Nicole Marie Helmer

Nicole Helmer Simon is an associate at Gordon, Tepper & DeCoursey, a family law, custody, and divorce law firm. Ms. Simon graduated from Le Moyne College with a B.S. degree in 2000, and from Albany Law School of Union University with a Juris Doctor degree in 2003 with a concentration in family and elder law. A trusted family law, custody, and divorce associate, Ms. Simon is admitted to the New York State Bar. Ms. Simon serves as a Volunteer at the American Cancer Society's Hope Club, formerly known as Gilda's Club. Ms. Simon is a past member of the Albany-Colonie Regional Chamber of Commerce Women's Business Council, where she served as co-chair of the "Women of Excellence" Committee from 2006 through 2008 and as co-chair of the Women’s Business Council’s membership committee from 2008 to 2009. Ms. Simon is a graduate of the Leadership Tech Valley Class of 2008, which is a joint initiative between the Albany-Colonie Regional Chamber of Commerce and the Schenectady Chamber of Commerce, and served on the steering committee for the Leadership Tech Valley Program from 2008 until 2013. She is the recipient of The Legal Project’s 2010 Brigid Nolan Memorial Award for pro bono service to victims of Domestic Violence. Ms. Simon was appointed to the Executive Committee of the New York State Bar Association Family Law Section in 2014 and serves as the district delegate from the Fourth Judicial District. Ms. Simon is also a member of the Schenectady County Bar Association, where she serves on the Matrimonial Committee. Ms. Simon is also a member of the Capital District Women's Bar Association, where she serves on the Board of Directors and is Chair of the Caregiver's Committee.