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Nick graduated magna cum laude from Gannon University in Pennsylvania with a Bachelor of Arts degree in legal studies, a Bachelor of Arts degree in criminal justice, and a minor in philosophy. He earned his Juris Doctor degree from Stetson University in St. Petersburg, Florida and interned at the State Attorney’s Office in Pinellas County as a certified legal intern, trying criminal cases while finishing law school. He joined the Rickman Law Firm in 2019 with 13 years of experience as a prosecutor, litigating the most serious and complex cases from beginning to end.
As an accomplished litigator, Nick has tried over 100 cases before juries and handled thousands of bench trials, motions, and hearings in front of Judges throughout the State of Florida both for the State of Florida and in defense of his clients accused or being investigated for crimes. He has handled and tried to jury all types of cases such as first-degree premeditated murders, first degree felony murders, second degree murders, manslaughters, vehicular homicides, racketeering (RICO) cases, armed robberies, burglaries, drug trafficking, conspiracies, sex crimes, child abuse, aggravated batteries, aggravated assaults, firearms charges, robberies, violent obstruction and resisting charges, school threats and threats of mass violence, thefts, drugs charges, criminal mischief cases, money laundering, fleeing and eluding cases, witness and evidence tampering, false imprisonments, dealing in stolen property charges, stalking, violations of injunctions, DUIs, BUIs, and numerous traffic offenses. He has successfully defended clients under Florida’s Stand Your Ground laws.
Mr. Glance also has extensive experience in high level negotiations, has presented his cases to homicide and traffic homicide committees in relation to plea negotiations and the death penalty, and has conducted tens of thousands of depositions with all types of witnesses including experts in the fields of narcotics, fingerprints, toolmark analysis, DNA, cell site data, accident reconstruction, human factors, forensic pathology, toxicology, anatomic pathology, and cause and manner of death. He has successfully defended clients at all stages of prosecution, even before an official investigation begins, and has been able to prevent formal charges from ever being filed even after a full criminal investigation by law enforcement agencies. Nick has also helped clients to pursue or to defend against injunctions, to defend against risk protection orders, and to expunge or seal arrest records.
Nick began his career as a prosecutor for the Office of the State Attorney in Hillsborough County. He worked in Juvenile and County Criminal Courts where he prosecuted all juvenile delinquency matters, adult misdemeanors, and all traffic cases including DUIs. He was promoted to the Felony Trial Division where he handled all felony cases prosecuted in Circuit Criminal Court where he was designated as a domestic violence specialist, and eventually promoted to Lead Trial Attorney. In addition to his work in the courtroom, Nick became a training director, where he supervised all the juvenile and county criminal prosecutors in the agency. Prior to joining The Rickman Law Firm, Nicholas Glance was promoted to Deputy Chief of a Felony Trial Division where he worked directly with the Division Chief to handle the filing, assignment, and prosecution of all felony cases assigned to the trial division. As a Deputy Chief, he reported directly to the Chief of his Division and the Elected State Attorney. Additionally, Nick was responsible for trying complex cases including drug trafficking and homicide cases and for supervising the attorneys in the division. Due to his extensive knowledge and experience with Criminal Law, Nick was called upon to teach, lecture and train attorneys, law enforcement, and experts in multiple areas of law. His interns and students have been promoted within their agencies and are now Felony Division Chiefs, Majors in law enforcement, and even Judges.