Nicole joined the firm as an associate attorney in September 2005 and became the newest partner at Livingston, Adler, Pulda, Meiklejohn & Kelly in July 2009. She is admitted to practice law in both Connecticut and in Massachusetts.
Even as a child, Nicole knew that she wanted to become an attorney. To that end, Nicole majored in political science and legal studies at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst where she received her B.A., with honors, in 2000. She then continued her legal education at the University of Connecticut School of Law, receiving her J.D. with honors in 2003. During her second and third years at UConn, Nicole held elected positions on the Connecticut Law Review and the Connecticut Moot Court Board.
Since her early law school days Nicole has been actively involved in the study of workplace issues and advancement of civil rights. She first worked at LAPM&K as a legal intern during which time she also interned at UConn’s Civil Rights Clinic where she represented clients in employment and housing discrimination cases. In recognition of her commitment and outstanding service as an advocate on behalf of her clients while participating in that clinical program, she was awarded the Honorable M. Joseph Blumenfeld Award in 2003. She also received several awards while at UConn Law in the field of labor and employment law–the Fleming James, Jr. Award for Academic Excellence in Labor Law and two CALI Excellence for the Future Awards for her course work in Employment Discrimination and in Organizing the Workplace.
After receiving her J.D., Nicole spent her first two years in practice working in the public interest sector at Connecticut Legal Services. While at CLS, Nicole represented low income individuals and families in matters involving various public benefit programs including medicaid, food stamps and federal and state welfare programs, as well as in unemployment compensation hearings. She was also an active member of her local union, the National Organization of Legal Services Workers, a chapter of the UAW.
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s employees with claims involving discrimination, harassment, retaliation and 1st Amendment activity, both at the administrative level (including at the Commission on Human Rights and Opportunities) as well as in the federal and state courts. Her work also includes advising and representing individual employees with employment related issues such as severance agreements, non-compete agreements, invasion of privacy, defamation and infliction of emotional distress. Nicole also has significant experience representing Union clients in arbitration, in administrative proceedings and in court.
Nicole currently serves as the Vice President of the Connecticut Employment Lawyers Association and is a member of the National Employment Lawyers Association, the National Lawyers Guild and the AFL-CIO Lawyers Coordinating Committee. She is also a member of the Connecticut Bar Association’s Labor and Employment and Federal Practice Sections.
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