Holly Gummerson, Esq.
Managing Partner
Holly Gummerson an originating partner of Gummerson & Nickolaus. She specializes in juvenile defense representing children charged with crimes from low level misdemeanors to children charged as adults. She also represents adults involved in the criminal justice system. Holly represents parents as Respondent Parent Counsel involved in the child welfare system. She is also a Guardian ad Litem in Jefferson County representing children involved in the child welfare system.
Prior to going into private practice, Holly was an attorney at the Colorado State Public Defender’s Office representing both indigent adults and children who were charged with crimes.
Holly is an experienced trial attorney with dozens of jury trials on both misdemeanor and felony offenses. She has been invited to teach on several topics including juvenile defense, rules of evidence, hearsay, and objections.
Holly graduated from the University of Denver Sturm College of Law. Holly is admitted to practice law in Colorado. She is a member of the Colorado Bar Association, Juvenile Law Section, Colorado Juvenile Defender Center, and National Juvenile Defender Center.
Stacey Nickolaus, Esq.
Founding Partner
Jake Jankovsky, Esq.
ASSOCIATE ATTORNEY
Jake Jankovsky has been an associate attorney for Gummerson Nickolaus Law Office since November 2020. He represents parents as Respondent Parent Counsel in the child welfare system.
Jake is admitted to practice law in Colorado. He graduated from University of Arkansas at Little Rock – William H. Bowen School of Law. During law school he worked with the Center for Arkansas Legal Services, ACLU of Arkansas, the Pulaski County Public Defenders, and the Arkansas Department of Health. His work during Law school centered around helping communities who traditionally have little representation such as disabled veterans, incarcerated trans people, and indigent adults. He also served as Articles Editor of the UA little Rock Law Review, and former member of the Arkansas Journal of Social Change and Public Service. Jake has a Bachelor’s Degree in English from Metropolitan State University of Denver.
Michael McCullough, Esq.
Mr. McCullough was born and raised on the south side of Chicago. Mr. McCullough, from an early age was never afraid to do hard work and started working in the steel mills. Prior to working in the steel mills, Mr. McCullough earned extra income by shoe shining in the local drinking establishments. Sometimes it was dangerous, but it was always interesting. Mr. McCullough changed course and joined the United State Marine Corps. He went to boot camp at Marine Corps Recruiting Depot, San Diego. After graduation, he was stationed at Camp Pendleton California. He achieved the rank of Sergeant. Mr. McCullough was selected among thousands of Marine applicants who applied for the Marine Corps Enlisted Commission Program(MECEP). In 1986, he was commissioned a Second Lieutenant in the U.S Marine Corps, ultimately becoming an Intelligence Officer. While on active duty, Mr. McCullough served in Operation Desert Storm and Operation Desert Shield and served on the MEUSOC 24. Mr. McCullough achieved the rank of Captain with an Honorable Discharge 1991.
Mr. McCullough graduated from the University of Utah with Juris Doctorate degree and a Master’s Degree in Public Administration in 1996.
In 1996, Mr. McCullough began his career with the Fife Law Firm, where he ultimately became a partner and the firm was renamed to Fife and McCullough. In 2004, Mr. McCullough started the McCullough Group, focusing exclusively on criminal defense and has represented thousands of clients with cases from speedy trials to murder.
In all cases, Mr. McCullough has represented his clients zealously to protect his client’s rights against as often as necessary and opposing criminal justice system and has earned a reputation by prosecution as being tough and never afraid to fight for his clients including going to trial. Mr. McCullough has been referred to do trials for many firms who do little trial work.
Mr. McCullough carries with him today what he learned as a young Marine, hard work equals good results and mission accomplishment. Mr. McCullough will continue to represent clients charged in criminal matters.
Kim Gilbert
SOCIAL WORKER