Nicole Blanchard is an associate attorney in the firm’s Litigation practice group. Her practice focuses on commercial litigation representing business and individuals in commercial, insurance, and intellectual property matters matters.

Nicole has experience with litigating cases involving a wide area of the law, including trade secrets, non-compete agreements, business divorce, municipal law, and government investigations. She has represented clients in state and federal courts as well as in the American Arbitration Association (AAA) and Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA).

Nicole has additional experience in white-collar criminal law. She co-chaired a week-long jury trial in federal court and helped win a probation-only result for her client.

Professional Affiliations, Activities and Honors
Nicole was recognized as a Best Lawyers in America “One to Watch” for Intellectual Property Law in 2025. Nicole is a member of the Memphis Bar Association and the Federal Bar Association. She also serves on the Board of Directors for the Community Legal Center, a non-profit organization in Memphis, Tennessee that provides legal services to those with limited means.

Articles and Presentations
From Stigma to Treatment: The HIV/AIDS Epidemic and the Opioid Epidemic, 52 U. MEM. L. REV. 247 (2021)

Education, Bar and Court Admissions, Clerkships
Nicole earned her J.D. from The University of Memphis Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law in 2022, graduating magna cum laude. She holds a Bachelor of Science in Biological Sciences from Lee University, where she played on the women’s soccer team.

During law school, Nicole was an Articles Editor for The University of Memphis Law Review and she was active in the Moot Court, where she was runner-up in the First Year Moot Court Competition and a member of the National Moot Court Team. Nicole was also a research assistant specializing civil rights, served as the Executive Director of the Student Bar Association, and was received numerous awards for her legal writing and classroom performance.

Nicole is admitted to practice in the State of Tennessee.