Attorneys
“I highly recommend NachtLaw. Their professionalism and legal acumen make them superior in their practice and in their results. From the start of my case, their team provided exceptional service and support. I was fortunate to have such a great team on my side.” – Celia W.
The attorneys and staff at NachtLaw in Michigan combine years of experience and a continuing and growing knowledge of various legal practice areas with passion and high ethical standards.
Firm Founder And Principal
David Nacht, the firm founder, holds degrees from Harvard College and the University of Michigan Law School. He has tried numerous cases and obtains dozens of five-figure settlements and many six-figure settlements for his clients in negotiation and litigation each year. read more
Principal
Nicholas Roumel is a trial lawyer with over 30 years’ experience in federal and state courts. He began his career at the Free Legal Aid Clinic in Detroit, helping victims of domestic violence. From there he served the legal needs of Detroit’s indigent population at Wayne County Neighborhood Legal Services, until 1989 when he moved to University of Michigan Student Legal Services for 14 years. read more
Senior Counsel
Scott has handled more than 185 cases in federal district courts, 35 appeals to the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, three petitions for writs to the Supreme Court of the United States, and numerous trials and appeals in Louisiana district and appellate courts. In a landmark ruling, he obtained a reversal from the U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals of a summary judgment granted by the district court in the first Family and Medical Leave Act case heard by any federal appellate court. See Manuel v. Westlake Polymers Corp., 66 F.3d 758 (5th Cir. 1995). In another landmark decision, Mr. Wilson obtained a reversal from the U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals, resulting in a definition of the relevant standards to be applied in analyzing Louisiana’s anti-SLAPP statute, La. C.C.P. art. 971. Lozovyy v. Kurtz, (5th Cir. 2015), 813 F.3d 576. Previously, he has worked for a large international firm in New Orleans and Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Scott has published numerous articles and am a frequent speaker on employment law and other topics. His law degree is from Berkeley Law at the University of California, Berkeley. read more
Associate
Amanda M. Ghannam is an attorney proudly representing workers in employment disputes, survivors of sexual assault, student-complainants in Title IX proceedings, and victims of police misconduct in negotiations and lawsuits in state and federal courts. Amanda specializes in advocacy for clients experiencing discrimination, harassment, and retaliation in the workplace and has secured numerous settlements for clients who were wrongfully terminated. In 2020, Amanda and her co-counsel obtained a historic federal restraining order and preliminary injunction prohibiting the Detroit Police Department from using excessive force against Black Lives Matter protestors. read more
Associate
Grace Cathryn Cretcher is an experienced employment and civil rights attorney with a commitment to the underdog and a passion for meaningful justice. She has an extensive background in women’s and LGBT rights advocacy work and significant expertise both before state and federal agency tribunals and as a constitutional, federal and state civil rights law, and wage-and-hour class action litigator. read more