She has been practicing law and helping families with estate planning since 1997. Ms. Nickerson is Board Certified in Estate Planning and Probate Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization. Ms. Nickerson has been deeply affected witnessing the struggles her brother and sister-in-law go through raising their autistic son. Their experiences have inspired Ms. Nickerson’s passion for assisting other families with special needs.Ms. Nickerson is the founder of Nickerson Law Group, an estate planning and asset protection law firm based in Austin, Texas. As well, Ms. Nickerson helped found the Special Needs Forum which educates families on issues relating to their special needs children and is the author of One Evolution at a Time, a Special Needs Planning Guide. Ms. Nickerson, her husband and three children live in Austin, Texas.