Nicholas A. Lastra joined Moore Ingram Johnson & Steele in 2023, as a member of the Nashville
litigation department. His practice focuses on workers’ compensation and Insurance defense
with a specific focus on medical malpractice, civil rights actions, municipal liability and personal
injury litigation.

Raised in Alameda, California, Nicholas attended the University of California at Santa Barbara
where he obtained a B.A. in Law and Society in 2000. He was then admitted to Southwestern
Law School where he obtained his J.D. and served as a member of the Moot Court Honors
Program and oralist in national corporate law moot court competitions.

After practicing law in California, Nicholas moved to Tennessee in 2008 and joined the law firm
Howell & Fisher, PLLC. He then joined Moore Ingram Johnson & Steele in 2023. He works in
the Brentwood office and lives in Franklin, Tennessee with his wife, Courtney and their daughter
Olivia, and he enjoys spending time with his family and friends and playing tennis.