NICOLE MARIE BLACK, ESQ.

ATTORNEY

I strive to make the legal profession accessible. I shed light on the gray area professional ethics can be so that my clients are confident in carrying out their ethical obligations. I thrive in solving murky and complex legal issues. I contextualize my client’s circumstances and amplify their voice while presenting a fair and reasonable defense of their license and livelihood.

My advice is frequently constructive criticism, with the goal of educating and assisting my clients in finding the best practices for efficient and ethically compliant conduct.

ADMISSIONS

Colorado State Bar
District of Columbia Bar
United States District Court for the District of Colorado
Tenth Circuit Courts of Appeals

CONTACT INFO

Direct: 720.464.2767
nicole@vividlegalnow.com
Fluent in Spanish + French

Honors

Memberships + Distinctions

Colorado Super Lawyers^®, Super Lawyers Magazine^® (2022- 2025)
Colorado Rising Stars^®, Super Lawyers Magazine^® (2018-2021)
Colorado Bar Association Ethics Committee (Member 2020-Present, Chair 2025)
Fellow, Colorado Bar Foundation (2014-Present)
Fellow, American Bar Foundation (2018-Present)
Commissioner, Colorado Supreme Court Chief Justice’s Commission on Development of the Profession (2015–2019)
Member, Colorado Lawyers Committee Chair’s Roundtable (2017-Present)
COBALT: Colorado Bar Association Leadership Training Program (Class of 2014)
Member, Phi Beta Kappa Society
Member, Beta Gamma Sigma Society

Affiliations

PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS

Colorado Bar Association
- Ethics Committee (Member 2020-Present, Chair 2025)
- Business Law Section Executive Council (Chair, 2019-2020) (Officer, 2016-2021) (Board of Governors Liaison 2021-2023)
- Executive Council (Member, 2016-2017, 2021-2023)
- Implementation Subcommittee of the Diversity & Inclusivity Taskforce (Member, 2019-2021)
- Sections Best Practices Committee (Chair, 2017-2018)
- Joint Management Committee (Member, 2016-2019)
- Strategic Planning Coordinating Committee (Member, Nov. 2014-June 2016)
- Young Lawyers Division Executive Council (Chair, 2016-2017) (Board Member, 2012-2017)
Denver Bar Association
District of Columbia Bar Association
American Bar Association
Colorado Attorney Mentoring Program (Mentee, 2012-2015), (Mentor, 2016-Present)
University of Denver
- Adjunct Professor, Sturm College of Law, Legal Profession (Spring Semester 2025)
- Adjunct Professor, Daniels College of Business, Foundations of Business Law & Ethics (Fall Quarters 2014, 2015; Winter 2015, 2016)
- Advisor and Coach, The Daniels Fund Ethics Initiative Case Competition (Spring 2016)
- Writing Advisor, Bar Success Program (eight bar exams) (Dec. 2011– May 2015)
- Sturm College of Law Alumni Council (Councilmember, 2013–2014, 2016–Present, Chair 2023-2025)
- University-Wide Alumni Council (Councilmember, 2024-Present)

