“Your billable time is your income, your non-billable time is your future.” - David Maister
Nicole Ames is the Chief Business Development Officer at PK Law. Prior to this position, Ms. Ames practiced law for over ten years, primarily civil litigation defense. Ms. Ames obtained her J.D. from the George Mason School of Law and is barred in Virginia, Maryland and the District of Columbia. She obtained her B.A. from the University of Maryland, College Park in Speech Communication.
In her current role, she is responsible for coordinating the firm’s overall branding and business development efforts. In addition, she works with each of the attorneys in the firm to develop strong and effective individual marketing plans, assists the attorneys in implementing their plans with training, business development support and coaching. Ms. Ames also works with the heads of the firm’s practice groups to develop and implement practice group marketing plans and works with the firm’s Managing Director and Marketing Committee to develop and implement a firm wide marketing plan. Ms. Ames is responsible for managing the firm’s brand and internal/external public relations efforts. She oversees the creative and substantive development of the firm’s website, social media activities, e-marketing outreach and client satisfaction initiatives. In addition she strategizes and assists with implementing the firm’s recruitment and overall business development activities.
Ms. Ames lives in Catonsville with her husband, three children, dog and cat.
Education
- George Mason University School of Law, J.D., 1996
- University of Maryland, College Park, B.A. in Speech Communication, 1992
Bar Admissions
- Maryland Bar, June 1997
- Virginia Bar, April 1998
- United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, June 1998
- District of Columbia, April 1999
- United States District Court for the District of Maryland, April 1999
- United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, October 1999
Community Involvement
- Chair PK Law Volunteer Committee (2009-present)
- Member, PK Law United Way Campaign Committee (2014-2018)
- Baltimore Green Space, Board of Directors (2011-2013)
- Volunteer, Maryland Cash Campaign (Volunteer Income Tax Assistance)
- Guardian Ad Litem (Child Advocate) Volunteer
- Catonsville Recreation and Parks Girls Soccer Coach (2004-2011)
- Catonsville Recreation and Parks Girls Soccer Commissioner (2005-2011)
- Catonsville Recreation and Parks Girls Lacrosse Coach (2004-2011)
- Catonsville Recreation and Parks Girls Lacrosse Commissioner (2011)
Additional Information
- Women in Insurance & Financial Services, Member (2015-2017)
- Legal Marketing Association, Member
- Legal Marketing Association Baltimore Chapter Member at Large, Secretary (2018), Vice Chair (2019), Chair (2020) and Past Chair (2021)
- Member, International Legal Technology Association (ILTA)
- Member, Harmonie Firm Administrators Roundtable
- Maryland State Bar Association, Member
- Panelist, Alternative Legal Careers, University of Baltimore School of Law, May 2013
- Presenter, “Alternative Legal Careers”, Northeast Association of Pre-Law Advisors Conference, June 2014
- Maryland Daily Record’s Top 100 Women, 2016
- Children’s Home FACES (Annual Gala) Planning Committee, 2015-2017)