https://gummersonnickolaus.com/contact daily 0.75 2019-12-30 https://gummersonnickolaus.com/staff daily 0.75 2025-07-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c730ca78d97406dfec7737b/1625681266832-AMQQCK7H1YQD9569YQPH/_DSC1100-Edit.jpg Team https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c730ca78d97406dfec7737b/1580349433771-8D8ECCOTWLPYQKNJ9JBL/A7610BA1-71A7-45A3-A1D0-8750E468BA9F.jpeg Team - 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. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c730ca78d97406dfec7737b/1625681584045-2QJT63RQLBTUWUHVR9QU/_DSC0683.jpg Team - 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. https://gummersonnickolaus.com/home daily 1.0 2025-10-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c730ca78d97406dfec7737b/1578882179085-O4YE9N2HRBTVIKLD6D6N/CD2C6A78-F399-4F0A-BAD3-53344C326DB9_1_201_a.jpg GUMMERSON NICKOLAUS LAW OFFICE https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c730ca78d97406dfec7737b/1578863207727-H42EEGNX4VN3EBUQJFH2/B3530970-458C-4F7D-8503-6991FD9C13F5_4_5005_c.jpeg GUMMERSON NICKOLAUS LAW OFFICE - Areas of Practice * Juvenile Defense * Criminal Defense * Dependency & Neglect * Adoptions * Divorce & Child Custody * Child Legal Representative https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c730ca78d97406dfec7737b/1625681688956-C766BI7KMLOASOZV65DD/_DSC0974-Edit.jpg GUMMERSON NICKOLAUS LAW OFFICE - Holly Gummerson & Stacey Nickolaus Joined forces to build Gummerson & Nickolaus, PLLC, a law firm specializing in Child Welfare, Respondent Parent Representation, and Juvenile and Criminal Defense. Ms. Gummerson and Ms. Nickolaus have a passion for public service and helping children and families during the worst times of their lives. The team at Gummerson & Nickolaus is wholistic and utilizes the support of social workers who are trained in child development and child welfare. At Gummerson & Nickolaus, clients receive dedicated attorneys and staff to assist them in their legal needs. Care and compassion in addition to tough litigation is key to a successful case. Contact Gummerson & Nickolaus today for a free phone consultation to see if we can assist you in your legal needs. https://gummersonnickolaus.com/services daily 0.75 2026-01-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c730ca78d97406dfec7737b/1578864697909-BXGUPA1K31XXTGLW8489/39751F6A-75EC-47BA-A45C-CB2277E605E8_1_201_a.jpeg Services - Areas of Practice Gummerson Nickolaus Law Office practices in Jefferson County, Adams County, Denver County, Arapahoe County, Douglas County, El Paso County, Elbert County, and Rural and Mountain Jurisdictions. 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Gummerson & Nickolaus has success representing clients petitioning to remove their name from the sex offender registry. Whether it’s an adult conviction or a juvenile adjudication, Gummerson & Nickolaus will help rid you of the stigmatism of sex offender registration. https://gummersonnickolaus.com/criminal-defense daily 0.75 2020-01-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c730ca78d97406dfec7737b/1578884725463-LAKX7JH5Q6VHCD3ZK81L/A27CCF59-2528-41F8-AC38-8830D3F0EF2A.jpeg CRIMINAL DEFENSE https://gummersonnickolaus.com/juvenile-defense daily 0.75 2020-01-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c730ca78d97406dfec7737b/1578883616288-S1O8WRS5XULA19MQ8DGA/E175814B-37C5-412A-AC36-142C29124068_4_5005_c.jpeg JUVENILE DEFENSE - JUVENILE DEFENSE Is your child charged with a crime? No child should stand alone in a courtroom. Gummerson Law Office has specialized training in juvenile defense. Whether your child is charged with a petty offense, misdemeanor offense, or felony offense, a juvenile adjudication can have life long consequences. Gummerson Law Office represents juveniles in delinquency court charged with any type of offense. Juvenile Transfer or Direct File Cases: Being charged as an adult or facing transfer to adult court? Gummerson Law Office has the experience to fight to keep your child in juvenile court. If prosecuted as an adult, a child can end up in adult prison and with an adult felony conviction. Gummerson Law Office works with skilled forensic social workers, investigators and experts to advocate for children to remain in juvenile court. https://gummersonnickolaus.com/dependency-and-neglect daily 0.75 2020-01-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c730ca78d97406dfec7737b/1578885406652-4ZCTJRV2ZRPE8YC882PH/708D0CBC-1D39-46F1-8073-6FB086F4C5BB_4_5005_c.jpeg DEPENDENCY AND NEGLECT Have you had your children removed from your care? Are you a relative who is caring for someone’s children in a pending dependency and neglect case? Gummerson Law Office utilizes an in-house social worker and team of attorneys to provide a holistic approach to representation in Dependency and Neglect cases. *Respondent Parent Counsel * Intervenors and Foster Parents * Special Respondents https://gummersonnickolaus.com/adoption daily 0.75 2020-01-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c730ca78d97406dfec7737b/1578885972149-25FFO6QTKJOALB4MWHMT/AE95E24B-2098-40A3-9DE4-8E52AA336503.jpeg ADOPTION https://gummersonnickolaus.com/employment-law daily 0.75 2020-04-12