Nicole joined Hirsch and Ehlenberger in October 2011. Prior to practicing family law, Nicole worked as in-house counsel for a defense contractor in Arlington, Virginia. Nicole is a member of the Fairfax Bar Association and the Virginia State Bar. She regularly judges moot court competitions at George Mason University and has judged high school mock trial competitions for the Phi Alpha Delta Legal Fraternity. Nicole volunteers as an election monitor in Northern Virginia.

While attending George Mason University School of Law, Nicole was a committee chairperson for the Moot Court Board. She participated in and won several oral argument competitions, including the New York State Bar Association’s National Moot Court Competition in which her team placed in the semi-finals and won the award for best brief in the region. Additionally, Nicole interned in the Fairfax Circuit Court.

Before law school, Nicole studied psychology at the Catholic University of America. While there, she completed graduate coursework in cultural psychology and the effects of marital conflict on children. Nicole is a member of Phi Beta Kappa.