$ 2500-10000 per hour
Nicole Hay devotes her legal practice to appeals, ranging across a span of commercial litigation, family law, immigration, bankruptcy, personal injury, civil rights, professional malpractice, and some criminal cases. Nicole has clerked for two federal judges, has won multiple best oral advocate and best brief awards for moot court advocacy, and has coached students in speech and advocacy. In her nine years of practice in both Texas and Washington, Nicole has assisted with no less than 32 appeals and has argued nearly a dozen appeals in Washington, many of which she won. Nicole has an expertise in the mindset and operations of appellate courts that can not only help clients assess the benefit of an appeal but also put them in the best position to prevail.
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15 years | 32 cases
$ 2500-10000 per hour
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Posted by James | September 3, 2014
Facing bankruptcy is stressful to say the least before you ever get into the legal process, which can be extremely intimidating. Nicole was able to address all of our concerns, put us at ease, and make the entire process a more confident and comfortable experience. I have and will continue to recomm...
Posted by anonymous | August 22, 2014
Nicole guided me through the negotiation process when I had a dispute with my employer /client. She advised what to do (and what not to do) and drafted responses and I liked that she always explained "why". The most important, I got what I needed to get.
Posted by Leo | August 22, 2014
Nicole has been handling my business's needs, including contracts and litigation related issues since early 2014 after my former business attorney moved out of town. She has proven herself to be the favorite attorney I have ever had the pleasure to work with. She is thorough with her review and wr...
Posted by Anne-marie | August 19, 2014
Nicole was very well-informed, easy to work with and I honestly felt like she had my back through the entire Chapter 7 process. My case was a bit complicated because of a divorce and a intrastate move. Nicole did her research, found our best course of action and led me through every step with confid...
"Nicole is a savvy attorney with a strong business acumen. She has a keen sense of the law and represents her clients rigorously. She is a strong negotiator with her clients needs in her purview. I highly endorse this lawyer."
"I endorse Ms. Hay. I have found her to be a very knowledgeable and personable attorney in the Seattle young lawyer community."
Divorce and separation lawyer
2011
Best Oral Advocate, Conrad B. Duberstein Bankruptcy Moot Court Competition
2011
Order of the Barristers Admission, Order of the Barristers
2010
Best Oral Advocate, Conrad B. Duberstein Moot Court Competition
2004
Best Thesis on a Legal Topic: Accountability for Genocide, Lester Martin
2017 - Present
Managing Member, Nicole Hay, PLLC
2014 - Present
Legal Officer, Foundry Law Group
2014 - 2015
Managing Member, Nicole Hay, PLLC
2013 - 2014
Assistant City Attorney, Kenyon Disend Law Firm
2010 - 2012
Associate, Hiersche, Hayward, Drakeley & Urbach, PC
2014 - 2017
Juniper FundBoard Member
2013 - 2014
Washington Women Lawyers (King County chapter)Co-Communications Chair
2013 - 2014
University of Washington, Duberstein Moot Court TeamCo-Coach
More than 70% return for unsecured creditors.
Successfully obtained summary judgment against Plaintiff based on contract law and the Land Use Protection Act, saving the City of Duvall major litigation and indemnification costs.
Favorable settlement for Quarry Land Holdings, LLC
Successfully defeated summary judgment against counterclaims on written pleadings.
Successfully lifted the stay against debt collection and ultimately dismissed debtor’s case
Negotiated a favorable payment plan on the debt that resulted in expedient and nearly full recovery for client .
. Obtained favorable settlement for client.
Successfully argued for adequate protection payments protecting clients’ interests.
Secured creditor prevailed after pressure to lift the automatic stay or dismiss the case.
Coordinated with the debtors’ counsel to facilitate successful sale of the debtors’ assets to new purchasers and recovered portion of General Partners' claims.
Won a protective order limiting use and access to Defendants’ identifying information based on brief which the court commended as the best it had ever reviewed. Plaintiff voluntarily dismissed lawsuit.
Successfully obtained summary judgment and returned real property free and clear of title to the City of North Bend
2011
JD - Juris Doctor
2004
BA/MA
2013
Forming and Negotiating Mineral Rights Contracts
2007
Human Trafficking: Modern Day Slavery
2004
Reconciliation and Reconstruction: The Rwanda Case
2011
2008
Spanish
English