Title: Of Counsel
Company: Jackson Lewis P.C.
Location: Forest Hills, New York, United States
Nicole Lancia, Of Counsel at Jackson Lewis P.C., has been recognized by Marquis Who’s Who Top Lawyers for dedication, achievements, and leadership in Legal Services.
Ms. Lancia, a distinguished attorney and of counsel at Jackson Lewis PC in New York City since 2024, has experienced significant success in her latest position. As an expert in traditional labor law, she extends her expertise by providing advice, counsel and strategy to clients regarding National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) proceedings, collective bargaining and negotiations, litigation and arbitration. Notably, the NLRB was founded in 1935 to protect workers’ rights, including union representation and collective bargaining, to ensure a more equitable balance between employees and employers. Ms. Lancia emphasizes that her role is diverse and adapts to the firm’s needs as needed, requiring her to handle tasks with varying levels of urgency.
Beginning her legal career with the New York County District Attorney’s Office as a legal intern in 2008 while working toward her law degree, Ms. Lancia also interned with the American Federation of Government Employees that same year. Additionally, she garnered experience as a summer associate at Stroock & Stroock & Lavin LLP in 2009 and as a law clerk with the American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations in 2010.
Once she passed the bar, Ms. Lancia officially began her career as an attorney for the NLRB’s appellate and supreme court litigation branch from 2010 to 2016. She simultaneously served as a special assistant to the U.S. Attorney at the U.S. Attorney’s Office from 2013 to 2014, as an attorney for the D.C. Bar Pro Bon Program in 2015, and as an attorney for the NLRB’s San Juan Regional Office in San Juan, Puerto Rico, in 2015. Continually progressing, Ms. Lancia became a field attorney for the NLRB’s Region 2 in New York City between 2016 and 2020 and for its contempt, compliance and special litigation branch from 2020 to 2022. Just before being acquired by Jackson Lewis PC, she was a trial attorney with the U.S. Department of Labor in New York City between 2022 and 2024, focusing on workplace health and safety, wage and hour disputes, and employee benefits under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act for New York, New Jersey and Puerto Rico employees.
In preparation for her future, Ms. Lancia earned a Bachelor of Arts in philosophy with a minor in Spanish and African American studies from Georgetown University in 2007 and a Doctor of Jurisprudence from Georgetown University Law Center in 2010.
Apart from her education, Ms. Lancia remains abreast in her field as a prominent member of the New York State Bar Association. Civically, she finds reward in giving back through various nonprofit initiatives such as Habitat for Humanity and Hand in Hand Ministries as a volunteer and the Ghana Health and Education Initiative as a program coordinator. Previously, Ms. Lancia was involved as a food preparation volunteer at the D.C. Central Kitchen and as a volunteer English as a second language instructor at Learning Enterprises.
Ms. Lancia was recognized for her hard work when she received the Conspicuous Achievement in Litigation Award. She credits much of her success to her extensive expertise in labor relations, labor-management relations, the National Labor Relations Act, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, and administration, wage and hour, and Master Service Agreement law.
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