She earned her Bachelor’s degree, magna cum laude, from The University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, and she earned her Juris Doctor, magna cum laude, from Texas Southern University—Thurgood Marshall School of Law in Houston, Texas. While in law school, Nicole served as a writing advisor and a Senior Editor of the Thurgood Marshall Law Review. Nicole also interned for the Honorable Vanessa D. Gilmore of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas. Nicole was admitted to the Texas Bar in November 2016.