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.