Nicholas J. "Nick" Boerke

Nick is an experienced advocate and counselor whose practice centers on political law and elections. He represents political parties and organizations, candidates, campaigns, and advocacy groups on political, constitutional, and election matters—and with a proven record of fighting for election integrity and a willingness to take on controversial, high-consequence cases, he is the counsel clients turn to when the stakes are highest. That fighting spirit is grounded in substantial courtroom experience: he has conducted numerous jury and bench trials, briefed and argued appeals in state and federal courts, and served as lead counsel at oral argument before the Wisconsin Supreme Court.

Nick works closely with the Republican National Lawyers Association, having chaired its Wisconsin chapter, and the Republican Party of Wisconsin, where he chaired its Election Reform Task Force. His engagement in Wisconsin election law began as an undergraduate coordinating Election Day attorneys during the 2004 presidential campaign and has continued without interruption.

Alongside his political and election work, Nick maintains a substantial real estate and commercial practice. Over more than a decade he handled major eminent domain, property tax, and zoning matters at the administrative, trial, and appellate levels, and built an equally deep transactional practice. He continues to advise clients on real estate disputes, transactions, and property tax and eminent domain matters in Wisconsin and beyond.

Nick serves as in-house counsel to a developer with a large real estate portfolio. Earlier he held government roles, including in the Governor’s Office of Legal Counsel, the state Department of Justice, and the White House Office of Legislative Affairs.

Representative Matters:
– Served on the legal team in Melendez v. Newsom, securing victories against the State of California overturning a state law seeking to remove President Trump from California’s primary ballot
– Lead attorney investigator and principal drafter of a high-profile internal investigation into the National School Boards Association’s 2021 letter urging the Biden Administration to treat parents protesting school board policies as domestic terrorists
– Principal drafting attorney on amicus curiae briefs supporting state election reforms, including in United States v. Georgia and United States v. Wisconsin Elections Commission
– Member of the Wisconsin legal teams for the 2020 and 2024 Presidential Elections
– Counsel for the Milwaukee County Zoo in an eminent domain case securing nearly $13 million settlement from the Wisconsin Department of Transportation
– Counsel assisting in the identification, negotiation, and acquisition of more than 2,000 acres in Racine County for a major Foxconn campus

Education: Marquette University Law School, J.D. magna cum laude (Marquette Law Review; Federalist Society President); University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, B.B.A. in Finance