Significant Matters

• Nicole has assisted in the representation of an international finance company against various borrowers and guarantors and has drafted numerous successful motions, including motions to dismiss and motions for summary judgment, defending against lender liability and breach of good faith and fair dealing claims.
• In numerous personal injury and premises liability cases, Nicole has successfully defended an international retailer.
• Nicole has assisted with numerous appeals and briefed cases before the Rhode Island Supreme Court and the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit. 
• Nicole has extensive experience working on insurance defense matters for the firm’s clients.
• Currently, Nicole is defending an international materials science company against claims alleging breach of contract, unfair trade practices, computer crimes and misappropriation of trade secrets.  She also represents a top United States commercial banking company in several bookkeeper fraud cases.
• Nicole's litigation practice also includes close attention to electronic discovery issues and focuses on providing clients with a cost-effective approach to collecting, reviewing and analyzing electronically stored information.  Nicole continually monitors developments in the law to implement defensible approaches to the collection and production of electronically stored information.

Honors & Distinctions

• Magna cum laude graduate of Roger Williams University School of Law and the University of Rhode Island.
• Former lead law clerk to the Honorable Frank J. Williams, Chief Justice, Rhode Island Supreme Court (Ret.).
• Recipient, Rhode Island Bar Association Thomas F. Black, Jr. Memorial Scholarship.
• Winner, numerous moot court awards, including Esther Clark Intra-School Moot Court Competition Best Brief and Best Oral Advocate awards.
• Member, Golden Key National Honor Society and National Society of Collegiate Scholars.

Professional Affiliations

• Member, United States Supreme Court Historical Society
• Member, Rhode Island Bar Association
• Member, Rhode Island Women's Bar Association
• Member, Defense Research Institute
• Member, Rhode Island Bar Foundation

Community & Civic Activity

• President, Roger Williams University School of Law Alumni Association (2010-2011 and 2011-2012).
• Vice President, Roger Williams University School of Law Alumni Association (2008-2010).
• Fellow, Rhode Island Bar Foundation.
• Delegate, Rhode Island Bar Association House of Delegates (2010-2011 and 2011-2012).
• Ex Officio Member, Roger Williams University School of Law Advisory Board
• Member, Bridge the Gap Working Group
• Board of Directors, Poverello Center
• Volunteer judge for various Roger Williams University student competitions, including moot court and mock trial competitions.

News

• Patricia Rocha and Nicole Dulude Co-Author Rhode Island Chapter of “A Practitioner’s Guide to Class Actions”
• Nicole Dulude Co-Authors Published Law Review Article
• AP&S Welcomes New Associates

Publications & Seminars

• Co-Author, Rhode Island Chapter of "A Practioner's Guide to Class Actions" (American Bar Association 2010).
• Co-Author,"Close-Hauling Toward Simplified Eligibility Under the Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act", 35 Tulane Maritime Law Journal 45 (Winter 2010).
• Author, “Unlocking America’s Courthouse Doors:  Restoring a Presumption of First Amendment Access as a Means of Reviving Public Faith in the Judiciary,” 11 Roger Williams U.L. Rev. 193 (2005).
• Co-author, “Still a Frightening Unknown:  Achieving a Constitutional Balance between Civil Liberties and National Security during the War on Terror,” 12 Roger Williams U.L. Rev. 675 (2007).
• Author, “Introduction of International Law,” World History Encyclopedia, (ABC-CLIO 2010). 
• Co-Presenter, Electronic Discovery: Unraveling Email Strings and Strands, CLE, April 2011.
• Co-Presenter, Rhode Island Appellate Practice: Some Tips and Pitfalls, CLE, April 2011.
• Co-Presenter, May It Please The Court: Best Practices for Rhode Island Supreme Court Appeals, CLE, September 2011.
• Former managing editor, Roger Williams University Law Review.