The Lighthouse in the Face of Crashing Waves
Discovery with Nick Troxel
Published in 2024 Colorado Super Lawyers magazine
By Nicholas Troxel on February 29, 2024
My nickname is … Trox. More people call me that than Nicholas or Nick.
I can’t go a day without … coffee. I’m a slave to nitro cold brew.
If you were in my office, you’d … think I was the healthiest person on Earth with how many vitamins I have on my desk.
My colleagues would be surprised to know that … I wasn’t born with a beard.
When I was a newbie lawyer I … decided to start a law firm dedicated to helping entrepreneurs.
The lawyer I most admire is … my late grandfather, Russell Struthers.
The quality I most like in a lawyer is … uncompromising integrity.
When I started, I wish I knew … your most important job is to be the lighthouse in the face of the crashing waves.
My career high point (so far) has been … being a guest author in the book How to Be a Lawyer, written by my law school professor and friend Jason Mendelson.
If I weren’t a lawyer, I’d be … an accountant. I’m so much fun at parties.
I can’t believe more people haven’t read … The Untethered Soul by Michael Alan Singer.
My fictional hero is … Achilles.
My real-life hero is … my parents.
My motto is … “Hard work pays off.”
The movie line I quote most often is … “Strength and honor,” from Gladiator.
The last TV show I binge-watched was … Ted Lasso.
My guilty pleasure is … working out and then eating a pint of ice cream.
If I had a time machine, I would … tell my younger self to invest in Bitcoin but sell it in November 2021.
My least-favorite word is … “can’t.”
If I won the lottery I’d … buy a Ferrari F50 and do donuts in the parking lot.
My courtroom walk-up song would be … “Careless Whisper” by George Michael.
The question I wish people would stop asking is … “Are you able to offer a discount?”
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