About Nick
Nick Seidule was born in Winter Park Hospital and raised in Winter Springs, Florida. After receiving his degree in Legal Studies at the University of Central Florida, he received his Juris Doctor at Nova Southeastern University. While there he was a member of the moot court and Nova Law Review.
Professional Background
Prior to opening Seidule Law, Nick Seidule spent nearly three years exclusively handling personal injury matters, including car accidents, traumatic brain injuries, medical malpractice, and slip-and-fall cases.
Before transitioning to personal injury law, Nick served for four years as an Assistant State Attorney for the Ninth Judicial Circuit in Orange County. During this time, he prosecuted juvenile sex crimes, felony-level domestic violence, drug offenses, DUIs, and hundreds of misdemeanor and felony cases.
Nick is an active member of the Orange County Bar Association Young Lawyers Section, where he has served as a committee chair and former co-chair of the Criminal Committee. He has also previously held a financial board position with Habitat for Humanity Orlando.
In his free time, Nick enjoys running, as well as, hosting trivia at local pubs in the area.
Bill Tonelli
Bill Tonelli is a seasoned trial lawyer and respected jury consultant with more than a decade of plaintiff-side litigation experience.
Since joining Bartleby in July 2023, he has been retained on more than two dozen trials, contributing to over $28 million in verdicts and settlements, including more than $3 million in post-selection recoveries achieved through strategic jury selection.
Professional Background
Bill brings a highly analytical and hands-on approach to every case, offering trial teams comprehensive support throughout the jury selection process. His services include:
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Real-time digital research, including social media and other publicly available data sources— to uncover potential jurors’ beliefs, biases, and predispositions.
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Live voir dire strategy, providing targeted questions to surface disqualifying bias and preserve the record.
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Immediate sidebar guidance, helping counsel lock in crucial cause challenges as bias emerges.
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Cause challenge development and direct argument to the judge, including citation of supporting case law when necessary.
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Strike and backstrike strategy for optimal effectiveness, maximizing panel composition and reducing juror risk.
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Strategic panel analysis, evaluating juror risk, strike priorities, and how jurors respond to the themes of the case.
With his entire career devoted to representing plaintiffs in catastrophic injury and wrongful death cases, Bill offers a deep understanding of how jurors perceive issues of negligence, credibility, causation, and damages. This experience enables him to quickly identify high-risk jurors and equip trial counsel with the tools needed to remove them for cause.
At Bartleby, Bill works alongside founder Nicholas Seidule to deliver top-tier jury research and courtroom consulting. Whether preparing voir dire, conducting real-time digital sweeps, advising at sidebar, or serving in the courtroom under a limited appearance for jury selection, Bill’s insights consistently help trial teams seat fair, impartial juries capable of following the law and evaluating the evidence without bias.