Nicola Deans is an associate in the firm’s Business Group.
Nicola joined Ice Miller as a summer associate in 2019.
Nicola gained valuable experience as a legal intern for Cisco Systems where she assisted the employment law team with factual analysis and drafted legal memoranda and responses to demand letters. Nicola also was a legal extern for USA Track & Field. She drafted agreements in support of USATF events and monitored trademark usage to assist with USATF brand protection.
- Michigan State University (B.A., 2017)
- Humanities Pre-Law
- Indiana University Maurer School of Law (J.D., 2020)
- Illinois
- Illinois Super Lawyers Rising Stars®, 2026
- The National Black Lawyers Top 40 Under 40, 2025

