Nikki offers comprehensive guidance to public school boards in all areas of representation, including special education, student discipline, personnel issues, policy, and procurement. Her experience working with a wide variety of school boards enables her to bring diverse perspectives and understandings on their unique legal needs and goals. As such, she can help guide education clients efficiently through a myriad of ever-varying issues. In addition, Nikki also works with local governments on personnel matters.

Whatever your critical day-to-day needs, Nikki listens closely and patiently to achieve a realistic and level strategy. Walking you step-by-step through school board governenace, contract reviews, special education disputes, employee grievances, and more, Nikki works diligently and with compassion. In every step, her goal is to focus on the legal matters, so you’re free to focus on running your school division, locality or maintaining your professional workplace.

In addition, Nikki has successfully negotiated settlements to preclude proceedings and counseled school boards on all aspects, including providing a correct and legal framework for handling student disciplinary hearings. She applies her experience to help you clearly understand your legal issue and potential outcome, so you can pursue a fair and favorable result.

Nikki's prior experience includes serving as an attorney at the Virginia Division of Legislative Services in Richmond, where she was lead counsel to the House Committee on Education. There, she advised delegates on all aspects of legislation and drafted the majority of legislation on education before the House Committee.

Education & Admissions

Education

College of William and Mary
B.A. 2002 

University of Richmond School of Law
J.D. 2005

Admissions

Virginia

U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia

Honors & Recognitions

"Legal Elite", Virginia Business maganzine, Legislative/Regulatory/Administrative/Government, 2015 - 2023

Affiliations

Professional

Council of School Attorneys

Metropolitan Richmond Women's Bar Association

Richmond Bar Association

Local Government Attorneys of Virginia

News & Insights

Events & Speaking Engagements

Nikki regularly provides training programs to clients and presents to education professionals at the Virginia School Boards Association events and conferences.

In coordination with the Virginia School Boards Association, Nikki has presented a series of Title IX workshops and trainings since the fall of 2018.

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