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Nicole T. Connors

Biography

Nicole joined Zinober, Diana & Monteverde, P.A., in 2021 as an Associate in the firm’s Fort Lauderdale office. She is admitted to practice in all state courts in Florida. Nicole currently focuses her practice primarily on residential and commercial property insurance disputes, alternative dispute resolution, and insurance fraud investigation and litigation; however, Nicole began her career in law and real estate over eighteen years ago, including having worked for and with various home builders, title companies, real estate firms, and property insurance carriers throughout the state of Florida.Nicole earned her first two associate degrees in Business and Paralegal Studies, with membership into both the Phi Theta Kappa International Honor Society, Recognizing Academic Excellence and the Beta Gamma Sigma International Honor Society, Recognizing Business Excellence, followed by earning her bachelor’s degree in Finance with a specialization in Business Law from Florida Atlantic University, including membership into the Omicron Delta Kappa National Honor Society, Recognizing Leadership Excellence.

Thereafter, Nicole obtained both the Florida 6-20 Resident All-Lines Adjuster License and the Florida 2-15 Life, Health, and Variable Annuity Agent License. She then earned her Juris Doctor degree from the Nova Southeastern University College of Law, including earning the Dean’s List designation and was the recipient of the Merit Scholarship Award. While in law school, Nicole also worked as the Legal Research and Writing Teaching Assistant for the first- and second-year students. Nicole graduated law school with the Cum Laude Distinction of Honor.

Although originally from New York and New Jersey, where Nicole attended high school, Nicole moved to South Florida over twenty years ago, where she now lives and enjoys having fun in the sun with her friends and family.

Education

  • Nova Southeastern University Shepard Broad Law Center, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
    • J.D.
    • Honors: cum laude
    • Honors: Dean’s List
    • Law Journal: Washburn Law Journal, Research Assistant, 2014 – Present
  • Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, Florida
    • B.A. – 2011
    • Honors: Dean’s List
    • Major: Finance

Fraternities/Sororities

  • Beta Gamma Sigma
  • Omicron Delta Kappa

Languages

  • English

Professional Associations

  • Phi Theta Kappa International Honor Society
  • Beta Gamma Sigma International Honor Society
  • Omicron Delta Kappa National Honor Society

Past Positions

  • Florida Peninsula Insurance Company, Litigation Representative, 2016 to 2021
  • Cole, Scott & Kissane, P.A., Associate Attorney, 2015 to 2016

Current Employment Position

  • Partner

Practice Areas

  • Insurance Defense Litigation
  • Alternative Dispute Resolution
  • Insurance Fraud Investigation and Litigation

Bar Admissions

  • Florida, 2015

Honors

  • Keiser College Academic Excellence Award
  • Palm Beach State College Business Excellence Award
  • Florida Atlantic University Leadership Excellence Award
  • Nova Southeastern University Merit Scholarship Award
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