About Nicole
Nicole Hankins earned her J.D. from Seattle University School of Law in 2010 after completing legal training that covered courtroom work during law school. She started practical legal work as a Rule nine/DPA in 2009 at the Pierce County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office while completing her diploma. Her early roles bridged public service and personal practice and gave her publicity to trial procedure and client counseling.
After graduating, Hankins served as in-house counsel for Washington Harvest Inc. in 2010, an early-profession submit that involved day-to-day corporate legal responsibilities. She joined Durflinger Oliver & Associates as a senior associate in 2011, where she expanded her knowledge in litigation and case management. In 2013 she opened her personal practice beneath the call Hankins Law, taking over clients directly and shaping a small-firm practice model.
Hankins returned to public prosecutorial work in 2015 when she served as a deputy prosecutor for the Chelan County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office. That position placed her in court dealing with criminal matters on behalf of the state and gave her a point of view that later knowledgeable her protection work. Between 2015 and 2019 she participated within the Chelan/Douglas Multi-Disciplinary Team, collaborating with professionals across fields to deal with complicated client wants.
She resumed private practice leadership in 2019 as proprietor and principal of Hankins Law Office, then formed a partnership in 2021 main to her recent role at Hankins Tibbits Law Office PLLC. Over time she has alternated between roles in prosecution, personal defense, and corporate counsel, an arc that has uncovered her to more than one sides of the justice system and to both bench and jury practice.
Hankins holds memberships in numerous expert organizations. She has been a part of the National Order of the Barristers since 2010, and she maintained membership in the National College of DUI Defense from 2011 to 2015. Locally she has been concerned with the Chelan Douglas County Bar Association since 2014 and previously belonged to the Pierce County Bar Association from 2010 to 2014. Those affiliations mirror training in trial advocacy and engagement with regional legal communities.
Her practice combines trial experience from her time as a prosecutor and trial recommend with years running a small firm. She represents clients in criminal things, which includes DUI cases, and handles associated litigation and counseling work at Hankins Tibbits Law Office PLLC.
