
About Nichole Buck Vanderslice
During her more than twenty-five years as a litigator, Nichole Buck Vanderslice has served as a criminal defense attorney for the indigent, a federal law clerk for a United States District Court Judge, and a commercial litigator for and employment law advisor to some of Virginia’s finest companies. For nearly ten years prior to starting her own firm, Ms. Vanderslice worked with and learned from some of the most decorated and distinguished lawyers practicing in the Commonwealth of Virginia.
In addition to having tried a variety of criminal and civil jury trials, ranging from the defense of violent felonies to the prosecution of patent infringement claims, Ms. Vanderslice has spent more than twenty years advising and counseling Virginia’s employers and employees and helping them resolve employment-related disputes.
Ms. Vanderslice is admitted to practice in all state courts in the Commonwealth of Virginia, the United States District Courts for the Eastern and Western Districts of Virginia, the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals, and the Supreme Court of the United States of America.
Ms. Vanderslice is bilingual in written and spoken Spanish.
Education
George Washington University Law School
- (Washington, DC), J.D., 1998
- Federal Criminal Appellate Law Clinic
Miami University
- (Oxford, OH), B.A. International Studies; B.A. Spanish, 1994
- Magna Cum Laude
- Phi Beta Kappa
- Omicron Delta Kappa Honorary
- Benjamin Harrison Scholar and Scholar Leader
Community Involvement and Interests
- Brandermill Church
- Staff Parrish Relations Volunteer
- Guatemala Mission Project Participant
Prior Experience
- Counsel / Assoc. Attorney – Christian & Barton, LLP
- (Richmond, VA), 2004-2013
- Judicial Clerkship – Hon. Henry Hudson, United States District Court Judge for the Eastern District of Virginia
- (Richmond, VA), 2002-2004
- Sr. Assistant / Asst. Public Defender – Fairfax County Office of the Public Defender
- (Fairfax, VA), 1999-2002
Professional Affiliations
- Judicial Conference of the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals, Member
- Federal Bar Association (Richmond Chapter)
- Board of Directors (2009 to present)
- National Delegate (2013-2014)
- President Elect (2017-2018)
- President (2018-2019)
- Virginia Bar Association
- Litigation Section
- Labor & Employment Section, Board Member
- CLE Presenter
- Historical Society of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia
- Board of Directors (2011 to 2018)
Hobbies include running, dogs, amateur photography, and family time.
Hablo y escribo espanol. Llamame si hay algun asunto con que podria ayudarle.