Tanganyika Gholston

Nika Gholston serves as the Founding and Managing Attorney at Nika Gholston Law, LLC, (NGL), an expert focused law firm with offices in Atlanta, GA and Montgomery, AL. With two decades of counseling and litigation experience, NGL handles complex legal matters, including Estate and Trust Administration, Trademark and Copyright Counseling, and Business Formation. In 2025, NGL was named the ‘Best of Alabama’ Estate Planning Law Firm, an award that honors the state’s most outstanding businesses and organizations. Nika is a proud Alabama native. She graduated from Alabama A&M University with a Bachelor of Science in Biology in 2001 and received her Juris Doctor from Cumberland School of Law, Samford University, in 2005. At Cumberland, Nika focused her studies on alternative dispute resolution and was a member of the National Mediation Team. In 2005, her team placed first at the American Bar Association (ABA) National Mediation Competition in Los Angeles, CA. In 2006, Nika represented the United States at the Inaugural International Chamber of Commerce Mediation Competition in Paris, France. In 2005, Nika joined the United States Department of Justice, Community Relations Service (CRS), as a Conciliation Specialist in Atlanta, GA. At CRS, she worked closely with government officials to assess and respond to local and national conflicts based on race, color, and national origin. She monitored the racial climate in communities throughout the Southeast and substantially contributed to the Annual Assessment of Racial Tension (AART), which is submitted to the U.S. Attorney General and to the U.S. Congress. After leaving USDOJ in 2008, Nika worked at a large litigation law firm in Atlanta, GA until she founded NGL in 2016. Nika is a former Fellow of the American Bar Association's Family Law Section and a graduate of the Alabama State Bar (ASB) Leadership Class 15. She currently serves on the ASB Board of Bar Examiners and the Bench and Bar Task Force. In addition to her professional roles, Nika volunteers as a board member for Independent Rights and Resources, a nonprofit organization committed to empowering individuals with physical and mental disabilities to live independent and meaningful lives.

Nika is a member of the Alabama and Georgia Bar Associations.