Nikki Woods, Esq. - New Attorney Announcement
by
Peter D. Hoffman on Oct. 07, 2014
Criminal Other Education Divorce & Family Law
Summary: Nikki Woods, Esq. to join Law Office of Peter D. Hoffman, PC
Nikki
graduated cum laude from Pace Law School, and earned her undergraduate degree
in English from Boston College. While in
law school, Nikki focused her studies on equal rights and criminal justice. Nikki served as an intern at the United
States Court of Appeals, Second circuit, working closely with staff attorneys
on immigration law and prisoners rights issues.
Prior to graduation, Nikki also served as an intern at the Bronx County
District Attorney’s Office working in the Child Abuse and Sex Crimes Bureau.
After
law school, Nikki spent the next five years as an Assistant District Attorney
in the Bronx County District Attorney’s Office. Nikki is experienced in all
phases of investigations and trials and has handled numerous misdemeanor cases
to completion, as well as some felony matters.
Nikki also has extensive post-judgment and appellate experience, and has
successfully defended several convictions in the Appellate Division, First
Department.
After
leaving the District Attorney’s Office, Nikki worked as an Ongoing Service
Coordinator for a Mount Vernon-based agency that provides Early Intervention
services to infants and young children.
Nikki took on this position after her own daughter was referred to the
Early Intervention Program for services when she born with a rare neurological
birth defect. Nikki is also a board member of the Westchester Local Early
Intervention Coordinating Council, and has spoken in Albany at the New York
State Early Intervention Coordinating Council as a parent advocate. As a parent of a child with special needs,
Nikki is deeply committed to preserving the educational rights of all children
with special needs.
Nikki
has also represented clients in family court in custody and support matters, as
well as in Bronx Criminal Court.
Nikki is
licensed to practice law in both New York and Connecticut, and she will be
concentrating her practice on Special Education, Family and Criminal Law
matters, as well as representing juveniles in Criminal and Family Court matters.
