Baum, Hedlund, Aristei & Goldman, PC
800 827 0087
NICOLE K. H. MALDONADO
NMaldonado@BaumHedlundLaw.com
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Class Actions, Complex and Multi-District Litigation, Consumer Litigation, Personal Injury, Pharmaceutical Drug Liability, Product Liability Law, Wrongful Death Law
Born:
Education:
- University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida (B.A., 1992)
- Thomas M. Cooley Law School, Lansing, Michigan (J.D. cum laude, 1999)
- Michigan Bar Journal, Contributing Author, 1998
- Associate Editor, Thomas M. Cooley Law Review, 1999
- Chair, Moot Court Board: National Moot Court Competition- Final Four
- First-Year Moot Court Competition- Winner and Best Advocate
- Student-Faculty Moot Court Competition-Winner
- Certificates of Merit Awards: Scholarship Recipient from Mid-Michigan Women Lawyers Association
Admissions:
- U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Wisconsin, 2008
- U.S. District Court, Central District of California, 2007
- California, 2000
- U.S. District Court, Southern District of California, 2000
- Florida, 2004
Member:
- State Bar of California
- Florida State Bar
- Central Florida Association of Women’s Lawyers
- State Judicial Law Clerk to Chief Judge Beverly Nettles-Nickerson, 1998-1999
- Juvenile Dependency Attorney, Independent Contract Office, California, 2000-2001
- Criminal Defense Attorney, California 2001-2002
- Judicial Law Clerk to U.S. Chief Magistrate Judge R. Steven Whalen, U.S. District Court,
Eastern District of Michigan 2002-2004
- Assistant Public Defender Ninth Judicial Circuit for Robert Wesley, Elected Public Defender for Orange and Osceola Counties, Florida 2004-2007
- The American Association for Justice (formerly ATLA), STEP-Toxic, Environmental and Pharmaceutical Torts Section
Legal Teaching Positions :
- Teaching Assistant, Thomas M. Cooley Law School, Lansing Michigan, 1996-1999
- Professor of Law, Criminal Justice, Lansing Community College, 1999
- Trainer, Public Defender’s Office, Orlando, Florida, 2005-2007
Awards and Honors:
- Listed, Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers
Pro Bono & Civic Activities:
- Volunteered legal services for the Orange County Homeless Project Connect
- High school and elementary school student mentor. Taught indigent defense, performed mock trials and coached trial competitions.
- Mock Trial Judge for the American Association of Justice, 2008 Student Trial Advocacy Competition
Practice Areas:
- Class Actions
- Complex and Multi-District Litigation
- Consumer Litigation
- Personal Injury
- Pharmaceutical Drug Liability
- Product Liability Law
- Wrongful Death Law