Nicole focuses her practice on condemnation matters and other real property disputes. She primarily represents condemning authorities and landowners throughout Texas, helping condemning authorities acquire property for various public purposes, and assisting individual landowners with government acquisition of private property for infrastructure needs. In so doing, she negotiates all documentation necessary for land acquisition, disposition, and use as well as initiates litigation, including condemnation proceedings, and defends existing property rights as disputes arise. Whether she is serving as a fierce advocate in the courtroom or negotiating practical compromises to solve disputes before litigation, Nicole is a source of reliability under pressure for her clients.
Acquired hundreds of linear miles of land for pipeline and powerline projects across the State of Texas.
Represented gas stations and convenience stores relating to property acquisitions for road widening projects across the State of Texas
Successfully defended pipeline company against claims alleging millions of dollars of real property damage resulting from pipeline construction and operation.
Albany Law School of Union University, J.D., 2015, summa cum laude
University of Rochester, B.A., 2012
New York, 2016
Texas, 2017
U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas, 2019
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas, 2017
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, 2017
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of New York, 2016
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of New York, 2016
The Best Lawyers in America®, Ones to Watch, Commercial Litigation, 2022-2025
Dallas Association of Young Lawyers, One to Watch, 2021
Selected for inclusion in Texas Rising Stars®, 2020–2024
Albany Law School of Union University
Albany Law Review, Associate Editor, 2014-2015
Dean Sponsler Honors Teaching Fellowship, 2013
Dallas Association of Young Lawyers:
Leadership Class, 2020
Member, 2017-present
Wellness Committee Co-Chair, 2017-2022
Freedom Run Committee Co-Chair, 2019-2022
Dallas Bar Association, 2017-present
State Bar of Texas, 2017-present
State Bar of New York, 2016-present
February 20, 2024 | Press Releases
Kevin Maguire and Nicole Karam have joined Frost Brown Todd’s (FBT) Dallas office as partners in i...