Education: B.S., Ball State University (1976)
M.A., Ball State University (1982)
Certificate program in teaching the
multiply handicapped hearing impaired, Gallaudet
University
(1983)
J.D., Indiana University School of Law,
Indianapolis (1987)
Bar
and Court Admissions: Licensed to Practice in the States of
Mississippi, Indiana (inactive) and
Kansas (inactive)
United States Court of Appeals for the
Fifth Circuit
United States District Court for the
Northern District of Mississippi
United States District Court for the
Southern District of Mississippi
All Mississippi State Courts
All Indiana State and Federal Courts
(inactive)
All Kansas State and Federal Courts
(inactive)
Professional Organizations: Mississippi Bar Association
Indiana Bar Association (inactive)
Kansas Bar Association (inactive)
Moot Court: Order of Barristers;
Benton Privacy Law Competition,
1986
Recognitions/
Accomplishments Nine years trial experience as a
domestic violence prosecutor in
Indianapolis, Indiana and Topeka,
Kansas
Fluent in American Sign Language;
certified sign language interpreter
from 1981-1999
Cases of
Note: Bullock Bros. Trucking
Co., Inc. v.
Carley, No. 2004-CA-00592-COA,
2005 Miss. App. LEXIS 911 (Miss. Ct.
App. November
22, 2005); rehearing
denied 2006 Miss. App. LEXIS 440
(Miss. Ct. App.
June 6, 2006) State v. Scott, 961 P. 2d 667 (Kan.1998)
Primary Practice
Areas: General Insurance Defense
Away
From The Office: Nicky and her husband, Joe, are very active
in the arts community in Hattiesburg. She is a serious student
of Anusara yoga and steps in as substitute teacher frequently.
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