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Biography
Nichelle L. Womble, Esq. obtained her Juris Doctor degree with Summa Cum Laude honors from the Shepard Broad College of Law at Nova Southeastern University in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. She has previously served with the Counsel on American Islamic Relations office in Philadelphia where she fought for social justice and equality under the direction of Staff Attorney Timothy Welbeck. She has also interned with the Illinois Prison Project which focuses on Commutations and Clemency Petitions for unfairly incarcerated individuals From Aug 2020-Aug 2021. Her practice areas include; Sports/Business, Civil Rights, Title IX/Student Defense, Criminal, Civil, & Juvenile, Employment, and Administrative Law.
Ms. Womble was inducted into the Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi in 2020 for ranking in the top of her 3L class out of 181 students. She is a member of Phi Alpha Delta Society of Scholars. She served as the Director of Communications for National BLSA and Director of Administration for the National Bar Association Law Student Division. She was a member candidate for Journal of Complex Litigation at St. Thomas Law in Miami and Senior Editor for BLSA’s southern division journal, Southern Journal of Policy and Justice, Vol. XV.
Aside from her legal background Ms. Womble has extensive experience working with sports teams and athletes as well. She has acted as General Manager and General Counsel for semi pro teams in Florida and is also a licensed FIBA agent.
In her free time Ms. Womble devotes her time to her family, spending time with her twin boys and parents and love of sports. She enjoys cooking, traveling, painting, drawing, and outdoor adventures like fishing; boating; etc.
Education
- Nova Southeastern University Shepard Broad Law Center, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
- J.D.
- Honors: summa cum laude
- University of Miami
- M.S.E.D.
- Major: Sports Administration
- Purdue Global
- M.S. - 2024
- Major: Forensic Psychology
Past Positions
- Council on American Islamic Relations office in Philadelphia, Attorney/Law Clerk
- Illinois Prison Project Law Clerk, Intern
- Broward County Public Defender, Assistant Public Defender
- Tampa Bay Panthers Semi Pro Women’s Basketball Team, General Counsel
Published Works
- Birth of a Monster St. Thomas Law Review Volume 33 Race and Policing in America (2020)
- HOW FALSE ACCUSATIONS OF RAPE AND DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AFFECT THE LIVES OF BLACK MALE ATHLETES: ANALYSIS OF A FLAWED TITLE IX, Published in the Florida Entertainment and Sports Law Review’s Inaugural Issue.(2022).
Professional Associations
- National Bar Association
- National Police Accountability Project
- National Lawyers Guild, LGBTQ Bar Association
- Broward County Bar Association and Miami-Dade bar Association
- Central Florida Association of Women Lawyers
- National Association of Women Lawyers
- Black Entertainment and Sports Lawyers Association
- American Bar Association
- Washington Council of Lawyers
- The Bar Association of the District of Columbia
- Gwen S. Cherry Bar Association
- TJ Reddick Bar Association
Current Employment Positions
- Associate
Bar Admissions
- Florida, 2021
- District of Columbia, 2022
- U.S. District Court Northern District of Florida
- U.S. District Court Southern District of Florida
- U.S. District Court Middle District of Florida
Honors
- Elite Attorney Award 2022
- National Society of Leadership and Success
- The Society for Collegiate
- Leadership & Achievement
- Phi Sigma Pi
- Psi Chi International Honor Society
- Golden Key Honor Society
- Alpha Beta Kappa
- Dean’s list
- Cali book award Criminal Procedure Fall’20
- Phi Kappa Phi
- Pro bono Honors 300+
- Dean’s Certificate of Professionalism