Nicole Taylor

Nicole Taylor has 30 years of family law experience, both in and out of the courtroom. After graduating from the UNC School of Law at Chapel Hill in 1996, she spent several years representing both family law clients as well as parties involved in business disputes. Her early experience in complex business litigation still shapes how Nicole approaches high-stakes family law cases today. A substantial portion of her practice involves the distribution of significant assets in divorce, including interests owned in privately held companies. Her practice also covers child custody, child support, alimony, premarital agreements, separation and property settlement agreements, mediation, and appeals.

As both a veteran family law litigator of 30 years and a certified Family Financial Mediator for over 20 years, Nicole brings a dual skill set to her cases: the ability to negotiate reasonable settlement terms while being fully prepared to take a case to trial if it comes to that. This dual skill set helps many of her clients resolve disputes out of court, without the cost and stress of protracted litigation.

Over the span of her 30-year career, Nicole has written manuscripts for and been a speaker at several continuing legal education programs for family lawyers, including the North Carolina Family Law Section Annual Conference. She is honored to have been recognized by her peers for her family law accomplishments, including peer recognition in Best Lawyers® (2012–present, Family Law), North Carolina Super Lawyers® (2021–present, Family Law), and Business North Carolina’s Legal Elite.

Nicole represents clients across Raleigh, Durham, Chapel Hill and the surrounding area. As both a native of the North Carolina coast and an ECU alumna, she also appreciates the opportunity to represent clients in the eastern part of the state, including Greenville, Wilmington, and the Outer Banks.

Outside of the office, Nicole enjoys spending quality time at the coast with her family, seeing the latest bands at live music venues, traveling to new destinations, and reading historical fiction.