Nick LeFevre is a 3L J.D. candidate who will graduate in May 2023. Nick grew up in Phoenix, Arizona, and graduated from Arizona State University with B.A. in Political Science. Nick is an Articles Editor for Texas Tech Law Review and a Dean’s Ambassador.
Nick is deeply passionate about serving his home state of Arizona. Before law school, Nick was an integral member of Arizona Governor Doug Ducey’s legislative team during the 2016 legislative session. He then used this experience to assist the Arizona Department of Education as a legislative liaison. As a legislative liaison, Nick brought $7,000,000 of new money into the Department through legislative appropriation. Nick also was the primary grant writer behind a $735,513 grant awarded to Arizona by the Department of Defense. Following his time as a legislative liaison, Nick deployed with the Arizona Army National Guard to Kabul, Afghanistan. In Afghanistan, Nick protected NATO advisors working within the City of Kabul and used his secret security clearance to brief military leaders on emerging threats throughout the country. Nick recently concluded his service with the military after nine years.
Nick’s service to Arizona has continued while in law school. Following his 1L year, Nick spent his summer as an extern for the Honorable Michael T. Liburdi at the United States District Court, District of Arizona. During his 2L year, Nick’s student comment, The “Burlap” Blindfold: Increasing Transparency in State Judicial Elections Through Updated Candidate Solicitation Laws, explored the adverse effects of personal solicitations bans on state judicial elections. Arizona, as well as thirty-four other states, continue to regulate their judicial elections through personal solicitations ban. Nick’s comment will be published in the 2023 edition of the Gonzaga Law Review. Following his 2L year, Nick split his summer between Tiffany & Bosco’s Phoenix-based civil litigation team and Justice Kathryn Hackett King at the Arizona Supreme Court.
After graduation, Nick will continue his service to Arizona as a law clerk for Justice Kathryn Hackett King at the Arizona Supreme Court.