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Nicole Hood is a trial attorney at the firm’s Walnut Creek office. Ms. Hood’s practice primarily focuses on general civil litigation, public entity liability, professional liability, and trial, including the representation of public entities, architects and engineers.
Prior to joining the firm, Ms. Hood completed a judicial clerkship in the Eastern District of California for Chief United States Magistrate Judge Carolyn Delaney and United States Magistrate Judge Chi Soo Kim. Prior to her clerkship, Ms. Hood completed a fellowship at a boutique appellate firm in San Francisco.
Ms. Hood earned her Juris Doctor degree from Pepperdine University School of Law, where she also received certificates in Dispute Resolution and Entrepreneurship and the Law. While in law school, Ms. Hood was a Literary Citation Editor on Pepperdine Law Review. She also served as a Teaching Assistant to Legal Research and Writing, and a Research Assistant. Ms. Hood served as a judicial extern for United States Magistrate Judge John A. Kazen in the Southern District of Texas. Ms. Hood graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from the University of California, Los Angeles. Prior to attending law school, Ms. Hood worked at a nonprofit organization in San Francisco.
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
- American Bar Association
- State Bar of California
PUBLICATIONS/SEMINARS
- Peder Batalden, Lacey Estudillo & Nicole Hood, Implications of Wit v. United Behavioral Health on Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder Benefits Claims, AHLA (July 1, 2024)
- Publication: Robert Wright & Nicole Hood, Calif. Ruling Got It Wrong On Trial Courts’ Gatekeeping Role, Law360 (Sept. 21, 2023, 3:31 PM)