Nicole is a seasoned trial attorney who has been representing individuals with catastrophic injuries since 2013. She has successfully tried cases to verdict, handling catastrophic personal injuries matters stemming from motor vehicle accidents, premises liability incidents, public entity negligence, and assault matters.
Nicole has been selected as a ’Super Lawyer Rising Star’ multiple years in a row and is a member of the Multi Million Dollar Advocate Forum, a prestigious group of trial attorneys in the United States. In 2020, Nicole secured a $2.22M verdict against the County of Orange for her clients injured in a motor vehicle accident. This was the 15th largest personal injury verdict in the State of California that year. In 2023, Nicole secured another top personal injury verdict in Los Angeles County for that year, winning $1.165M on behalf of her injured client.
Nicole is a stilled negotiator who understands when to take a case to trial – and how to win. She is known for her strategic thinking and tenacity in the courtroom which has led to her success in obtaining countless seven-figure settlements and verdicts for her clients against many Fortune 500 companies and insurance carriers.
Nicole graduated from the University of California, Berlekely and the Dale E. Fowler School of Law at Chapman University. At Chapman, Nicole was a member of the Mock Trial Honor Board and the Alternate Dispute Resolution Honor Board. She regularly competed in regional and national trial and ADR competitions and placed second in the nation in the American Bar Association’s Representation in Mediation Competition.
Her successes in the mock courtroom led Nicole to realize that her calling was that of a plaintiff’s trial lawyer. Since then she has aggressively positioned herself as a true litigator with a deep familiarity of the courtroom. Insurance companies have learned the hard way that Nicole does not tolerate lowball settlement offers, and that she fights for her clients with all of the firepower at her disposal.
Nicole continues to give back to the Orange County community, where she coaches local high school mock trial teams, and volunteers to assist with competition teams at Chapman Law.
When not in court, Nicole enjoys the chaos of family life with her husband, children and Great Dane.
