John Nieman
Adjunct Professor
Education
- B.S. UNC-Greensboro
- J.D. North Carolina Central School of Law
- University Department Sport Management
- Location HPU Law School, Office 234; Clinic Building 100
- Phone Number (336) 841-9401
- Email [email protected]
John Nieman retired from the Guilford County Public Defender’s Office in 2023 as Chief Public Defender after over twenty years in that office and over thirty years as a trial attorney. He has defended and prosecuted cases from minor misdemeanors to murders. John has taught paralegal studies at UNC-Chapel Hill, Duke University, Greensboro College, Guilford College and many community colleges. He has lectured at law schools, Continuing Legal Education programs and was on the faculty of the Conference of District Attorneys. His wife, Martha Massie, is a board-certified specialist family law attorney and his son, Jeff Nieman, is the elected District Attorney for Orange and Chatham counties.