Phone: (504) 830-4416
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Nicole started her career at Duplass during the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, defending insurance agents against professional liability claims and protecting the interests of insurance carrier clients against first-party property and extra-contractual claims.  Nicole has since spent her practice advising insurance carriers on coverage issues, including contractual duties, statutory obligations, and potential exposure, as well as litigating coverage disputes and pursuing risk transfer opportunities. In addition, Nicole routinely defends insurance agents and brokers, as well as real estate agents and brokers, against claims of errors and omissions and in all other manners of professional liability.  Nicole also has experience defending against medical products liability claims, premises liability claims, property disputes, and general casualty and auto liability claims.

Having cultivated client relationships for almost 20 years, Nicole is dedicated to advising her clients as to recent developments in the law, as well as best industry practices and market trends, and provides training and resources to help strengthen her clients’ risk management practices and mitigate their exposure.

After graduating magna cum laude from Loyola University of New Orleans, Nicole attended Loyola University College of Law in New Orleans, Louisiana, where she was a member of the Journal of Public Interest Law.  Upon graduating law school in 2005, Nicole spent one year as a judicial law clerk in state court and joined Duplass in 2006.

Nicole is a member of the Louisiana State Bar Association, the Bar Association of the Fifth Federal Circuit, and is licensed to practice in all Louisiana State and Federal Courts.  She is also a member of the Louisiana Association of Defense Counsel (LADC) and formerly served on its Membership Committee.

Nicole offers pro bono legal counsel to various local non-profits and foundations, assisting them in a wide array of legal matters. Nicole also served as a board member of the Lower Garden District Neighborhood Association.