Nicky Lopez

ABOUT

Nicky is a Law Clerk in our Sacramento office. At McGeorge, Nicky served as the President Jewish Law Student Association and frequently collaborates with student organizations for campus events. Her legal experience includes providing legal aid work in immigration law, a Justice Corps fellowship in family law, and a tax law externship with the Tax Appeals Assistance Program (TAAP).

Nicky has been recognized for her leadership and service with the SJSU A.S 55 Award for her student involvement and raising over $20,000 for public health initiatives in rural Honduras. She has also received the Mona Roberts Labor Law Scholarship Award for her work as the Student Director at the Workers’ Rights Center. She is also a Leonard M. Friedman Bar Association/Unity Bar 2025 Scholarship recipient.

Prior to law school, Nicky worked in the humanitarian aid sector and worked across multiple US states, Puerto Rico, and Guatemala supporting post disaster recovery efforts.

Outside of her academic and extracurricular commitments, she volunteers with Team Rubicon, a veteran based humanitarian aid organization. Most recently, she participated in a two-week volunteer trip to Jamaica, where she rebuilt an elementary school and resource center damaged by Hurricane Melissa.