Emma Nicholls – Associate, earned her JD at the University of California, Berkeley, School of Law, where she was elected to Order of the Coif. While at Berkeley Law, Emma was a member of the Berkeley Law Trial Team and a Written & Oral Advocacy Teaching Assistant. Emma has completed the 40-hour Mediation Training with the Center for Understanding in Conflict and currently sits on the Family Law Section Executive Committee of the Alameda County Bar Association. Before coming to BGDO, Emma interned with East Bay Family Defenders, East Bay Community Law Center, and the Bronx Defenders Family Defense Practice. Emma also earned her BA at UC Berkeley, where she double-majored in Rhetoric and in Theatre & Performance Studies and graduated with High Honors. She is an East Bay native.