LECTURES

SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS

The Fine Line Between Zealous Advocacy and Bullying, Annual Ethics Update, Colorado Bar Association Government Counsel Section and the Colorado Department of Law (Dec. 17, 2024)
Competence and Lawyer Diminished Capacity, Ethics 7.1 for the Colorado Bar Association CLE, Colorado Bar Association Ethics Committee (November 15, 2024)
Quick Topic: Effective Networking in the Mentoring Relationship, Sturm College of Law Professional Mentoring Program (September 4, 5, 10 and 14, 2024)
Ethics Basics for Solo and Small Firm Life, Hanging Your Own Shingle: Successfully Launching and Running Your Own Practice, Colorado Bar Association CLE and the Solo/Small Firm Section (August 14, 2024)
Client Communications Update: What to Know About Ethics Opinion 148, Colorado Bar Association Lawyer’s Professional Liability Committee for the Colorado Bar Association CLE (June 20, 2024)
Effective Networking in the Mentoring Relationship Ethics CLE, Sonia Sotomayor Inn of Court (November 16, 2023)
Drama on the Courthouse Steps: is the (In)Civility of Counsel Enabling or Impeding the Administration of Justice?, Litigator’s Summit, Colorado Bar Association CLE and the Litigation Section (November 16, 2023)
Supervising Non-Lawyer Staff and Others, 2023 Solo and Small Firm Institute, Colorado Bar Association CLE (September 20, 2023)
Ethical Issues Facing Business Lawyers, Business Law Institute for the Colorado Bar Association CLE (September 8, 2023)
Effective Networking in the Mentoring Relationship, Sturm College of Law Professional Mentoring Program (August 29, 31, September 7 and 9, 2023)
Professionalizing the Lawyering Relationship: Ethics Basics for Solo and Small Firm Life, Hanging Your Own Shingle: Successfully
Launching and Running Your Own Practice, Colorado Bar Association CLE and the Solo/Small Firm Section (August 16, 2023)
Careers in Business Law, Panelist, Sturm College of Law Corporate and Commercial Certificate Program (March 15, 2023)
I’ve Made an Error in My Legal Practice! Now What?, Panelist, American Bar Association Center for Professional Responsibility (February 22, 2023)
Ethics for the Modern Generation: Navigating Your Online Presence and Client Communications in Today’s Digital Environment, Colorado Bar Association Ethics Committee, Ethics 7.0 for the Colorado Bar Association CLE
(November 18, 2022)
Building the Whole Lawyer, Panelist, Sturm College of Law Externship Program (November 10, 2022)
Show Me the Money! Fee Agreements, Fee Disputes, and Collections Best Practices, Business Law Institute for the Colorado Bar Association CLE (September 9, 2022)
Successfully Launching and Running Your Own Practice: The Lawyering Relationship and Ethics Basics for Solo Small Firm Life, Colorado Bar Association Lawyer’s Professional Liability Committee for the Colorado Bar Association CLE (August 10, 2022)
Effective Networking, Sturm College of Law Professional Mentoring Program (August 30, September 1, 8, and 10, 2022)
Resolving Conflicts and Disagreements with Clients During the Representation, Best Practices and Ethics in the Profession Seminar, Colorado Bar Association Lawyer’s Professional Liability Committee for the Colorado Bar Association CLE (June 7, 2022)
Mandatory Reporting: Requirements for You, Me, and the Judge, Ethics 7.0, Colorado CLE and the Colorado Bar Association Ethics Committee (Nov. 19, 2021)
Family Law Update: Ethics Hot Topics, Colorado CLE and the Colorado Bar Association Family Law Section (Nov. 12, 2021)
Social Media: Ethical and Professional Obligations for the Tweeting Lawyer, Colorado Bar Association Young Lawyers Division/Colorado Attorney Mentoring Program (CAMP) (Oct. 20, 2021)
Ethical Implications of Offering Affordable Legal Services, Business Law Institute for the Colorado Bar Association (Sept. 9, 2021)
Effective Networking, Sturm College of Law Professional Mentoring Program (August 28 and 30, 2021)
New Solo Lawyer Series: Legal Technologies and their Ethical Implications (Session 4), Colorado Bar Association Business Law Section/Solo Small Firm Section/Young Lawyers Division (January 28, 2021)
Sexual Harassment Crosses the Ethical Line and is Not Tolerated in the Legal Profession, Colorado Bar Association CLE, Litigation Summit (September 25, 2020)
Key Ethics Concerns for the Business Attorney, Co-Presenter, WealthCounsel (August 13, 2020)
Tips for Finding a Job During an Economic Downturn, Panelist, Sturm College of Law Career Development Office (June 8, 2020)
Ethics and Business Lawyers, Business Law Institute for Colorado Bar Association CLE (Sept. 12, 2019)
Persuasive and Effective Trial Skills 2.0, Solo/Small Firm Conference for Colorado Bar Association CLE (June 12, 2019)
Litigation Nuts & Bolts: Discovery, Colorado Bar Association CLE (May, 24, 2019)
Top 10 Pitfalls Lawyers Fall into and How to Avoid Them, Presenter, Colorado Bar Association CLE (Dec. 18, 2018)
Persuasive and Effective Trial Skills, Colorado Bar Association CLE (Nov. 29, 2017)
Women Mentoring Women CLE, Moderator, Denver Law Alumnae (Feb. 10, 2017)
Balancing Your Profession, Panelist, DU Women’s Professional Alliance (Jan. 10, 2017)
Orientation Boot CAMP, Panelist, Colorado Attorney Mentoring Program (CAMP) of the Colorado Supreme Court (Denver, Colorado, Jan. 23, 2014; Jan. 29, 2015) (Pueblo, Colorado, Apr. 8, 2014)

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PUBLICATIONS

Succession Planning with the Next Generation of Lawyers, The Docket (Oct. 11, 2018)
The Creative Lawyer, Book Review, The Colorado Lawyer (Feb. 2015)
United States v. Nacchio and the Implications of an Emerging Circuit Split: Practical and Policy Considerations of Amending Gain as a Measure of Culpability, 87 Denv. U. L. Rev. 633 (2010) ~ selected for reprint with First Annual White-Collar Crime Institute, New York City Bar Assoc. (May 4, 2012)

Education

DEGREES

University of Denver Sturm College of Law

Juris Doctor • Symposium Editor, Denver University Law Review

University of Denver

**B.A. in French (with distinction), minor in Spanish**
phi beta kappa, magna cum laude

B.S. in Business Administration - International Business,
beta gamma sigma, magna cum laude

NICOLE MARIE BLACK, ESQ.