Profile
Nick Huguelet practices management-side labor and employment law at Nemeth Bonnette Brouwer, representing clients before federal and state courts, administrative agencies and arbitrators in Michigan and Ohio. A skilled and versatile negotiator, Nick regularly counsels and represents private and public sector employers in collective bargaining, labor disputes and statutory and regulatory compliance. He also handles litigation and agency matters involving discrimination and harassment claims. Nick has found particular success defending companies in arbitration hearings administered by the American Arbitration Association, Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service and others. His work in labor and employment law actually predates law school, when he worked for a firm representing labor unions throughout Ohio, first as an intern and later as an attorney. Using that background to his clients’ advantage, Nick has exclusively served private and public sector employers, including large and small employers, K-12 public school districts, community colleges, and charter schools since 2012.
Honors & Awards
• Best Lawyers - One to Watch - 2025
• Michigan Super Lawyers, Rising Stars, Employment and Labor, 2019, 2020
• Up & Coming Lawyers 2018, Michigan Lawyers Weekly
Memberships & Affiliations
Civic
- Member, Board of Directors, Equity Education, 2016-2021
Professional
- Member, State Bar of Michigan, Labor and Employment Law Section and Litigation Section
- Member, Ohio State Bar Association
- Michigan Defense Trial Counsel Labor & Employment Section Co-Chair
- Contributing Editor, The Developing Labor Law
News & Events
News
Noted Presentations and Publications
- "Rules on Teen Employment," CBS Channel 62 Interview, May 24, 2023
- "2023 Employment Law Update," Nemeth Bonnette Brouwer Raising the Bar, February 1, 2023
- "Employment Law Update," Presenter, MDTC Annual Conference, June 2022
- “Employment Law Update,” Presenter, MDTC Winter Conference, November 2021
- Channel 7 News Interview, “Companies starting to increase health insurance costs for unvaccinated workers,” August 2021
- “Is Your Workplace Vote Friendly?” Detroit Legal News, September 2020
- “Kids, These Days, Can Get Away With Filing Lawsuits,” Co-author, Michigan Defense Quarterly, Volume 35, No. 1 - 2018
- “Virtual Employment Revisited,” Presenter, Nemeth Law’s Raising the Bar, May 2018
- “2018 Employment Law Update,” Presenter, Nemeth Law’s Raising the Bar, January 2018
- “Annual Labor Law Update,” Presenter, Oakland County Bar Association 2017
- “Welcome to the United States! Passport, attorney-client information, and trade secrets, please,” Co-author, Michigan Defense Quarterly, Volume 34, No. 1 - 2017
- “Trending Topics in Labor Law,” Presenter, Michigan Defense Trial Counsel, April 2017
- “What Employers Need to Know About May Day Strikes,” Crain’s Detroit Business, April 2017
- “2017 Employment Law Update,” Presenter, Nemeth Law’s Raising the Bar, January 2017
- “Intensive HR Labor and Employment Law Training Program,” Nemeth Law Seminar, August 2016
- “Trade-Secrets Litigation under Michigan Law and the New Defend Trade Secrets Act,” Co-author, Michigan Defense Quarterly, Volume 33, No. 1 - 2016
Practices
Admissions
- Michigan state courts
- Ohio state courts
- U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan
- U.S. District Court, Western District of Michigan
- U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio
- U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio
- Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals
Education
Juris Doctor (J.D.), cum laude, University of Toledo College of Law, 2010
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Political Science/Economics, Michigan State University, 2007
Licensed to Practice In
- Michigan
- Ohio
