Mario R. Nicholas
Associate - San Francisco/Walnut Creek
mnicholas@vallemakoff.com
Phone: 415-315-9217
Fax: 415-986-8003
Mario R. Nicholas’ practice concentrates on complex business litigation and intellectual property law. He
has experience in commercial litigation, business torts, contract analysis, trademarks and fiduciary liability.
Prior to joining Valle Makoff LLP, Mr. Nicholas worked for Oracle Corporation in
its Corporate, Securities and Acquisitions Legal Department, and completed a judicial
externship with the Hon. William Q. Hayes, United States District Court, Southern
District of California.
Mr. Nicholas earned his J.D. in 2010 from the University of California, Hastings
College of the Law in San Francisco, California. While in law school, he was a member
of the Hastings International and Comparative Law Review. Prior to entering law
school, Mr. Nicholas worked as a market analyst for Jacobs Consultancy in London,
England. Mr. Nicholas received his undergraduate degree in economics with a minor
in history from Boston College in 2006. He was a four-year member of the Boston
College soccer team.