizations, and employee pension and welfare funds, both multi-employer and union sponsored.

Mr. Nickelhoff also provides representation and advice to the Michigan Democratic Party, as well as Democratic Party organizations and candidates. He is an active cooperating attorney for the American Civil Liberties Union of Michigan and a member of its Advisory Board, and has successfully litigated constitutional claims involving Internet censorship, student speech, and other matters.

Mr. Nickelhoff has written and lectured on labor law, employee benefits, constitutional law, and related topics for the Institute of Continuing Legal Education, the State Bar of Michigan, the AFL CIO Lawyers Coordinating Committee, the Institute of Labor and Industrial Relations, the Industrial Relations Research Association, among others. He is a regular speaker at the annual Labor Law Conference sponsored by the Michigan State University Labor Education Program. He is the author of the chapter, 'ERISA Claims' in the ICLE publication, Employment Litigation in Michigan, and of the Michigan AFL CIO Campaign Finance Manual. Mr. Nickelhoff is a member of the Council of the Labor and Employment Law Section of the State Bar of Michigan, and he serves as Managing Editor of the Section's publication, Lawnotes. He is among the lawyers listed in the publication, 'Best Lawyers in America'.

Mr. Nickelhoff received his Juris Doctor degree magna cum laude from the University of Michigan Law School in 1985. He is a member of the Order of the Coif. Mr. Nickelhoff received a Master of Arts degree in anthropology from the University of Michigan in 1980, and a Bachelor of Arts degree from Duke University in 1977.